Article Archive For JUL2021
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Buy & Hold, Or Buy & Sell?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Here is a system that with a few simple rules will reduce drawdown and improve the profitability of your portfolio without having to go short or use put options...
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Moving Average Bands Part 1
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...These dynamic bands change as volatility increases and decreases. Use them to signal potential entry points in uptrends and downtrends or to help identify overbought and oversold levels in flat markets...
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Long-Term Technical Indicators
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Long-term indicators can help short-term, market-entry indicators maximize profits. Find out how...
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Interview: A Conversation With Dennis Tilley
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Dennis Tilley has traded securities for over 25 years. Since 1999, he has been Director of Research and Chief Investment Officer at Merriman Wealth Management LLC, and is currently Director of Alternative Investments. He has extensive experience in asset class trading, portfolio management research, design, and implementation. Before joining Merriman, Tilley was a nationally recognized expert in the field of electric propulsion...
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Aerospace & Defense ETFs
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The US government provides high-level funding to aerospace and defense to expand its communication satellite networks, to continue building the US air defense, and to examine the far reaches of outer space. Investors may want to consider a small portfolio allocation to an ETF in this technologically exciting industry segment...
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Trading Bull Traps
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...In this article we'll look at bull traps, what they mean, and the best way to trade them...
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Day Trading Mid-Range Gaps
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...We usually think about gaps above previous highs or below previous lows. This month's strategy can help you trade gaps that are neither of those, but rather are gaps down inside the previous day's trading range...
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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: Riding The Cryptos To Riches?...
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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: Where Can I Find Commodity Volatility Information?...
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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 Usefulness Of Bull Call Spreads And Bear Put Spreads...
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Trading Perspectives
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Rob Friesen is a professional trader and president & COO of Bright Trading (www.stocktrading.com), a proprietary trading firm hosting independent trader/members, an online trading school, and utilizing the StockOdds database (www.stockodds.net). This column shares his thoughts and outlooks on trading, locating opportunity, probabilistic outcome, and maintaining perspective throughout industry changes. This month: The Future Is Analog And How I Lost My Love For Music...
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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: Discretionary Trading vs. System Trading...
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Traders' Tips
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...For this month's Traders' Tips, the focus is Markos KatsanosÕ article in this issue, "Buy & Hold, Or Buy & Sell?" Here, we present the July 2021 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...