Article Archive For FEB2026
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A Portfolio Diversification Strategy
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Have you been staying up at night worrying about your investments? Is it possible to design a strategy that performs reliably across all market environments? This article addresses this question by presenting a rules-based portfolio diversification framework designed to deliver competitive returns while limiting drawdowns...
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The Jelly Roll
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...We're not talking doughnuts here, we're talking about finding an edge in options trading. One way to exploit that edge is with this sophisticated strategy for trading monthly SPX options. Here's an inside look...
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Weekly Bias On The S&P 500: A Systematic Trading Strategy To Capture Recurring Market Moves
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...A trading strategy based on a market bias is one that is designed to exploit recurring price patterns in a market. Is there a market bias that could be exploited in the emini S&P 500 futures market? Here's an exploration of the concept and a test of some trading logic that you can adapt for your own tests...
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Mastering The VWAP For Cryptocurrency Trading
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The volume-weighted average price indicator is an excellent tool for the dynamic, quickly changing crypto markets. Here's a look at the tool's makeup and an example of how it can be deployed in a trading strategy...
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ETF Tech Performance Battle: IVES Vs. GRNY
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...New ETFs are launched daily, but two seasoned market veterans, Tom Lee and Dan Ives, recently introduced their own ETFs based on their unique trading methodologies. What are those trading methodologies, and could the new ETFs warrant a place in your portfolio? Here's a look...
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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 Vs. Full-Size Contracts...
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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: Out-Of-The-Money Call Calendar Spread...
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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: Algo Filters...
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The Savvy Technician
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Recognizing and applying technical chart patterns to trading. This month: Building Your Position...
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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: Classic Indicators Enhanced With Machine Learning...
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Traders' Tips
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...For this month's Traders' Tips, the focus is Markos Katsanos' article in this issue, "A Portfolio Diversification Strategy." Here, we present the February 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...