{"title":"Favorite Articles From 2016","description":"Each year we survey our readers for our Readers' Choice Awards, which are published in the annual Bonus Issue. As part of the survey, we ask readers to vote for their favorite article from the past year. Here are the award winners for \"Favorite STOCKS \u0026amp; COMMODITIES Article\" from 2016:","products":[{"product_id":"stcov34139bo","title":"Stocks \u0026 Commodities V. 34:06 (18–20, 39): Bollinger Bands \u0026 RSI: A Magical Combo by Azeez Mustapha","description":"Bollinger Bands \u0026amp; RSI: A Magical Combo by Azeez Mustapha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen combined in uncommon ways, Bollinger Bands and the RSI generate subtle but dependable signals. Here are four ways to combine them to uncover trading opportunities.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReliable trading opportunities emerge as the maudlin bulls and bears engage in power tussles. Serious traders have figured out numerous ways of playing such opportunities triumphantly, including several that most people cannot see. You too can do this, and in this article, Ill explain how by combining Bollinger Bands (BB) and the relative strength index (RSI) in four ways...","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133936103793,"sku":"V34C06_226MUST","price":2.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_9c7953be-63f8-432c-a9d0-a67b80131ff2.jpg?v=1739658203"},{"product_id":"stcov34126mo","title":"Stocks \u0026 Commodities V. 34:02 (13, 26): Moving Average Breakouts by Ken Calhoun","description":"Moving Average Breakouts by Ken Calhoun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWelcome to a new column on techniques for active traders. Each month, this daytrader and founder of TradeMastery.com will cover topics such as momentum trading, breakout trading, and other technical analysisbased techniques. This month, youll learn an updated trading technique with specific, actionable technical analysis, and youll also learn how to identify and manage the trade from start to finish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTRADING STRATEGY: 100- AND 200-PERIOD MOVING AVERAGE ENTRY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen price action on a 90-day daily candlestick chart breaks out above major moving averages, institutional trading volume usually lifts prices to new highs. You can capitalize on these breakouts by entering your trade once price moves above 100-period and 200-period simple moving average (SMA) lines...","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52134008848753,"sku":"V34C02_144CALH","price":2.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_cd8a1fad-27fe-4ca4-a933-5c9974403d05.jpg?v=1739662017"},{"product_id":"stcov341topt","title":"Stocks \u0026 Commodities V. 34:02 (10–12): Top Three Indicators For Your 2016 Trades (And Beyond) by Joshua Martinez","description":"Top Three Indicators For Your 2016 Trades (And Beyond) by Joshua Martinez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoull have more confidence in the trades you place if you use the right combination of confirming indicators. Need a good set to get started with? Here are three you can use to help get your trading geared up for the new year.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow that weve had our fill of holiday fun and times are slowing back down (as slow as normal is, I suppose), its back to looking at charts to find those big trading wins for the new year. Ive personally been setting up my charts to continue the momentum of last years trades and, most important, checking my indicators yet again to make sure I have the perfect combination. As you set up your charts, there are three main indicators I think traders should pay close attention to in 2016 and beyond. Ill describe the three indicators here and how I use them, but for more details as well as how theyre calculated, see sidebar The Three Indicators. The indicators are useful in forex trading but also for stock trading...","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52134039421297,"sku":"V34C02_143MART","price":2.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_1e2bfe6f-22b1-4e6b-8745-d0c7e8886eae.jpg?v=1739663501"},{"product_id":"stcov348adxb","title":"Stocks \u0026 Commodities V. 34:03 (8–11): ADX Breakouts by Ken Calhoun","description":"ADX Breakouts by Ken Calhoun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBreakouts are a popular method to trade with, but how do you differentiate between strong and weak breakouts? Here in this second installment of a new regular column titled Trading On Momentum that presents step-by-step techniques for active traders, this professional daytrader demonstrates one method of identifying breakouts that could make a difference.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou can easily find volatile swing trading chart breakouts by using J. Welles Wilders average directional index (ADX) whenever you scan for trade entries. Combining the ADX with volume and price-action breakouts can help you locate the strongest breakouts to trade...","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52134067011953,"sku":"V34C03_161CALH","price":2.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_ea059457-8345-4d34-a9b1-a75fb8eeefcf.jpg?v=1739664534"},{"product_id":"stcov341alby","title":"Stocks \u0026 Commodities V. 34:01 (18–21): Aliasing by John F. Ehlers","description":"Aliasing by John F. Ehlers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince you are likely using sampled data when trading, there is a chance that there could be some distortions in the data. Heres what you can do to avoid those distortions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI imagine that most traders consider the price data they use for analysis to be a continuous function. Nothing could be further from the truth. And, depending on your trading style, the impact of this assumption can range from trivial to dramatic. The fact is that the data is sampled data. The sample rate is once per day on daily bars, once per hour on hourly bars, and so on. It doesnt matter if you average the high, low, and close; you still only have one sample per day on daily bars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne impact of sampled data is that it can lead to aliasing. In my youth, the old cowboy movies had a sample rate of only 16 frames per second, letting the eye integrate those individual still photographs to produce motion, albeit with a little flicker. Aliasing at this slow sample rate made the wagon wheels look like they were turning backwards, and the effect was really weird. Aliasing can also produce some weird effects on your market data...","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52134083002737,"sku":"V34C01_128EHLE","price":2.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_fe60df50-27be-40f5-8e3e-0b8e578152dd.jpg?v=1739665243"},{"product_id":"stcov34847ze","title":"Stocks \u0026 Commodities V. 34:05 (8–12, 47): Zero In On The MACD by Barbara Star, PhD","description":"Zero In On The MACD by Barbara Star, PhD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDo you find that you trade more than youd like to while a market is trending? Heres a variation on the moving average convergence\/divergence you can use to keep you in trending markets longer so you can capture more of a trend.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDespite the advances in technical analysis, the moving average convergence\/divergence (MACD) indicator created by Gerald Appel almost 40 years ago remains a mainstay in the traders toolbox. Its popularity is well-deserved since it serves more than one purpose. It functions as a momentum oscillator, a directional indicator, an indication of price vigor and, for some, a standalone trading system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe MACD consists of two parts: the MACD line and the signal line. 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Heres a trading setup for buying stocks making new yearly lows. A shorter phrase for that is bottom fishing. The technique Ill describe here is not perfect. You can still lose money, perhaps a lot of it, but the setup gives you an indication of how often bottom fishing works. Perhaps you will have ideas on how to improve the setup...","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52134103613809,"sku":"V34C01_126BULK","price":2.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_eef67b3b-b5da-4860-ab74-6f7bf870b4d4.jpg?v=1739666733"},{"product_id":"stcov342hibr","title":"Stocks \u0026 Commodities V. 34:01 (26–29): High-Volume Breakouts by Ken Calhoun","description":"High-Volume Breakouts by Ken Calhoun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this final article in a series weve been presenting on breakout trading strategies from this professional daytrader and educator, we look at the role that volume and price-action breakout patterns play in confirming entry signals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs many traders know, the two most important technical trading signals are price and volume. By combining price-action breakout patterns with specific volume confirmation signals, you can identify strong trading entries as theyre moving to new highs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou can spot high-volume breakouts whenever volume increases significantlythat is, at least 30% higher than their average trading volumealong with a move up in price. These are important because strong volume indicates institutional buying is at work, which can help you find good entries. 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