S&C CONTENTS PAGE July 2011, Volume 29 Number 8


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Cover art: Leela Corman

QUICK-SCANS, REVIEWS

Professional Flux Tool Set
Review: Predictive time-based intraday price turning points for futures, stocks, forex, and commodities
VisualTrader 8
Review: Trading software

Feature Article Figure 1 FIGURE 1: COMBINED TOTAL PROFITS OF BOTH SYSTEMS

How High For Crude?
by Dean Rogers
Here’s a look at the Nymex crude oil perpetual front-month contract focusing on the use of wave projections and retracements.

FEATURE ARTICLE

Comparing Seven Money Flow Indicators
by Markos Katsanos
An overabundance of money flow indicators can clutter your desktop and could confuse you with contradicting signals. But do money flow indicators have any predictive value and if so, which one is best?

 A Color-Based System For Short-Term Trading
by Edgar Kraut
Using the Spdr S&P 500 exchange traded fund as an example, here’s how you can apply a simple swing trading system that utilizes the colors of volume bars.

More Power To The Subordinates
by Martha Stokes, Cmt
There are primary indicators and then there are subordinate ones. Here’s how applying the subordinates can help you see something that could give you the edge.

Backtesting Option Strategies
by John A. Sarkett
Looking for a quick way to backtest option strategies? You can use Excel to count occurrences of historical prices outside a price band.

INTERVIEW

Gail Mercer Of TradersHelpDesk.com
by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan and Bruce Faber
Gail Mercer of TradersHelpDesk.com has dedicated her career to helping traders achieve success. Her unique methodology is rooted in her philosophy that success depends not on a trader’s indicators but the ability to remain focused and responsive to price.

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

 Profiting In Biotech
by Mark Messier and Jeff Dos Santos
Is biotech the way to go?

Futures For You
by Carley Garner
Here’s how the futures market really works.

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

TRADERS’ RESOURCE

Newsletters, Publications
Here’s a sampling of trading-oriented newsletters and publications.

AT THE CLOSE

Calling The Tune In The Gold Market
by Donald Pendergast Jr.
This trading system shows a glint of promise in trading the volatile precious metal.

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