Article Archive For Keyword:
What
AUTHOR: Solomon ChuamaDATE: NOV 2017
AUTHOR: Matt BlackmanDATE: FEB 2013
50 Years On, What Have I Learned?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here, we offer up a collection of 20 market observations and market wisdoms from someone with more than 50 years of experience in trading, studying, and analyzing the financial markets
AUTHOR: Perry J. KaufmanDATE: Bonus Issue 2022
AUTHOR: Mike Carr, CMTDATE: MAY 2011
AUTHOR: Tom McClellanDATE: DEC 2004
AUTHOR: David PennDATE: OCT 2001
AUTHOR: Mark Vakkur, M.D.DATE: FEB 2008
AUTHOR: Matt BlackmanDATE: AUG 2020
AUTHOR: Matt BlackmanDATE: AUG 2020
AUTHOR: David PennDATE: JUL 2001
AUTHOR: Matt BlackmanDATE: APR 2021
AUTHOR: Matt BlackmanDATE: APR 2021
AUTHOR: Matt BlackmanDATE: NOV 2007
Futures Margins: What, Why, And How
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Most traders are familiar with how margins on equities work, but what about margins on futures? Here, we look at the unique characteristics of futures margins to understand their nuances
AUTHOR: Roger BaroneDATE: DEC 2016
If Beta Doesn't Work, What Does? by William G.S. Brown, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...If Beta Doesn't Work, What Does? by William G.S. Brown, Ph.D.
Beta not doing it for you? Try the price regression line.
Conventional wisdom says that a stock (or stock fund) having a beta close to 1.0 will follow the market. Is that true? This piece of
AUTHOR: William G.S. Brown, Ph.D.DATE: OCT 2002
AUTHOR: Koos van der MerweDATE: OCT 2014
AUTHOR: Matt BlackmanDATE: JUL 2013
AUTHOR: Jayanthi GopalakrishnanDATE: SEP 2007
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: Matt BlackmanDATE: APR 2011
AUTHOR: Koos van der MerweDATE: MAR 2009
AUTHOR: Matt BlackmanDATE: OCT 2011
It 's What You Keep That Counts by Ted Tesser, CPA
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's What
You Keep
That Counts
by Ted Tesser,CPA
Trader status, which has always been one of the hottest but
least understood topics whenever taxes are discussed, has
always left market participants confused. Here's a certified
public accountant who al
AUTHOR: Ted Tesser, CPADATE: JAN 2000
AUTHOR: Andrew HetheringtonDATE: AUG 2004
AUTHOR: Matt BlackmanDATE: JUL 2021
AUTHOR: Jerry ZhaoDATE: FEB 2022
AUTHOR: Matt BlackmanDATE: FEB 2003
Quick Scans: What Works on Wall Street
AUTHOR: Technical Analysis, Inc.DATE: NOV 1997
Quick Scans: What Works on Wall Street -- The Software
AUTHOR: Technical Analysis, Inc.DATE: NOV 1997
SIDEBAR: WHAT IS A FAST FOURIER TRANSFORM? by Technical Analysis, Inc.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...WHAT IS A FAST FOURIER TRANSFORM? by Technical Analysis, Inc.
There is an intuitive appeal in the concept that cycles are apparent in price data. The cycles do not appear
to be consistent, but more of a combination that are longer- and shorter-term cycl
AUTHOR: Technical Analysis, Inc.DATE: APR 1994
AUTHOR: Technical Analysis, Inc.DATE: AUG 1990
SIDEBAR: What is Chi Square?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What is Chi Square?
If, in the past, records show that the market exhibited more rises than declines at a certain time, could it
have been by chance? Yes. If a medication produced cures more often than average, could it have been
luck? Yes. If so, how m
AUTHOR: Technical Analysis, Inc.DATE: APR 1988
AUTHOR: Billy WilliamsDATE: SEP 2011
AUTHOR: Koos van der MerweDATE: JUN 2007
AUTHOR: Paolo PezzuttiDATE: OCT 2005
AUTHOR: Andrew HetheringtonDATE: JUL 2002
AUTHOR: Alan R. NorthamDATE: MAY 2010
AUTHOR: John F. Ehlers and Ric WayDATE: MAY 2014
AUTHOR: Matt BlackmanDATE: AUG 2012
The Yield Curve and What It Can Tell Us About Markets
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In every major correction, rumors surface that a recession is in the wings. These same rumors have been circulating of late. If we are indeed in a true bear market and headed for recession, the yield curve will provide valuable warning.
AUTHOR: Matt BlackmanDATE: FEB 2016
This Is What Makes Hindsight 20/20?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Sometimes we look at a chart and clearly see the trend. We wish we had only seen it earlier, when it had broken out from its basing pattern and begun its up/down trend. If only, we think, if only we had seen it when it was breaking out, we could have sta
AUTHOR: Stella Osoba, CMTDATE: NOV 2017
AUTHOR: Matt BlackmanDATE: AUG 2014
AUTHOR: Koos van der MerweDATE: OCT 2004
AUTHOR: Andrew HetheringtonDATE: MAY 2002
Vacation Time Is Over. What Now?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...School holidays are over. September, traditionally the quietest month of the year, is upon us, with the notoriously volatile October ahead. What now?
AUTHOR: Koos van der MerweDATE: SEP 2009
AUTHOR: Perry J. KaufmanDATE: JAN 2019
AUTHOR: Jesse H. ThompsonDATE: NOV 1983
WM: Most Of What You Need To Know About Technical... by Matt Blackman
AUTHOR: MATT BLACKMANDATE: MAY 2003
AUTHOR: Stella Osoba, CMTDATE: APR 2018
AUTHOR: Koos van der MerweDATE: FEB 2005
What About The NASDAQ?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When the technology sector crashed in 2000, the NASDAQ index crashed heavily along with it. But in the recovery phase, the Elliott wave B-wave , the index rose only as far as the 38.2% Fibonacci correction.
AUTHOR: Koos van der MerweDATE: AUG 2009
AUTHOR: Matt BlackmanDATE: DEC 2004
AUTHOR: Dennis D. PetersonDATE: FEB 2002
AUTHOR: Thomas MaskellDATE: APR 2003
What Are You Waiting For?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Patience and discipline -- two buzzwords in trading. But to be patient, you have to know what you are waiting for, and when you know what you're waiting for, it's easier to be disciplined. Here's how you can accomplish this feat.
AUTHOR: Jerry CartwrightDATE: JAN 2014
AUTHOR: James KupferDATE: APR 2009
AUTHOR: Matt BlackmanDATE: JUL 2003
What Can Market Cycles Tell Us? by Tim W. Wood, CPA
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The Secrets Of Cycles And What They Can Reveal
What Can Market Cycles Tell Us? by Tim W. Wood, CPA
Everything in nature moves in cycles -- the solar system, the
migration of geese, sleep patterns. Of more immediate interest
to traders are cycles in the a
AUTHOR: Tim W. Wood, CPADATE: NOV 2001
AUTHOR: Dima VonkoDATE: DEC 2006
AUTHOR: Vincent ShiDATE: Bonus Issue 2022
AUTHOR: Simon ToDATE: FEB 2019
AUTHOR: Stephen MasselDATE: MAR 2011
What Class Of Trader Are You?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Scalpers, daytraders, swing traders, position traders Ñ they all trade, but they trade differently. Here's a look at the characteristics of each type.
AUTHOR: Solomon ChuamaDATE: DEC 2014
AUTHOR: Brian O'ConnellDATE: JAN 2002
AUTHOR: Matt BlackmanDATE: JUN 2003
AUTHOR: Stella Osoba, CMTDATE: MAR 2016
What Does The Junk Bond Sell-Off Mean For Stocks Going Forward?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...While large-cap stocks have continued their merry march higher, the same can't be said for other sectors, especially the high-yield bond market. What implications does this have for the stock rally?
AUTHOR: Matt BlackmanDATE: OCT 2014
AUTHOR: Koos van der MerweDATE: MAR 2016
AUTHOR: Matt BlackmanDATE: JAN 2015
AUTHOR: STEVE ROSSDATE: OCT 1982
AUTHOR: Andrew HetheringtonDATE: AUG 2004
AUTHOR: James LeahyDATE: FEB 2013
What Happened To TZOO?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...On July 19, I wrote about TZOO, which Dan Zanger discussed in his newsletter as a potential buy. On July 20, it put in an engulfing bear candlestick pattern and then on July 21, it dropped off a cliff. What happened?
AUTHOR: Matt BlackmanDATE: JUL 2011
AUTHOR: Matt BlackmanDATE: DEC 2013
AUTHOR: Koos van der MerweDATE: OCT 2008
AUTHOR: Gregory AharonianDATE: JUN 2023
What Is A Trend, Anyway? by John Sweeney
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What Is A Trend, Anyway?
by John Sweeney
A reader reacting to the Settlement article in January on trading basics (Settlement, ""Trading simply:
Minimizing losses,"" Stocks & COMMODITIES, January 1991) asked a key question: What is a trend? How
do I ide
AUTHOR: John SweeneyDATE: JUL 1991
AUTHOR: Matt BlackmanDATE: JAN 2021
AUTHOR: Koos van der MerweDATE: AUG 2013
What Is Intermarket Analysis Saying About Markets?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As many traders and investors were forced to relearn in the last financial crisis, no asset class is an island onto itself. Where one goes, the others are sure to take notice. Intermarket analysis says that stocks, bonds, commodities, and currencies all
AUTHOR: Matt BlackmanDATE: APR 2012
AUTHOR: Koos van der MerweDATE: AUG 2010
What Is It With Gold?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A reader of Traders.com applied the cycle strategy I used of previous articles (Nasdaq And Cycles of December, 2002) to the London Gold price, and emailed it to me for comment. Below is my analysis.
AUTHOR: Koos van der MerweDATE: JUN 2003
AUTHOR: Gary AndersonDATE: APR 1998
AUTHOR: Koos van der MerweDATE: MAY 2008
AUTHOR: Thomas BulkowskiDATE: APR 2016
What Is The Real Meaning Of The EMA Alpha?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In an exponential moving average, the smoothing fac
tor, also known as a weighted multiplier or alpha, is the
parameter that determines how values in the lookback
period are weighted. Weights decline exponentially
as the data points get older. How
AUTHOR: John F. EhlersDATE: JUL 2024
What Is The Real Risk Of System Trading?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...By knowing the risk of being in the market, you can hedge and control portfolio volatility better. Here is a rundown of the most popular ways to evaluate and measure risk, as well as the strengths and weaknesses of each. In the end, you'll find out what'
AUTHOR: Perry J. KaufmanDATE: SEP 2022
AUTHOR: Koos van der MerweDATE: MAY 2008
AUTHOR: Sunny HarrisDATE: JUL 2015
What It Takes To Survive by Adrienne Toghraie
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks & Commodities V. 24:4 (26-31): What It Takes To Survive by Adrienne Toghraie
As a trader, you need to be a winner and you also need to be a survivor. Here's why.
No matter how good a trader is, he will experience a shattering loss some time in h
AUTHOR: Adrienne Laris ToghraieDATE: APR 2006
AUTHOR: Jeff WalkerDATE: JUL 1989
AUTHOR: Paul A. MerrimanDATE: AUG 1999
What Next for Brinker?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...After a painful decline lasting all of the past year, has Brinker Intl, Inc. (EAT) finally found support at the low of $29.50 reached on September 7, 2017?
AUTHOR: Stella Osoba, CMTDATE: OCT 2017
AUTHOR: Stella Osoba, CMTDATE: SEP 2017
AUTHOR: Koos van der MerweDATE: APR 2017
AUTHOR: Koos van der MerweDATE: JUN 2018
What Now For Banks?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When Donald Trump won the US Presidential election, the Dow Jones Industrial Average immediately rose to a new high, against all predictions. As we search for investing opportunities in this new order, how attractive are the banking stocks? We'll take a
AUTHOR: Koos van der MerweDATE: JAN 2017
AUTHOR: Koos van der MerweDATE: FEB 2016
What Now For Martha Stewart Living?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Everyone knows who Martha Stewart is, and the legal problems she faces. Many investors took a gamble and bought shares of her company, Martha Stewart Living (MSO) when it fell dramatically to a low of $9.32, believing it was oversold. On May 5th the news
AUTHOR: Koos van der MerweDATE: MAY 2004
What Now For The Much Maligned Cruise Industry?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As of April 12, 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in over half a million cases in the US and over 20 thousand deaths. While these numbers look set to climb higher, governments around the world have taken unprecedented actions to try to slow the sp
AUTHOR: Stella Osoba, CMTDATE: APR 2020
AUTHOR: Koos van der MerweDATE: JUL 2009
AUTHOR: Koos van der MerweDATE: NOV 2010
What Powers Chart Patterns? by Thomas N. Bulkowski
AUTHOR: Thomas BulkowskiDATE: MAR 2005
AUTHOR: Kevin HopsonDATE: JAN 2005
AUTHOR: Kevin HopsonDATE: MAY 2004
AUTHOR: Thomas BulkowskiDATE: AUG 2006
What To Buy In A Tough Market For Income
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Analysts are at loggerheads when it comes to market direction. The bears are shouting sell, but the bulls are saying that when everyone sells, that's the time to buy! So what should you do?
AUTHOR: Koos van der MerweDATE: FEB 2010
What To Expect In 2018
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When a market has been strongly bullish, it's easy to get complacent and focus on continuing to grow your net returns. The reality is that markets don't always go up, which is why, as a precaution, it's worth your time to map out the bigger picture. That
AUTHOR: Koos van der MerweDATE: Bonus Issue 2018
AUTHOR: Fawad RazaqzadaDATE: JUN 2019
What Type Of Investor Are You?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Time frame, capital, patience, assertiveness, rule following, and temperament are all large parts of investment success. In order to make the most of our individual inherent abilities to perform well at certain functions you must ask yourself some very e
AUTHOR: Jason K. HutsonDATE: JUN 2000
AUTHOR: Koos van der MerweDATE: OCT 2008
AUTHOR: Kevin HopsonDATE: SEP 2003
What Works, What Doesn't In Stock Market History by Mark Vakkur
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What Works, What Doesn't In Stock Market History by Mark Vakkur
Using Summary Statistics, In Over 60 Years
And here for your education and edification, Standard & Poor's
500 summary statistics from January 1945 to May 2007! Some
factors are strongly co
AUTHOR: Mark Vakkur, M.D.DATE: JAN 2008
What Works, What Doesn't In Stock Market History by Mark Vakkur
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What Works, What Doesn't In Stock Market History by Mark Vakkur
Using Summary Statistics, In Over 60 Years
And here for your education and edification, Standard & Poor's
500 summary statistics from January 1945 to May 2007! Some
factors are strongly co
AUTHOR: Mark Vakkur, M.D.DATE: JAN 2008
AUTHOR: Bruce R. FaberDATE: NOV 2000
What You Don't Know About Candlesticks by Thomas N. Bulkowski
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...In writing my latest book, Encyclopedia Of Candlestick
Charts, I made some startling discoveries. I used more
than 4.7 million candle lines (price bars) for the research
with data going back as far as the 1980s in hundreds of stocks,
but not all
AUTHOR: Thomas BulkowskiDATE: MAR 2011
What You Need To Know About Gaps by Joe Luisi and Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What You Need To Know About Gaps by Joe Luisi and Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
Have you ever wondered what gaps are and why they occur? Here are the various types, examples - and an answer.
Ever had an open position at the close one day, only to find that a
AUTHOR: Joe Luisi and Jayanthi GopalakrishnanDATE: SEP 2000
AUTHOR: Clifford J. Sherry, Ph.D.DATE: APR 1995
What volume is it? by Richard W. Arms, Jr.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What volume is it?
by Richard W. Arms, Jr.
Markets often seem unpredictable and erratic. They give the impression of being disorganized because
they do not always behave as we think they should. We live by clocks and schedules, yet all too often
prices
AUTHOR: Richard W. Arms, Jr.DATE: DEC 1989
Working Money: What Are Insiders Telling Us? by Matt Blackman
AUTHOR: Matt BlackmanDATE: MAR 2005
AUTHOR: Dennis D. PetersonDATE: APR 2002