Article Archive For APR2026
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A Synthetic Oscillator
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...In search of the best compromise between indicator lag and indicator responsiveness for timely trading signals, the nonlinear indicator presented here is a excellent solution. Find out how to create and implement this synthetic oscillator, which will adapt to changing market conditions...
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Relative Strength Investing With SPY/RSP And IBB/XBI
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...ETFs and stocks rotate in and out of favor. Here are two pair combinations you can use with three rotation strategies using technical indicators to benefit from trend changes...
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Trading The Crack Spread
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...A crack spread", the price difference between crude oil and the refined petroleum products made from it, and the crack spread trade, with a widening or narrowing spread, is often used to hedge or speculate on whether refined products like gasoline, diesel, or heating oil will outperform or underperform crude. Here's a look at this type of trade, and code so you can test it for yoursel...
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Low-Correlation Momentum: Achieving Equity-Like Returns By Losing Less
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Presented here is a simple rules-based ETF momentum strategy that integrates correlation control at the selection stage. The goal is long-term returns with lower volatility and drawdowns...
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Crude Oil: Is The Intraday Bias Changing? What It Tells Us About Market Evolution
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Recurring patterns observed in a market can provide the basis for a trading strategy. However, markets can change over time. What can the trader do? Here's a demonstration of testing for market changes...
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Jungian Insights Into Market Activity, Part 1
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Escape the madness of crowds with this lesson based on classic Jung psychology...
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2026 Readers' Choice Awards
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Stocks & Commodities presents the 2026 Readers' Choice Awards, with products and services that our subscribers are using and find useful, in more than 20 categories...
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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: Why Did The Precious Metals Markets Go Parabolic? (Part 2)...
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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 Primary Factors To Consider For A Potential Option Trade?...
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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: Strategy Selection...
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The Savvy Technician
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Recognizing and applying technical chart patterns to trading. This month: Small-Cap Rotation...
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Traders' Tips
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...For this month's Traders' Tips, the focus is John F. Ehlers' article in this issue, "A Synthetic Oscillator." Here, we present the April 2026 Traders' Tips code with possible implementations in various softwa...
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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...