March 1998, Vol.16 No.3
 
16 How Has the Stock Market Priced Itself?
by Gordon W. Neal
Here's a statistical view of the stock market using the Standard & Poor's 500 as the basis for analysis, and a collection of fundamental influences.. 

22 Combining Gann's 50% Rule with VIDYA
by Gerald Marisch
Here's how to combine the variable indexed dynamic average (VIDYA) and the classic rule of thumb from W.D. Gann. 

27 Using Relative P/E Ratios and Technical Analysis
by Peter Desnoyers
Here's why you should track both fundamentals and technicals for trading stocks. 

35 Testing Exit Strategies
by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D., and Donna L. McCormick 
Everyone's looking for entry trading signals, but what about after you're in the trade? Here, Katz and McCormick are testing various exit strategies to determine how well they can improve a trading system.

40 C++ code

43 Improving the Win-Loss Ratio with the Relative Strength Index
by Thomas Bulkowski
Here's a refresher on the relative strength index and how to improve your win-loss ratio.

56 Calculating the RSI 

61 Creating Prosperity
by Adrienne Laris Toghraie
Can you create prosperity by sharing resources? .

 

 

 

65 Trading and Control: Walter Bressert
by Thom Hartle
Using cycles as a trading strategy brings to mind Walter Bressert, whose career in technical analysis spans nearly 30 years. We talked to him about trading, cycles, oscillators and the 12 cardinal mistakes.

74 The 12 cardinal mistakes

91 Alternative Investments for Volatile Times
by Gary Spitz
The stock market isn't the only asset class available to qualified investors; for example, there are managed futures and hedge funds. Here's an overview of the hedge fund industry.



-Channel Trend, page 77 
-Option Wizard, page 86 
-Option Advisor, page 89 
-Platt's Analytics Service, page 97


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Letters to S&C 
Futures Liquidity 
Traders' Tips 
Traders' Glossary
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Advertisers' Index 
Editorial Resource Index 
Resources Online 
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Novice Traders' Notebook 


Cover Art: Patrick Kelly
Cover Concept: Christine Morrison