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Wayne Thorp

author Image Wayne A. Thorp is senior financial analyst at AAII and editor of Computerized Investing. Follow him on Twitter at @AAII_CI.

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Areas of Expertise: computerized investing, stock analysis, stock screening, technical analysis

Twitter Feed: @AAII_CI

Topics Presented in Speeches: “How to Analyze a Stock,” “Finding a Stock Winner: First Step Screening,” “Computerized Stock Screening & Analysis” and “Stock Screening Using Stock Investor Pro”

Biography:
Wayne A. Thorp, CFA, is senior financial analyst for the American Association of Individual Investors and the editor of Computerized Investing, a quarterly newsletter considered to be the premier publication covering the use of personal computers for financial planning, investment analysis and portfolio management. As a financial columnist for AAII, Thorp has written a column for the AAII Journal on technical analysis as well as articles on stock screening and analysis. He also is product manager for the Stock Investor Pro computerized fundamental data and screening program and serves on the Stock Superstars Report (SSR) and Dividend Investing (DI) advisory committees.

Thorp is a graduate of DePaul University in Chicago, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in finance. He was awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation in 2002. Wayne has been with AAII since 1997.

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    Analyzing Volume & Price Ranges Using Equivolume Charting

    Technical Analysis: While heavy volume on an upward price move is usually viewed as a positive sign, heavy trading volume at the end or top of the price move is ignored. An in-depth look at reading equivolume charts to understand volume and price ranges.

    January 2002 | Journal

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    Valuing Stock Using On-Line Tools

    What you'll find at seven sites that provide models for placing a value on a stock.

    January 2002 | Computerized-investing

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    What Steps You Should Take When Your Stock's Price Falls

    Stock Selection Strategies: There are no simple rules that will tell you when to sell a stock, but an in-depth understanding of what economic, industry, and firm fundamentals drive the price will better equip you for making decisions.

    November 2001 | Journal

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    What Steps You Should Take When Your Stock's Price Falls

    There are no simple rules that will tell you when to sell a stock, but an in-depth understanding of what economic, industry, and firm fundamentals drive the price will better equip you for making decisions.

    November 2001 | Journal

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    Arms' Ease of Movement: Adding Volume to the Equation

    Technical Analysis: Equivolume is a method that places price activity and trading volume on an equal footing. Volume analysis is useful in identifying levels of support and resistance as well as points where these levels are broken.

    October 2001 | Journal

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    "Winning on Wall Street" Using the Martin Zweig Approach

    Stock Screening: Zweig's strategy seeks to identify companies with strong growth in earnings and sales, a reasonable price-earnings ratio given the company's growth rate, an absence of heavy insider selling, and relatively strong price action.

    September 2001 | Journal

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    Predicting Short-Term Trends: The Cup-With-Handle Pattern

    Technical Analysis: The cup-with-handle is a bullish continuation pattern that is formed by a corrective movement in price--the handle--which follows an upward trend in prices.

    August 2001 | Journal

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    Monitoring the Smart Money by Using On-Balance Volume

    Technical Analysis: The OBV tracks the activity of smart money--large traders and investors who have inside details regarding the company's fundamentals--so you can benefit from their information without actually knowing it.

    May 2001 | Journal

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    Market Sentiment

    A look at surveys and indicators that measure where the market has been or where it is headed.

    May 2001 | Computerized-investing

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    Screening for Stock Using the Lakonishok Approach

    Stock Screening: Josef Lakonishok carries the Benjamin Graham torch based on his academic research and success in investment management. His basic philosophy is to buy out-of-favor companies that are beginning to show signs of awakening.

    April 2001 | Journal

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    Historical Price Data Providers

    A survey of 17 vendors that offer historical price, volume, and distribution data on a variety of domestic and foreign instruments.

    March 2001 | Computerized-investing

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    How to Test and Interpret Trading System Performance

    Technical Analysis: Many forces are at work when you trade a system—commissions, slippage, protective stops, idle interest, margin, and short trading can all influence a trading system's performance results.

    January 2001 | Journal

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    Point & Figure Charts Revisited

    Technical Analysis: Point & figure charts can be tricky to construct. A step-by-step example shows how to plot the X's and O's for one stock over a two-week period.

    November 2000 | Journal

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    Web-Based Technical Analysis Software

    Seventeen sites that provide charting and technical indicator services are gaining on traditional technical analysis software programs.

    November 2000 | Computerized-investing

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    ID'ing When to Buy and Sell Using the Stochastic Oscillator

    Technical Analysis: Stochastics work best with those securities that are currently rading within a particular range and may prove useful in identifying buying and selling points.

    October 2000 | Journal

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