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• 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...

AUTHOR: John F. EhlersDATE: JUL2025SUBJECT: Digital Signal Processing

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• 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...

AUTHOR: Domenico D'ErricoDATE: JUL2025SUBJECT: Trading Strategies

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• 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...

AUTHOR: Richard JohnsonDATE: JUL2025SUBJECT: Charting

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• 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...

AUTHOR: Andrea UngerDATE: JUL2025SUBJECT: Trading System Development

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• 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...

AUTHOR: John A. SarkettDATE: JUL2025SUBJECT: Options Trading

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• 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...

AUTHOR: Leslie N. MasonsonDATE: JUL2025SUBJECT: Why Trade ETFs?

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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: Reserve Status (Part 1)...

AUTHOR: Carley GarnerDATE: JUL2025SUBJECT: 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:...

AUTHOR: Jay KaeppelDATE: JUL2025SUBJECT: 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: Does Size Matter?...

AUTHOR: Kevin J. DaveyDATE: JUL2025SUBJECT: Algo Trading

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• The Savvy Technician

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

AUTHOR: Stella Osoba, CMTDATE: JUL2025SUBJECT: Chart Patterns

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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: How To Get To The Next Level...

AUTHOR: Dave MabeDATE: JUL2025SUBJECT: Trading Strategies

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• 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...

AUTHOR: Technical Analysis, Inc.DATE: JUL2025SUBJECT: Traders' Tips code

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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: JUL2025SUBJECT: Futures