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Online Point & Figure Charting November 2018 Two websites that offer point & figure charts, along with many other features that those interested in technical analysis will find useful.
The X’s and O’s of Point & Figure Charting November 2018 These charts focus on significant price movements by using X's and O's to make it easy to identify trend reversals.
When Nothing Says Something: Understanding Price Gaps May 2002 The size of a gap in trading can provide an indication as to future price activity. The wider the gap, the less apt prices are to follow through in the direction of the gap.
Analyzing Volume & Price Ranges Using Equivolume Charting January 2002 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.
Arms' Ease of Movement: Adding Volume to the Equation October 2001 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.
Predicting Short-Term Trends: The Cup-With-Handle Pattern August 2001 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.
Monitoring the Smart Money by Using On-Balance Volume May 2001 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.
How to Test and Interpret Trading System Performance January 2001 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.
Point & Figure Charts Revisited November 2000 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.
ID'ing When to Buy and Sell Using the Stochastic Oscillator October 2000 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.
Analyzing Supply and Demand Using Point and Figure Charts August 2000 Technical Analysis: The usefulness of point and figure charts lies in their ability to filter out short-term price fluctuations that occur during longer, more established trends.
Measuring Internal Strength: Wilder's RSI Indicator May 2000 Technical Analysis: Wilder's relative strength index measures a stock's price relative to itself over time. Its popularity lies in its versatility in identifying market extremes and illustrating points of divergence that may signal a reversal of trend.
The MACD: A Combo of Indicators for the Best of Both Worlds January 2000 Technical Analysis: The moving average convergence/divergence, better known as the MACD, combines the characteristics of the trend-following moving average with an oscillator, which is more responsive in choppy markets.
Using Moving Averages in a Systematic Trading Strategy October 1999 Technical Analysis: The advantage to using moving averages in a trading system is that you will tend to be on the "right" side of the market. However, you will always be entering or exiting positions after the trend has reversed itself.
An Intro to Moving Averages: Popular Technical Indicators August 1999 Technical Analysis: In essence, moving averages are "bending trendlines." They are popular because of their relative simplicity and their ability to confirm a trend or announce the reversal of a trend.
Using Triangle Patterns to Determine Price Movement May 1999 Technical Analysis: Over time, peaks and troughs on a price chart may narrow, forming a triangle pattern of two converging trendlines. How to read triangle patterns for possible clues to future price trends.
Different Perspectives: A Look at Charting Techniques July 1998 Technical Analysis Column: Bar, point & figure, candlestick, and equivolume are all chart types that can offer different perspectives on a stock's price and volume trends.
A Look at the Patterns for 1997's Winners and Losers May 1998 Technical Analysis Column: The gains from the top 1997 stock were extraordinary, but the price patterns were generic, showing a long-term decline followed by accumulation.
Composition Changes Prompt Another Look at the DJ Utilities Average July 1997 Technical Analysis Column: While not a perfect indicator, the Dow Jones Utilities average has moved lower prior to major market drops. When the utilities are in a sell mode, keep your cards close to your vest.
The Same Patterns Remain Even When the Market Index Changes September 1996 Technical Analysis Column: Speed resistance lines can help identify expected market support and resistance levels. Applying Dow Theory's 1/3-2/3 concept to the Nasdaq composite.
Deciphering the Trend:
It’s All a Matter
of Perspective May 1995 Nearly every investor has heard of that venerable stock market saw, “The trend is your friend.” It makes sense. The trouble is, though, for most investors, deciphering the trend is often an effort in futility. However, it does not have to be so, as trends have identifiable characteristics, patterns that repeat time and time again.
At Hand Once Again:
The Season to Consider the January Effect September 1994 With the market approaching the last quarter of the year, one of the most widely discussed anomalies of the stock market, the January effect, is once again fast approaching. While just how useful the January effect is for the individual investor will probably remain hotly debated in some quarters, my own work as well as other studies show that the January effect, if taken in the proper context, is a factor that investors can and should exploit.
Technical Clues From
An Uncommon Source:
The Dow Jones Utilities July 1994 The Dow Jones utilities average is generally not considered one of the basic barometers of the stock market. While the industrials and transports are barometers in that their price action reflects the ebb and flow of future earnings, the regulated growth characteristics of the utilities lessen their significance as an overall barometer of future business activity.
An Investor’s Roadmap for Finding and Buying Low-Priced Stocks May 1994 ‘Buy low, sell high’ is the time-honored proverb of investing. Investors who wind up ahead of the game have successfully bought low enough often enough, while investors who wind up out of the game have bought high and sold low once too often.
The Market Timing Approach:
A Guide to the Various Strategies May 1994 Over the past few years the application of market timing by individual investors, as well as registered investment advisers, has accelerated rapidly. Contributing to the growth of timing has been the proliferation of computer capabilities, the availability of data, and the growth of mutual funds.
Two Technical Analysis Rules
Pass Academic Muster July 1993 Technical analysis has long been looked down upon in many influential circles. Academicians publish countless articles “proving” that technical analysis lacks merit. Technical analysis has also not been highly thought of by modern Wall Street analysts trained at the leading business schools, and skeptical journalists have not exactly been favorable to technical analysis, either.
Chart Basics Using Bars,
Point & Figure and Candlesticks April 1993 Technical analysis today comes to us under various and sundry names and disguises, ranging from the granddaddy of technical analysis, Dow’s theory, to a plethora of more exotic forms. However, in its simplest form, technical analysis is the study of the market action itself.
Dow’s Theory and the Averages January 1993 Charles H. Dow will always hold a unique position in the history of the financial markets. He was one of the preeminent journalists of his day, as co-founder of Dow Jones & Company, and the first editor of The Wall Street Journal and later Barron’s. He also devised the first index to measure the trend of the market and penned some basic principles of stock market behavior—known as the Dow Theory—that laid the foundation on which much of technical analysis is based today.
