Article Archive For OCT2018
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Probability--Probably A Good Thing To Know
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The idea of reversion to the mean is one that traders tend to take for granted. Can you confidently assume all indicators subscribe to the normal probability distribution? Here, we measure the probability distribution of a few indicators to determine if they can be used as part of your reversion-to-the-mean trading strategy...
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The V-Trade Part 8: The Basic Trading Rules
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...In this eighth part of a multipart series, we look at the V-Trade trading rules...
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ETFs vs. Mutual Funds: Which Way To Go?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Even short-term traders will have some investments they hold for the longer term. But even those longer-term investments need some monitoring from time to time. Here's how you can apply a momentum strategy using technical analysis tools to help select mutual funds or ETFs to add to your portfolio...
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One-Day Wonder Trades
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Is there such a thing as a conservative one-day options trade that gives you an edge? Yes there is, and here is how professional options traders put it into action...
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Interview: Walking Forward With Dion Kurczek
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Dion Kurczek is a software developer and individual trader. Developing gaming for chess players in the early days of the Internet led him down the path of developing charting and backtesting programs for trading, after he discovered technical analysis and became interested in trading. In 2000, he created the Wealth-Lab backtesting platform, acquired by Fidelity Investments in 2004. He worked with Fidelity until 2017, enhancing and developing the platform. Since then, he has developed a cloud-based backtesting platform, Quantacula, and a Javascript-based charting and backtesting site, JuicyChar...
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The Trend Is Your Friend
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...All trends aren't created equal. How do you know if a trend is truly your friend? Here are a couple of pointers that'll help you have a long and sustained relationship with the trend...
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Safety Is More Than A Dance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Is there such a thing as safety when it comes to investing or trading? Let's find out...
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Quick-Scan: MarketClub
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Web-based trade-selection scanning platform with buy & sell signals for stocks, futures, forex, and mutual funds...
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Inside-Range Gap Breakouts
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...They may not be your traditional gaps, but they can end up with breakouts that are just as big as or bigger than some of the more popular type of gaps. Discover how to use these gaps in your trading...
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Q&A
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Confused about some aspect of trading? Professional trader Rob Friesen, president & COO of Bright Trading (www.stocktrading.com), an equity trading corporation, answers a few of your questions. This month: October Equals Opportunity...
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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: Simultaneously Long & Short...
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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: Writing Covered Calls Against Stock Portfolio...
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Traders' Tips
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...For this month's Traders' Tips, the focus is John Ehlers' article in this issue, "Probability--Probably A Good Thing To Know." Here, we present the October 2018 Traders' Tips code with possible implementations in various softwa...
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Books For Traders
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The following selection of book descriptions represents a sampling of recent book releases in the investing field. This month: Silicon Valley Babble On; The WealthTech Book; Review Of Financial Economics; High Frequency; Engines That Move Markets: Technology Investing From Railroads To The Internet And Beyond...
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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: The V-Trade, Part 6; Weekly & Daily Stochastic; Hanging Out With The Junkies...
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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: NinjaTrader Launches Cryptocurrency Support...
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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...