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• Kiss & Touch With The Modified True Range

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...What is the probability of an underlying reaching a certain price prior to expiration? Find out using this new indicator....

AUTHOR: Chris LindgrenDATE: FEB2015SUBJECT: Options

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• Candlesticks, Condensed

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...They're the life of the party-simple, elegant, and they add so much value. Here's how you can turn each candle bar into a set of three numbers so you can identify patterns and determine the strength of their predictive power....

AUTHOR: Dave ClineDATE: FEB2015SUBJECT: Charting

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• Trading Forex: More On Charting

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...In the fourth part of this six-part series, we'll look at some of the more common chart patterns, moving averages, indicators, and Elliott wave theory....

AUTHOR: Imran MukatiDATE: FEB2015SUBJECT: Forex Focus

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• Interview: The Sell Side With James Cordier

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...James Cordier is the founder of OptionSellers.com, an investment firm specializing exclusively in selling options. He is the author of The Complete Guide To Option Selling, which was recently published in its third edition. Cordier's market commentaries are regularly featured in the financial media. We spoke with him about the nuts & bolts of being on the sell side of trading options....

AUTHOR: Jayanthi GopalakrishnanDATE: FEB2015SUBJECT: Interview

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• Rebuilding Skews

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...In this second of a two-part series, find out how constantly calibrating a skew model will result in a more timely and accurate volatility curve....

AUTHOR: Massimiliano ScorpioDATE: FEB2015SUBJECT: Options

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• Fine-Tuning Your Risks

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...In this second of a two-part series on managing risk, we look at how to overcome the disadvantages of diversification....

AUTHOR: Dirk VandyckeDATE: FEB2015SUBJECT: Money management

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• Does Technical Analysis Work?

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Yes, it can work, but it depends on how well you understand it and how you use it....

AUTHOR: Stella Osoba CMTDATE: FEB2015SUBJECT: At The Close

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• Product review: OptionStrategist.com (Part 1)

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Service offering advisories, analysis tools, and educational materials...

AUTHOR: S&C StaffDATE: FEB2015SUBJECT: Product review

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• Quick-Scan: Reaction Point Timing Indicator

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Reaction Point Timing Indicators is a predictive indicator for time & price projections....

AUTHOR: Barbara Star, Ph.D.DATE: FEB2015SUBJECT: Quick-Scan

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• Q&A

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Confused about some aspect of trading? Professional trader Don Bright of Bright Trading (www.stocktrading.com), an equity trading corporation, answers a few of your questions. This month: the if-then statement in different scenarios, which expands on last month's discussion focused on single-stock trading and pair or hedged positions....

AUTHOR: Rob FriesenDATE: FEB2015SUBJECT: Stock 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: the CFTC's new margin rules for FCMs (futures commission merchants) and the effect on the industry....

AUTHOR: Carley GarnerDATE: FEB2015SUBJECT: Futures trading

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• Explore Your Options

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Got a question about options? Tom Gentile started his trading career on the floor of the American Stock Exchange in 1994. He has appeared on many financial TV and radio shows, as well as hosting a weekly talk show himself, and has co-authored many books on the markets. He can be found at www.tomgentile.com. This month in the column: Ideas for trading options on crude oil....

AUTHOR: Tom GentileDATE: FEB2015SUBJECT: Options trading

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• Traders' Tips

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...For this month's Traders' Tips, the focus is Dave Cline's article in this issue, "Candlesticks, Condensed". Here we present the February 2015 Traders' Tips code with possible implementations in various softwar...

AUTHOR: Technical Analysis, Inc.DATE: FEB2015SUBJECT: Traders' Tips

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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: flags & pennants; Traders' Tips....

AUTHOR: Technical Analysis, Inc.DATE: FEB2015SUBJECT: Letters to the Editor

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• Opening Position

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...When you look at the financial markets from a broad perspective, generally speaking, they tend to continue moving up. Along the way they encounter mishaps, which poses an obstacle for their growth; they stall, break people's hearts, but then continue moving up....

AUTHOR: Jayanthi GopalakrishnanDATE: FEB2015SUBJECT: Opening Position

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• Trade News & Products

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The Trade News & Products section each month presents announcements of new or updated products related to the trading industry. This month: the Market Technician Association's 2015 symposium; Quantopian algorithmic trading platform; ConsistentOptionsIncome.com's SmartLevels course; Oxford Capital Strategies Ltd. trading models; Nadex (North American Derivatives Exchange) binary option contracts on bitcoins; and the Stocks & Commodities magazine Readers' Choice Awards (RCA)....

AUTHOR: Technical Analysis, Inc.DATE: FEB2015SUBJECT: 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: FEB2015SUBJECT: Futures