Article Archive For AUG2019
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A Peek Into The Future
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...We all know there is no crystal ball for the markets. But if you could get a signal in advance of other signals that are used by traders, that might be the next best thing. Here, we introduce a new filter that could help signal cyclic turning points...
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Trading With Fibonacci
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Though the mathematician known as "Fibonacci" composed his major work back in the 13th century, his concepts are a popular component of chart reading today. Find out how you could be using Fibonacci tools on your charts and in your trading to help take some of the subjectivity out of your decision-making and to better understand what other traders may be seeing and thinki...
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The Black-Scholes Model Demystified
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The Black-Scholes formula looks complicated but understanding its key components actually only requires some basic arithmetic and elementary algebra. Since trading derivatives always involves this model in one way or another, we'll break down the logic behind the formula...
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Strategy Design For Option Traders
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Need a clear picture of what it takes to employ a successful trading strategy? Here it is...
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Interview: A Conversation With Sam Stovall
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Sam Stovall, CFP, is currently Chief Investment Strategist at CFRA Research and provides commentary and analysis on the equity markets, with particular attention paid to industry and sector seasonality and momentum. He also serves as chairman of the CFRA Investment Policy Committee. Moreover, he writes a weekly column for the MarketScope Advisor website, as well as contributes to the well-known weekly The Outlook. He worked at S&P Global (later known as S&P Capital IQ) from April 1989 through September 2016, and was the Chief Equity Strategist of S&P Capital IQ, as well as chairman of its Inve...
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Improving The 50/200 SMA With A Simple Crossover System
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...You shouldn't always assume that the default settings for your indicators are necessarily the best ones to use for all timeframes. With a little careful modification, your indicators could be greatly improved. Here is some guidance (and inspiration) to tackle that...
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Bullish Engulfing Pattern: To Buy Or Not To Buy?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...When you see a familiar chart pattern on a price chart, should you automatically do what the pattern suggests, or should you look at it more closely before making the decision? Here are some scenarios that could play out when a bullish engulfing pattern appears on a price chart...
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Product review: ProfitLocker Pro
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...VectorVest has taken the risk management process to new levels by allowing control from initial stop-loss placement to trailing-stop exit with its proprietary, multi-adjustable, patent-pending Profit_Locker Pro...
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A Capital-Based Approach
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...So far in this series of investing primers, we covered investing for safety and investing for income. As we move on to investing with the goal of achieving capital gains, we look at the basic theory behind stock investing...
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Swing Trading 10-Point Breakouts
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Some numbers have an important psychology attached to them. Find out how you can use this to your advantage in swing 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 Ins & Outs Of Free Leverage...
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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: The Modidor Strategy...
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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: Intraday Trading With Algos...
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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...
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Traders' Tips
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...For this month's Traders' Tips, the focus is John F. Ehlers' article in this issue, "A Peek Into The Future." Here, we present the August 2019 Traders' Tips code with possible implementations in various softwa...
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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: Workshop For Algorithmic Trading And Digital Signal Processing, Oct. 18-20, 2019; Add-On For Metastock For AI; Automated Daytrading From Daytradingbias.Com; Moneyshow San Francisco, August 15-17, 2019; Options Mentoring; CMT Exams 2019...
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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...