MARCH 2009 ISSUE INTERVIEW

MARCH 2009 ISSUE
INTERVIEW
Surviving The Test Of Time With J. Welles Wilder
by Brian Twomey
J. Welles Wilder's contributions to technical analysis have become classic.

FEATURE ARTICLES

On The Precipice Of The Nearest Dollar Increment

by Anthony Trongone
In a bear market, any piece of information that will give traders an edge in performance is always welcome. Here's how a stock performs when it is trading in the vicinity of the nearest dollar increment.

Trade System Evaluation
by Donald W. Pendergast Jr.
Here's a simple trading system that will enable you to simulate the results of realistic trading with a portfolio of stocks.

Second Chance Options
by Barbara Star
Optionable stocks allow traders to use short-term strategies that combine technical analysis with the right option strike price and realistic targets to provide an edge.

Q&A - March 2009
by Don Bright
This professional trader answers a few of your questions.

The Trading Plan
by Cory Mitchell
When creating a trading plan, you have to take into account all the possible contingencies.

Full Service
by Moses Sanchez
It's nice to have a hand to hold when you're confused about the market.

Dow Theory Direction
by Tim W. Wood, Cfp
Why do opinions on Dow theory so often vary, and why do Dow theory “signals” so often fail?

Explore Your Options - March 2009
by Tom Gentile
Got a question about options?

Futures For You - March 2009
by Carley Garner
Here's how the futures market really works.

TRADERS' RESOURCE
Online Trading Services
We've compiled a list of websites that focus on a variety of investment and trading topics.

PREVIOUSLY FEATURED ARTICLES

The MEGAN Ratio
by Oscar Cagigas
Which system will generate more return? Here's a metric that will help you answer that question.

The Russell Reconstitution: Plan For 2008
by Don Bright
Are there still profit-making opportunities in the Russell 2000?

Recycle Your Data
by Patrick S. Nouvion
Apply this tool when you trade forex.

Explore Your Options - February 2006
by Tom Gentile
Got a question about options?

Futures For You - December 2005
by Dan O'Neil
Here's how the futures market really works.

Trend-Quality Indicator
by David Sepiashvili
Having trouble detecting trends, or estimating their duration when you do spot them? Here's your answer.

Eve & Adam Double Bottoms
by Thomas Bulkowski
The Eve & Adam combines elements from the Eve & Eve and Adam & Adam double bottom combos.

Q&A - April 2002
by Don Bright
This professional trader answers a few of your questions.

Music Of The Markets: Victor B. Niederhoffer
by John Sweeney
The name may be familiar, but there's more to the man than just investments. He has served as advisor to the biggest names in finance, he is a five-time US squash champion, he is a well-respected writer. Who is he, really?

Vertical Horizontal Filter
by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
Is the market trending, or is it in a congestion phase? This filter can tell you what kind of indicator to use.

Technical Studies and the Primary Cycle
by Raymond A. Merriman
Cycle analysis offers the opportunity to identify windows of potential market bottoms and tops. Technical indicators can be used to time entries and exits in the stock at key points in the cycle. How well does this concept work?

The British Pound, Cubed
by Dennis Meyers, Ph.D.
Currency markets are popular with trend-followers because of the tendency for currency markets to follow long-term trends. Here's how to smooth out the trend and recognize the major turns.

The 10% Swing Filter
by Mark Vakkur, M.D.
Price filters identify trends while eliminating noise below a certain percentage change. Here's a trading method using a 10% price filter for the S&P 500 stock index.

The Expanding Triangle
by Kit Webster
Classic chart analysis and Elliott wave theory both consider the expanding triangle chart pattern to be a reversal of a long-term trend, and further, that such an event may be occurring in the DJIA.