S&C CONTENTS PAGE January 2000, Vol. 18 No. 1

Market Profile Exotics: The Liquidity Data Bank
by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
Here's a look at the Liquidity Data Bank, which allows traders to detect price movements early. 

Dispersion of volume calculation

On The Alliance Of Exchanges: Leo Melamed
by John Sweeney
Leo Melamed, the founder of financial futures and chairman emeritus of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, spoke with STOCKS & COMMODITIES about the evolution of the exchanges.

Are Three-Bar Patterns Reliable For Stocks?
by Thomas Bulkowski
Futures traders use a three-bar swing low as a reversal pattern, but is the three-bar pattern reliable for stocks? 

Increasing Return With Covered Calls
by Joe Demkovich and Eugene Theriot
Worried about how exposed you are to price fluctuation? Don't be. Try using covered-call options. 

Are Two Channels Better Than One?
by Stéphane Reverre
Reverre tested two channels based on Bollinger Bands around a moving average and an application of the capital asset pricing model, and found that a combination of the two performed better than the two alone. 

Calculating Bollinger Bands

Equation translation

Moving average deviation

More Responsive Moving Averages
by Joe Sharp
Traders are resigned to moving averages being behind the price action, but that needn't always be the case. 

Computing the modified moving average

It's What You Keep That Counts
by Ted Tesser, CPA
Trader status, which has always been one of the hottest topics when it comes to taxes, has always confused market participants. Here's a certified public accountant to explain it all to you.


Cover Art: Andrew Vanderkaar


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