Contents For
DEC2003
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Books For Traders by Technical Analysis, Inc.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Books For Traders by Technical Analysis, Inc.
? Everything You Know About Investing Is
Wrong
? Money Changes Everything: How Global
Prosperity Is Reshaping Our Needs, Values,
and Lifestyles
? DIY Portfolio Management
? Financial Fine Print:
Uncovering A
Company's True Value
? Financially Fearless By
40: Practical Advice For
The Smart, Successful,
And Financially Clueless
? Wall Street: The Markets,
Mechanisms And Players
? Guide To Economic
Indicators: Making
Sense Of Economics,
5th Ed.
? The Ultimate Book On Stock Market Timing:
Geocosmic Correlations To Trading Cycles
? Power Tool...
BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.SUBJECT: Books For Traders
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Charting The Market by David Penn
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Charting The Market by David Penn
MOVING AVERAGES
If trendlines are the first thing that most
traders and technical analysts learn to do
with a chart, moving averages are perhaps a
close second. Rereading swing trader Dave
Landry's commentary about a moving average
?based trading system he developed
back in the mid-1990s, I saw one concise
explanation of why -- in a world of ever
more complex approaches to trading the
markets -- moving averages continue to
matter: ...continuded...
BY: David PennSUBJECT: Charting The Market
Divergence Bias by Giorgos Siligardos
BY: Giorgos E. Siligardos, Ph.D.SUBJECT: Indicators
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Explore Your Options by Tom Gentile
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Explore Your Options by Tom Gentile
AULD LANG VIX
What happened to the "old" VIX?
Can I still use that index to measure
volatility?
Absolutely. The old VIX (the CBOE's
market volatility index) used a series of
options from the Standard & Poor's
100 index as a gauge of market volatility.
Today, the symbol for the volatility
index on the S&P 100 is $VXO, but I
recommend adopting the "new" VIX
($VIX) as your primary market volatility
indicator....
BY: Tom GentileSUBJECT: Explore Your Options
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Identifying Bearish Chart Patterns (I) by Thomas N. Bulkowski
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Identifying Bearish Chart Patterns (I) by Thomas N. Bulkowski
Bearish chart patterns form at the top of a
bear market. What do they look like?
Since March 2003, the market
has been trending upward.
As I write this in August
2003, I'm starting to see bearish
chart patterns dotting the
stock market landscape like
storm clouds brewing. What should you know
about bearish chart patterns? This two-part
article takes a close look at them.
...
BY: Thomas BulkowskiSUBJECT: Charting
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Intermarket Review by David Penn
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Intermarket Review by David Penn
BRAZIL FUND (BZF)
The Brazil Fund is a closed-end fund traded
on the New York Stock Exchange. The
fund is advised by Deutsche Investment
Management (Americas) Inc., and has been
in existence since April 1988. With total
net assets in excess of $220 million, the
Brazil Fund includes holdings in such
Brazilian companies as Companhia de
Bebidas das Americas (breweries and distilleries),
Banco Itau Holding Financeira
SA (banks), and Petróleo Brasileiro SA
(oil, gas, petrochemicals)....
BY: David PennSUBJECT: Intermarket Review
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Interview: Understanding The Forex Market with P. Gotthelf by J. Gopalakrishnan
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Interview: Understanding The Forex Market with P. Gotthelf by J. Gopalakrishnan
Philip Gotthelf, the publisher of the COMMODEX System, the oldest
daily futures trading system published, and Commodity Futures
Forecast Service, which has been in existence since 1956, is also the
president of EQUIDEX Inc., a registered commodity trading advisor,
and EQUIDEX Brokerage Group, a registered Introducing Broker.
He is known for his extensive work in the futures industry and is the
son of Edward B. Gotthelf, developer of the COMMODEX trading
methods.
Philip Gotthelf has earned a reputation for uncanny...
BY: Jayanthi GopalakrishnanSUBJECT: Interview
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Letters To S&C by Technical Analysis, Inc.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Letters To S&C by Technical Analysis, Inc.
REGULARIZATION
Editor,
The concept of "Regularization" presented
in the July 2003 S&C seems to be
very new to the field of technical analysis
and is interesting because, it says, it
can solve the two main problems of any
indicator: smoothing and lag. Can you
refer me to any books or websites where
I might learn more about this?
GOMU VETRIVEL
Chennai, India...
BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.SUBJECT: Letters To S&C
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Moving Average Computations, Made Easier by John F. Ehlers
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Moving Average Computations, Made Easier by John F. Ehlers
Presenting programming tricks to simplify coding indicators
and strategies.
A simple moving average of length N is computed
by adding N values and dividing the
sum by N. The process is repeated on a barby-
bar basis. What could be easier? While
conceptually simple, coding for long moving
averages can quickly become wearisome
because there are so many terms....
BY: John F. EhlersSUBJECT: System Design
Opening Position by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
BY: Jayanthi GopalakrishnanSUBJECT: Opening Postition
Profiting From The Tick Indicator by James Kellndorfer
BY: James KellndorferSUBJECT: Indicators
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QA by Don Bright
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...QA by Don Bright
Is it possible to know when the specialist
is bidding and offering stock during the
day, aside from the opening or closing?
In the book Day Trade Online by Christopher
Farrell, he suggests that you can
identify when the specialist is bidding
and offering by looking at the bid and ask
size....
BY: Don BrightSUBJECT: Q&A
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Trade The Price Swings by Barbara Star, Ph.D.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Trade The Price Swings by Barbara Star, Ph.D.
You can use this method to identify shortterm
price reversals.
n the futures markets, timing
is critical. The ability to
recognize price shifts
quickly is not only a desirable
trait; it is a crucial trading
skill. Traders need technical indicators
that can keep pace with market conditions
and alert them to possible changes.
Here's a low-lag indicator that identifies
short-term price reversals and suggests a
few trading strategies.
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BY: Barbara Star, Ph.D.SUBJECT: Trading Techniques
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Traders Resource: Forex Brokerages by Technical Analysis, Inc.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Traders Resource: Forex Brokerages by Technical Analysis, Inc.
Foreign exchange traders have
more choices than ever in their
ongoing search for speed, pricing
efficiency, and good accounting
when it comes to forex
brokerages. First, you must find
a forex brokerage that handles
your particular currency tradable;
full-service brokerages
dealing with equities, options, futures, bonds, mutual funds, and cash goods are
usually full-priced as well. A little research, however, will get you a forex brokerage targeted on your currency
of interest....
BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.SUBJECT: Traders' Resource
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Traders' Tips by Technical Analysis, Inc.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Traders' Tips by Technical Analysis, Inc.
? TRADESTATION: DIVERGENCE BIAS
Giorgos Siligardos' article "Divergence Bias" describes
alternative methods of calculating two of the most popular
trend indicators, momentum and moving average convergence/
divergence (MACD). The two indicators from his article are
presented here as fractional momentum and fractional MACD.
The code for both indicators is provided here. All four
indicators are shown in Figure 1. In addition, the built-in zigzag%
indicator is used on the price plot to show an idealized
trading pattern....
BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.SUBJECT: Traders' Tips
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Trading In The Forex Trenches by Matt Blackman
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Trading In The Forex Trenches by Matt Blackman
Foreign exchange markets offer
great liquidity, are less prone to
being pushed around by major
market players, and adhere to
technical trading rules more closely
than equity markets. So why aren't
they more popular with traders? A
seasoned forex trader provides us
with a view from the inside,
including some of his favorite
trading strategies.
Experienced traders often
remark that the foreign
exchange markets
are a technician's
delight, as they adhere
more closely to the technical indicators
than other securities. There is
less random noise (that...
BY: Matt BlackmanSUBJECT: Forex Trading
WM: The Best And The Brightest Of Technical Analysis by Matt Blackman
BY: Matt BlackmanSUBJECT: Novice Traders' Notebook
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Websites For Traders: Forex-City.com by David Penn
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Websites For Traders: Forex-City.com by David Penn
FOREX-CITY.COM
Forex and foreign exchange trading have
been the "in" thing among many traders
over the past few years. Some of this is
certainly due to initiatives on the part of
forex trading brokerages to make forex
trading easier and less expensive for
average retail traders likely to be burned
out by the expense (commissions, margin
rates) and hassle (uptick rules on
shorting) of daytrading stocks....
BY: David PennSUBJECT: Websites For Traders
BY: David PennSUBJECT: Websites For Traders
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Websites For Traders: TheBullionDesk.com by Bruce R. Faber
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Websites For Traders: TheBullionDesk.com by Bruce R. Faber'
THEBULLIONDESK.COM
Ross Norman, Dominic Hall, and John
Fairley, three former members of the London
Bullion Market, founded The Bullion
Desk (TBD) in October 1999. They wanted
TBD to be the "definitive online resource for
live precious metals information and services."
What they have become is a precious
metals service company driven by information
technology and specializing in providing
information, market intelligence, and
associated products and services....
BY: Bruce R. FaberSUBJECT: Websites For Traders
Working Money: Anatomy of A Candlestick by Clive Lambert
BY: Clive LambertSUBJECT: Candlestick Corner
Working Money: Kings of Commodities by David Penn
BY: David PennSUBJECT: Working Money: Focus On