{"title":"Volume 5 Articles","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrowse Volume 5 articles by issue:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/volume-5-articles\/issue-01?sort_by=title-ascending#ProductGridContainer\" style=\"margin-right:16px;\"\u003eChapter 1 January 1987\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/volume-5-articles\/issue-02?sort_by=title-ascending#ProductGridContainer\" style=\"margin-right:16px;\"\u003eChapter 2 February 1987\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/volume-5-articles\/issue-03?sort_by=title-ascending#ProductGridContainer\" style=\"margin-right:16px;\"\u003eChapter 3 March 1987\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/volume-5-articles\/issue-04?sort_by=title-ascending#ProductGridContainer\" style=\"margin-right:16px;\"\u003eChapter 4 April 1987\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/volume-5-articles\/issue-05?sort_by=title-ascending#ProductGridContainer\" style=\"margin-right:16px;\"\u003eChapter 5 May 1987\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/volume-5-articles\/issue-06?sort_by=title-ascending#ProductGridContainer\" style=\"margin-right:16px;\"\u003eChapter 6 June 1987\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/volume-5-articles\/issue-07?sort_by=title-ascending#ProductGridContainer\" style=\"margin-right:16px;\"\u003eChapter 7 July\/August 1987\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/volume-5-articles\/issue-08?sort_by=title-ascending#ProductGridContainer\" style=\"margin-right:16px;\"\u003eChapter 8 September 1987\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/volume-5-articles\/issue-09?sort_by=title-ascending#ProductGridContainer\" style=\"margin-right:16px;\"\u003eChapter 9 October 1987\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/volume-5-articles\/issue-10?sort_by=title-ascending#ProductGridContainer\" style=\"margin-right:16px;\"\u003eChapter 10 November 1987\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/volume-5-articles\/issue-11?sort_by=title-ascending#ProductGridContainer\" style=\"margin-right:16px;\"\u003eChapter 11 December 1987\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","products":[{"product_id":"v05-c01-backtrk-pdf","title":"V.5:1 (10-13): Back Trak High Tech by John Sweeney","description":"Back Trak High Tech by John Sweeney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMicroVest\nP.O. Box 272\nMacomb, IL 61455\n(309) 837-4512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInstruments: Stocks, Futures\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComputer: IBM PC, XT, AT with 512K; 2 floppies or 1 floppy and 1 hard disk - drive; DOS 2.0 or\nhigher; IBM graphics card and\/or color monitor supported; 80-or 132-column IBM\/EPSON\ncompatible printer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDatabases Supported: Commodity Systems, Inc., 200 W. Palmetto Pk. Rd., Suite 200, Boca Raton,\nFL 33432, (305) 392-8663; Nite Line, 175 West Jackson, Suite A 1038, Chicago, IL 60604, (312)\n427-5125.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrices: Back Trak and High Tech (IBM only) $695; High Tech $295.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a slick package and probably a \"Best Buy.\" It will store data for you, extract it for study, apply\nup to 51 different technical studies to it, graph the results (on High Tech only) for your visual inspection,\nrun simulations of trading strategies using the studies and techniques of money management that you\nselect, and, finally, optimize the parameters of those studies to produce a trading system. The only thing\nleft to do is phone in the orders!","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133767414129,"sku":"\\V05\\C01\\BACKTRK.PDF","price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_9a95e183-aee3-4170-b336-07e5a3a997c5.jpg?v=1739651934"},{"product_id":"v05-c01-direc-pdf","title":"V.5:1 (14-14): Direc-Tree PLUS by John Sweeney","description":"Direc-Tree PLUS by John Sweeney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVERSION 5.0\nMicro-Z\n4 Santa Bella Road\nRolling Hills Estates, CA 90274\n(213) 377-1640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComputer: IBM-PC, XT, AT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrice: $49 list\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's hard to believe that a program as handy as Dtree (our shorthand here at S\u0026amp;C ) could get handier.\nWe've reviewed it favorably before, so our biases are well-known. We use it on all our IBM-like\nmachines which run anything from subscription maintenance programs to technical analysis applications.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen we first met Dtree, it was a simple organizer for hierarchical file structures--of so we thought.\nLater, it turned out to be a word processor and program \"booter.\" From our standpoint, it made life much\nmore efficient as we jumped from application to application with one or two keystrokes. If even that was\ntoo much, we could write down the sequence of keystrokes and have Dtree do them for us--or our staff!","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133767741809,"sku":"\\V05\\C01\\DIREC.PDF","price":2.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_2d1cd3a5-d40f-49f0-a4cf-a6dd049e85d4.jpg?v=1739651936"},{"product_id":"v05-c01-master-pdf","title":"V.5:1 (19-23): Master Chartist by Robert Bukowski","description":"Master Chartist by Robert Bukowski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoberts-Slade, Inc.\n750 North 200 West Suite 301B\nProvo, UT 84601\n(801) 375-6847\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComputer: Apple Macintosh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrice: $1,340 + $125\/year; data stream:\n$ 170-$300\/month\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShort-term traders hold onto your hats! Real-time charting\/technical analysis has taken a quantum leap\ninto the space age with Master Chartist (available at a reasonably down-to-earth price considering the\nvalue it holds for an active trader).","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133767774577,"sku":"\\V05\\C01\\MASTER.PDF","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_c46d5e9d-88cb-4fb4-ab65-bee1ad07685e.jpg?v=1739651939"},{"product_id":"v05-c01-metastk-pdf","title":"V.5:1 (15-18): MetaStock Downloader by John Sweeney","description":"MetaStock Downloader by John Sweeney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComputer Asset Management\nP.O. Box 26743\nSalt Lake City, UT 84126\n(801) 964-0391\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComputer: IBM PC, XT, AT with 256K+ RAM and two drives; IBM color graphics adapter and\nmonitor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrice: MetaStock $195; Downloader $49; Both $224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a high-value package. For not much money, as these things go today, MetaStock, together with\nDownloader, will gather, store and maintain your data; chart it with a wide variety of pointers, comments,\nlines, and angles, and analyze it with a solid selection of technical indicators. It will install and run with\npractically no glitches and considerable sophistication. It's soundly conceived and easy to use.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133767840113,"sku":"\\V05\\C01\\044meta.pdf","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_f2cd3a0f-a587-4de8-9451-bc638d92b950.jpg?v=1739651941"},{"product_id":"v05-c02-apply-pdf","title":"V.5:2 (67-71): Applying statistical pattern recognition to commodity trading systems by Scott Brill","description":"Applying statistical pattern recognition to commodity trading systems by Scott Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStatistical pattern recognition (SPR) is a subfield of artificial intelligence concerned with automatic\nrecognition of meaningful regularities in noisy or complex environments. Since the early 1960s, a large\nbody of these techniques have been developed to solve problems ranging from machine vision and\nmachine recognition of human speech to bankruptcy prediction. In this article, we will introduce you to\nsome basic SPR tools which can be used to create automatic trading systems, and give two\ndemonstrations of how these may be applied to a weekly gold trading scenario using a personal computer.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133767872881,"sku":"\\V05\\C02\\APPLY.PDF","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_7b9d779c-02fd-4a6b-8554-e1f1d4a8dca3.jpg?v=1739651944"},{"product_id":"v05-c02-arether-pdf","title":"V.5:2 (56-58): Are there patterns in financial ratios? by Clifford J. Sherry, Ph.D.","description":"Are there patterns in financial ratios? by Clifford J. Sherry, Ph.D.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTechnical analysts strive to find patterns in the past history of the prices of stocks and commodities\n(using charts, moving averages, etc.) that will allow them to predict future prices or price movements.\nThe major argument against this idea is the assumption that prices are determined by a random and\nindependent process. I have developed a number of statistical techniques that will allow you to determine\nif the process you are interested in is random (Stocks \u0026amp; Commodities, March 1986) and\/or independent\n(October 1985, April 1986) using real data.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133767905649,"sku":"\\V05\\C02\\ARETHER.PDF","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_28a47ef5-c5c1-491c-a0b3-66b8409c46bf.jpg?v=1739651946"},{"product_id":"v05-c02-c3kansy-pdf","title":"V.5:2 (77-79): C3KANSYS by John Sweeney","description":"C3KANSYS by John Sweeney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(Club 3000 Analysis)\nJim Welsh\n6404 Buckingham Drive\nBurnaby, BC\nCanada V5E 3Y6\n(604) 521-3275\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComputer: MS-DOS computers using GWBASIC, 2 drives (one can be a hard disk) and printers with\nEpson features. Screen graphics adaptor if your machine needs one (such as an IBM)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrice: US $25\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the fertile mind of Club 3000 guru Bo Thunman and the programming talents of Jim Welsh\n(B.Sc.F., M.Sc., Ph.D.) comes a nifty little program to measure your trading account's equity performance\nusing graphics displays and statistics. Since C3KANSYS is well within Stocks \u0026amp; Commodities' budget at\n$25 and is the result of much discussion amongst Club 3000 members, we decided to give it a look.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLooking at equity performance is the harshest measure of your all-around performance because it is the\n\"no-excuses\" approach. Forget about blaming the system, your broker, your spouse\/dog, your philosophy,\nor your diseases. This approach just looks at the results where it counts: the bottom line on your\nstatements.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133767938417,"sku":"\\V05\\C02\\C3KANSY.PDF","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_bf3f7c68-4266-4304-8bfe-56e25641d520.jpg?v=1739651948"},{"product_id":"v05-c02-ganntrd-pdf","title":"V.5:2 (72-76): Ganntrader I by Hans Hannula, Ph.D.","description":"Ganntrader I by Hans Hannula, Ph.D.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is little dispute that W.D. Gann was one of the world's greatest traders. In one documented case\nhe made 286 trades, 264 of them profitable, in a 25-day period. He doubled his capital 10 times! This\nkind of incredible result carne from his use of dozens of highly refined and sophisticated methods.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eW.D. Gann was also clearly the original workaholic. In 50 years of active trading, Gann developed many\nmethods, each based upon exhaustive study and the preparation and analysis of hundreds of charts. His\nwork is so extensive and so exhaustive that even the most aggressive and persistent students of today\nhave probably only begun to scratch the surface.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133767971185,"sku":"\\V05\\C02\\GANNTRD.PDF","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_2b208773-2e55-49b7-9d0f-a3817c5ff798.jpg?v=1739651951"},{"product_id":"v05-c02-general-pdf","title":"V.5:2 (62-63): Generalship for consistent profits by Vincent Cosentino","description":"Generalship for consistent profits by Vincent Cosentino.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRodney Dangerfield would have loved it. After the July 7, 1986 record drop of 61.87 points in the\nDow Jones Industrial Average, articles appeared crediting technicians with everything from making the\nright call to causing the slide. Headlines bellowed, \"Market gurus jolt the Dow,\" and \"Stock market's\ntechnical analysts get new respect after price drop. \"Hey Rodney! Respect!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOf course, not all observers were complimentary. One fundamentalist skeptic flung his gauntlet to the\nmarble with, \"I defy you to show me one technician who has made money consistently.\"","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133768003953,"sku":"\\V05\\C02\\GENERAL.PDF","price":2.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_5a708804-1d9b-4efb-afb3-f93c1d73c825.jpg?v=1739651953"},{"product_id":"v05-c02-insearc-pdf","title":"V.5:2 (50-54): In search of the perfect system: Interview Jack Schwager","description":"In search of the perfect system: Interview Jack Schwager\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJack Schwager, self-confessed skeptic and diligent debunker of \"new and improved\" commodity trading\nsystems, is director of both research and managed trading for PaineWebber and is a not-too-recent\nconvert to the ways of technical analysis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFifteen years ago, as an economics major fresh out of graduate school, Schwager began his career as a\nresearch analyst at Reynolds Securities with no previous experience with commodities. \"But I wasn't into\nthe job for more than a week,\" he says, \"when I realized this was something interesting and something I'd\nlike to make a career out of.\"","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133768036721,"sku":"\\V05\\C02\\INSEARC.PDF","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_41682c37-2312-4aa5-8a6a-0f8c8cdca050.jpg?v=1739651955"},{"product_id":"v05-c02-profit-pdf","title":"V.5:2 (59-61): Profitability of selected technical indicators: U.S. T-Bond futures by Steven L. Kille and Thomas P. Drinka","description":"Profitability of selected technical indicators: U.S. T-Bond futures by Steven L. Kille and Thomas P. Drinka\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the December 1985 issue of this magazine, we reported the results of applying moving averages,\nmomentum, %R, and Relative Strength (RSI) to five December corn futures contracts. We also reviewed\nthe formulas and trading techniques for these popular indicators. For each, we presented the net trading\nprofit or loss generated by the five most profitable parameter sets from exclusively long positions,\nexclusively short positions, and alternating long and short positions.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133768069489,"sku":"\\V05\\C02\\PROFIT.PDF","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_3c4ff497-37d2-44dd-9162-62cb6d5c8123.jpg?v=1739651957"},{"product_id":"v05-c02-trend-pdf","title":"V.5:2 (64-66): Trend of the trend by Gregory L. Morris","description":"Trend of the trend by Gregory L. Morris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost indicators of trend are taken for granted even though many times they are used successfully by\nstock and commodity traders. It has been my experience that blindly following canned indicators can lead\nyou into a false sense of security, especially if you begin using the indicator when it is correctly calling\nthe market. If you begin using a trend-following indicator during its inevitable whipsaw period, you will\nlose faith and look for another indicator. Therefore, if you develop an indicator using some basic logic\nand reason which is related to known market action, you can have a little more faith in a particular\nindicator. There is also the argument of using a basket of indicators and\/or using them in a tree structured\napproach. No doubt that is a safer approach, but it is not the purpose of this article.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is accepted that the successful trader must identify and follow the trend of the market to be a consistent\nwinner. There are, of course, many indicators available to help identify the termination of a trend and\nprepare you to reverse your positions. Adding even more confusion to the arena, you have to determine\nwhich type of trend is being identified: short, medium, or long. Again, this is not the purpose here.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133768102257,"sku":"\\V05\\C02\\TREND.PDF","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_b3f0045c-b945-4651-89e3-87022fdf9173.jpg?v=1739651959"},{"product_id":"v05-c03-acomple-pdf","title":"V.5:3 (102-104): A complete computer trading program (part 1) by John F. Ehlers","description":"A complete computer trading program (part 1) by John F. Ehlers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the first of four articles that give a description and computer listing, enabling you to perform\ntechnical analysis with your computer. In the second article I will cover the basics of reading data from a\nstandard format and plotting price history on a graph. The third article will allow you to selectively plot\nmoving averages and J. Welles Wilder's Parabolic System over the price history. The fourth and\nconcluding article will give the computer listings to calculate Commodity Channel Index (CCI),\nDirectional Trend Indicator (DTI), or Relative Strength Index (RSI) below the price history so that they\ncan be compared.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133768135025,"sku":"\\V05\\C03\\ACOMPLE.PDF","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_eb362bf4-b3ff-44f5-a7c8-2face3a4ac67.jpg?v=1739651962"},{"product_id":"v05-c03-assess-pdf","title":"V.5:3 (112-112): Assessing Risk On Wall Street by Robert W. Hull","description":"Book Review: Thomas A. Rorro's Assessing Risk on Wall Street. By Robert W. Hull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas A. Rorro\nSobaro Publishing Company, 1984\nPrice: $17.95 (202 pages)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas A. Rorro's book, Assessing Risk on Wall Street , is indeed a bridge between the investment\ncommunities' personalized approach to the market on the one hand, and the theory of investments as\npresented in the academic literature on the other. He combines his own particularly well-thought-out\napproach to risk and return, using methodology found in the academic literature, to finally arrive at a\npractical method of assessing the financial risk associated with an investment.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133768167793,"sku":"\\V05\\C03\\ASSESS.PDF","price":2.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_25f7feb1-05f5-49b8-a2d2-4cab812db9c3.jpg?v=1739651964"},{"product_id":"v05-c03-changin-pdf","title":"V.5:3 (89-92): Changing tides in the investment software market by Thomas A. Rorro","description":"Changing tides in the investment software market by Thomas A. Rorro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRemarkably, the investment software industry is on the threshold of a major transition. In the near\nfuture, it will no longer be economical to buy investment software. Instead you will be dialing up and\nrenting the capability from one of the national timesharing services. Even today, we see the genesis of\nthese changes. They are beginning slowly at first but the economics are such that the tide must sweep the\nmarketplace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo explore the issues which surround the investment software industry, let us consider the techniques\ndescribed in the three previous articles entitled \"Assessing Risk on Wall Street\" (Stocks \u0026amp; Commodities,\nOct., Nov., Dec. 1986). These articles present the Random Walk theory of investment analysis in a form\nwhich is suitable for computer implementation. Given these articles, let us assume that the reader has\ndeveloped a desire to use this analysis technique or a similar capability.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133768200561,"sku":"\\V05\\C03\\CHANGIN.PDF","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_24048eba-1b30-4aaa-9879-d08aea5e344a.jpg?v=1739651967"},{"product_id":"v05-c03-djia-pdf","title":"V.5:3 (85-85): DJIA\/NYSE Auto\/Cross-Correlations by Frank Tarkany","description":"DJIA\/NYSE Auto\/Cross-Correlations by Frank Tarkany\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis article investigates auto\/cross-correlations for the weekly Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)\nprice close and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) total volume from January 9, 1897 to December\n27, 1985. Using the correlation coefficient and chi-square statistic, I discovered an almost random\nrelationship between price and volume. This confirms my previous research (Technical Analysis of\nStocks \u0026amp; Commodities, October\/November 1986)","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133768233329,"sku":"\\V05\\C03\\DJIA.PDF","price":2.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_16c52434-9dbd-47f4-955f-f69fdb80b430.jpg?v=1739651969"},{"product_id":"v05-c03-insearc-pdf","title":"V.5:3 (93-98): In search of the cause of cycles by Hans Hannula, Ph.D.","description":"In search of the cause of cycles by Hans Hannula, Ph.D.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople have, for centuries, noticed cycles in many things, including the stock market. My own interest\nin cycles and their application to the market began in the early 1970s, when I read Dewey and Mandino's\nCycles, The Mysterious Forces That Trigger Events and Hurst's The Profit Magic of Stock Transaction\nTiming. Since then, I have studied cycles and used them regularly in my trading. My greatest successes\nhave been in using them to call the 1982 and 1984 market bottoms. While cycles have been a practical\ntool for me, I have always been bothered by a lack of understanding of why they occur.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecently, I uncovered significant evidence of the cause of these \"mysterious forces.\" Now, many people,\nsuch as Peter Eliades, an investment advisor from Los Angeles, have suspected the answer. In response to\na Newsweek question about what causes cycles, he said, \"I'm not real sure, and it sounds kind of freaky,\nbut if pushed to the wall I'd have to say it has to do with astronomical configurations that affect behavior\non a mass basis.\" (See also Technical Analysis of Stocks \u0026amp; Commodities, December 1986.)","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133768266097,"sku":"\\V05\\C03\\INSEARC.PDF","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_20b222bf-d6ab-4b42-bc9b-ebfa80f3764e.jpg?v=1739651971"},{"product_id":"v05-c03-market-pdf","title":"V.5:3 (105-107): Market Manager PLUS by John Sweeney","description":"Market Manager PLUS by John Sweeney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDow Jones News\/Retrieval\nP.O. Box 300\nPrinceton, NJ 08540\n(609) 452-2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrice: $299 IBM, $249 Apple II or Macintosh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDatabases: Dow Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis product is for the stock, bond or option activist who needs a device to keep track of all his\nactivity. It will price your portfolio (or 256 of your portfolios) automatically and produce reports on your\nholdings, gains\/losses, transactions, price alerts and upcoming important dates (i.e.: going long-term on a\ncapital gain [fond memory!] and options expiration).","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133768298865,"sku":"\\V05\\C03\\MARKET.PDF","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_6831d106-e2da-4dbf-99e1-e9256d443ba6.jpg?v=1739651973"},{"product_id":"v05-c03-personl-pdf","title":"V.5:3 (108-110): Personal Options Advisor by Hans Hannula","description":"Personal Options Advisor by Hans Hannula\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarketSoft\n432 South Dearborn St., Suite 609\nChicago, IL 60603\n(312) 648-0400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePersonal Options Advisor, Release 2.0\nHardware Requirements: IBM PC,XT, AT or compatible, 256K memory, DOS 2.1 or later, Color\nGraphics or Hercules monochrome graphics card recommended.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrice: $248 + $2 shipping.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nOptions trading has become one of the favorite ways for smaller traders to participate in the market.\nPotential profits are large. Doubles or triples are not uncommon. The risk is limited to the money you put\nup to play the game.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as most of us have found, the game can be pretty rough. One thing that makes it so rough, is that the\nfair value of an option is a complex thing, containing both a part that is based on the option strike price\nand the underlying stock, index, or commodity price, and a second part called the premium, which is a\ncharge for how much time is left in the option.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133768331633,"sku":"\\V05\\C03\\PERSONL.PDF","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_3c064132-5371-4b9e-ae15-b9da4e3abfc9.jpg?v=1739651975"},{"product_id":"v05-c03-profit-pdf","title":"V.5:3 (86-88): Profitability of selected technical indicators: Silver by Thomas P. Drinka and Steven L. Kille","description":"Profitability of selected technical indicators: Silver by Thomas P. Drinka and Steven L. Kille\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn previous issues of this magazine, we reported the results of applying moving averages, momentum,\n%R, and Relative Strength Index (RSI) to Chicago Board of Trade corn and long-term U.S. Treasury\nbond futures. The formulas and use of these popular technical indicators were reviewed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this issue, we report similar information for Commodity Exchange of New York (COMEX) silver.\nTrading was simulated on the 1981-1985 March, May, July, September, and December contracts. The\nsimulations were conducted on the nearby contract only, with rollover occurring on the first trading day\nof the expiration month we present trading results for the period of December 2, 1980, through December\n1, 1985. Trades were made at the open, and a $100 commission was charged per turn.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133768364401,"sku":"\\V05\\C03\\PROFIT.PDF","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_cc885c0d-168d-4fa8-a609-02d4bfbd0c28.jpg?v=1739651978"},{"product_id":"v05-c03-wyckoff-pdf","title":"V.5:3 (99-101): Wyckoff in action (part 2) by David Weis","description":"Wyckoff in action (part 2) by David Weis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Part 1 of this article (S\u0026amp;C, June 1986), we recognized at point #12 (Figure 1) that large operators\nwere accumulating bonds prior to an upswing. The conservative point-and-figure count AB (Figure 2)\nindicated potential for a move to 63-28. Long positions were recommended for the opening on April 8\nwith protective sell stops placed beneath the low at #10. The following discussion dissects the\nvolume\/price behavior during the subsequent mark-up and distribution phase that evolved over a 13-day\nperiod.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApril 8. June bonds open at 61-11 before moving to a low of 61-09. Based on an entry price of 61-11, we\nare risking 7\/32nds for a gain of at least 2 1\/2 points.\nAfter opening lower, prices steadily move higher\nthroughout the session. It is noteworthy to mention here that tick volume has a U-shaped pattern. Tick\nvolume is heavy in the opening 45 minutes and tapers off toward mid-day. From this lull in activity,\ntrading increases until the final rush of volume in the closing hour.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133768397169,"sku":"\\V05\\C03\\WYCKOFF.PDF","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_304a3231-6ee6-4d0f-842b-62136ce181a8.jpg?v=1739651980"},{"product_id":"v05-c04-acomple-pdf","title":"V.5:4 (144-147): A complete computer trading program part 2 by John F. Ehlers","description":"A complete computer trading program part 2 by John F. Ehlers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis program works with the standard CompuTrac or CSI (Commodity Systems, Inc.) disk data\nreading format (Table 1). The fundamental idea of this program is to take a 40-character string record for\neach day's data and break it down into eight columns. You can consider each day's entry as a column. The\nend result is a matrix that measures eight rows high by \"N\" columns long. The first row is the day of the\nweek and date as NYYMMDD for the year, month, and day. Thereafter, the rows are: Open, High, Low,\nClose, Open Interest, Volume, and Study. This program uses only the date, high, low, and close.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133768429937,"sku":"\\V05\\C04\\ACOMPLE.PDF","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_ef456d70-8bc4-4124-85ae-b2e88f0780ca.jpg?v=1739651982"},{"product_id":"v05-c04-ahelpin-pdf","title":"V.5:4 (142-143): A helping hand from the Arms Index by James Alphier and Bill Kuhn","description":"A helping hand from the Arms Index by James Alphier and Bill Kuhn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was just about 20 years ago when Richard W. 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When he got\nback to the North Pole he realized that it was once again time to raise funds for the Christmas toys. Since\nit was only February he knew he had lots of time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I've got more than $40,000 left over from last Christmas and I'll be needing $4 million this year,\" he said\nto Mrs. Claus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe answered, \"Dear, this year instead of doing fund-raisers what about raising it by trading the futures\nmarket?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"You may have a point there,\" he said. \"After all, these bones are getting weary and it is effective.\"","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133768495473,"sku":"\\V05\\C04\\ANAFTER.PDF","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_4a82a5c9-86c2-423a-9986-be3589e3e5de.jpg?v=1739651987"},{"product_id":"v05-c04-calcula-pdf","title":"V.5:4 (132-135): Calculating retracements by Hal Swanson","description":"Calculating retracements by Hal Swanson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe following forecasting method is an approach to charting price retracement in stocks, commodities,\nindices or any free market. It is a study of momentum, an evolution somewhere between Gann and Elliott\nWave, that allows traders to project an ideal price correction in both price and time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn my approach, a price move of any proportion will attempt to retrace itself by 50% to 61.8% of the\ninitial price move. This retracement first occurs at twice the original momentum, or even greater, and\nthen completes the price correction with the same momentum as the initial price move. There are six\nimportant points, or areas, in this correction pattern where the price retracement could be halted or a\nsecondary reaction could occur. (See the related article on this topic.)","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133768528241,"sku":"\\V05\\C04\\CALCULA.PDF","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_e58f433f-969c-434e-bf5f-11c14b850933.jpg?v=1739651990"},{"product_id":"v05-c04-floortk-pdf","title":"V.5:4 (126-126): Floor Talk by William Eng","description":"Floor Talk by William Eng\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI started my trading career at the MidAmerica Commodity Exchange more years ago than I care to\nremember, or at this time, more years than I can remember. I learned a lot of lessons while trading there.\nOne lesson I learned, and one which I am extremely fond of repeating to new traders, is the one\nconcerning secrecy. No one can be told about your trading position, not even your wife. And if you are a\nwife, no one can know, not even the kids!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere was a legendary trader at the MidAmerica Commodity Exchange by the name of Harold Goodman.\nMost people don't know who this trader was and most would not care to know. However, if I said to you\nthat this man bailed out certain traders at the MidAmerica who had bad positions on after the primary\nmarkets closed, your curiosity would be somewhat piqued. The people he bailed out were the like of\nRichard Dennis and Tommy Willis.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133768561009,"sku":"\\V05\\C04\\FLOORTK.PDF","price":2.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_5afcf601-8e53-4f67-a51c-b6d77f49fa3e.jpg?v=1739651992"},{"product_id":"v05-c04-hardcrd-pdf","title":"V.5:4 (140-141): Hardcard offspring by Howard Falk","description":"Hardcard offspring by Howard Falk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbout a year and a half ago the Hardcard appeared on the personal computer marketplace and quickly\nbecame a very popular item. Hardcard is a 10 million byte hard disk that plugs into one of the expansion\nslots (normally used to hold adapters for printers and displays) at the back of the IBM Personal\nComputer. This product sold so well that it stimulated development of many similar disks-on-a-card. In\nfact, there are now so many different card-mounted units available that they constitute a new category of\nhard disks for personal computers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the start, the appeal of these units has been that they are, compared to standard hard disks, simple to\ninstall. In addition, they appeal to users who hate the idea of putting a floppy disk drive on the shelf after\nremoving it to make room for a hard disk. With a disk-on-a-card, there is no need to remove any floppy\ndrive since this disk, with its controller, fits neatly inside the IBM system unit.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133768593777,"sku":"\\V05\\C04\\HARDCRD.PDF","price":2.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_bb38b172-445b-41f5-b76b-139126133859.jpg?v=1739651994"},{"product_id":"v05-c04-profit-pdf","title":"V.5:4 (128-131): Profitability of selected technical indicators by Steven L. Kille and Thomas P. Drinka, Ph.D","description":"Profitability of selected technical indicators by Steven L. Kille and Thomas P. Drinka, Ph.D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn previous issues of this magazine, we have reported the results of applying moving averages,\nmomentum, Williams' %R, and Wilder's Relative Strength Index to Chicago Board of Trade corn and\nlong-term U.S. Treasury bond futures, as well as to silver on the Commodity Exchange of New York\n(COMEX). In this issue, we report similar information for Eurodollar futures traded at the International\nMonetary Market of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. In addition, we will report results of applying\nWilder's Directional Movement Index (DMI). (See S\u0026amp;C, November and December 1985 for a discussion\nof the formulas and uses of these indicators and trading system.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this research, we simulated trading of the 1983-1985 March, June, September, and December\nEurodollar-contracts. The simulations were conducted on the nearby contract only, with roll-over\noccurring on the first trading day of the expiration month. We present trading results for the period of\nDec. 2, 1982 through Dec. 1, 1985. Trades were made at the open, and a $100 commission was charged\nper turn.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133768626545,"sku":"\\V05\\C04\\PROFIT.PDF","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_dedc14bc-26cb-4b03-b735-ffab13a1033b.jpg?v=1739651996"},{"product_id":"v05-c04-select-pdf","title":"V.5:4 (136-139): Selecting the best individual stocks Wyckoff method of trading stocks part 9 by Jack K. Hutson","description":"Selecting the best individual stocks Wyckoff method of trading stocks part 9 by Jack K. Hutson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur discussion of Wyckoff's analytical methods have so far concentrated on deductive reasoning to\nreach investment or trading conclusions. We first determined the position and trend of the general\nmarket, then the positions and trend of group averages, and finally selected individual stocks based on\ntheir ability to move in harmony with those larger trends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe opposite approach-inductive reasoning-offers the experienced Wyckoff analyst a valuable way to\ndouble check those conclusions. I emphasize experienced analyst because determining the positions of\nindividual stocks first and then proceeding to the market and groups requires more skill and judgment, as\nwell as more analysis time.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133768659313,"sku":"\\V05\\C04\\SELECT.PDF","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_90392c0f-5051-4a9f-ae20-9ef7bebdf925.jpg?v=1739651999"},{"product_id":"v05-c04-usingma-pdf","title":"V.5:4 (148-150): Using Maximum Adverse Excursions for stops by John Sweeney","description":"Using Maximum Adverse Excursions for stops by John Sweeney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo often the key to success is the reverse of what we initially perceive. Young basketball players are\nfascinated with the shot, never suspecting the game is won with fast feet. Traders focus on winning\nsignals when they should worry about when to admit they were wrong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere it is: It's more important to know when your trade is bad than it is to know how to get into it. Said\ntheoretically, \"minimize your maximum loss\" to win in the long run.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Stocks \u0026amp; Commodities October 1985 issue, I described how to determine stop placement quantitatively\nSubsequently, a reader asked for a concrete example, so here I want to show how to use the information\non T-bonds.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133768692081,"sku":"\\V05\\C04\\USINGMA.PDF","price":2.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_0e36ade2-cdb3-4991-9168-58d1db616a27.jpg?v=1739652001"},{"product_id":"v05-c04-vanktha-pdf","title":"V.5:4 (116-119): Van K. Tharp, Ph.D.: Trader's Psychologist by John Sweeney","description":"Van K. Tharp, Ph.D.: Trader's Psychologist by John Sweeney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn purely technical terms, Van K. Tharp is a psychological researcher and counselor specializing in\nneurolinguistic programming. In the lay language of his clients, he's the specialist who helps them\nunearth and change their unprofitable states of mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Why I got into psychology, I have no idea. It just interested me,\" says Dr. Tharp, recalling the first\ndecisions that led him to a bachelor's degree in psychology from Beloit College and a doctorate in\nbiological psychology from the University of Oklahoma. He found, however, that his keen interest in\ndiscovery was stifled in traditional psychological research that \"requires you to work for the government,\nat least indirectly. I wanted to do something fairly independent which was my own.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA workshop on trading psychology and the release of Jake Bernstein's book, The Investor's Quotient,\nstimulated his researcher's mind. \"Bernstein's book gave me the idea of developing a questionnaire, but a\nmuch more thorough and elaborate instrument than the 25 questions he presented in his book,\" says Dr.\nTharp. After approximately six years of research and testing, his results are not only as copyrighted\npsychological test, but a deep understanding of the mental aspects of trading and a private practice\ndevoted to helping individuals become more profitable traders and investors.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133768724849,"sku":"\\V05\\C04\\VANKTHA.PDF","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_c891d610-4776-40dd-bdde-bd9e9dffd4b3.jpg?v=1739652003"},{"product_id":"v05-c04-weekly-pdf","title":"V.5:4 (127): Weekly price cycles: evidence of auto-correlation by Frank Tarkany","description":"Weekly price cycles: evidence of auto-correlation by Frank Tarkany\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis article is a continuation of my article last month which examined Dow Jones Industrial Average\nweekly closing price data for price auto-correlation and cross-correlation with total weekly\nNYSE volume. This work found cycles which compare favorably with previous cycle studies. In\nyour trading, you may reasonably use these cycles with more confidence than is typical. Also, there\nmay exist a 22-week fundamental price cycle, with harmonics, in the DJIA weekly close data.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133768757617,"sku":"\\V05\\C04\\WEEKLY.PDF","price":2.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_cf0bed34-ac62-498f-bb7f-da375df115b4.jpg?v=1739652005"},{"product_id":"v05-c05-acomple-pdf","title":"V.5:5 (175-179): A complete computer trading program part 3 by John F. Ehlers","description":"A complete computer trading program part 3 by John F. Ehlers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the third of four articles that give a description and BASIC computer program listing enabling\nyou to perform technical analysis on your Apple ][ computer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the first two installments of this series, we started with a data read program and added a plotting\nprogram for the high, low and close of prices. This article will add to that program, enabling you to plot\nand superimpose moving averages and the Parabolic system over the price history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdding Listing I to your current plotting program is very easy. Simply LOAD the plotting program from\nthe last issue and then type in the line numbers and program as given in Listing 1. When you have\ncompleted the typing, just SAVE the program to your disk.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter you have typed the program and saved it, you can immediately begin to use the moving average and\nParabolic system functions you have created.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133768790385,"sku":"\\V05\\C05\\ACOMPLE.PDF","price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_f40ce5b5-d55d-456d-814a-1a8ea2cbf367.jpg?v=1739652008"},{"product_id":"v05-c05-cycles-pdf","title":"V.5:5 (171-172): Cycles and chart patterns by Anthony F. Herbst","description":"Cycles and chart patterns by Anthony F. Herbst\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany who analyze price charts of stocks or commodities recognize that cycles influence the patterns\nthey observe. But few carry this insight through the logical steps that could mean better trade timing. The\nsteps that I am referring to are the isolation, synthesis, (re)combination, and projection of cycles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe steps involved in the isolation and validation of cycles in data are beyond the scope of this article.\nIndeed, many articles in Stocks \u0026amp; Commodities have dealt with the topic and others will continue to do\nso. There is also the Foundation for the Study of Cycles which, since its founding in 1941, has been\ncommitted to the quest for better understanding of all cyclical phenomena. The Foundation is today the\nworld's leading center for cyclic research and education.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133768823153,"sku":"\\V05\\C05\\CYCLES.PDF","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_9d553854-7a9e-4c6c-b6f0-7bdebefb2f87.jpg?v=1739652010"},{"product_id":"v05-c05-enhance-pdf","title":"V.5:5 (180-182): Enhanced Williams %R by Robert J. Kinder, Jr.","description":"Enhanced Williams %R by Robert J. Kinder, Jr.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Enhanced Williams %R Index on Volume and Price (EWRVP) is based on the original %R\noscillator constructed by Larry Williams. The original %R . considers only changes in price, while the\nEnhanced Williams %R Index on Volume and Price reacts to changes in price, volume and the current\nstate of the market.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133768855921,"sku":"\\V05\\C05\\ENHANCE.PDF","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_5cf126a9-8dd8-4767-a747-80485d870da1.jpg?v=1739652013"},{"product_id":"v05-c05-howto-pdf","title":"V.5:5 (165-170): How to spot takeover candidates by Norman S. Wei","description":"How to spot takeover candidates by Norman S. Wei\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe shares of Celanese Corp. were trading at 218-1\/2 at the close of Oct. 31. They shot up to a high of\n247-1\/2 on Nov. 3 and closed at 242-1\/2an increase of $24 per share!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntegrated Software's stock jumped from 9 to 12- 1\/4 over-night on Nov. 3. In late February 1986,\nWestern Airlines' stock jumped from 8-7\/8 to 12-1\/4 within a week.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese were all takeover or merger candidates. Celanese agreed to merge with American Hoechst Corp.\nfor $245 per share. Computer Associates International Inc. acquired Integrated Software for 12-3\/8 a\nshare in cash. Western Airlines was taken over by United Airlines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo the casual observer of stock prices, the explosive nature of these stocks appears to be totally\nunexpected. For the six months preceding the dynamic jump in price, Integrated Software's prices\nactually declined from 13 to a low of just under 8. Celanese traded between 204 and 215 for the month\npreceding the takeover announcement. Western Airlines' stock prices fell for four months prior to its\nbeing taken over.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133768888689,"sku":"\\V05\\C05\\HOWTO.PDF","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_fbe361b3-2512-4a66-8644-f4f9a68bb46e.jpg?v=1739652015"},{"product_id":"v05-c05-market-pdf","title":"V.5:5 (183-185): Market Analyzer PLUS by Technical Analysis, Inc.","description":"Market Analyzer PLUS by Technical Analysis, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDow Jones \u0026amp; Company, Inc.,\nP.O. 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On its own, Market Analyzer PLUS (\"MAP\" for brevity's sake) will call up Dow\nJones, download and store your data, run through all your own personal analyses, and then print out the\ncharts and data for your review. Clearly, daily routine is well handledit all works beautifully.\nInstallation and setup is particularly well doneliterally step by step.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133768921457,"sku":"\\V05\\C05\\MARKET.PDF","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_57add595-e27b-48dc-b082-1b911d5c06a4.jpg?v=1739652017"},{"product_id":"v05-c05-refinin-pdf","title":"V.5:5 (158-160): Refining chart analysis Wyckoff method of trading stocks part 10 by Jack K. Hutson","description":"Refining chart analysis Wyckoff method of trading stocks part 10 by Jack K. Hutson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt this point in our examination of Richard D. Wyckoff's methodology for stock market analysis, we\nhave explored all of the major tenets of this classic techniquefrom basic charting to the more esoteric\nconsideration of trendlines, position sheets and chart interaction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, we are ready to pursue the technical refinements which distinguish slapdash amateurs from\nproficient and effective traders and investors. If this is your beginning foray into technical analysis, you\nmay be feeling a bit overwhelmed by all that we've introduced about the Wyckoff Method. At this point,\ntoo, experienced technical traders may have the natural reaction to pick and choose pieces of Wyckoff's\ndesign and try to meld them with other, more familiar systems.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133768954225,"sku":"\\V05\\C05\\REFININ.PDF","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_503d6643-53e4-451f-abb6-094d7960cb4f.jpg?v=1739652019"},{"product_id":"v05-c05-rsiprof-pdf","title":"V.5:5 (162-164): RSI profitability with money management by Thomas P. Drinka and Steven L. Kille","description":"RSI profitability with money management by Thomas P. Drinka and Steven L. Kille\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the April 1987 issue of this magazine, we reported the results of applying moving averages,\nmomentum, Williams' %R, Wilder's Relative Strength Index, and Wilder's Directional Movement Index\nto Eurodollar futures traded at the International Monetary Market of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. In\nthe April article and this one, we report simulated trading of the 1983-1985 March, June, September and\nDecember contracts for the period of Dec. 2, 1982, through Dec. 1, 1985. Simulations were conducted on\nthe nearby contract only, with roll-over occurring on the first trading day of the expiration month. Trades\nwere made at the open, and a $100 commission was charged per turn.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133768986993,"sku":"\\V05\\C05\\RSIPROF.PDF","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_f9141fd6-c284-40a4-a409-2ec93c30de77.jpg?v=1739652022"},{"product_id":"v05-c05-technic-pdf","title":"V.5:5 (174-174): Technical Analysis of the Futures Markets by John Sweeney","description":"Technical Analysis of the Futures Markets by John Sweeney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: John J. 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The Great Gatsby's\nauthor shared in the common misconception that the rich are a breed apart and have a secret trick for\nmaking money.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133769052529,"sku":"\\V05\\C05\\THEBIG.PDF","price":2.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_fd752285-41c3-49cf-a5d5-690ec575f513.jpg?v=1739652026"},{"product_id":"v05-c05-tools-pdf","title":"V.5:5 (154-156): Tools for thinking traders: MicroVest's Steven Kille","description":"Tools for thinking traders: MicroVest's Steven Kille\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuccessful software development was nowhere in Steven Kille's life plan when he headed off to\nWestern Illinois University for a master's degree in economics. Computer programming, in fact, wasn't\neven on the agenda. But when his mother presented him with a Franklin computer, the now 28-year-old\nfounder of MicroVest discovered an unrivaled addiction in programming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe wrote his first technical trading program as an teaching assistant to Dr. Thomas Drinka, associate\nprofessor at Western's Department of Agriculture. By graduation, Kille had developed two saleable\nprograms and opened MicroVest's office. Today, his duo of charting and research programsHigh Tech\nand Back Trakhave received consistently high marks from traders and reviewers alike.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133769085297,"sku":"\\V05\\C05\\TOOLS.PDF","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_4f34185c-b7e8-42ff-aef9-2f7ceae77b33.jpg?v=1739652029"},{"product_id":"v05-c06-acomple-pdf","title":"V.5:6 (203-206): A complete computer trading program Part 4 by John F. 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This article adds the Commodity Channel Index, Directional Trend Indicator and\nRelative Strength Index to the graphical representations of price, moving averages and the Parabolic\nsystem.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133769150833,"sku":"\\V05\\C06\\ACOMPLE.PDF","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_449441c9-6da9-43e7-b923-a0cde2ac827d.jpg?v=1739652031"},{"product_id":"v05-c06-artific-pdf","title":"V.5:6 (195-199): Artificial Intelligence by Neil Gordon, Ph.D.","description":"Artificial Intelligence by Neil Gordon, Ph.D.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArtificial intelligence (AI) is the field of computer science that attempts to imitate human cognitive\nbehavior in computers. In problem solving, AI reflects the approach, knowledge, viewpoints and biases\nof the human. 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Kille and T.P. Drinka\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the May 1987 issue of this magazine, we reported the impact of money management on total net\nprofit from simulated trading of Eurodollar futures with Relative Strength Index (RSI) using stops and\nfilters. We simulated trading of the 1983-1985 March, June, September and December contracts for the\nperiod of December 2, 1982 through December 1, 1985. The simulations were conducted on the nearby\ncontract only, with roll-over occurring on the first trading day of the expiration month. Trades were made\nat the open, and a $100 commission was charged per turn. We ran 1,089 RSI parameter combinations:\nRSI length was incremented from a 4-day to a 20-day by 2-day steps, the short parameter was\ndecremented from 90 to 60 by 3-point steps, and the long parameter was incremented from 10 to 40 by\n3-point steps.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133769347441,"sku":"\\V05\\C06\\EURODLR.PDF","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_6d87f63c-1c7b-4975-9b39-e7ce8f055ae8.jpg?v=1739652035"},{"product_id":"v05-c06-howtobe-pdf","title":"V.5:6 (211-213): How to be wrong and still profit by David L. Caplan","description":"How to be wrong and still profit by David L. Caplan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy bother learning and using professional option strategies? Why spend the time and energy to\nlearn how and when to use options and option strategies when, in trading futures, all you have to do is\nuse your technical, fundamental or system analysis, pick the direction of the market, follow the trend, buy\nlow, sell high and reap the profits?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn comparison to those two or three decisions that have to be made in trading futures, option strategists\nhave almost 40 billion decisions to make! Should options be bought or sold? Should puts or calls be\nused? Which strike prices should be used? Which trading months offer the best premium value? Which\ncombinations of strategies should be used? And should options be used at all? In totality, it has been\ncomputed that there are more than 40 billion potential combinations of strategies that can be used on any\nONE commodity to making a trading decision. In fact, it is so complex that, similar to chess, a computer\nprogram has not yet been invented that can outperform an expert.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133769380209,"sku":"\\V05\\C06\\HOWTOBE.PDF","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_3a74216f-0542-42d2-a2d6-7328278e1067.jpg?v=1739652038"},{"product_id":"v05-c06-larrywi-pdf","title":"V.5:6 (188-190): Larry Williams: Where will he go next?","description":"Larry Williams: Where will he go next?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLarry Williamsauthor, trader, technical systems designeris a man of many interests. He began\nfollowing the stock market in 1965, soon started trading and by 1967 was a registered investment\nadviser. He switched to commodities and is probably best known for the $1 million he made and wrote\nabout in the 1973 bull market.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt age 45, he has, among other things, run for the United States Senate in his home state of Montana and\nnarrowly lost, carried on a busy lecture\/seminar circuit while managing his trading from airport\ntelephones, written trading books, developed a number of computer trading systems and refined the %R\noscillator into a tool that is now a standard for many traders.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe one consistent theme in his varied lifetradingis once again dominating his activities. He is\nlimiting his public exposure and ended the publication of Commodity Timing newsletter in January.\nStocks \u0026amp; Commodities talked with Larry at his California office where he is intent on the markets and\non refining his systems.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52133769412977,"sku":"\\V05\\C06\\LARRYWI.PDF","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_c091d38c-3b0d-4f11-8f41-287d9b30922e.jpg?v=1739652040"},{"product_id":"v05-c06-maximiz-pdf","title":"V.5:6 (192-194): Maximizing profits with stop orders: The Wyckoff method of trading stocks part 11 by Jack K. Hutson","description":"Maximizing profits with stop orders: The Wyckoff method of trading stocks part 11 by Jack K. Hutson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo matter what technical system you use, the first rule of successful trading and investing is: Cut your\nlosses short. No one believed more firmly in this sage advice than Richard D. Wyckoff.\n\"No one can trade or invest without losses,\" he said. \"Danger is present in every trade, whether it be for\ninvestment or speculation. In the stock market you must be constantly on your guard: Always be\nexpecting something to happen.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStop orders, in Wyckoff's view, are the mark of a professional attitude that acknowledges the ability to\nfalter and the wisdom of money management. 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