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Chart Patterns are formed by support and resistance levels and by trend lines.

The cup and handle is a longer term continuation pattern, similar to an ascending triangle.

Double tops are useful reversal patterns in an up-trend, identified by two peaks of similar height, followed by a break below the intervening trough.

A powerful reversal signal, the head and shoulders pattern is completed by a lower peak followed by a break below the neckline.

Support and resistance are the foundation stone of all technical analysis.

Trading Ranges are formed by support and resistance lines in close proximity. Price fluctuates in a narrow band with no clear trend.

Triangles and wedges can be powerful continuation or reversal patterns, depending on their shape.

Triple tops are similar to double tops and comprise three peaks of similar height.

Support, resistance and trading ranges.

Flags and pennants are short-term congestion patterns that form in trends and are reliable continuation signals.

Rectangles are narrow consolidations in a trend.

Rectangles are of the most reliable chart patterns when they appear in close proximity to support or resistance during an up-trend.

Volume activity provides powerful confirmation of price signals and often gives advance warning.

To improve Candlesticks accuracy, combine with Volatility, Volume, Support/Resistance and Trendlines.

How to identify trends, control, commitment, uncertainty, inside and outside days.

Candlestick chart patterns are able to highlight trend weakness and reversal signals that may not be apparent on a normal bar chart.

Gaps are often found at breakouts or during a strong trend.

A powerful signal, especially after big volume changes or a strong trend.

A spike is identified by a high sharply above the days on either side, a close near the day's low, and a strong preceding trend.

There are two times where daily volume will highlight unusual trading activity: a spike above the normal range or a dip below normal activity levels.

Every trend change is signaled by a reversal day. The secret is to identify their potency.

A powerful reversal signal, especially with a large spike after a strong advance...

An inside day that signals a fairly weak reversal...

Island reversals are powerful signals, identified by gaps between the signal day and the days on either side...

Key reversal signals do not occur very often but are definitely worth the wait...

Open-Close reversals are potent reversal signals when they follow a strong trend.

Pivot point reversals are the simplest and most commonly encountered of all reversal signals.

Basic Point and Figure chart patterns: Support and resistance, trendlines, breakouts, bullish and bearish signals.

One of the most reliable Point and Figure chart patterns, Bull Traps occur when an upward breakout retreats back below the new support level.

Identify the cup and handle pattern on Point and Figure charts. Popularized by William J O'Neill (How To Make Money In Stocks).

Similar to Point and Figure bull and bear traps, false (or marginal) breaks occur at minor support levels (from a previous low) or minor resistance.

Retracements (or corrections), during a Point and Figure trend, tell us about the strength of the trend.

An upward Point and Figure spike is where a rally exceeds the previous column of Xs by at least 10 boxes.

After a Point and Figure up-trend, marginal new highs (especially where accompanied by equal or lower lows) indicate a loss of momentum.

For a valid Point and Figure triangle there must be at least two retracements counter to the prevailing trend.

What is technical analysis and does it really work? The foundations of technical analysis are support and resistance. Dow Theory builds on this to analyze the structure of trends.

Chart Patterns are formed by support and resistance levels and by trend lines. They include long-term patterns such as Head & Shoulders, short-term patterns such as flags, daily reversal patterns, candlesticks and Point & Figure.

Candlestick chart patterns are able to highlight trend weakness and reversal signals that may not be apparent on a normal bar chart.

Point & Figure charts are used to identify support levels, resistance and chart patterns. Point and Figure ignores the time factor and concentrate solely on movements in price.

Exponential, Simple, Weighted and Wilder moving averages: formula, selection, signals and trading systems.

A complete guide to technical analysis indicators.

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The Stock Screener is used to identify securities that warrant further analysis. Filters include Price, Volume, Moving Averages, MACD, Bollinger Bands, Directional Movement, RSI, Stochastic, and many others.

Interest rates, yield curves, central banks such as the US Federal Reserve, inflation, gold, and crude oil.

Active investors combine fundamental and technical analysis, moving in and out of the market in accordance with the phases of the business cycle.

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Negative yield curves have proved reliable predictors of economic recession. However, recent experience in the United Kingdom and Australia raises questions...

Debt growth is important because it reveals the level of inflationary pressure in the economy; and inflationary pressure indicates future interest rate policy.

Interest rates have a big influence on stock markets because of three factors.

Central banks and interest rates: There is an intrinsic interest rate in any market that matches demand for credit with savings.

How Banks Create Money out of Thin Air: Most money in the economy is held in the form of deposits with banks rather than in the form ...

Who caused the global financial crisis? Was it the banks? The shadow banking system? The rating agencies? Or fraudulent mortgage originators? The were all actors in the tragedy, but the producer, director and lead role was played by the Fed.

To protect ourselves from future banking panics we need to understand the underlying causes. Panics are normally precipitated by an insolvency crisis, which then escalates into a liquidity crisis as depositors rush to withdraw their funds.

Ben Bernanke and I have little in common, but we share the view that any form of recovery is dependent on confidence. Where we differ is in how to restore confidence.

An excellent CNBC interview with Jeremy Grantham where he explains the game the Fed is playing: over-pricing bonds so that investors are forced back into stocks, even when dangerously over-valued.

Negative yield curves have proved to be reliable predictors of economic recession over the past 50 years. Research by Jonathan Wright, a research economist at the Federal Reserve, questioned whether this relationship still held. But his questions were answered by the GFC in 2007/2008.

Investing in Mutual Funds: If you do not have the time or expertise to manage your own investments then mutual funds may be your only option...

Richard Koo, Chief Economist %u2013 Nomura Research, explains why quantitative easing (QE) will not work in the GFC. Japan experienced this over the last two decades; the current crisis is merely a re-run.

The real danger posed by debt is once debt becomes a significant fraction of GDP, and its growth rate substantially exceeds that of GDP, the economy will suffer a recession even if the debt to GDP ratio merely stabilizes. By Associate Professor Steve Keen, University of Western Sydney.

Serious imbalances in the US economy: Paul Volcker, former chairman of the Federal Reserve (1979 - 1987), in his February 2005 address to the Stanford Institute for ...

Inflation is the most commonly used economic term in the popular media. A Nexis search in 1996 found 872,000 news stories over the past twenty years that used the word inflation.

INTEREST RATES, RECESSION OR DEPRESSION? Reproduced with kind permission from Aubie Baltin. Before we can even begin to discuss interest rates intelligently, we must first define what it is that we are actually talking about ...

A simple illustration of how socialism reduces incentives to work.

The Link Between Gold and Oil. Gold and crude oil prices tend to rise and fall in sympathy with one another. There are two reasons for this ...

Gold is generally quoted in US dollars per ounce of gold; so any fluctuations in the strength of the dollar are likely to be reflected in the dollar priceof gold.

What is Technical Analysis? Foundations of Technical Analysis and does it really work?

Support and resistance are the foundation stone of all technical analysis.

The key to analysing bar charts: control, commitment, OHLC, whipsaws, long and short positions...

Expose hidden trends: markets trend in more than one direction at the same time...

The simplicity of these observations by Charles Dow belie their immense impact on the field of technical analysis.

How to identify trends and trend changes.

Lines (or ranging markets may take the place of a secondary reaction.

Bull and Bear markets are confirmed by both the Industrial and Transport Averages...

Bull and bear markets each have three phases.

Crossovers of fast and slow moving averages are particularly useful for identifying trends and make an effective trading system when combined with stop losses.

An often-discussed system for tracking trends is the Directional Movement System set for weekly, rather than daily, directional movement. We compare performance to Stan Weinstein's breakout model.

Never trade against the trend - a fundamental principle in technical analysis. That's easy enough to follow, but how do you determine the trend?

Three main indicators of the strength of a trend.

The trend line is a powerful momentum indicator, alerting you to any acceleration or deceleration of the trend.

Trend channels are one of the best available tools for identifying changes in trend momentum.

Standard deviation channels, plotted at a set number of standard deviations around a linear regression line, provide useful entry and exit signals for trading trends.

The behavior of the market is the most powerful influence on the performance of every stock.

The change in prices on any day is influenced by a number of cycles in different time frames...

Edwin Coppock designed this oscillator with one sole purpose: to identify the commencement of bull markets.

Developed by Chartcraft, the index combines bull signals from individual stocks to identify market trends.

William J. O'Neill identifies these signals in 24 Essential Lessons for Investment Success.

Interest rates have a big influence on stock markets because of three factors.

How to identify trends, control, commitment, uncertainty, inside and outside days.

Candlesticks contain the same data as a normal bar chart but highlight the relationship between opening and closing prices.

The greatest advance in the last decade, equivolume exposes price and volume interaction.

Candlesticks are colored according to opening and closing price, OHLC by comparing closing price to the previous close.

Suggests suitable Point & Figure settings: log or normal scale; box size and reversal amounts; and pricing method.

Chart Patterns are formed by support and resistance levels and by trend lines.

The cup and handle is a longer term continuation pattern, similar to an ascending triangle.

Double tops are useful reversal patterns in an up-trend, identified by two peaks of similar height, followed by a break below the intervening trough.

A powerful reversal signal, the head and shoulders pattern is completed by a lower peak followed by a break below the neckline.

Support and resistance are the foundation stone of all technical analysis.

Trading Ranges are formed by support and resistance lines in close proximity. Price fluctuates in a narrow band with no clear trend.

Triangles and wedges can be powerful continuation or reversal patterns, depending on their shape.

Triple tops are similar to double tops and comprise three peaks of similar height.

Support, resistance and trading ranges.

Flags and pennants are short-term congestion patterns that form in trends and are reliable continuation signals.

Rectangles are narrow consolidations in a trend.

Rectangles are of the most reliable chart patterns when they appear in close proximity to support or resistance during an up-trend.

Volume activity provides powerful confirmation of price signals and often gives advance warning.

To improve Candlesticks accuracy, combine with Volatility, Volume, Support/Resistance and Trendlines.

How to identify trends, control, commitment, uncertainty, inside and outside days.

Candlestick chart patterns are able to highlight trend weakness and reversal signals that may not be apparent on a normal bar chart.

Gaps are often found at breakouts or during a strong trend.

A powerful signal, especially after big volume changes or a strong trend.

A spike is identified by a high sharply above the days on either side, a close near the day's low, and a strong preceding trend.

There are two times where daily volume will highlight unusual trading activity: a spike above the normal range or a dip below normal activity levels.

Every trend change is signaled by a reversal day. The secret is to identify their potency.

A powerful reversal signal, especially with a large spike after a strong advance...

An inside day that signals a fairly weak reversal...

Island reversals are powerful signals, identified by gaps between the signal day and the days on either side...

Key reversal signals do not occur very often but are definitely worth the wait...

Open-Close reversals are potent reversal signals when they follow a strong trend.

Pivot point reversals are the simplest and most commonly encountered of all reversal signals.

Point and Figure charts are used to identify support levels, resistance and chart patterns. Point and Figure ignores the time factor and concentrate solely on movements in price.

Suitable Point & Figure settings: log or normal scale; box size and reversal amounts; and pricing method.

Create custom Point and Figure chart s from the Indicator Panel.

Basic Point and Figure chart patterns: Support and resistance, trendlines, breakouts, bullish and bearish signals.

One of the most reliable Point and Figure chart patterns, Bull Traps occur when an upward breakout retreats back below the new support level.

Identify the cup and handle pattern on Point and Figure charts. Popularized by William J O'Neill (How To Make Money In Stocks).

Similar to Point and Figure bull and bear traps, false (or marginal) breaks occur at minor support levels (from a previous low) or minor resistance.

Retracements (or corrections), during a Point and Figure trend, tell us about the strength of the trend.

An upward Point and Figure spike is where a rally exceeds the previous column of Xs by at least 10 boxes.

After a Point and Figure up-trend, marginal new highs (especially where accompanied by equal or lower lows) indicate a loss of momentum.

For a valid Point and Figure triangle there must be at least two retracements counter to the prevailing trend.

When using indicators, it pays to understand their strengths and weaknesses.

My favorite indicators.

Explains basic indicator and trend concepts: respect, whipsaws, divergence, and failure swings.

A key principle when using indicators: set the time frame to reflect the cycle being traded...

Fibonacci numbers are named after Leonardo Fibonacci, a twelfth century Italian mathematician who discovered the Golden ratio.

Linear regression fits a straight line to the selected data using a method called the Sum Of Least Squares.

Compare stock and/or index prices. Overlays can be plotted unadjusted, or to intercept on a selected date.

Price Comparison plots the performance of a stock against an index or a related stock.

Similar to Price Comaprison, you can compare bond yields or interest rates that share the same price axis.

A powerful tool for stock selection, Price Ratio is also referred to as Relative Strength and compares the performance of a stock relative to an index or a related stock.

Relative Strength calculates the strength of one stock/index compared to a second stock/index, either with/without a specified intercept date.

The Moving Average smooths price data to create a powerful measure of trend direction. Simple, weighted and exponential moving averages are most popular.

Simple moving averages are easy to construct, but prone to distortion: they tend to "bark twice".

Exponential moving averages are more sophisticated than simple moving averages and do not suffer from the same distortions.

Weighted moving averages eliminate the distortion common to simple moving averages, but are more difficult to construct than exponential moving averages.

Wilder moving averages are used mainly in indicators developed by J. Welles Wilder. Essentially the same as an exponential moving average, they use different weightings, for which users need to make allowance.

Filters are employed to reduce the number of whipsaws when using moving average systems.

Calculates moving averages using daily, weekly or monthly Highs/Lows/Opens.

How to select a long-term moving average to track the primary trend.

Fast and slow moving averages provide a powerful measure of trend strength and direction.

A more sophisticated MA system that uses a third moving average to identify ranging markets.

Daryl Guppy introduced multiple moving averages to measure trends and identify likely reversals. The indicator compares multiple short-term and long-term exponential moving averages.

Ivan Ballin's colorful variation of Daryl Guppy's Multiple Moving Averages.

Sometimes referred to as Percentage Bands, Price Envelopes are plotted at a set percentage above and below a moving average.

Linda Bradford Raschke popularized Keltner bands, plotted at an ATR multiple around an exponential MA, to filter trend entries.

MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence) is a powerful refinement of the two moving averages system, providing reliable signals of trend changes.

The MACD Histogram (Moving Average Convergence Divergence Histogram) provides far earlier and more responsive signals than the original MACD, but is also more volatile.

The MACD Histogram (Moving Average Convergence Divergence Histogram) provides a highly responsive measure of market direction but is more suited to traders than investors.

Donald Lambert's Commodity Channel Index (CCI) highlights overbought and oversold markets and likely turning points.

The Detrended Price Oscillator isolates the short cycle, providing powerful trend signals on divergences.

The Moving Average Oscillator simply compares closing price to the moving average.

MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence) is a powerful refinement of the two moving averages system, providing reliable signals of trend changes.

The MACD Histogram (Moving Average Convergence Divergence Histogram) provides far earlier and more responsive signals than the original MACD, but is also more volatile.

The Aroon Oscillator was developed by Tushar Chande to identify the start of a new trend and measure trend strength.

Edwin Coppock designed this oscillator with one sole purpose: to identify the commencement of bull markets.

Welles Wilder's Directional Movement is one of few indicators that not only provides trend signals but indicates whether a trend is suitable to trade.

Richard Donchian's Channels are used in a number of trading systems to identify entry and exit points in trends.

Martin Pring's KST Indicator identifies major trend changes when KST crosses its signal line.

The Linear Regression Indicator is used for trend identification and trend following in a similar fashion to moving averages, but reacts faster than an MA to trend changes.

The Moving Average smooths price data to create a powerful measure of trend direction. Simple, weighted and exponential moving averages are most popular.

Daryl Guppy introduced multiple moving averages to measure trends and identify likely reversals. The indicator compares multiple short-term and long-term exponential moving averages.

Developed by J. Welles Wilder, the Parabolic SAR indicator provides excellent short/medium-term entry and exit points in trending markets.

Ivan Ballin's colorful variation of Daryl Guppy's Multiple Moving Averages.

ADX is part of the Directional Movement System developed by J. Welles Wilder. It is used to warn of trend changes and to identify whether a stock is trending or ranging.

Bollinger %b identifies suitable entry and exit points in a trend, while Band Width highlights when bands converge into a narrow neck, preceding a breakout.

Developed by Dr Alexander Elder, the Elder-Ray indicator measures buying and selling pressure in the market and is often used as part of the Triple Screen trading system.

Donald Dorsey's Mass Index predicts trend reversals by comparing trading range over a 9 day period.

Momentum measures trend strength and identifies likely reversal points: on divergences or when Momentum crosses the overbought/oversold line.

Norman Fosback uses Negative Volume Index (NVI) with Positive Volume Index (PVI) to identify bull markets.

Introduced by Norman Fosback, Positive Volume Index identifies bull and bear markets by measuring activity on days when volume is higher.

A refinement of Momentum, Rate of Change is designed to fluctuate as a percentage around the zero line.

Developed by Welles Wilder, RSI (Relative Strength Index) is a popular momentum oscillator that compares upward and downward movements in closing price.

The Slow Stochastic Oscillator provides more reliable signals than the original indicator, applying further smoothing to reduce volatility and improve accuracy.

Smoothed Rate of Change (SROC), introduced by Fred G Schutzman in 1991, gives slower but more accurate signals than other momentum oscillators.

The Stochastic Oscillator tracks market momentum and provides excellent entry and exit signals from crossover of %K and %D lines or overbought/oversold levels.

Designed for trading trends, TRIX uses a triple-smoothed moving average to eliminate cycles shorter than the indicator period.

Twiggs Momentum Oscillator is a smoothed version of the Rate Of Change oscillator. Its primary purpose is to identify fast trending stocks.

Adam White's Vertical Horizontal Filter (VHF) identifies trending and ranging markets.

Williams %R is similar to Stochastic %K. Entry signals are taken on divergences, failure swings or crossover of the overbought/oversold level.

Larry Williams highlights accumulation and distribution by comparing daily trading ranges. Signals are taken on divergences.

Accumulation Distribution tracks the relationship between price and volume and acts as a leading indicator of price movements. The strongest signals are divergences.

Developed by Marc Chaikin, the Chaikin Money Flow indicator often warns of breakouts and provides useful trend confirmation.

Marc Chaikin's oscillator monitors the flow of money in and out of the market.

Richard W Arms' powerful Ease of Movement indicator highlights the relationship between volume and price changes; useful for assessing the strength of a trend.

The greatest advance in the last decade, equivolume exposes price and volume interaction.

Developed by Dr Alexander Elder, the Force index combines price movements and volume to measure the strength of bulls and bears in the market.

Money Flow Index measures trend strength and warns of likely reversal points.

Developed by Joseph Granville, OBV provides a powerful measure of accumulation and distribution by comparing volume to price movements.

The Price Volume Trend indicator measures the strength of trends and warns of reversals.

Colin Twiggs' Money Flow is a derivation of the Chaikin Money Flow indicator. Position above/below the zero line gives advance indication of breakouts, while divergences warn of reversals.

Williams Accumulation Distribution is traded on divergences. When price makes a new high and the indicator fails to exceed its previous high, distribution is taking place.

Volume highlights unusual trading activity and provide powerful confirmation of price signals.

The Rate of Change formula can also be applied to volume, where it highlights changes in volume activity.

Volume Oscillator is an easy to use indicator that highlights changes in volume activity.

Volume highlights unusual trading activity and provide powerful confirmation of price signals.

The Rate of Change formula can also be applied to volume, where it highlights changes in volume activity.

Volume Oscillator is an easy to use indicator that highlights changes in volume activity.

Average True Range (ATR) Bands are used to signal exits in a similar fashion to ATR Trailing stops, but without the stop-and-reverse (SAR) of trailing stops.

Average True Range (ATR) Trailing Stops are used to trigger exits and lock in trading profits.

Chuck LeBeau's Chandelier Exits are primarily used as a stop loss mechanism to time exits from a trending market.

Developed by J. Welles Wilder, the Parabolic SAR indicator provides excellent short/medium-term entry and exit points in trending markets.

Percentage Trailing Stops are a simple but effective method for locking in profits

Alexander Elder's Safezone Stops use Directional Movement to signal exits from a trend.

Welles Wilder's original Volatility Stops uses Average True Range in a trend-following system.

Average True Range are used to measure commitment. Expanding ranges signal increased eagerness and contracting ranges, a loss of enthusiasm.

Bollinger Bands® are used to confirm trading signals from momentum or trend indicators. Bands widen when prices are volatile and contract when they consolidate.

Developed by Marc Chaikin. Look for sharp increases in volatility prior to market tops and bottoms, followed by low volatility as the market loses interest.

Welles Wilder's True Range adjusts the normal High - Low daily range when there is an opening gap.

Volatility is a statistical measure of risk called the coefficient of variation.

Jack Schwager, in his book Schwager on Futures, uses the Volatility Ratio to identify wide-ranging days.

Stock trading, or speculation as it used to be called, is the buying or selling of stocks to profit from a change in prices.

Stan Weinstein's powerful system for trading long-term trends: the model combines a number of proven techniques to identify breakouts.

If you are going to trade trends, no matter what the time frame, you are likely to encounter three major problems: false starts, early shakeouts and ...

A swing trading technique using moving averages and short-term chart patterns.

In its simplest terms, momentum refers to buying stocks which exhibit past over-performance. Eugene Fama, the father of the efficient market hypothesis, refers to momentum as "the premier unexplained anomaly".

Dr Bruce Vanstone shows how to create Momentum simulations using the ASX 200 as an example

Dr Bruce Vanstone summarizes the key characteristics of investing using momentum based approaches and discusses some approaches to managing risk in momentum models and the benefits investors can expect when investing with rules-based funds.

Restrict the size of your initial position so that your capital is protected if you suffer a string of losses.

Stop loss orders are limits set by traders at which they will automatically enter or exit trades.

Base your stops on technical levels otherwise they will cost you money. Arbitrary levels are liable to be breached by the normal cycle.

Lock in your profits and ride the trend, avoiding shake-outs by minor corrections.

An objective formula used to assess the risk associated with each trade.

A powerful formula for limiting losses, protecting profits and avoiding false signals.

Trailing Percentage Stops work with a ratchet effect, trailing price movements by a set percentage.

The argument for the use of stop-loss rules seems inherently sound, yet there appears to be no real evidence that stops are providing the safety benefits that many traders expect.

The argument for the use of stop-loss rules seems inherently sound, yet there appears to be no real evidence that stops are providing the safety benefits that many traders expect.

The argument for the use of stop-loss rules seems inherently sound, yet there appears to be no real evidence that stops are providing the safety benefits that many traders expect.

Tricks of the Trade: A market professional may want to accumulate a large position in a stock that is trending strongly...

Tricks of the Trade: If a market professional sits with a large sell order and the stock is consolidating....

Tricks of the Trade: Also referred to as ramping, this is an old trick often perpetrated by sly old hands who prey on newcomers.

One of the most reliable Point and Figure chart patterns, Bull Traps occur when an upward breakout retreats back below the new support level.

Your biggest enemy, when trading, is within yourself. Success will only come when you learn to control your emotions.

What personality style are you? And how does this suit becoming a trader?

Most traders are on the lookout for ways to improve their trading, but some dedicate their lives to searching for the holy grail.

Before you can manage your emotions it helps to understand what causes them. Our brains and endocrine system are a veritable narcotics factory...

Investors often use distorted logic when buying stocks: what goes up must come down? Stocks that rise steeply in price and make new highs are viewed as expensive ...

If I toss a coin and heads turns up five times in a row. Which side is more likely to turn up the next time? Heads or tails?

Identify trending, ranging or potential breakout stocks with the Stock Screener: Moving averages, MACD, Bollinger bands, Twiggs Money Flow, Directional Movement, RSI, Stochastic, Twiggs Momentum......

How to save a stock screen.

How to view your saved stock screens.

How to schedule a stock screen.

Share your saved stock screens with other users.

How to find a shared stock screen.

Results of a Stock Screen Search are presented in spreadsheet format.

To find stocks that are breaking out from a long-term base, we need to screen for stocks that are trending up but ...

To find stocks that are consolidating within a narrow range, we apply the following filter: Directional Movement ADX Value Filter; Minimum 2; Maximum 10 ...

To find stocks that are trending, we apply one/both of the following filters: Moving Average Crossovers Bull Signal; Closing Price > 100-Day MA...

To find exhaustion gaps, we need to apply two filters: (1) Gaps; and (2) A filter to identify extended trends.

The price filter can be used to filter out stocks above or below selected limits. The Minimum and Maximum fields are measured in cents.

Percentage Price Move can be used to filter stocks that have increased/decreased by more than a specified percentage.

Percentage Of Price High compares the current closing price to the previous high.

Bollinger Band filters are calculated using exponential moving averages. Values are compared to Bollinger Bands at 1.0 standard deviation above and below the selected moving average.

When DI crosses above DI-, this signals an up-trend. When DI- crosses to above DI , this signals a down-trend.

Gaps occur when the lowest price traded is above the high of the previous day.

Moving Average Crossovers are calculated using exponential moving averages. See Two Moving Averages for further details.

MACD Bull Signals when MACD crosses to above the signal line....

Relative Strength Index is calculated using the Wilder moving average formula.

Slow Stochastic crossovers are calculated using %K from the Slow Stochastic formula. This is equal to %D from the fast Stochastic.

Volatility is used to filter out stocks above or below specified levels of risk: The Minimum and Maximum fields are measured as percentages.

The Volatility Ratio identifies days with exceptionally wide trading ranges (the distance between High and Low) and is used to signal likely reversal days. Details ...

The volume filter is used to filter out stocks which show insufficient activity (ie. stocks with low liquidity): The Minimum field represents volume (in number of ...

Volume Moving Average crossovers are calculated using exponential moving averages. See Volume Oscillator for further details.

Volume spikes are days on which there is unusually high volume activity, measured by comparing daily volume to a 50-day exponential moving average (of volume).

Interest rates have a big influence on stock markets because of three factors.

Central banks and interest rates: There is an intrinsic interest rate in any market that matches demand for credit with savings.

How Banks Create Money out of Thin Air: Most money in the economy is held in the form of deposits with banks rather than in the form ...

Who caused the global financial crisis? Was it the banks? The shadow banking system? The rating agencies? Or fraudulent mortgage originators? The were all actors in the tragedy, but the producer, director and lead role was played by the Fed.

To protect ourselves from future banking panics we need to understand the underlying causes. Panics are normally precipitated by an insolvency crisis, which then escalates into a liquidity crisis as depositors rush to withdraw their funds.

Ben Bernanke and I have little in common, but we share the view that any form of recovery is dependent on confidence. Where we differ is in how to restore confidence.

An excellent CNBC interview with Jeremy Grantham where he explains the game the Fed is playing: over-pricing bonds so that investors are forced back into stocks, even when dangerously over-valued.

Negative yield curves have proved to be reliable predictors of economic recession over the past 50 years. Research by Jonathan Wright, a research economist at the Federal Reserve, questioned whether this relationship still held. But his questions were answered by the GFC in 2007/2008.

Investing in Mutual Funds: If you do not have the time or expertise to manage your own investments then mutual funds may be your only option...

Richard Koo, Chief Economist %u2013 Nomura Research, explains why quantitative easing (QE) will not work in the GFC. Japan experienced this over the last two decades; the current crisis is merely a re-run.

The real danger posed by debt is once debt becomes a significant fraction of GDP, and its growth rate substantially exceeds that of GDP, the economy will suffer a recession even if the debt to GDP ratio merely stabilizes. By Associate Professor Steve Keen, University of Western Sydney.

Serious imbalances in the US economy: Paul Volcker, former chairman of the Federal Reserve (1979 - 1987), in his February 2005 address to the Stanford Institute for ...

Inflation is the most commonly used economic term in the popular media. A Nexis search in 1996 found 872,000 news stories over the past twenty years that used the word inflation.

INTEREST RATES, RECESSION OR DEPRESSION? Reproduced with kind permission from Aubie Baltin. Before we can even begin to discuss interest rates intelligently, we must first define what it is that we are actually talking about ...

A simple illustration of how socialism reduces incentives to work.

The Link Between Gold and Oil. Gold and crude oil prices tend to rise and fall in sympathy with one another. There are two reasons for this ...

Gold is generally quoted in US dollars per ounce of gold; so any fluctuations in the strength of the dollar are likely to be reflected in the dollar priceof gold.

Negative yield curves have proved reliable predictors of economic recession. However, recent experience in the United Kingdom and Australia raises questions...

Debt growth is important because it reveals the level of inflationary pressure in the economy; and inflationary pressure indicates future interest rate policy.

Active investors combine fundamental and technical analysis, moving in and out of the market in accordance with the phases of the business cycle.

What is Fundamental Analysis? Fundamental analysis attempts to determine the present value of a stock based on its expected future cash flows.

The critical questions in value investing are: At what rate will earnings (and dividends) grow over the investment period? What is the (investments) risk? Can management be trusted...

The PEG ratio is a powerful formula which compares earnings growth and the Price Earnings Ratio: Divide the current Price Earnings Ratio by the expected long-term growth rate (in earnings per share) ...

How to calculate the value of future cash flows to you and assess your margin of safety.

Use projected dividends to calculate the margin of safety (popularized by Warren Buffett and Benjamin Graham) for an investment.

Self-managed super funds are once again able to borrow to finance the purchase of assets, but there are a number of potential pitfalls.

Forum discussion of stocks, markets, commodities, forex, trading and technical analysis

Some suggested ground rules when discussing stocks or securities ...

Registration, posting, email notifications, ...

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Find a stock, select a chart type, add indicators, adjust the screen view and change the time period.

How to plot indicators or compare stocks or indexes.

How to draw trendlines and captions

How to create, edit and review watchlists

How to create and customize a project

A brief example of how to find trending stocks using the Stock Screener.

Frequently asked questions

Alpahabetical listing of Incredible Charts help menu.

A brief overview of how to use Incredible Charts Charting Software.

About Colin Twiggs, author of the Trading Diary and Incredible Charts website.

Incredible Charts was started by two brothers: Robin Twiggs, a Pascal/Delphi programmer; and Colin Twiggs, a chartered accountant with a background in investment banking.

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Explains the purpose of the Trading Diary, how to interpret the Market Strategy and how to search the diary archives.

Commands that are complex or infrequently used are placed under View >> Advanced Options

ASX Options are issued with a six letter code....

ASX Warrants are issued with a six letter code...

Use the scroll buttons on the toolbar to simulate actual trading conditions.

It is advisable to backup your watchlists and project files on a regular basis.

Candlesticks are colored according to opening and closing price, OHLC by comparing closing price to the previous close.

Incredible captions - highlight buy and sell signals and record your observations right on the chart...

This page explains some of the issues surrounding actual construction of the charts ...

Use the View menu to switch between chart intervals such as minute, hourly or daily bars.

Candlesticks, bar charts, equivolume, candlevolume and point and figure

Chart types, log and normal scale, legends, crosshairs, price and time axes, indicator views and screen splits.

Use cross-hairs to line up bars on a chart, or to check dates or price levels.

Incredible Charts fetches packets of data from the server as you chart each stock - eliminating the need for daily data downloads. The data format is not compatible with other charting software.

Import data from external websites such as Yahoo.

Import data from files on your computer - in descending date order.

20-minute delayed ASX and SGX updates, and 15-minute delayed LSE, TSX, NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX updates.

Stocks may be adjusted for the dilution effect of share splits, special dividends, rights issues, spin-offs and reconstructions. Here are some examples ...

Effortlessly send charts to your friends.

Project Fibonacci extension levels from a present trend.

Project Fibonacci retracement levels from an existing trend.

Customize indicator colors, chart gridlines and background colors to suit your needs.

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Members of the Chart Forum are requested not to post images with the names or links to other software ...

Find a stock, select a chart type, add indicators, adjust the screen view and change the time period.

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ASX Indices ...

Dow Jones US & Global Indexes ...

Transfer or back up your project files (indicators, trendlines and captions) and watchlists ...

Display temporary values for incomplete periods on Daily, Weekly and Monthly charts, before completion of the full period.

Other North American Indexes ...

Customize indicators to suit your needs. Add new indicators plus Point and Figure charts.

Use the Legend to amend indicator colors on a chart. Click the color button alongside the indicator title.

Formats to display or hide indicators below the price chart.

Use the Legend function to temporarily hide an indicator or the price bars

Smooth indicator lines with an exponential moving average.

Some indicators are only available to Premium Data subscribers or during a free trial.

When you have downloaded Incredible Charts, follow these steps to install the program.

NASDAQ Indexes ...

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Shortcut keys to activate Incredible Charts commands from the keyboard.

Display the chart legend, show/hide indicators and edit their colors.

Incredible Charts automatically updates when when there is a new version available on the server.

Use log scale to view charts with large price variations, normal scale for shorter-term charts.

There is no special Mac version but some users successfully run Incredible Charts with Vitual PC.

Menu and toolbar commands.

Create custom Point and Figure chart s from the Indicator Panel.

Assistance for new subscribers.

Adjust scales for the price and time axes

OHLC Volume and Date are displayed on the price bar below the chart.

Create handy print copies of charts.

Set a project to open with a custom security, time period, chart interval, chart type and log/normal scale.

Recently used project files are displayed as tabs below the price chart (and indicators), above the bottom price bar. Click on a tab, for example [Relative Strength], to display the project ...

Create new project files for your separate trading systems. Save all customized chart and indicator settings.

A project contains a set of indicators, trendlines, captions and default settings. A project does not contain data relating to specific securities. All data is stored in a ...

Delayed quotes can only be imported from Yahoo at this stage. Please notify us of any other websites that you would like to see included ...

The Relative Strength indicator is set up using the Price Comparison indicator. Indicators are saved to your Project ...

Save charts as bitmap or png images.

Scroll back/forward on the time axis with the scrolling toolbar.

From Stan Weinstein's Secrets for Profiting in Bull and Bear Markets - a breakout model for trading stocks and shares in a longer time frame ...

Dow Jones US Sector Indexes ...

Standard & Poors (S&P) US Sector Indexes ...

Add exchanges to the stock menu list.

Browse securities menus alphabetically or by sector.

You may wish to customize your watchlist and menu settings to reduce the number of sub-folders

Find a stock or index by searching for the security name or symbol.

Select a stock by entering the symbol in the securities toolbar.

Explains the purpose of the Trading Diary, how to interpret the Market Strategy and how to search the diary archives.

20-minute delayed ASX and SGX updates, and 15-minute delayed LSE, TSX, NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX updates.

How to select a time frame to display on your chart

Advice on converting times in different countries.

Left-click and right-click commands for toolbars

Trend channels are used to track the momentum of a trend, with peaks (or highs) frequently respecting the upper trend channel; and troughs (or lows) respecting the lower ...

Draw trendlines on a chart.

Easily undo or redo recent changes.

To uninstall, open Uninstall.exe in the Incredible Charts folder

Set up daily or weekly watchlist emails that can be exported to spreadsheet.

Save time: Add securities to your watchlist.

Creating watchlists with Excel

Organize your securities into multiple watchlists.

Import data from external websites such as Yahoo.

Drag your mouse pointer to zoom in on a specific chart period

Find a stock, select a chart type, add indicators, adjust the screen view and change the time period.

How to plot indicators or compare stocks or indexes.

How to draw trendlines and captions

How to create, edit and review watchlists

How to create and customize a project

A brief example of how to find trending stocks using the Stock Screener.

Select a stock by entering the symbol in the securities toolbar.

Find a stock or index by searching for the security name or symbol.

Add exchanges to the stock menu list.

Browse securities menus alphabetically or by sector.

Import data from external websites such as Yahoo.

Import data from files on your computer - in descending date order.

How to select a time frame to display on your chart

Scroll back/forward on the time axis with the scrolling toolbar.

Drag your mouse pointer to zoom in on a specific chart period

Use the View menu to switch between chart intervals such as minute, hourly or daily bars.

Display temporary values for incomplete periods on Daily, Weekly and Monthly charts, before completion of the full period.

Use the scroll buttons on the toolbar to simulate actual trading conditions.

Draw trendlines on a chart.

Incredible captions - highlight buy and sell signals and record your observations right on the chart...

Trend channels are used to track the momentum of a trend, with peaks (or highs) frequently respecting the upper trend channel; and troughs (or lows) respecting the lower ...

Project Fibonacci extension levels from a present trend.

Project Fibonacci retracement levels from an existing trend.

Customize indicators to suit your needs. Add new indicators plus Point and Figure charts.

Some indicators are only available to Premium Data subscribers or during a free trial.

The Relative Strength indicator is set up using the Price Comparison indicator. Indicators are saved to your Project ...

Smooth indicator lines with an exponential moving average.

Use the Legend to amend indicator colors on a chart. Click the color button alongside the indicator title.

Use the Legend function to temporarily hide an indicator or the price bars

From Stan Weinstein's Secrets for Profiting in Bull and Bear Markets - a breakout model for trading stocks and shares in a longer time frame ...

Formats to display or hide indicators below the price chart.

Chart types, log and normal scale, legends, crosshairs, price and time axes, indicator views and screen splits.

Formats to display or hide indicators below the price chart.

Use cross-hairs to line up bars on a chart, or to check dates or price levels.

Use log scale to view charts with large price variations, normal scale for shorter-term charts.

Adjust scales for the price and time axes

Display the chart legend, show/hide indicators and edit their colors.

Candlesticks, bar charts, equivolume, candlevolume and point and figure

Create custom Point and Figure chart s from the Indicator Panel.

Save time: Add securities to your watchlist.

Creating watchlists with Excel

Organize your securities into multiple watchlists.

Set up daily or weekly watchlist emails that can be exported to spreadsheet.

Recently used project files are displayed as tabs below the price chart (and indicators), above the bottom price bar. Click on a tab, for example [Relative Strength], to display the project ...

Create new project files for your separate trading systems. Save all customized chart and indicator settings.

Set a project to open with a custom security, time period, chart interval, chart type and log/normal scale.

A project contains a set of indicators, trendlines, captions and default settings. A project does not contain data relating to specific securities. All data is stored in a ...

20-minute delayed ASX and SGX updates, and 15-minute delayed LSE, TSX, NYSE, NASDAQ and AMEX updates.

Stocks may be adjusted for the dilution effect of share splits, special dividends, rights issues, spin-offs and reconstructions. Here are some examples ...

Incredible Charts fetches packets of data from the server as you chart each stock - eliminating the need for daily data downloads. The data format is not compatible with other charting software.

Import data from external websites such as Yahoo.

Import data from files on your computer - in descending date order.

Advice on converting times in different countries.

Customize indicator colors, chart gridlines and background colors to suit your needs.

Chart types, log and normal scale, legends, crosshairs, price and time axes, indicator views and screen splits.

Candlesticks are colored according to opening and closing price, OHLC by comparing closing price to the previous close.

Use the Legend to amend indicator colors on a chart. Click the color button alongside the indicator title.

This page explains some of the issues surrounding actual construction of the charts ...

ASX Options are issued with a six letter code....

ASX Warrants are issued with a six letter code...

ASX Indices ...

Dow Jones US & Global Indexes ...

Dow Jones US Sector Indexes ...

NASDAQ Indexes ...

NYSE Indexes ...

Other North American Indexes ...

Philadelphia Exchange (PHLX) Indexes ...

Standard & Poors (S&P) US Sector Indexes ...

Standard & Poors (S&P) US & Global Indexes ...

Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) Indexes ...

Create handy print copies of charts.

Save charts as bitmap or png images.

Effortlessly send charts to your friends.

Menu and toolbar commands.

Shortcut keys to activate Incredible Charts commands from the keyboard.

Left-click and right-click commands for toolbars

OHLC Volume and Date are displayed on the price bar below the chart.

Delayed quotes can only be imported from Yahoo at this stage. Please notify us of any other websites that you would like to see included ...

It is advisable to backup your watchlists and project files on a regular basis.

Easily undo or redo recent changes.

Transfer or back up your project files (indicators, trendlines and captions) and watchlists ...

Commands that are complex or infrequently used are placed under View >> Advanced Options

Premium members can hide the top banner and right margin advertising banners ...

You may wish to customize your watchlist and menu settings to reduce the number of sub-folders

When you have downloaded Incredible Charts, follow these steps to install the program.

To uninstall, open Uninstall.exe in the Incredible Charts folder

Incredible Charts automatically updates when when there is a new version available on the server.

There is no special Mac version but some users successfully run Incredible Charts with Vitual PC.

About Colin Twiggs, author of the Trading Diary and Incredible Charts website.

Incredible Charts was started by two brothers: Robin Twiggs, a Pascal/Delphi programmer; and Colin Twiggs, a chartered accountant with a background in investment banking.

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When using indicators, it pays to understand their strengths and weaknesses.

My favorite indicators.

Explains basic indicator and trend concepts: respect, whipsaws, divergence, and failure swings.

A key principle when using indicators: set the time frame to reflect the cycle being traded...

Fibonacci numbers are named after Leonardo Fibonacci, a twelfth century Italian mathematician who discovered the Golden ratio.

Linear regression fits a straight line to the selected data using a method called the Sum Of Least Squares.

Compare stock and/or index prices. Overlays can be plotted unadjusted, or to intercept on a selected date.

Price Comparison plots the performance of a stock against an index or a related stock.

Similar to Price Comaprison, you can compare bond yields or interest rates that share the same price axis.

A powerful tool for stock selection, Price Ratio is also referred to as Relative Strength and compares the performance of a stock relative to an index or a related stock.

Relative Strength calculates the strength of one stock/index compared to a second stock/index, either with/without a specified intercept date.

The Moving Average smooths price data to create a powerful measure of trend direction. Simple, weighted and exponential moving averages are most popular.

Simple moving averages are easy to construct, but prone to distortion: they tend to "bark twice".

Exponential moving averages are more sophisticated than simple moving averages and do not suffer from the same distortions.

Weighted moving averages eliminate the distortion common to simple moving averages, but are more difficult to construct than exponential moving averages.

Wilder moving averages are used mainly in indicators developed by J. Welles Wilder. Essentially the same as an exponential moving average, they use different weightings, for which users need to make allowance.

Filters are employed to reduce the number of whipsaws when using moving average systems.

Calculates moving averages using daily, weekly or monthly Highs/Lows/Opens.

How to select a long-term moving average to track the primary trend.

Fast and slow moving averages provide a powerful measure of trend strength and direction.

A more sophisticated MA system that uses a third moving average to identify ranging markets.

Daryl Guppy introduced multiple moving averages to measure trends and identify likely reversals. The indicator compares multiple short-term and long-term exponential moving averages.

Ivan Ballin's colorful variation of Daryl Guppy's Multiple Moving Averages.

Sometimes referred to as Percentage Bands, Price Envelopes are plotted at a set percentage above and below a moving average.

Linda Bradford Raschke popularized Keltner bands, plotted at an ATR multiple around an exponential MA, to filter trend entries.

Donald Lambert's Commodity Channel Index (CCI) highlights overbought and oversold markets and likely turning points.

The Detrended Price Oscillator isolates the short cycle, providing powerful trend signals on divergences.

The Moving Average Oscillator simply compares closing price to the moving average.

MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence) is a powerful refinement of the two moving averages system, providing reliable signals of trend changes.

The MACD Histogram (Moving Average Convergence Divergence Histogram) provides far earlier and more responsive signals than the original MACD, but is also more volatile.

The Aroon Oscillator was developed by Tushar Chande to identify the start of a new trend and measure trend strength.

Edwin Coppock designed this oscillator with one sole purpose: to identify the commencement of bull markets.

Welles Wilder's Directional Movement is one of few indicators that not only provides trend signals but indicates whether a trend is suitable to trade.

Richard Donchian's Channels are used in a number of trading systems to identify entry and exit points in trends.

Martin Pring's KST Indicator identifies major trend changes when KST crosses its signal line.

The Linear Regression Indicator is used for trend identification and trend following in a similar fashion to moving averages, but reacts faster than an MA to trend changes.

The Moving Average smooths price data to create a powerful measure of trend direction. Simple, weighted and exponential moving averages are most popular.

Daryl Guppy introduced multiple moving averages to measure trends and identify likely reversals. The indicator compares multiple short-term and long-term exponential moving averages.

Developed by J. Welles Wilder, the Parabolic SAR indicator provides excellent short/medium-term entry and exit points in trending markets.

Ivan Ballin's colorful variation of Daryl Guppy's Multiple Moving Averages.

ADX is part of the Directional Movement System developed by J. Welles Wilder. It is used to warn of trend changes and to identify whether a stock is trending or ranging.

Bollinger %b identifies suitable entry and exit points in a trend, while Band Width highlights when bands converge into a narrow neck, preceding a breakout.

Developed by Dr Alexander Elder, the Elder-Ray indicator measures buying and selling pressure in the market and is often used as part of the Triple Screen trading system.

Donald Dorsey's Mass Index predicts trend reversals by comparing trading range over a 9 day period.

Momentum measures trend strength and identifies likely reversal points: on divergences or when Momentum crosses the overbought/oversold line.

Norman Fosback uses Negative Volume Index (NVI) with Positive Volume Index (PVI) to identify bull markets.

Introduced by Norman Fosback, Positive Volume Index identifies bull and bear markets by measuring activity on days when volume is higher.

A refinement of Momentum, Rate of Change is designed to fluctuate as a percentage around the zero line.

Developed by Welles Wilder, RSI (Relative Strength Index) is a popular momentum oscillator that compares upward and downward movements in closing price.

The Slow Stochastic Oscillator provides more reliable signals than the original indicator, applying further smoothing to reduce volatility and improve accuracy.

Smoothed Rate of Change (SROC), introduced by Fred G Schutzman in 1991, gives slower but more accurate signals than other momentum oscillators.

The Stochastic Oscillator tracks market momentum and provides excellent entry and exit signals from crossover of %K and %D lines or overbought/oversold levels.

Designed for trading trends, TRIX uses a triple-smoothed moving average to eliminate cycles shorter than the indicator period.

Twiggs Momentum Oscillator is a smoothed version of the Rate Of Change oscillator. Its primary purpose is to identify fast trending stocks.

Adam White's Vertical Horizontal Filter (VHF) identifies trending and ranging markets.

Williams %R is similar to Stochastic %K. Entry signals are taken on divergences, failure swings or crossover of the overbought/oversold level.

Larry Williams highlights accumulation and distribution by comparing daily trading ranges. Signals are taken on divergences.

Accumulation Distribution tracks the relationship between price and volume and acts as a leading indicator of price movements. The strongest signals are divergences.

Developed by Marc Chaikin, the Chaikin Money Flow indicator often warns of breakouts and provides useful trend confirmation.

Marc Chaikin's oscillator monitors the flow of money in and out of the market.

Richard W Arms' powerful Ease of Movement indicator highlights the relationship between volume and price changes; useful for assessing the strength of a trend.

The greatest advance in the last decade, equivolume exposes price and volume interaction.

Developed by Dr Alexander Elder, the Force index combines price movements and volume to measure the strength of bulls and bears in the market.

Money Flow Index measures trend strength and warns of likely reversal points.

Developed by Joseph Granville, OBV provides a powerful measure of accumulation and distribution by comparing volume to price movements.

The Price Volume Trend indicator measures the strength of trends and warns of reversals.

Colin Twiggs' Money Flow is a derivation of the Chaikin Money Flow indicator. Position above/below the zero line gives advance indication of breakouts, while divergences warn of reversals.

Williams Accumulation Distribution is traded on divergences. When price makes a new high and the indicator fails to exceed its previous high, distribution is taking place.

Volume highlights unusual trading activity and provide powerful confirmation of price signals.

The Rate of Change formula can also be applied to volume, where it highlights changes in volume activity.

Volume Oscillator is an easy to use indicator that highlights changes in volume activity.

Average True Range (ATR) Bands are used to signal exits in a similar fashion to ATR Trailing stops, but without the stop-and-reverse (SAR) of trailing stops.

Average True Range (ATR) Trailing Stops are used to trigger exits and lock in trading profits.

Chuck LeBeau's Chandelier Exits are primarily used as a stop loss mechanism to time exits from a trending market.

Developed by J. Welles Wilder, the Parabolic SAR indicator provides excellent short/medium-term entry and exit points in trending markets.

Percentage Trailing Stops are a simple but effective method for locking in profits

Alexander Elder's Safezone Stops use Directional Movement to signal exits from a trend.

Welles Wilder's original Volatility Stops uses Average True Range in a trend-following system.

Average True Range are used to measure commitment. Expanding ranges signal increased eagerness and contracting ranges, a loss of enthusiasm.

Bollinger Bands® are used to confirm trading signals from momentum or trend indicators. Bands widen when prices are volatile and contract when they consolidate.

Developed by Marc Chaikin. Look for sharp increases in volatility prior to market tops and bottoms, followed by low volatility as the market loses interest.

Welles Wilder's True Range adjusts the normal High - Low daily range when there is an opening gap.

Volatility is a statistical measure of risk called the coefficient of variation.

Jack Schwager, in his book Schwager on Futures, uses the Volatility Ratio to identify wide-ranging days.

Accumulation Distribution tracks the relationship between price and volume and acts as a leading indicator of price movements. The strongest signals are divergences.

ADX is part of the Directional Movement System developed by J. Welles Wilder. It is used to warn of trend changes and to identify whether a stock is trending or ranging.

The Aroon Oscillator was developed by Tushar Chande to identify the start of a new trend and measure trend strength.

Average True Range (ATR) Bands are used to signal exits in a similar fashion to ATR Trailing stops, but without the stop-and-reverse (SAR) of trailing stops.

Average True Range (ATR) Trailing Stops are used to trigger exits and lock in trading profits.

Average True Range are used to measure commitment. Expanding ranges signal increased eagerness and contracting ranges, a loss of enthusiasm.

Bollinger %b identifies suitable entry and exit points in a trend, while Band Width highlights when bands converge into a narrow neck, preceding a breakout.

Bollinger Bands® are used to confirm trading signals from momentum or trend indicators. Bands widen when prices are volatile and contract when they consolidate.

Candlestick chart patterns are able to highlight trend weakness and reversal signals that may not be apparent on a normal bar chart.

Developed by Marc Chaikin, the Chaikin Money Flow indicator often warns of breakouts and provides useful trend confirmation.

Marc Chaikin's oscillator monitors the flow of money in and out of the market.

Developed by Marc Chaikin. Look for sharp increases in volatility prior to market tops and bottoms, followed by low volatility as the market loses interest.

Chuck LeBeau's Chandelier Exits are primarily used as a stop loss mechanism to time exits from a trending market.

Donald Lambert's Commodity Channel Index (CCI) highlights overbought and oversold markets and likely turning points.

Compare stock and/or index prices. Overlays can be plotted unadjusted, or to intercept on a selected date.

Edwin Coppock designed this oscillator with one sole purpose: to identify the commencement of bull markets.

The Detrended Price Oscillator isolates the short cycle, providing powerful trend signals on divergences.

Welles Wilder's Directional Movement is one of few indicators that not only provides trend signals but indicates whether a trend is suitable to trade.

Richard Donchian's Channels are used in a number of trading systems to identify entry and exit points in trends.

Richard W Arms' powerful Ease of Movement indicator highlights the relationship between volume and price changes; useful for assessing the strength of a trend.

Developed by Dr Alexander Elder, the Elder-Ray indicator measures buying and selling pressure in the market and is often used as part of the Triple Screen trading system.

The greatest advance in the last decade, equivolume exposes price and volume interaction.

Exponential moving averages are more sophisticated than simple moving averages and do not suffer from the same distortions.

Project Fibonacci extension levels from a present trend.

Project Fibonacci retracement levels from an existing trend.

Developed by Dr Alexander Elder, the Force index combines price movements and volume to measure the strength of bulls and bears in the market.

Linda Bradford Raschke popularized Keltner bands, plotted at an ATR multiple around an exponential MA, to filter trend entries.

Martin Pring's KST Indicator identifies major trend changes when KST crosses its signal line.

Linear regression fits a straight line to the selected data using a method called the Sum Of Least Squares.

The Linear Regression Indicator is used for trend identification and trend following in a similar fashion to moving averages, but reacts faster than an MA to trend changes.

The Moving Average Oscillator simply compares closing price to the moving average.

MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence) is a powerful refinement of the two moving averages system, providing reliable signals of trend changes.

The MACD Histogram (Moving Average Convergence Divergence Histogram) provides far earlier and more responsive signals than the original MACD, but is also more volatile.

Donald Dorsey's Mass Index predicts trend reversals by comparing trading range over a 9 day period.

Median price measures the mid-point of the trading range for each period.

Momentum measures trend strength and identifies likely reversal points: on divergences or when Momentum crosses the overbought/oversold line.

Money Flow Index measures trend strength and warns of likely reversal points.

The Moving Average smooths price data to create a powerful measure of trend direction. Simple, weighted and exponential moving averages are most popular.

Filters are employed to reduce the number of whipsaws when using moving average systems.

Calculates moving averages using daily, weekly or monthly Highs/Lows/Opens.

Daryl Guppy introduced multiple moving averages to measure trends and identify likely reversals. The indicator compares multiple short-term and long-term exponential moving averages.

Norman Fosback uses Negative Volume Index (NVI) with Positive Volume Index (PVI) to identify bull markets.

Developed by Joseph Granville, OBV provides a powerful measure of accumulation and distribution by comparing volume to price movements.

Developed by J. Welles Wilder, the Parabolic SAR indicator provides excellent short/medium-term entry and exit points in trending markets.

Percentage Trailing Stops are a simple but effective method for locking in profits

Introduced by Norman Fosback, Positive Volume Index identifies bull and bear markets by measuring activity on days when volume is higher.

Price Comparison plots the performance of a stock against an index or a related stock.

Similar to Price Comaprison, you can compare bond yields or interest rates that share the same price axis.

Sometimes referred to as Percentage Bands, Price Envelopes are plotted at a set percentage above and below a moving average.

A powerful tool for stock selection, Price Ratio is also referred to as Relative Strength and compares the performance of a stock relative to an index or a related stock.

The Price Volume Trend indicator measures the strength of trends and warns of reversals.

Ivan Ballin's colorful variation of Daryl Guppy's Multiple Moving Averages.

A refinement of Momentum, Rate of Change is designed to fluctuate as a percentage around the zero line.

The Rate of Change formula can also be applied to volume, where it highlights changes in volume activity.

Relative Strength calculates the strength of one stock/index compared to a second stock/index, either with/without a specified intercept date.

Developed by Welles Wilder, RSI (Relative Strength Index) is a popular momentum oscillator that compares upward and downward movements in closing price.

Alexander Elder's Safezone Stops use Directional Movement to signal exits from a trend.

Simple moving averages are easy to construct, but prone to distortion: they tend to "bark twice".

The Slow Stochastic Oscillator provides more reliable signals than the original indicator, applying further smoothing to reduce volatility and improve accuracy.

Smoothed Rate of Change (SROC), introduced by Fred G Schutzman in 1991, gives slower but more accurate signals than other momentum oscillators.

Standard deviation channels, plotted at a set number of standard deviations around a linear regression line, provide useful entry and exit signals for trading trends.

The Stochastic Oscillator tracks market momentum and provides excellent entry and exit signals from crossover of %K and %D lines or overbought/oversold levels.

The trend line is a powerful momentum indicator, alerting you to any acceleration or deceleration of the trend.

Designed for trading trends, TRIX uses a triple-smoothed moving average to eliminate cycles shorter than the indicator period.

Welles Wilder's True Range adjusts the normal High - Low daily range when there is an opening gap.

Twiggs Momentum Oscillator is a smoothed version of the Rate Of Change oscillator. Its primary purpose is to identify fast trending stocks.

Colin Twiggs' Money Flow is a derivation of the Chaikin Money Flow indicator. Position above/below the zero line gives advance indication of breakouts, while divergences warn of reversals.

Typical price, calculated as (High Low Close) / 3, is a useful filter for moving average systems.

Adam White's Vertical Horizontal Filter (VHF) identifies trending and ranging markets.

Volatility is a statistical measure of risk called the coefficient of variation.

Jack Schwager, in his book Schwager on Futures, uses the Volatility Ratio to identify wide-ranging days.

Welles Wilder's original Volatility Stops uses Average True Range in a trend-following system.

Volume highlights unusual trading activity and provide powerful confirmation of price signals.

Volume Oscillator is an easy to use indicator that highlights changes in volume activity.

Weighted Close, calculated as (High Low Close * 2 ) / 4, is a simple but effective filter for moving average systems.

Weighted moving averages eliminate the distortion common to simple moving averages, but are more difficult to construct than exponential moving averages.

Wilder moving averages are used mainly in indicators developed by J. Welles Wilder. Essentially the same as an exponential moving average, they use different weightings, for which users need to make allowance.

Williams %R is similar to Stochastic %K. Entry signals are taken on divergences, failure swings or crossover of the overbought/oversold level.

Larry Williams highlights accumulation and distribution by comparing daily trading ranges. Signals are taken on divergences.

Williams Accumulation Distribution is traded on divergences. When price makes a new high and the indicator fails to exceed its previous high, distribution is taking place.

Active investors combine fundamental and technical analysis, moving in and out of the market in accordance with the phases of the business cycle.

What is Fundamental Analysis? Fundamental analysis attempts to determine the present value of a stock based on its expected future cash flows.

The critical questions in value investing are: At what rate will earnings (and dividends) grow over the investment period? What is the (investments) risk? Can management be trusted...

The PEG ratio is a powerful formula which compares earnings growth and the Price Earnings Ratio: Divide the current Price Earnings Ratio by the expected long-term growth rate (in earnings per share) ...

How to calculate the value of future cash flows to you and assess your margin of safety.

Use projected dividends to calculate the margin of safety (popularized by Warren Buffett and Benjamin Graham) for an investment.

Self-managed super funds are once again able to borrow to finance the purchase of assets, but there are a number of potential pitfalls.

The Moving Average smooths price data to create a powerful measure of trend direction. Simple, weighted and exponential moving averages are most popular.

Simple moving averages are easy to construct, but prone to distortion: they tend to "bark twice".

Exponential moving averages are more sophisticated than simple moving averages and do not suffer from the same distortions.

Weighted moving averages eliminate the distortion common to simple moving averages, but are more difficult to construct than exponential moving averages.

Wilder moving averages are used mainly in indicators developed by J. Welles Wilder. Essentially the same as an exponential moving average, they use different weightings, for which users need to make allowance.

Filters are employed to reduce the number of whipsaws when using moving average systems.

Calculates moving averages using daily, weekly or monthly Highs/Lows/Opens.

How to select a long-term moving average to track the primary trend.

Fast and slow moving averages provide a powerful measure of trend strength and direction.

A more sophisticated MA system that uses a third moving average to identify ranging markets.

Daryl Guppy introduced multiple moving averages to measure trends and identify likely reversals. The indicator compares multiple short-term and long-term exponential moving averages.

Ivan Ballin's colorful variation of Daryl Guppy's Multiple Moving Averages.

Sometimes referred to as Percentage Bands, Price Envelopes are plotted at a set percentage above and below a moving average.

Linda Bradford Raschke popularized Keltner bands, plotted at an ATR multiple around an exponential MA, to filter trend entries.

MACD (Moving Average Convergence Divergence) is a powerful refinement of the two moving averages system, providing reliable signals of trend changes.

The MACD Histogram (Moving Average Convergence Divergence Histogram) provides far earlier and more responsive signals than the original MACD, but is also more volatile.

The MACD Histogram (Moving Average Convergence Divergence Histogram) provides a highly responsive measure of market direction but is more suited to traders than investors.

Point and Figure charts are used to identify support levels, resistance and chart patterns. Point and Figure ignores the time factor and concentrate solely on movements in price.

Suitable Point & Figure settings: log or normal scale; box size and reversal amounts; and pricing method.

Create custom Point and Figure chart s from the Indicator Panel.

Basic Point and Figure chart patterns: Support and resistance, trendlines, breakouts, bullish and bearish signals.

One of the most reliable Point and Figure chart patterns, Bull Traps occur when an upward breakout retreats back below the new support level.

Identify the cup and handle pattern on Point and Figure charts. Popularized by William J O'Neill (How To Make Money In Stocks).

Similar to Point and Figure bull and bear traps, false (or marginal) breaks occur at minor support levels (from a previous low) or minor resistance.

Retracements (or corrections), during a Point and Figure trend, tell us about the strength of the trend.

An upward Point and Figure spike is where a rally exceeds the previous column of Xs by at least 10 boxes.

After a Point and Figure up-trend, marginal new highs (especially where accompanied by equal or lower lows) indicate a loss of momentum.

For a valid Point and Figure triangle there must be at least two retracements counter to the prevailing trend.

Identify trending, ranging or potential breakout stocks with the Stock Screener: Moving averages, MACD, Bollinger bands, Twiggs Money Flow, Directional Movement, RSI, Stochastic, Twiggs Momentum......

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To find stocks that are breaking out from a long-term base, we need to screen for stocks that are trending up but ...

To find stocks that are consolidating within a narrow range, we apply the following filter: Directional Movement ADX Value Filter; Minimum 2; Maximum 10 ...

To find stocks that are trending, we apply one/both of the following filters: Moving Average Crossovers Bull Signal; Closing Price > 100-Day MA...

To find exhaustion gaps, we need to apply two filters: (1) Gaps; and (2) A filter to identify extended trends.

The price filter can be used to filter out stocks above or below selected limits. The Minimum and Maximum fields are measured in cents.

Percentage Price Move can be used to filter stocks that have increased/decreased by more than a specified percentage.

Percentage Of Price High compares the current closing price to the previous high.

Bollinger Band filters are calculated using exponential moving averages. Values are compared to Bollinger Bands at 1.0 standard deviation above and below the selected moving average.

When DI crosses above DI-, this signals an up-trend. When DI- crosses to above DI , this signals a down-trend.

Gaps occur when the lowest price traded is above the high of the previous day.

Moving Average Crossovers are calculated using exponential moving averages. See Two Moving Averages for further details.

MACD Bull Signals when MACD crosses to above the signal line....

Relative Strength Index is calculated using the Wilder moving average formula.

Slow Stochastic crossovers are calculated using %K from the Slow Stochastic formula. This is equal to %D from the fast Stochastic.

Volatility is used to filter out stocks above or below specified levels of risk: The Minimum and Maximum fields are measured as percentages.

The Volatility Ratio identifies days with exceptionally wide trading ranges (the distance between High and Low) and is used to signal likely reversal days. Details ...

The volume filter is used to filter out stocks which show insufficient activity (ie. stocks with low liquidity): The Minimum field represents volume (in number of ...

Volume Moving Average crossovers are calculated using exponential moving averages. See Volume Oscillator for further details.

Volume spikes are days on which there is unusually high volume activity, measured by comparing daily volume to a 50-day exponential moving average (of volume).

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What is Technical Analysis? Foundations of Technical Analysis and does it really work?

Support and resistance are the foundation stone of all technical analysis.

The key to analysing bar charts: control, commitment, OHLC, whipsaws, long and short positions...

Expose hidden trends: markets trend in more than one direction at the same time...

The simplicity of these observations by Charles Dow belie their immense impact on the field of technical analysis.

How to identify trends and trend changes.

Lines (or ranging markets may take the place of a secondary reaction.

Bull and Bear markets are confirmed by both the Industrial and Transport Averages...

Bull and bear markets each have three phases.

Crossovers of fast and slow moving averages are particularly useful for identifying trends and make an effective trading system when combined with stop losses.

An often-discussed system for tracking trends is the Directional Movement System set for weekly, rather than daily, directional movement. We compare performance to Stan Weinstein's breakout model.

Never trade against the trend - a fundamental principle in technical analysis. That's easy enough to follow, but how do you determine the trend?

Three main indicators of the strength of a trend.

The trend line is a powerful momentum indicator, alerting you to any acceleration or deceleration of the trend.

Trend channels are one of the best available tools for identifying changes in trend momentum.

Standard deviation channels, plotted at a set number of standard deviations around a linear regression line, provide useful entry and exit signals for trading trends.

Stan Weinstein's powerful system for trading long-term trends: the model combines a number of proven techniques to identify breakouts.

If you are going to trade trends, no matter what the time frame, you are likely to encounter three major problems: false starts, early shakeouts and ...

A swing trading technique using moving averages and short-term chart patterns.

In its simplest terms, momentum refers to buying stocks which exhibit past over-performance. Eugene Fama, the father of the efficient market hypothesis, refers to momentum as "the premier unexplained anomaly".

Dr Bruce Vanstone shows how to create Momentum simulations using the ASX 200 as an example

Dr Bruce Vanstone summarizes the key characteristics of investing using momentum based approaches and discusses some approaches to managing risk in momentum models and the benefits investors can expect when investing with rules-based funds.

The behavior of the market is the most powerful influence on the performance of every stock.

The change in prices on any day is influenced by a number of cycles in different time frames...

Edwin Coppock designed this oscillator with one sole purpose: to identify the commencement of bull markets.

Developed by Chartcraft, the index combines bull signals from individual stocks to identify market trends.

William J. O'Neill identifies these signals in 24 Essential Lessons for Investment Success.

Interest rates have a big influence on stock markets because of three factors.

Each chart type reveals different facets of the relationship between price, trading range and volume.

Candlesticks contain the same data as a normal bar chart but highlight the relationship between opening and closing prices.

How to identify trends, control, commitment, uncertainty, inside and outside days.

The greatest advance in the last decade, equivolume exposes price and volume interaction.

Point and Figure charts are used to identify support levels, resistance and chart patterns. Point and Figure ignores the time factor and concentrate solely on movements in price.

Stock trading, or speculation as it used to be called, is the buying or selling of stocks to profit from a change in prices.

Restrict the size of your initial position so that your capital is protected if you suffer a string of losses.

Stop loss orders are limits set by traders at which they will automatically enter or exit trades.

Base your stops on technical levels otherwise they will cost you money. Arbitrary levels are liable to be breached by the normal cycle.

Lock in your profits and ride the trend, avoiding shake-outs by minor corrections.

An objective formula used to assess the risk associated with each trade.

A powerful formula for limiting losses, protecting profits and avoiding false signals.

Trailing Percentage Stops work with a ratchet effect, trailing price movements by a set percentage.

The argument for the use of stop-loss rules seems inherently sound, yet there appears to be no real evidence that stops are providing the safety benefits that many traders expect.

The argument for the use of stop-loss rules seems inherently sound, yet there appears to be no real evidence that stops are providing the safety benefits that many traders expect.

The argument for the use of stop-loss rules seems inherently sound, yet there appears to be no real evidence that stops are providing the safety benefits that many traders expect.

Tricks of the Trade: A market professional may want to accumulate a large position in a stock that is trending strongly...

Tricks of the Trade: If a market professional sits with a large sell order and the stock is consolidating....

Tricks of the Trade: Also referred to as ramping, this is an old trick often perpetrated by sly old hands who prey on newcomers.

One of the most reliable Point and Figure chart patterns, Bull Traps occur when an upward breakout retreats back below the new support level.

Your biggest enemy, when trading, is within yourself. Success will only come when you learn to control your emotions.

What personality style are you? And how does this suit becoming a trader?

Most traders are on the lookout for ways to improve their trading, but some dedicate their lives to searching for the holy grail.

Before you can manage your emotions it helps to understand what causes them. Our brains and endocrine system are a veritable narcotics factory...

Investors often use distorted logic when buying stocks: what goes up must come down? Stocks that rise steeply in price and make new highs are viewed as expensive ...

If I toss a coin and heads turns up five times in a row. Which side is more likely to turn up the next time? Heads or tails?

Finding the Right Trading Course (and avoiding the obvious pitfalls): If you had to enrol on a one-week trading course, you may learn some good basic trading skills.

Becoming an Expert Trader (and the value of trading courses): It may take 3 to 5 years to become a good trader. Becoming an expert could take even longer ...

The secret of successful trading: adjust your trading system to prevailing market conditions...

Market leaders deliver superior returns compared to laggards, offering more consistent growth...

The market exerts a powerful influence on the performance of individual stocks. Study the big picture first before looking at any shares in isolation.

The key to successful trend trading.

Perfect timing: use momentum oscillators to signal entry points in the trend.

Stop-loss orders are a critical element in any trading system, to protect your capital and to lock in profits.

Increase profits: use trend indicators to time your exit from trends. Adjust the Indicator Time Frame to suit the cycle being traded.

What is Technical Analysis? Foundations of Technical Analysis and does it really work?

Support and resistance are the foundation stone of all technical analysis.

The key to analysing bar charts: control, commitment, OHLC, whipsaws, long and short positions...

Expose hidden trends: markets trend in more than one direction at the same time...

The simplicity of these observations by Charles Dow belie their immense impact on the field of technical analysis.

How to identify trends and trend changes.

Lines (or ranging markets may take the place of a secondary reaction.

Bull and Bear markets are confirmed by both the Industrial and Transport Averages...

Bull and bear markets each have three phases.

Chart Patterns are formed by support and resistance levels and by trend lines.

The cup and handle is a longer term continuation pattern, similar to an ascending triangle.

Double tops are useful reversal patterns in an up-trend, identified by two peaks of similar height, followed by a break below the intervening trough.

A powerful reversal signal, the head and shoulders pattern is completed by a lower peak followed by a break below the neckline.

Support and resistance are the foundation stone of all technical analysis.

Trading Ranges are formed by support and resistance lines in close proximity. Price fluctuates in a narrow band with no clear trend.

Triangles and wedges can be powerful continuation or reversal patterns, depending on their shape.

Triple tops are similar to double tops and comprise three peaks of similar height.

Support, resistance and trading ranges.

Flags and pennants are short-term congestion patterns that form in trends and are reliable continuation signals.

Rectangles are narrow consolidations in a trend.

Rectangles are of the most reliable chart patterns when they appear in close proximity to support or resistance during an up-trend.

Volume activity provides powerful confirmation of price signals and often gives advance warning.

To improve Candlesticks accuracy, combine with Volatility, Volume, Support/Resistance and Trendlines.

How to identify trends, control, commitment, uncertainty, inside and outside days.

Candlestick chart patterns are able to highlight trend weakness and reversal signals that may not be apparent on a normal bar chart.

Gaps are often found at breakouts or during a strong trend.

A powerful signal, especially after big volume changes or a strong trend.

A spike is identified by a high sharply above the days on either side, a close near the day's low, and a strong preceding trend.

There are two times where daily volume will highlight unusual trading activity: a spike above the normal range or a dip below normal activity levels.

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