Download
Article

• A Fundamental Lesson For The Technically Minded

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...For decades, there have been two major schools of thought when it comes to stocks. First came the fundamental analysts, who believe that stock prices are a product of revenues and earnings. Then came the technicians, who believe that all they need to know is contained in stock charts. Here, we look at how the two methodologies come together....

AUTHOR: Matt BlackmanDATE: MAR2014SUBJECT: Trader's Notebook

Download
Article

• Books For Traders

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The following selection of book descriptions represents a sampling of recent book releases in the investing field. Presented here: The Master Trader: Birinyi's Secrets To Understanding The Market + website, Stock Trader's Almanac 2014, Trading For Dummies, 3rd edition, The Part-Time Trader: Trading Stock As A Part-Time Venture + website, Jim Cramer's Get Rich Carefully....

AUTHOR: Technical Analysis, Inc.DATE: MAR2014SUBJECT: Books

Download
Article

• Expansions & Contractions, Part 1

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Every trader wants to be able to predict price moves. But we know that it's impossible to do so. Instead, focus on finding high-probability setups and manage them well. In this first part of a three-part series, we'll look at how to identify these profitable setups....

AUTHOR: Dirk VandyckeDATE: MAR2014SUBJECT: Trading setups

Download
Article

• Explore Your Options

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Got a question about options? Tom Gentile is the chief option strategist at Optionetics (www.optionetics.com), an education and publishing firm dedicated to teaching investors how to minimize their risk while maximizing profits using options. To submit a question for our Explore Your Options column, post it to our website at http://Message-Boards.Traders.com. Answers will be posted there, and selected questions will appear in a future issue of S&C. This month: Rules for options traders....

AUTHOR: Tom GentileDATE: MAR2014SUBJECT: Options trading

Download
Article

• Fading The Big Moves

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Whenever we see a big move in the markets, it's bound to catch our attention. But how do we protect our capital during such big moves, or better yet, profit from them? Find out here....

AUTHOR: Ashot HakobyanDATE: MAR2014SUBJECT: Momentum trading

Download
Article

• 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: Strangling for profits, part 3....

AUTHOR: Carley GarnerDATE: MAR2014SUBJECT: Futures trading

Download
Article

• 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: MAR2014SUBJECT: Futures

Download
Article

• 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 month: letters about swing tading and opening a trading firm....

AUTHOR: Technical Analysis, Inc.DATE: MAR2014SUBJECT: Letters to the Editor

Download
Article

• Navigating Price Mountains

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...When stock prices start climbing or forming a price mountain, it's tempting to want to get in on the action. But should you buy a stock that's forming a mountain?...

AUTHOR: Thomas BulkowskiDATE: MAR2014SUBJECT: Charting

Download
Article

• Opening Position

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...An introduction to this issue from our Editor....

AUTHOR: Jayanthi GopalakrishnanDATE: MAR2014SUBJECT: Opening Position

Download
Article

• Product review: Insiders Guide To Trading Weekly Options

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Set of four DVDs contains the recordings of a four-day course that John Carter of Simpler_Options.com taught in September 2013....

AUTHOR: Barbara Star, Ph.D.DATE: MAR2014SUBJECT: Product review

Download
Article

• Product review: MetaStock XIII

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Designed to support real-time intraday or end-of-day (EOD) trading....

AUTHOR: S&C StaffDATE: MAR2014SUBJECT: Product review

Download
Article

• 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. To submit a question, post your question to our website at http://Message-Boards.Traders.com. Answers will be posted there, and selected questions. This month: Indicators - what good are they?...

AUTHOR: Don BrightDATE: MAR2014SUBJECT: Stock trading

Download
Article

• The DJIA Is A Fata Morgana

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The Complexity Of It All - Here's an interesting perspective on the oldest stock index in the US....

AUTHOR: Wim GrommenDATE: MAR2014SUBJECT: At The Close

Download
Article

• Timing The Market With Pairs Logic

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Fundamentally different strategies, drawing from a broad set of markets, will offer better risk protection during times of market stress than any one strategy, regardless of the markets selected for the portfolio. In this article, you will get an overview of a timing method that you can implement in your trading, followed by the mechanics of that system....

AUTHOR: Perry J. KaufmanDATE: MAR2014SUBJECT: Trading systems

Download
Article

• 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, we present announcements from BollingerBands.com, Brooks Trading Course, AbleSys, NinjaTrader, TradingView, and Trendpro.com....

AUTHOR: Technical Analysis, Inc.DATE: MAR2014SUBJECT: News

Download
Article

• Traders' Tips

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...For this month's Traders' Tips, the focus is Perry Kaufman's article in this issue, "Timing The Market With Pairs Logic." Here we present the March 2014 Traders' Tips code with possible implementations in various softwar...

AUTHOR: Technical Analysis, Inc.DATE: MAR2014SUBJECT: Traders' Tips

Download
Article

• Trading Like An Insider With Guy Cohen

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Guy Cohen is a leading innovator in financial trading. He is the creator of the options volatility indicator (OVI) and the FlagTrader and OptionEasy trading tools. He is the author of the best-selling trading books The Insider Edge, Options Made Easy, The Bible of Options Strategies, and Volatile Markets Made Easy. With a master's in business administration in finance from the Cass Business School of London, he trades both stocks and options using his academic background as the foundation for his trading methods. He has extensive experience in trading and analyzing both the US and UK derivativ...

AUTHOR: Jayanthi GopalakrishnanDATE: MAR2014SUBJECT: Interview

Download
Article

• Trend Switching With ETFs

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Given the volatility in the markets, you need to know when to get into a trade and when to get out. The use of ETFs has made this easier. Find out how....

AUTHOR: Moshe PrinceDATE: MAR2014SUBJECT: Trading techniques