Contents For
AUG1994
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Finding Value Statistically: Geraldine Weiss of Investment Quality Trends by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Interview: Geraldine Weiss of Investment Quality Trends by Thom Hartle
Have you ever wondered about how to find real value in the markets? Well, this may be the solution to your problem. Geraldine Weiss started the Investment Quality Trends newsletter in 1966. Recently, IQ Trends was included in the seven-member honor roll for performance in up and down markets by the Forbes/Hulbert survey of investment letters. Stocks & Commodities interviewed Weiss about how she started out, the methods she uses for selecting stocks and her thoughts about the market.
Q: Geraldine, how did you get started ...
BY: Thom Hartle
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Maximizing Bond Fund Profits by Jay Kaeppel
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Maximizing Bond Fund Profits by Jay Kaeppel
A new indicator based on Barron's Gold Mining Index is introduced for timing bond mutual funds.
The proliferation in bond mutual funds in recent years has created both good news and bad news for investors. The good news: Income investors can now select from funds investing in specific types of bonds with specific maturities. This flexibility allows an investor to tailor a portfolio to meet his or her own specific requirements. The bad news: More flexibility introduces more choices, and with it the increased possibility of making poor decisions at ...
BY: Jay Kaeppel
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On Trendlines, Money Flow Index And The Elliott Wave by Brian D. Green
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...On Trendlines, Money Flow Index And The Elliott Wave by Brian D. Green
Here's an example of wave and indicator analysis using the money flow index, trendlines and Elliott wave.
One of the most valuable lessons I have learned over the years is to approach problems systematically. Engineers compile theories, principles and equations into an organized toolbox of knowledge that can be used to analyze problems, while pilots use checklists to methodically follow procedures without omitting any critical tasks. A good technician and successful trader must use both techniques, learn from experience ...
BY: Brian D. Green
QS548
BY: Sharon YamanakaSUBJECT: Quick-Scans
Quick-Scans: Channel Analysis by D.W. Davies
BY: D.W. DaviesSUBJECT: Quick-Scans
Quick-Scans: Formula Research by John Sweeney
BY: John SweeneySUBJECT: Quick-Scans
Quick-Scans: Funds On-Line by John Sweeney
BY: John SweeneySUBJECT: Quick-Scans
Quick-Scans: Q-Trax For Windows
BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.SUBJECT: Quick-Scans
Quick-Scans: Tsunami by John Sweeney
BY: John SweeneySUBJECT: Quick-Scans
BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.
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SIDEBAR: The Money Flow Index
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...How to calculate the money flow index, a volume-weighted form of the RSI.
The money flow index (MFI) is a volume-weighted form of the relative strength index (RSI). Instead of using up closes versus down closes, the MFI compares today's average price to yesterday's average price and then weighs the average price by volume to calculate money flow (MF). The ratio of the summed positive and negative money flows are then normalized to be on a scale of zero to 100.
The following are steps with which to build a 14-period MFI, using as an example the price data for Boeing (BA)....
BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.
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Solving The Portfolio Puzzle by Tushar S. Chande
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Solving The Portfolio Puzzle by Tushar S. Chande
Stocks & Commodities Contributing Editor Tushar Chande presents guidelines for designing a stock portfolio.
Here's my question to all those superb stock traders out there: How many stocks should you have in your portfolio? One? Ten? A hundred? A thousand? Further, what are the tradeoffs? The tradeoffs you make greatly influence overall portfolio performance. Stock timing may be summarized as: What should you own and when should you own it? A corollary to the stock trading is the portfolio puzzle: What should you own and how much?
The answer ...
BY: Tushar S. Chande, Ph.D.
Stocks & Commodities V. 12 Quick- Scans
BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.
Stocks & Commodities V. 12 Quick- Scans
BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.
Stocks & Commodities V. 12 Quick- Scans
BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.
Stocks & Commodities V. 12 Quick- Scans
BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.
Stocks & Commodities V. 12 Quick- Scans
BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.
Stocks & Commodities V. 12 Quick- Scans
BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.
Stocks & Commodities V. 12 Quick- Scans
BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.
Stocks & Commodities V. 12 Quick- Scans
BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.
Stocks & Commodities V. 12 Quick- Scans
BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.
Stocks & Commodities V. 12 Quick- Scans
BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.
Stocks & Commodities V. 12 Quick- Scans
BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.
Stocks & Commodities V. 12 Quick- Scans
BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.
Stocks & Commodities V. 12 Quick- Scans
BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.
Stocks & Commodities V. 12 Quick- Scans
BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.
Stocks & Commodities V. 12 Quick- Scans
BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.
Stocks & Commodities V. 12 Quick- Scans
BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.
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Studying Price Behavior by Michael Daley
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Price behavior? Can you really read it? This article points out ways to look at price behavior to give you insight into possible consistencies, such as how much today's range typically overlaps yesterday's range. Not only that, how often does today's range not include yesterday's closing price? Being armed with such knowledge could help you to make trading decisions by knowing the characteristics of your favorite markets.
It is a well-known fact that markets spend more time in sideways consolidations than they do trending strongly in a given direction. Regardless of what phase they are in, h...
BY: Michael Daley
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The Option Premium Ratio And The DJIA by Christopher Cadbury
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The Option Premium Ratio And The DJIA by Christopher Cadbury
The discussion on the option premium ratio continues, with more examples on forecasting short-term movements in the DJIA.
Previously, I introduced the option premium ratio, which is the ratio of price premiums on puts versus calls. If it seems familiar, there's a good reason: It's the fifth psychological variable on the General Markets Indicators page in Investor's Business Daily. The premium ratio, in my opinion, is the best of all the sentiment indicators. Let me explain one of the ratio's truly outstanding characteristics, the ...
BY: Christopher Cadbury
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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 technique in trading.
For the first nine years as a professional floor trader, I was oblivious to any technical trading techniques. I traded Treasury bonds, currencies, cattle, soybeans and Standard & Poor's 500 contracts with only fundamental trading techniques. As the markets have become more efficient and in turn I have become -- I hope -- a...
BY: William I. Greenspan
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Trader's Tips
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Trader's Tips
In ""Maximizing bond fund profits'' by Jay Kaeppel this month, a 12-month (52-week) rate of change
indicator o f Barron's Gold Mining Index (GMI) is used with the Treasury bond futures market. The formula for this trading system is given for Equis MetaStock and in Micrsoft Excel format....
BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.
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Trading Out Of A Slump by Adrienne Laris Toghraie
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Trading Out Of A Slump by Adrienne Laris Toghraie
Anyone who's traded a while can tell you that finding yourself in a slump from time to time is inevitable. But a slump shouldn't be a crippling hurdle; here, Toghraie explains how to climb out of that pit of trading despair and be on your way in the market again.
What do you do when you find yourself in a bad trading spell? Suppose you've had 10 losses in a row, your livelihood is threatened and the world is caving in on you. Suppose you find yourself at a loss and you have no idea what to do next. Suppose someone told you the way to pull yo...
BY: Adrienne Laris Toghraie