• Ultimate Strength Index (USI)

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Introducing a new version of the RSI that has an exceptionally small amount of lag. Here's how you can calculate and use it...

BY: John F. EhlersSUBJECT: Digital Signal Processing

• Indicator Deviation Bands: Extending The Bollinger Bands Concept

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Apply the concept of trading bands to technical indicators to create effective trading strategies. Here's an example...

BY: Richard PosterSUBJECT: Trading Strategies

• Trading A Breakout System

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...When trading a breakout system, does it improve results to get in either early or late? Here's a test to find out...

BY: Perry J. KaufmanSUBJECT: Trading Systems

• Trading Leveraged QQQ ETFs Part 2: TQQQ

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Can you beat buy & hold, with favorable reward-to-risk measures, by including a leveraged QQQ ETF in your portfolio allocation with market timing? In part 1, the study tested a 2x ETF. Here, a 3x ETF is tested. Do results improve, or worsen? We find out...

BY: Massoud Metghalchi, PhDSUBJECT: Trading Strategies

• Trading Commodities: Crafting A Bias Strategy To Leverage Orange Juice Seasonality

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...You can use seasonality characteristics to develop a trading strategy. Here's an example of developing a strategy after identifying a seasonal pattern in an agricultural commodity...

BY: Andrea UngerSUBJECT: Trading System Development

• Catching Profitable Market Opportunities By Harnessing Dominant Trends

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Here's a strategy for forex trading that uses moving averages alongside critical price levels to identify trading opportunities as major trends develop...

BY: Azeez MustaphaSUBJECT: Forex Trading

• Concentric Containment Moving Averages

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...By using a series of moving averages, we can study price action within the timeframe and look for clues to the direction ahead...

BY: Howard J. HermanSUBJECT: Charting

• 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: Broker Choice...

BY: Carley GarnerSUBJECT: Futures Trading

• 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: Take The LEAP...

BY: Jay KaeppelSUBJECT: Options Trading

• 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: Margin Alternatives...

BY: Kevin J. DaveySUBJECT: Algo Trading

• The Savvy Technician

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Recognizing and applying technical chart patterns to trading. This month: Reading Volatility Using The ATR...

BY: Stella Osoba, CMTSUBJECT: Chart Patterns

• Market Rap

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Unserious thoughts on serious topics in finance, from Emilio Tomasini, a professional trader and former adjunct professor of corporate finance at the University of Bologna in Italy. This month: The Smell Of Boot Grease, Gunpowder, And Lots Of Dust: What Do They Have To Do With A Famous Technical Analysis Book...

BY: Emilio TomasiniSUBJECT: Trading

• 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: Want More Consistency? Systematize Your Exit...

BY: Dave MabeSUBJECT: Trading Strategies

• Traders' Tips

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...For this month's Traders' Tips, the focus is John F. EhlersÕ article in this issue, "Ultimate Strength Index (USI)." Here, we present the November 2024 Traders' Tips code with possible implementations in various softwa...

BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.SUBJECT: 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...

BY: Technical Analysis, Inc.SUBJECT: Futures