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• Precision Trend Analysis

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Step away from conventional approaches and try this new approach for detecting and confirming trend. Here's how...

AUTHOR: Johhn F. EhlersDATE: SEP2024SUBJECT: Digital Signal Processing

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• The Volume Momentum Indicator

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Volume plays an important role in momentum analysis. Here's an indicator you can plot to easily incorporate volume information in your analysis...

AUTHOR: Buff Pelz Dormeier, CMTDATE: SEP2024SUBJECT: Indicators

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• Which Is Better: The N-Day Breakout Or The Swing Breakout?

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Here's a study that compares the classic method of using swing highs and lows for trading signals versus a modern approach of signals based on new highs and lows over a given number of days. Which will you choose...

AUTHOR: Perry J. KaufmanDATE: SEP2024SUBJECT: Trading Methods

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• Metals Futures: How To Identify And Exploit Recurring Intraday Price Movements

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...For the study presented here, we will use four commonly traded metals futures markets to test for intraday biases that could give the trader an edge...

AUTHOR: Andrea UngerDATE: SEP2024SUBJECT: Futures Trading

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• Mastering The MACD In A Strategy

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Combine a long-term moving average with the classic MACD to create a trend-following trading strategy for trading forex pairs. Here's how...

AUTHOR: Azeez MustaphaDATE: SEP2024SUBJECT: Cryptocurrency Trading

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• Consider Sector-Rotation ETFs? A Second Look After 5 Years

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Sector rotation strategies and enthusiasm are alive and well. And six ETFs have joined the existing four in this tiny market niche. But one fact has not changed: There is approximately a 30 percentage-point difference between the annual performance of the best and worst stock sectors. Should you consider any of the newcomer ETFs, and are any of the longtime funds a viable portfolio addition? Here's an updated review...

AUTHOR: Leslie N. MasonsonDATE: SEP2024SUBJECT: 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: Micro Natural Gas Futures...

AUTHOR: Carley GarnerDATE: SEP2024SUBJECT: 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: The Most Important Factors In Option Trades...

AUTHOR: Jay KaeppelDATE: SEP2024SUBJECT: 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: What Makes A Good Algo Trader...

AUTHOR: Kevin J. DaveyDATE: SEP2024SUBJECT: Algo Trading

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• The Savvy Technician

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Recognizing and applying technical chart patterns to trading. This month: Anticipating Downtrends...

AUTHOR: Stella Osoba, CMTDATE: SEP2024SUBJECT: Chart Patterns

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• Market Rap

  ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Unserious thoughts on serious topics in finance, from Emilio Tomasini, a professional trader and adjunct professor of corporate finance at the University of Bologna in Italy. This month: Are Successful Private Traders Sociopaths Or Simply Brilliant Individuals...

AUTHOR: Emilio TomasiniDATE: SEP2024SUBJECT: 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: Identifying False Breakouts...

AUTHOR: Dave MabeDATE: SEP2024SUBJECT: 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, "Precision Trend Analysis." Here, we present the September 2024 Traders' Tips code with possible implementations in various softwa...

AUTHOR: Technical Analysis, Inc.DATE: SEP2024SUBJECT: 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: SEP2024SUBJECT: Futures