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10 How-Tos For Option Trading by Ron Ianieri
AUTHOR: Ron IanieriDATE: JUN 2007
AUTHOR: Vadym GraiferDATE: JAN 2006
A Rule-Based Approach to Trading by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A Rule-Based Approach to Trading by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D.
Last month, Katz presented his experience developing a trading system using a neural network?based approach. This month, he delves into a rule-based approach to trading.
Previously, I showed
AUTHOR: Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D.DATE: DEC 1996
AUTHOR: Wolf von RonikDATE: MAR 2003
AUTHOR: Clem ChambersDATE: NOV 2005
Beliefs And Trading by Ruth Roosevelt
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Beliefs And Trading
by Ruth Roosevelt
You are what you believe--and that includes your trading beliefs. Your unconscious mind is the final
arbiter of whether you will succeed as a trader. Ruth Roosevelt, director of the Wall Street Hypnosis
Center, expla
AUTHOR: Ruth Barrons RooseveltDATE: MAY 1993
Bezier Curves: No Tool For Trading by Donald R. Lambert
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Bezier Curves: No Tool For Trading by Donald R. Lambert
Once upon a time, long, long ago, when the dates all ended in ""B.C."" (which, as we all know, stands for ""before computers""), draftsmen were often faced with a problem. The head draftsman would
AUTHOR: Donald R. LambertDATE: AUG 1990
AUTHOR: Jack SchwagerDATE: JUN 1999
Casino Trading by Phil Abel
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Casino Trading by Phil Abel
The Monte Carlo simulation, a statistical technique used to
model the expected outcomes of a random series of events
such as a casino game, also has valuable applications in the
evaluation of a systematic trading program.
Wh
AUTHOR: Phil AbelDATE: NOV 2003
Centered Trading by Ari Kiev, MD
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Centered Trading by Ari Kiev, MD
Successful trading requires the willingness to commit to specific objectives. Here, psychiatrist Ari Kiev explains how to center your state of mind to optimize your trading.
Successful trading requires the willingness
AUTHOR: Ari Kiev, M.D.DATE: FEB 1995
Choosing A Time Bar Length In Intraday Trading by Cynthia Kase
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Choosing A Time Bar Length In Intraday Trading by Cynthia Kase
Most intraday technical traders use charts based on hours or fractions of an hour. Most trading days, however, don't divide evenly into hours or conventional time fractions such as 30 or 45
AUTHOR: Cynthia KaseDATE: AUG 1991
Computer-Assisted Trading by Tushar S. Chande, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Computer-Assisted Trading by Tushar S. Chande, Ph.D.
You can't be a good trader without being a good analyst. But the two are not synonymous: Just because you're a good analyst doesn't guarantee you'll be a good trader. To the accomplished analyst, trad
AUTHOR: Tushar S. Chande, Ph.D.DATE: DEC 1995
Currency Investment With Tactical Trading by John Beatty
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Currency Investment With Tactical Trading
by John Beatty
Foreign currency deposit accounts -- for German Deutschemarks, British pounds and so forth--are not
routinely available in the cities and towns of the United States. In fact, before January 1989, fe
AUTHOR: John BeattyDATE: JAN 1991
AUTHOR: John F. EhlersDATE: FEB 1993
Darvas-Style Trading by Daryl Guppy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 23:5 (36-42): Darvas-Style Trading by Daryl Guppy
The markets have changed since the 1960s, with the weekly trading volumes of those days often exceeded by a single day of trading now. With that in mind, can classic techniques su
AUTHOR: Daryl GuppyDATE: MAY 2005
Determining Capital Amounts for Trading by Ajay Jani
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Determining Capital Amounts for Trading by Ajay Jani
Last month, Ajay Jani covered several topics crucial to developing a comprehensive trading plan, including the importance of portfolio level simulations and the ability to use risk-reduction strategie
AUTHOR: Ajay JaniDATE: APR 1994
Developing Neural Network Forecasters For Trading by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Developing Neural Network Forecasters For
Trading
by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D.
Neural networks, for many, still exist only in the realm of theory, without having real, practical, everyday
uses -- yet. But neural network applications need not be confined s
AUTHOR: Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D.DATE: APR 1992
Discipline in trading by James Covington Bryce
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Discipline in trading
by James Covington Bryce
I would like you to bear with me for a moment and consider something that, at first, might appear to be
a little ""far out."" Let's say all of a sudden you found yourself going about your daily tasks but yo
AUTHOR: James Covington BryceDATE: APR 1989
Do Or Die Trading by Bo Yoder
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Do Or Die Trading by Bo Yoder
Bring consistency to your trading.
A s any active trader knows, once a trade is
initiated, the market will do everything in its
power to convince you that you are an idiot
who has just put on the worst trade in the
history
AUTHOR: Bo YoderDATE: JUN 2003
Emotionally Intelligent Trading by Eliot Brenner, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...V. 22:9 (62-65): Emotionally Intelligent Trading by Eliot Brenner, Ph.D.
Increase your trading profits by incorporating these strategies for emotional intelligence with a sound
trading plan.
A few months after I began daytrading equities, I learned a t
AUTHOR: Eliot Brenner, Ph.D.DATE: SEP 2004
Estimating the Market Profile Value Area for intraday trading by Donald L. Jones
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Estimating the Market Profile Value Area for intraday trading by Donald L. Jones
T he prime question for every trader is whether to get into a market, or if in, whether to stay in or get
out. Since these questions must be decided on the basis of inadequ
AUTHOR: Donald L. JonesDATE: SEP 1987
Fear And Trading by Ruth Roosevelt
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Fear And Trading by Ruth Roosevelt
Fear limits your focus, and this is particularly true in trading. In this, her third article for Stocks & Commodities on trading psychology, Ruth Roosevelt, director of the Wall Street Hypnosis Center, explores fear in
AUTHOR: Ruth Barrons RooseveltDATE: JUL 1993
Fitting your "social style" into trading by Herbert Friedman, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Fitting your ""social style"" into trading
by Herbert Friedman, Ph.D.
When it comes to investing, each of us must develop his or her own methodology and manner of
approaching the markets. To a large degree, our ability to do this determines our investme
AUTHOR: Herbert Friedman, Ph.D.DATE: MAR 1988
Frictional Costs In Futures Trading by Jesse Wolff
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Frictional Costs In Futures Trading by Jesse Wolff
If we could trade in a perfect, cost-free world, there would be
many more systems that would exhibit profitable return profiles.
But we don't. So what can we do about frictional costs?
The futures mark
AUTHOR: Jesse WolffDATE: APR 2002
AUTHOR: Thom HartleDATE: OCT 1999
AUTHOR: Clem ChambersDATE: JUL 2006
AUTHOR: Ned Gandevani, Ph.D.DATE: JUN 2003
How To Use Tick, Tiki, TRIN For Day Trading by Terry O'Brian
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...How To Use Tick, Tiki, TRIN
For Daytrading by Terry O 'Brian
These three indicators can be important guides in implementing trading strategies. Could they help you?
The tick, the tiki, and the trading index (TRIN) -- indicators that are for the
most par
AUTHOR: Terry O'BrianDATE: APR 2000
AUTHOR: Jack D. Schwager and Norman StDATE: JUL 1986
Interview: Ken Tower And The Future Of Electronic Trading by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 24:3 (54-61): Interview: Ken Tower And The Future Of Electronic Trading by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
A member and former president of the Market Technicians Association (MTA), Ken Tower is chief market strategist at CyberTrader, an
AUTHOR: Jayanthi GopalakrishnanDATE: MAR 2006
Interview: Moe Ansari Of Compak Trading by Bruce Faber
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Following The Road Map Of The Market - Moe Ansari Of
Compak Trading
Discipline and determination are key to succeeding as a trader, or anything
else, for that matter. Moe Ansari of Compak Trading started off his college
years as an architecture major be
AUTHOR: Bruce R. FaberDATE: SEP 1999
Interview: What Is The Future Of Trading? by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What Is The Future Of Trading? by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
At The Start Of Our 20th Year, We Ask:
What Is The Future Of Trading?
The trading exchanges have been going through various
changes lately, shifting from member-sponsored entities to
for-profi
AUTHOR: Jayanthi GopalakrishnanDATE: JAN 2002
AUTHOR: John SweeneyDATE: JUN 2000
AUTHOR: Viktor LikhovidovDATE: SEP 2001
Lunar Cycles and Trading by J. O Katz, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Lunar Cycles and Trading by J. O Katz, Ph.D.
This month, this Contributing Writer looks at using lunar cycles as the basis of a trading system.
In my previous two articles, I focused on cycles -- rhythmic oscillations that occur with a certain periodic
AUTHOR: J. O Katz, Ph.D.DATE: JUN 1997
Member Trading by Arthur A. Merrill
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Member Trading
by Arthur A. Merrill
Once a week, but two weeks late, the New York and American stock exchanges report some
interesting figures. You will find them in Barron's or The Wall Street Journal :
Total volume and total short sales;
Specialist
AUTHOR: Arthur A. Merrill, C.M.T.DATE: MAR 1989
Member/Odd Lot Trading by Arthur A. Merrill, CMT
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Member/Odd Lot Trading by Arthur A. Merrill, CMT
Stock exchange members, the group that makes up the member trading statistics, should be more knowledgeable than the rest of us, the great ""public."" The members should be smart money -- at least, they sh
AUTHOR: Arthur A. Merrill, C.M.T.DATE: JUL 1990
AUTHOR: Ruth Barrons RooseveltDATE: FEB 1998
AUTHOR: Adrienne Laris ToghraieDATE: NOV 1998
AUTHOR: Marge SheraldDATE: FEB 2010
AUTHOR: D.W. DaviesDATE: MAY 1994
AUTHOR: Joe LuisiDATE: DEC 1995
AUTHOR: Anthony Trongone, Ph.D., CFP, CTADATE: JUL 2004
AUTHOR: Stephane ReverreDATE: MAR 2001
AUTHOR: Ruth Barrons RooseveltDATE: AUG 1993
Proactive vs. Reactive Trading by Adrienne Laris Toghraie
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Proactive Vs. Reactive Trading by Adrienne Laris Toghraie
There are many different styles used by individual traders, some proactive, some reactive. Either can work and either can fail. Here's why.
One of the reasons why so few traders succeed has to
AUTHOR: Adrienne Laris ToghraieDATE: DEC 1996
Product Review: Applied Reality Trading by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
AUTHOR: Jayanthi GopalakrishnanDATE: 2006
Product Review: Applied Reality Trading by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
AUTHOR: Jayanthi GopalakrishnanDATE: 2002
Product Review: Random Walk Trading by Jonathon Brubaker
AUTHOR: Jonathon BrubakerDATE: 2007
Professional Stock Trading by Don Bright
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Is It For You?
Professional Stock Trading
What it is, what it is not, and how to make the leap!
by Don Bright
The term professional is sorely overused
these days. What does it really mean?
When it comes to stock trading, the
answer is actually quite s
AUTHOR: Don BrightDATE: MAR 2001
Quick Scan: Best Test Simulated Trading by John Sweeney
AUTHOR: John SweeneyDATE: 2001
Quick Scan: The Art Of Electronic Futures Trading by J. Gopalakrishnan
AUTHOR: Jayanthi GopalakrishnanDATE: 2001
Ram Trading by Lorne W. Rae
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Ram Trading by Lorne W. Rae
With this simple daytrading method using candlestick formations and the opening action, this author
demonstrates a high-probability, low-risk trading strategy that gets you in
and out in a single day.
Just as the battering r
AUTHOR: Lorne W. RaeDATE: APR 2000
AUTHOR: Henry S. PatricoffDATE: OCT 1985
Risk/Reward In Trading by Don Bright
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 22:10 (52-55): Risk/Reward In Trading by Don Bright
Every investor and trader has been taught to be fearful of risk in the marketplace. That makes sense, right? You have to be cautious with your money, right? You have to limit lo
AUTHOR: Don BrightDATE: OCT 2004
AUTHOR: Martha Stokes, CMTDATE: JUN 2008
Seasonality and Trading by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D., with Donna L. McCormick
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Seasonality and Trading by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D., with Donna L. McCormick
This month, this trader and consultant looks at seasonality as the basis of a trading system.
My search for successful systems began with the brute-force application of neura
AUTHOR: Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D., and Donna L. McCormickDATE: APR 1997
Sentiment And Trendlines For Bond Fund Trading by Joe Duarte
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sentiment And Trendlines For Bond Fund Trading by Joe Duarte
The Hines ratio, a key sentiment indicator, is designed to help traders pinpoint emotional extremes in the bond market. Here, the Hines ratio is combined with Barron's Bond Bullish Consensus,
AUTHOR: Joe Duarte, M.D.DATE: NOV 1992
Short-Term Gap Trading by Jay Kaeppel
AUTHOR: Jay KaeppelDATE: AUG 2010
AUTHOR: Glaister WelshDATE: NOV 2009
AUTHOR: Russell Rhoads, CFADATE: JUN 2009
Situational Trading by Anthony Trongone, PhD, CFP, CTA
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Situational Trading by Anthony Trongone, PhD, CFP, CTA
How do you know the markets
are beginning to recover?
D
uring periods of downslides, many cautious investors remain on the sidelines until signs of recovery emerge. Fortunately, trading activity c
AUTHOR: Anthony Trongone, Ph.D., CFP, CTADATE: OCT 2009
Stochastics Indicators And Trading by David Lundgren
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stochastics Indicators And Trading
by David Lundgren
Here, first-time STOCKS & COMMODITIES contributor David Lundgren reminds us that the stochastics
indicator is just a guide to understanding the trend for trading.
Stochastics, or any technical indica
AUTHOR: David LundgrenDATE: MAR 1993
AUTHOR: Jay KaeppelDATE: JAN 2008
Stopping Points in Trading by Ari Kiev, MD
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...V.13:08 (342-344): Stopping Points in Trading by Ari Kiev, MD
This psychiatrist, who teaches strategies for trading success, discusses the identification and management of psychological stopping points that can limit your success as a trader.
It happ
AUTHOR: Ari Kiev, M.D.DATE: AUG 1995
AUTHOR: Carley GarnerDATE: OCT 2006
Tactical stock trading by Hugh L. Logan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Tactical stock trading
by Hugh L. Logan
Peter Eliason's stock trading technique (""Tactical stock trading,"" Stocks & Commodities, March 1989
and ""Volatility analysis and simulation used in tactical trading,"" Stocks & Commodities, July 1989)
sounded s
AUTHOR: Hugh L. LoganDATE: DEC 1989
AUTHOR: Peter EliasonDATE: MAR 1989
The Business Of Trading by Don Bright
AUTHOR: Don BrightDATE: AUG 2008
The Commitment To Trading by Adrienne Laris Toghraie
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Commitment To Trading by Adrienne Laris Toghraie
How far would you go to succeed in your trading? Commitment and achievement go hand in hand but they must be balanced.
Top traders know, either instinctively or as a result of experience, that all a
AUTHOR: Adrienne Laris ToghraieDATE: JUN 1994
AUTHOR: Adrienne Laris ToghraieDATE: Bonus Issue 2006
AUTHOR: Edward Robert FlorezDATE: MAR 2000
The Logic Of Pivot Trading by Jim White
AUTHOR: Jim WhiteDATE: NOV 2008
The Pivot Point For Trading by William I. Greenspan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Pivot Point For Trading by William I. Greenspan
Want to know what the pros use in trading? Well, you're in luck. William Greenspan, the founder of the Commodity Boot Camp and a Chicago Mercantile Exchange floor trader, explains how he uses the pivot
AUTHOR: William I. GreenspanDATE: AUG 1994
The Third Dimension Of Option Trading by Don A. Singletary
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Third Dimension Of Option Trading by Don A. Singletary
Here's how you can profit from trading volatility.
Sometimes when you purchase an option, you
might see the underlying futures contract move
in your favor, perhaps enough to overcome the
time d
AUTHOR: Don A. SingletaryDATE: JAN 2002
AUTHOR: Richard D. McCallDATE: DEC 1994
The Will Rogers Theory Of Point & Figure Trading by J. Adam Hewison
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Will Rogers Theory Of Point & Figure Trading by J. Adam Hewison
When I first started trading, moving averages were pretty much the epitome of high-tech computer
analysis. Since then, we have seen the birth of computerized studies for Gann, Fibonacci
AUTHOR: J. Adam HewisonDATE: AUG 1991
Trading By Tape-Reading by Adam Wasserman
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Trading By Tape-Reading by Adam Wasserman
The foundation of all trading systems, indicators, and chart
patterns is the battle of the tape. If you master that, it can
make all the difference in your trading.
Regarded as one of the first-ever successful
AUTHOR: Adam WassermanDATE: MAR 2008
AUTHOR: Sami KhanDATE: AUG 2013
AUTHOR: John F. EhlersDATE: APR 1991
Using Probability Stops In Trading by Nauzer Balsara, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using Probability Stops In Trading
by Nauzer Balsara, Ph.D.
Does controlling losses by using predetermined stop-loss points help? To find out, Nauzer Balsara
selected randomly moving average crossover systems and ascertained the best stop-loss points to
AUTHOR: Nauzer J. Balsara, Ph.D.DATE: MAY 1992
Using Visual Imagery in Trading by Ari Kiev, M.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Using Visual Imagery in Trading by Ari Kiev, M.D.
This psychiatrist, who conducts seminars on the psychology of trading, discusses the use of visual imagery to maximize trading results.
Experience is governed by thoughts, especially those that occur wi
AUTHOR: Ari Kiev, M.D.DATE: NOV 1994
V.14:6(271-278: Jim Bianco Of Arbor Trading by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There is no shortage of market analysts in this world, but as Jim Bianco, the director of research for Arbor Trading, can tell you, if you want to make a difference you have to look at things with a different vantage point. Bianco's career in the markets
AUTHOR: Thom HartleDATE: JUN 1996
AUTHOR: Ruth Barrons RooseveltDATE: MAR 1997
Volatility And Trading by Jean-Olivier Fraisse
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Volatility And Trading by Jean-Olivier Fraisse
Volatility describes how fast and how much prices change. The larger a security's volatility, the wider its potential price move in a given amount of time. When measured consistently over time, a security's
AUTHOR: Jean-Olivier Fraisse, C.F.A.DATE: NOV 1990
AUTHOR: Peter EliasonDATE: APR 1990
Working Money: A Formal Education In Trading by Karen Wasserman
AUTHOR: Karen WassermanDATE: SEP 2010
Working Money: Automated Trading by John Devcic
AUTHOR: John DevcicDATE: APR 2010
Working Money: State Machines For Trading by Glenn Barlis
AUTHOR: Glenn A. BarlisDATE: APR 2005
Working Money: The Godfather Rules Of Trading by David Penn
AUTHOR: David PennDATE: NOV 2007