Article Archive For NOV2018

  • The Stiffness Indicator

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Find out how stiff your stocks are, or identify the next FAANG stock with this new indicator...

  • The V-Trade Part 9: Trading Examples

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...In this ninth part of a multipart series, we look at some example trades using the V-Trade trading rules...

  • The Options Risk Curve Part 1

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...If you've tried to make profits out of option decay, you may have found yourself waiting patiently to eek out even a bit of profit. Find out what some pros have to say about this...

  • Diamonds Are A Trader's Best Friend

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The diamond pattern is a classic chart formation yet it is often misunderstood and underestimated. Here's a deep dive into diamonds...

  • Timing Consumer Staples & Discretionary ETFs

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...How do you know when to switch from an offensive to a defensive sector? This look at two ETF sectors, consumer staples and discretionary, could provide some clues...

  • Interview: Trading The Headlines With Kathy Lien

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Kathy Lien is managing director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management and cofounder of BKForex.com. She has more than 19 years of experience in the financial markets with a specific focus on G20 currencies. Her resume includes JPMorgan Chase, FXCM (she started DailyFX.com), and Global Futures & Forex as director of currency research. We spoke with her about what current events are affecting the markets...

  • Decision-Making: Why Is It So Difficult?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The answer may be simpler than it seems. Here's what you should be doing to make trading decisions less stressful...

  • Wide-Range Chart Breakouts

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Skip the narrow, choppy trading ranges and look for a chart with enough range to have some momentum behind it...

  • 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: What Is "First Notice Da...

  • 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: What Are The Greeks And Why Do They Matter...

  • 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 Markos Katsanos' article in this issue, "The Stiffness Indicator." Here, we present the November 2018 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: The Meaningful Money Handbook; The Naked Trader's Guide To Spread Betting: How To Make Money From Shares In Up Or Down Markets; Financial Planning Review: Inaugural Issue; Shares Made Simple: A Beginner's Guide To The Stock Market; Figures To Watch: In Gauging Market Turning Points...

  • 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: Revisiting Double Bottoms; Weekly & Daily Stochastics; Traders' Tips Code...

  • 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...