Contents For
JUL1994
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First-Hour Breakout System by Malcolm McNutt
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...First-Hour Breakout System by Malcolm McNutt
Here's a mechanical trading system for the Standard & Poor's 500 futures market.
New traders are often advised to find a method or technique with which to trade and then refine the method down to a set of rules and implement the method in the market of choice. Taking this to heart, I put together a mechanical trading system based on material presented by George Angell in Advanced Breakthroughs in Day Trading. This method was designed to trade the Standard & Poor's 500 futures
market. In developing this system, hundreds of methods and thousands of...
BY: Malcolm McNutt
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Group Relative Strength Analysis by Jaime V. Behar
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Group Relative Strength Analysis by Jaime V. Behar
This equity trader and computer consultant presents an intriguing use of statistical analysis to measure the performance of stock groups for the purposes of asset allocation.
To even the most casual of market observers, it soon becomes clear that stocks tend to move in groups. Whether this is due to the business cycle, industry fundamentals or investor perception, as money flows in and out of groups, so do the fortunes of the stocks within the groups.
Many trading disciplines use group strength as a key ingredient in their methodology. The ...
BY: Jaime V. Behar
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James B. Stack, Big Sky Investor by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Interview: James B. Stack, Big Sky Investor by Thom Hartle
Thomas Wolfe was wrong: You can go home again. Frank Russell did it when he returned to Tacoma, WA, after he established his well-regarded investment firm in New York, and James Stack did it when he returned to Montana to begin his well-regarded investing newsletters. James B. Stack, president of InvesTech Research, publishes InvesTech Market Analyst and InvesTech Mutual Fund Advisory newsletters. Here, Stack describes how he combines economic, monetary and technical analysis and also shares his evaluation of the current market.
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BY: Thom Hartle
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On-Balance Volume Indicator by Bruce R. Faber
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Group Relative Strength Analysis by Jaime V. Behar
Of all the factors in trading that technicians learn to analyze, surely price and volume are the first two. Here, the basics behind this classic technical tool are explained.
To even the most casual of market observers, it soon becomes clear that stocks tend to move in groups. Whether this is due to the business cycle, industry fundamentals or investor perception, as money flows in and out of groups, so do the fortunes of the stocks within the groups.
Many trading disciplines use group strength as a key ingredient in their methodology. The...
BY: Bruce R. Faber
BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.
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The Option Premium Ratio by Christopher Cadbury
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The Option Premium Ratio by Christopher Cadbury
Christopher Cadbury, member of the American Stock Exchange and book author, explains a sentiment indicator generated from the equity options market that identifies trading opportunities in the stock market.
Monitoring market sentiment data is a popular technique today because investors can use the data for market forecasting. One popular sentiment measure is derived from investment sentiment surveys, while another sentiment indicator is the ratio of put trading volume to call trading volume. A lesser-known measure of sentiment is the option pr...
BY: Christopher Cadbury
BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.
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Trading A Stock Using Technical Analysis by Thom Hartle
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Trading A Stock Using Technical Analysis by Thom Hartle
The search goes on for key indicators to help traders find profitable opportunities in the market. Here, Stocks & Commodities Editor Thom Hartle provides an example of a recent trade in a stock based on the foundations of technical analysis, price and volume.
Technical analysis has two purposes. The first is to develop an idea about where a market is heading,
answering the question of what is happening. For example, if Treasury bond and Treasury bill yields are
rising, indicated by a series of higher highs and higher lows, then you sho...
BY: Thom Hartle