November 1998, Vol.16 No.11
 
 

22 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. 

34 Using Excel for a cubic polynomial 

41 Mechanical Trading System and the Art of Positive Slippage 
by Marcello Cattaneo Adorno 
Traders following mechanical systems can see situations that may affect mechanically based signals. Here's how to include technical signals outside your basic trading signal. 

48 Reversal Formations: Predictive Power? 
by Alex Saitta 
Do classic chart formations such as the head-and-shoulders or the double bottom/double top hold up to close scrutiny? Here's a look. 

54 Combining Patterns 
with Indicators 
by William Q. Smith 
Combining a technical indicator with another technical method can be the start of a viable trading system. Here's how to combine a technical indicator with a chart pattern to form one. 

57 Exponential moving averages 

64 Seasonal Stock Index Trades 
by James Greenwood 
Here are different seasonal strategies for trading the Value Line Index compared with the New York Stock Exchange Composite Index and the Standard & Poor's 500. 

70 Midlife Trading 
by Adrienne Laris Toghraie 
Perhaps you've reached a point of success in your trading when suddenly you lose interest. Why?

 

75 Be Rich or Be Right? 
CTCR's Courtney Smith 
by Thom Hartle 
Trader Courtney Smith has added publisher and editor of Commodity Traders Consumer Report to his long list of accomplishments. S&C spoke with him on why traders lose and how to change that.  

90 Enhancing the Raff 
Regression Channel 
by Robert B. McKinnon 
A market follows its primary trend in a zigzag form. The trend direction is easy to see; the real challenge lies in identifying the minor trends. 


 
- Meyers Short Term Systems and Indicators, version 1.5, page 18 
- TeleChart 2000, version 4.0 for Windows, page 62 
- OmniTrader 3.5, page 101 
- NeuroShell Trader, page 104 
- OptionTrader 98 Professional Edition, page 110 


 

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