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• The Ultimate Oscillator

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...In a recent article, we introduced a new method to eliminate lag in smoothing indicators. Here, we apply that method to achieve, at last, a no-lag oscillator that you can use...

AUTHOR: John F. EhlersDATE: APR2025SUBJECT: Digital Signal Processing

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• Do Stops Really Work?

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Whether to use stop orders is a fundamental question for trade management. Here, we present a test comparing different stop-loss types and exit methods. So how do they compare?...

AUTHOR: Perry J. KaufmanDATE: APR2025SUBJECT: Trading Techniques

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• Using Pivot Points For Trend-Following Strategies: Analysis And Backtest On Heating Oil Futures

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Have you considered using pivot points in a trend-following strategy instead of in a reversal strategy where they are usually applied? Here's a look at this alternative approach, including the logic and coding for a pivot point-based strategy on heating oil futures...

AUTHOR: Andrea UngerDATE: APR2025SUBJECT: Trading System Development

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• Using Options As Protection

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Here's a look at using some basic option strategies to help mitigate your downside risk in a long stock position or upside risk when holding a covered call...

AUTHOR: John DevcicDATE: APR2025SUBJECT: Options Trading

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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: Gold Liquidity...

AUTHOR: Carley GarnerDATE: APR2025SUBJECT: Futures Trading

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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: Selling Cash-Secured Puts...

AUTHOR: Jay KaeppelDATE: APR2025SUBJECT: Options Trading

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• 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: Self-Created Vs. Leased Strategy...

AUTHOR: Kevin J. DaveyDATE: APR2025SUBJECT: Algo Trading

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• The Savvy Technician

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

AUTHOR: Stella Osoba, CMTDATE: APR2025SUBJECT: Chart Patterns

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• 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: When Artificial Intelligence Works Better Than You, What Does The Future Hold For You?...

AUTHOR: Emilio TomasiniDATE: APR2025SUBJECT: Trading

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• 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: You Missed A Trade--Now What?...

AUTHOR: Dave MabeDATE: APR2025SUBJECT: Trading Strategies

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• Traders' Tips

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...For this month's Traders' Tips, the focus is John F. EhlersÕ article in this issue, "The Ultimate Oscillator." Here, we present the April 2025 Traders' Tips code with possible implementations in various softwa...

AUTHOR: Technical Analysis, Inc.DATE: APR2025SUBJECT: Traders' Tips code

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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: Prop Trading Secrets: How Successful Traders Are Living Off The Markets by Kathy Lien and Etienne Crete; Quantitative Portfolio Optimization: Advanced Techniques And Applications by Miquel Noguer Alonso, Julian Antolin Camarena, and Alberto Bueno Guerrero; The Puzzle Of Sustainable Investment: What Smart Investors Should Know by Lukasz Pomorski; Inside The Black Box: A Simple Guide To Systematic Investing, 3rd Edition by Rishi K. Narang; The Quick-Start Guide To Invest...

AUTHOR: Technical Analysis, Inc.DATE: APR2025SUBJECT: Books

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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...

AUTHOR: Technical Analysis, Inc.DATE: APR2025SUBJECT: Futures