Article Archive For SEP2023
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VAcc: A Momentum Indicator Based On Velocity And Acceleration
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Here is a new indicator based on some simple physics concepts that is simple to use, responsive, and precise. Find out how to calculate and use it...
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Extend Your Analysis Capabilities With R
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...You can create a statistical bridge from your trading platform to a spreadsheet to the R programming environment to accomplish specialized tasks as well as extend your market and portfolio analysis capabilities. Here's an example of how to do it...
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Switching Into Futures In Down Markets To Enhance Performance
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...When technical indicators indicate a down market, one traditional approach is to move from stocks to money market instruments as a protective strategy and for improved risk-to-reward. Here's a twist on that market-switching strategy that instead turns to futures via managed futures programs to reduce risk and increase returns...
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An Introduction To Options, Part 2: The Greek Variables
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Thinking of getting into option trading? In this article series, we are introducing some of the most important things to know to get started. Last time in part 1, we covered the components of option contracts and how options are used. This time, we'll look at the variables known as the "greeks" that can be used to evaluate an option's risk and rewa...
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Interview: A Conversation With Meb Faber
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Mebane T. Faber, CMT, CAIA, is co-founder and chief investment officer of Cambria Investment Management, which manages a dozen ETFs, with $1.9 billion in assets under management. Faber is host of The Meb Faber Show Podcast. He also created The Idea Farm website (www.TheIdeaFarm.com) to offer investment research. We spoke with him to discuss his extensive investing career, Cambria's suite of ETFs, and his views on global diversification...
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Actively Managed ETFs And Mutual Funds: Worthwhile, Or A Waste Of Time And Money?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...The portion of ETFs that are actively rather than passively managed has risen to 34%, and interest from retail investors is only increasing. But the data shows that active managers have a hard time beating their benchmark, and very few do over 20 years. Are there any active ETFs that are exceptional and ripe for purchase? We'll take a look...
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Product review: 0DTE Options Trading Workshop, Part 2
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Some 40% of daily trading in options is now in zero-days-to-expiration (0DTE) contracts, which are contracts that expire the same day they are traded. This is part 2 of my report on the three-week workshop...
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Swingtrading Price Channels
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Here is a pattern that provides an effective technical entry point and trade strategy. It builds on trend continuation, using the upper and lower trendlines...
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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 Have South American Grain Farmers Changed The Landscape...
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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: Reverting Back To The Mean...
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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: Using Options To Play Speculative Stocks...
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The Savvy Technician
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...Recognizing and applying technical chart patterns to trading. This month: Spotting And Trading Breakouts...
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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 Singularity Paradox With AI Influence On Market Mechanics...
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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: What's The Best Timeframe: A 1-Minute Chart? A Monthly Chart? Somewhere In Between? (Part 1 Of 2)...
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Traders' Tips
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS ...For this month's Traders' Tips, the focus is Andrea Unger's article in the August 2023 issue, "The Weekly Factor Pattern." Here, we present the September 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...