Contents For SEP2025

  • The Continuation Index

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Here, we introduce an indicator named the continuation index to provide early indication of trend onset and early indication of a trend exhaustion...

  • Using The Elusive Volume Confirmation

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...There is a popular concept in charting that volume confirms price action. But is that really reliable? Here's a look...

  • Momentum-Based Trading Strategies In Crude Oil ETFs And Futures

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Here, we test a momentum trading strategy on crude oil futures and on a crude oil ETF. Which one came out ahead, and why? We'll find out...

  • Intraday Breakout Strategy On Platinum Futures (@PL): Construction, Optimization, And Results

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Follow along on the development process of an intraday trading system for platinum. Included are examples, reports, and code to allow you to take it further and develop your own system...

  • LEAPS Your Way To Profit

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Some advantages of buying a call option include knowing your maximum risk up front and using your capital wisely. And when you buy LEAPS options, you have an entire year before any action is required. Here's a look at using these longer-term options in your portfolio...

  • Semiconductor ETFs: A Good Bet Or Not?

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The "Mag 7" stocks became favorites during the recent three-year bull run that started in October 2022, but it's also worth paying attention to the field of semiconductors, a rapidly growing segment of the technology sector. Here is a look at some of the ETFs representing this segment to help you consider whether it may be worth investing a small portion of your portfolio...

  • 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: Risk Reversal...

  • 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: Using Married Puts...

  • 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: Algo Trading Full Time...

  • The Savvy Technician

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Recognizing and applying technical chart patterns to trading. This month: Sideways Is A Trend Too...

  • Machine Learning Corner

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Want to better understand complex concepts like pattern recognition, forecasting, and classification, in plain English without complex formulas? Domenico D'Errico explains how the core concepts of machine learning for pattern recognition often have more in common with traditional trading techniques than you might expect. This month: Pattern Recognition For Traders...

  • Traders' Tips

    ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...For this month's Traders' Tips, the focus is John F. Ehlers' article in this issue, "The Continuation Index." Here, we present the September 2025 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 QQQ & TQQQ ETF Profit Machine: A Roadmap For Trading And Investing In Cutting-Edge AI-Focused Tech Titans by Leslie N. Masonson; Generative Artificial Intelligence In Finance: Large Language Models, Interfaces, And Industry Use Cases To Transform Accounting And Finance Processes by Pethuru Raj Chelliah et al; The Elements Of Quantitative Investing by Giuseppe A. Paleologo...

  • 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...