ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...First it was to the stratospheres. Now we're off to the moon, and maybe even further...
BY: Jay A. Leavitt, PhDSUBJECT: Trading Techniques
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...You're most likely not going to engage in a conversation about "lognormal volatility" at a cocktail party. But you may have come across the term in financial texts. This may or may not surprise you: When it comes to the stock market, what you read may not be completely accurate. Here's something that may turn out to be important to y...
BY: Perry J. KaufmanSUBJECT: Money Management
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Any trading strategy can be improved. Here's a look at how trading double bottom patterns can be modified to give you better trading results...
BY: Pawel KosinskiSUBJECT: Charting
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Putting some of your investment dollars to work in securities that offer payouts can be a good tradeoff between risk and reward. Here's how to go about it...
BY: Gabriel GonzalezSUBJECT: Investing
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...When the market heads down, there are still ways to profit that don't require taking an outright short position. Here's a look at some of the inverse ETFs available, how they have performed, and what risks are involved...
BY: Leslie N. MasonsonSUBJECT: Why Trade ETFs?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...With over 25 years of experience in trading and designing pattern and momentum-style trading systems, David Stendahl understands risk management. Stendahl is founder and president of Signal Trading Group (SignalTradingGroup.com) and focuses on trading the global futures markets. He follows a systematic, low-leveraged, highly diversified trading regimen. He co-created various financial software that centers on evaluating trading systems, position sizing application, and portfolio construction. You can follow him on Twitter at @David_Stendahl. We spoke with David in November 2018 about his compa...
BY: Jayanthi GopalakrishnanSUBJECT: Interview
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...StockCharts.com is a comprehensive, easy-to-navigate and highly subscribed-to technical analysis and charting website designed for self-directed investors and traders...
BY: Leslie N. MasonsonSUBJECT: Product Review
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Just knowing if you are trading based on impulse can, at the very least, make a difference in your approach to trading. And that can make a difference in your bottom line...
BY: Claudio DembSUBJECT: Trading Psychology
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Adding in a volume component to your moving average calculation can help you know when momentum may be slowing, which may improve your trade timing. Here's how...
BY: Ken CalhounSUBJECT: Trading On Momentum
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: Leveraged ETFs Vs. Futures: A Good Substitute?...
BY: Carley GarnerSUBJECT: Futures Trading
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: How To Position A Trade Using A Calendar Spread (Part 2)...
BY: Jay KaeppelSUBJECT: Options Trading
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: Discretionary Vs. Algorithmic Trading...
BY: Kevin J. DaveySUBJECT: Algo Trading
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...
BY: Rob FriesenSUBJECT: Stock Trading
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...For this month's Traders' Tips, the focus is Sylvain Vervoort's article in the July 2018 issue, "The V-Trade, Part 5: Technical Analysis--Moving Average Support & Resistance And Volatility Bands." Here, we present the January 2019 Traders' Tips code with possible implementations in various softwa...
BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.SUBJECT: Traders' Tips code
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: The Stiffness Indicator...
BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.SUBJECT: Letters to the Editor
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...
BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.SUBJECT: Futures