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• Trade High-Yield Bond Funds Using EMAs--From Simple To Complex

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...High-yield bond funds can provide stock equity-like returns with significantly less volatility and significantly smaller drawdowns. Exponential moving averages (EMAs) are a popular way to trade these funds and strategies can range from very simple to complex. Read on for an approach you can use...

AUTHOR: Ken Huck & Nelson HuckDATE: FEB2023SUBJECT: Trading Techniques

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• The Outside Bar: A Rare And Powerful Filter

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Some price patterns can be used to filter trades. Find out the impact the "outside bar" can have on some trend-following strategies and how useful this can be. This article includes code to discover outside bar frequency in various markets, and sample code to trade those occurrenc...

AUTHOR: Andrea UngerDATE: FEB2023SUBJECT: Price Patterns

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• Do Small Price Changes Matter Or Are They Just Noise?

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Can trend trading be improved by filtering out small price moves to emphasize the trend? Here are two test cases to help find out...

AUTHOR: Perry J. KaufmanDATE: FEB2023SUBJECT: Trend Trading

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• Improving Trading Systems By Counting Events

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...It's a simple concept that you may not have thought of. Find out how to implement it...

AUTHOR: David BergstromDATE: FEB2023SUBJECT: Technical Analysis

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• Cryptocurrencies And Seasonality: Crypto Winter (Part 2)

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Did you know a pattern exists in cryptocurrencies where two years of a bear market are often followed by two years of a bull market? This is a type of seasonality that you could profit by, both on the short and long side. Here is what to look for to help spot the crypto winter pattern...

AUTHOR: Azeez MustaphaDATE: FEB2023SUBJECT: Cryptocurrency Trading

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• Daytrading The 10am Reversal

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Professional traders are always on the lookout for chart patterns that repeat. An easy one to recognize is the daily 10am reversal pattern...

AUTHOR: Ken CalhounDATE: FEB2023SUBJECT: Trading On Momentum

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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: How Can Crypto Investors Avoid Counterparty Risk And Protect Funds? (Part 1)...

AUTHOR: Carley GarnerDATE: FEB2023SUBJECT: Futures Trading

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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: Eliminating Stress...

AUTHOR: Kevin J. DaveyDATE: FEB2023SUBJECT: Algo 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: Deciding Between Strike Prices...

AUTHOR: Jay KaeppelDATE: FEB2023SUBJECT: Options Trading

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• The Savvy Technician

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Recognizing and applying technical chart patterns to trading. This month: Year-end Market Analysis...

AUTHOR: Stella Osoba, CMTDATE: FEB2023SUBJECT: Chart Patterns

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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. This month: Trading Gap Opportunities Through Relationship-Based Instruments...

AUTHOR: Rob FriesenDATE: FEB2023SUBJECT: Stock Trading

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• Market Rap

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Unserious thoughts on serious topics in finance, from Emilio Tomasini, a professional trader and adjunct professor of corporate finance at the University of Bologna in Italy. This month: Why The 50- And 20-Day Moving Averages Are Still Effective Today...

AUTHOR: Emilio TomasiniDATE: FEB2023SUBJECT: Trading

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• Traders' Tips

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...This month, instead of focusing on a particular article in this issue, we asked the software developers who regularly contribute to this section to submit something on a topic of their own choosing, whether that be an idea, technique, or program feature. So here, you will find some custom coding and some helpful pointers for implementing a technique or for using a platform feature...

AUTHOR: Technical Analysis, Inc.DATE: FEB2023SUBJECT: 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: Errata: Short-Term Continuation And Reversal Signals...

AUTHOR: Technical Analysis, Inc.DATE: FEB2023SUBJECT: Letters to the Editor

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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: FEB2023SUBJECT: Futures