Article Archive For JAN2021

  • A Fresh Look At Short-Term Patterns

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...You may be familiar with some of the most popular short-term patterns, but do you know which work best? These test results may help you find out...

  • Semi-Annual Gold Momentum Strategy: International Evidence

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...If you find an investing strategy with an edge, it's worth looking to see if you can broaden the strategy for more opportunities. Here, we'll revisit the gold momentum strategy to test it on some worldwide markets this time. We think you'll like the results...

  • Managing Trading Fear And Stress

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Keeping emotion out of your trading decisions is always an important part of managing your trading. Understanding the biological processes behind our reactions to stimuli can help us find ways to counter unproductive emotions...

  • ETF Midcap Growth Investing

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...One group of stocks with market-beating performance over the past decade has been midcap growth stocks. ETFs provide a way to invest in a basket of stocks in this or other categories. Here's a look at a handful of ETFs in this category to consider...

  • A Quick Look At Approaching Cryptocurrencies

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Are candlestick patterns and basic technical analysis principles useful for trading cryptos? We take a look...

  • Interview: Technical And Market Analysis With Kyle Crystal

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Kyle Crystal, CMT, CFTe, is a portfolio manager and technical/quantitative market strategist with experience in formulating and implementing investment policy in various styles, including long-short, global macro and long-only for single managed accounts as well as fund structures. STOCKS & COMMODITIES Contributing Writer Karl Montevirgen spoke with him about his approach to analyzing the markets, an approach that includes multiple timeframe analysis, market geometry, Elliott wave theory, momentum oscillators, Gann analysis, cycles, and candlesticks...

  • Quick-Scan: Target Rich Trades

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Target Rich Trades incorporates a trading system used by Anne-Marie Baiynd, the originator and CEO of The Trading Book.com. This MetaStock add-on combines her use of trend, support/resistance, and momentum within bullish and bearish price cycles to produce real-time buy and sell signals in all timeframes...

  • Buy Support, Sell Resistance

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Here's what to look for if you want to trade within a price channel...

  • 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: Closing Time(s)...

  • 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 Quality Of Fills...

  • 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: Sideways Stocks: An Opportunity To Use Calendar Spreads...

  • 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...

  • Traders' Tips

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...For this month's Traders' Tips, the focus is Perry J. Kaufman's article in this issue, "A Fresh Look At Short-Term Patterns." Here, we present the January 2021 Traders' Tips code with possible implementations in various softwa...

  • Books For Traders

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The following selection of book descriptions represents a sampling of recent book releases in the investing field. This month: Unknown Market Wizards: The Best Traders You've Never Heard Of; How I Invest My Money: Finance Experts Reveal How They Save, Spend, And Invest; Investing For Growth: How To Make Money By Only Buying The Best Companies In The World--An Anthology Of Investment Writing, 2010-20; The Vix Trader's Handbook: The History, Patterns, And Strategies Every Volatility Trader Needs To Know...

  • 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: Trend Direction And Probability: The Bull Bear Index; Verifying Readers' Choice Awards...

  • Trade News & Products

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The Trade News & Products section presents announcements of new or updated products related to the trading industry. This month: Launch Of Website To Offer Courses, Education, Data For Hedged Trading; Risk And Decision-Analysis Platform For Asset Allocation; In-Depth Guides From IG Markets...

  • 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...