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• Turnover & Urgency In The Futures Markets

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...If you are long or short the market, you'll want to gather clues to help time your exit and maximize your profits. Here, we introduce a new, dimensionless variable called "urgency" that helps quantify how pressing the need is for current shorts or longs to exit their positio...

AUTHOR: Michael J. Monsler, PhDDATE: APR2020SUBJECT: Futures

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• Three Tips For Removing The Noise From Price Action

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Take your chart-reading skills to the next level with these three tips...

AUTHOR: Evan MedeirosDATE: APR2020SUBJECT: Charting Techniques

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• A Nondirectional Trading Strategy For Cryptocurrencies Part 2

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...is a trading strategy you can use whether the cryptocurrency being traded is falling or rising. Here in the second part of a two-part series, the focus is altcoins...

AUTHOR: Azeez MustaphaDATE: APR2020SUBJECT: Cryptocurrencies

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• On-Balance Volume Modified (OBVM)

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Here is a smoothed version of the classic OBV indicator with a signal line. You can use it to look for signal line crossovers and divergences...

AUTHOR: Vitali ApirineDATE: APR2020SUBJECT: Indicators

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• The Ins & Outs Of Moving Averages Part 2

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...They are ubiquitous on price charts and an integral part of technical analysis. Do you know everything you should about using them? Here in part 2, we go a little deeper into the topic of moving averages...

AUTHOR: Fawad RazaqzadaDATE: APR2020SUBJECT: Technical Analysis Basics

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• Interview: A Conversation With Jeffrey Saut

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Jeffrey D. Saut's career on Wall Street began in 1971. He worked at a number of Wall Street firms over the years, most recently for Raymond James as chief investment strategist and managing director of the firm's equity research department, and is currently affiliated with Capital Wealth Planning as a market strategist and advisory board member. He also writes a weekly market commentary aimed at financial advisors and other firm clients. We spoke with Saut to discuss his long investment career, his research-based market calls, and his views on the market...

AUTHOR: Leslie N. MasonsonDATE: APR2020SUBJECT: Interview

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• Gold's Super Cycle

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Where is gold in relation to its historic highs and lows, and where is it headed in the years to come? Here is a look at the gold cycle with projected outlooks for gold based on Elliott wave and Fibonacci analysis...

AUTHOR: Gary S. Wagner and Joseph M. Wagner IIDATE: APR2020SUBJECT: Elliott Wave Analysis

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• Signals And Confirmation

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Many people say candlestick signals do not work. Or maybe they just didn't know what confirmation to look for...

AUTHOR: Stella Osoba, CMTDATE: APR2020SUBJECT: Charting

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• Closing Range Breakouts

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Learn to identify a closing range breakout entry using a two-day chart...

AUTHOR: Ken CalhounDATE: APR2020SUBJECT: Trading On Momentum

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• Algo Q&A

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Have a question about system or algo trading? Kevin J. Davey is a full-time trader, and has over 25 years of system trading experience. Send your questions or topic suggestions to Kevin Davey at kdavey@kjtradingsystems.com. Selected questions will appear in a future issue of S&C. This month: Trading The New Micro Eminis...

AUTHOR: Kevin J. DaveyDATE: APR2020SUBJECT: Algo Trading

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• Futures For You

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Want to find out how the futures markets really work? DeCarley Trading senior analyst and broker Carley Garner answers your questions about today's futures markets. This month: What Is An Iron Condor Strategy, And Does It Make Sense In Commodities?...

AUTHOR: Carley GarnerDATE: APR2020SUBJECT: Futures Trading

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• Explore Your Options

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Got a question about options? Jay Kaeppel has over three decades of experience in the options markets. He was a head trader for a CTA firm, an options trading software developer, and is a portfolio manager for an investment management firm. This month: Using Options To Protect Your Stock & Etf Portfolio...

AUTHOR: Jay KaeppelDATE: APR2020SUBJECT: Options Trading

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• Trading Perspectives

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Rob Friesen is a professional trader and president & COO of Bright Trading (www.stocktrading.com), a proprietary trading firm hosting independent trader/members, an online trading school, and utilizing the StockOdds database (www.stockodds.net). This column shares his thoughts and outlooks on trading, locating opportunity, probabilistic outcome, and maintaining perspective throughout industry changes...

AUTHOR: Rob FriesenDATE: APR2020SUBJECT: Stock Trading

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• Traders' Tips

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...For this month's Traders' Tips, the focus is Vitali Apirine's article in this issue, "On-Balance Volume Modified (OBVM)." Here, we present the April 2020 Traders' Tips code with possible implementations in various softwa...

AUTHOR: Technical Analysis, Inc.DATE: APR2020SUBJECT: Traders' Tips code

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• Letters To S&C

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The editors of S&C invite readers to submit their opinions and information on subjects relating to technical analysis and this magazine. This column is our means of communication with our readers. This month: Interview With Mish Schneider; The Sentiment Dimension; Clean Energy ETFs?...

AUTHOR: Technical Analysis, Inc.DATE: APR2020SUBJECT: Letters to the Editor

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• Trade News & Products

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The Trade News & Products section presents announcements of new or updated products related to the trading industry. This month: Trading Systems And Methods, New Edition; Algorithmic Trading Workshop From The Strategy Factory; Searchable Database Of Comments In Slope Of Hope; Portfolioanalyst From Interactive Brokers; CMT Association Annual Symposium, April 2-3, 2020; Weekly Signals From Hottingersignals; Multicharts With Advanced Strategy Pack; Predictive Analytics Trading Platform For Derivatives...

AUTHOR: Technical Analysis, Inc.DATE: APR2020SUBJECT: News

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• Futures Liquidity

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Trading liquidity is often overlooked as a key technical measurement in the analysis and selection of commodity futures. The following explains how to read the futures liquidity chart published by Technical Analysis of STOCKS & COMMODITIES every month...

AUTHOR: Technical Analysis, Inc.DATE: APR2020SUBJECT: Futures