Contents For JUL2025

  • Laguerre Filters

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Here, we'll demonstrate a filter for trend trading that doesn't suffer the lag that conventional filters with equivalent smoothing have...

  • Systematic Hedging Of An Equity Portfolio With Short-Selling Strategies Based On The VIX

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The VIX--often referred to as the fear index--can be harnessed for a defensive strategy. You may be able to hedge your portfolio using short-selling signals based on the VIX. Here's how...

  • Polarization Of Market Data

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Consider the dimensions of price, time, and ... polarity. Here's a charting technique you can use to streamline and summarize price movement for a new perspective...

  • Exploring Recurring Market Behaviors In The CME Bitcoin Futures Market: Analysis And Strategies

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Here, we explore the behavior of the bitcoin futures contract in the daily and weekly trading sessions and develop a trading system. Included are examples, reports, and code to allow you to take it further and develop your own system...

  • The ViPar Option Strategy For Trading Market Declines

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...This put-buying option strategy involves purchasing VXX put options while purchasing an SPX put debit spread. Find out how it's used...

  • QQQ Relatives

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...There are over three dozen ETFs based on the Nasdaq-100 index, each with its own objectives. Is there a QQQ lookalike that could offer better returns with less risk than the QQQ itself? We'll take a look...

  • 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: Reserve Status (Part 1)...

  • 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:...

  • 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: Does Size Matter?...

  • The Savvy Technician

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Recognizing and applying technical chart patterns to trading. This month: Recessions And Stock Market Performance...

  • Strategy Corner

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Got a question about using trading strategies? Dave Mabe has 25 years of experience in trading strategy development. With a background as a computer engineer and chief technology officer for Trade-Ideas, he is interested in the design of innovative algorithms for rules-based trading systems as well as the intersection of artificial intelligence and finance. This month: How To Get To The Next Level...

  • Traders' Tips

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...For this month's Traders' Tips, the focus is John F. Ehlers' article in this issue, "Laguerre Filters." Here, we present the July 2025 Traders' Tips code with possible implementations in various softwa...

  • 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...