ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Comparing Indicators: Stochastics %K versus Williams' %R by Thom Hartle Ironically, technicians today suffer from overabundance. Compared with the dearth of only a few years ago, technical analysis packages today offer so many indicators that a trader c
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...See why the Nasdaq Composites September 22, 2016 unconfirmed all-time high could be the prelude to a sharp decline.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Understanding the difference between price consolidation and a price correction can keep you in a winning trade and out of a losing one.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Weekly data is smoother than daily data. So should we be using weekly data for trend-following signals? Here's a test to find out
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There are times when the relative strength index (RSI) performs better than the stochastic oscillator, especially at market tops or bottoms.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With all the uncertainty in the world today, investors are scared to take the plunge and market moves in either direction- up or down- are on low volume. A semi-logarithmic chart of the Nasdaq once again proves that a picture is worth a thousand words.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Are your expectations in line with reality? Here's a look at some traditional market beliefs and whether such scenarios tend to play out as expected
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When markets trend strongly, some systems really earn their keep. But what about having a system to rely on for those more frequent occurrences of consolidation, sideways chop, and generalized market chaos?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Two commonly used indicators for determining a trending versus non-trending condition are vertical horizontal filter (VHF) and average directional index (ADX). Unfortunately they can give different answers.