18 The Moving Average Convergence/Divergence Histogram 
by Mark Vakkur, M.D.
Here's a novel way of using the moving average convergence/divergence histogram to generate buy and sell signals for stock and mutual fund traders. 

34 The New Dow Strategy in 1996-97
by Paul and Carole Huebotter
The Dow dividend strategy has garnered much attention lately. Here's an update of the August 1996 article.

42 Bonds, Price Momentum and Trends 
by Alex Saitta
A market trends and then consolidates before either resuming the trend or reversing. Is there any way to get a hint about which is more likely? 

50 Seasonality and Trading 
by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D., with Donna L. McCormick
This Contributing Writer looks at seasonality as the basis of a trading system.

62 On Rational Group Structure: John Bollinger and Group Analysis 
by Thom Hartle
Money manager John Bollinger has been looking at group analysis, which isn't a new concept, and fuzzy logic as applied to the markets, which is. He spoke to S&C on topics ranging from group sector analysis to using fuzzy logic in market analysis..

72 Chaikin indicators 

78 The Failed Trade 
by Thomas Bulkowski
Sometimes a trade doesn't work out the way you hoped it would, but you can always learn from your mistakes. Here's how.

88 Trading in the Moment 
by Adrienne Laris Toghraie
You can't change your past, but you can change how you view your future. 

90 The Essence of Market Profits 
by Victor Sperandeo
The key to making money in the markets is having the major trends at your back. This money manager points to the importance of looking at the big picture.

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Learning the KST, page 105

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