Article Archive For MAR2023
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An Adaptive Moving Average For Swing Trading
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Here, we introduce a new adaptive moving average that is responsive, smooth, and robust...
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Every Little Bit Helps
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...It's simple but makes a noticeable improvement: You can reduce noise in the data by using an average of the open and close instead of using only the closing price. Here's how to do it...
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Can Volume Predict Price?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...What does higher or lower volume today suggest about tomorrow's price? Here's a test to find out...
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Trading Contracts For Differences
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...In some financial markets outside the US, price gaps can be traded by using a derivative instrument called contracts for differences. But there are risks. Traders can minimize the risks by having a good understanding of them and the costs involved. So for those outside the US and who trade outside of US markets, here's an introduction to using this vehicle, along with some suggestions for what to watch for...
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Interview: A Conversation With Charles Kirk
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Charles E. Kirk is an independent, full-time ETF trader, and is the longtime publisher of The Kirk Report (www.kirkreport.org). The report started out as a popular blog in 2003, when Kirk began regularly posting about stocks, trading, investing, and the market, with an emphasis on education rather than recommendations or advice. Leslie Masonson interviewed Charles Kirk in January 2023 about his three decades of trading and investing, his philosophy on learning, and his experiences publishing his newsletter...
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Cannabis's Promising Future Lies Ahead, or Does It?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Cannabis ETFs offer an opportunity to participate in an industry that is expected to mushroom in the decades ahead as more individuals on a worldwide basis participate in its recreational and medicinal uses. Certainly, there are legal and regulatory roadblocks ahead, and future happenings are unknown, but having a small slice of your portfolio in the "weeds" could turn out to be to be an investment "high." Check out some possible ETF and stock opportunities...
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Swing Trading 90-Day 25-SMA Pivots
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Here is a way to identify setups to buy the pivot as price action moves up following a downtrend, using a 25-day simple moving average on a 90-day candlestick chart. The technique is well-suited to a position-sizing approach and to high-volatility instruments...
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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: How Can Crypto Investors Avoid Counterparty Risk And Protect Funds? (Part 2 Of 2)...
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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: Having Your Cake...
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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: Bull Call And Bear Put Spreads: Filtering For Trend And Liquidity...
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The Savvy Technician
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Recognizing and applying technical chart patterns to trading. This month: Buy When Stocks Are Cheap...
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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: There Is No Magic In Elliott Waves, And Trend Is Not Forever...
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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: Some Things Never Change, And Some Can Be Used In Fresh Ways...
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Traders' Tips
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...For this month's Traders' Tips, the focus is John F. Ehlers' article in this issue, "Every Little Bit Helps." Here, we present the March 2023 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...