Technical Analysis Trading Articles

W.D. Gann Article - From 1909 Issue of The Ticker & Investment Digest
Some time ago the attention of this magazine was attracted by certain long pull Stock Market predictions which were being made by William D. Gann. In a large number of cases Mr Gann gave us, in advance, the exact points at which certain stocks and commodities would sell, together with prices close to the then prevailing figures which would not be touched.

 

Benefits of Systems With a High Winning Percentage - By Chuck LeBeau
Although it is not essential for a system to have a high winning percentage in order to make money, there are many advantages for those systems where the frequency of profitable trades exceeds the losers. Here are a few of our observations on this important subject.

 

Gann Foretold Run Of Stocks
W. D. Gann has scored another astounding hit in his 1922 stock forecast issued in December 1921. That forecast called for first top of the bull wave in April, second top in August, and the final top and culmination of the bull market October 8 to 15, and strange as it may seem, the average prices of twenty industrial stocks reached the highest point on October 14 and declined 10 points in thirty days after that date.

 

Using Contrary Opinion in Trading Markets - by Jim Wyckoff
I have told my readers that one of the best methods to trade a market is to jump on board when prices "break out" of a congestion or "basing" area on the charts and begin a new trend. I have also stressed to my readers that one of the most risky and least successful trading methods is trying to pick tops and bottoms in markets. Now, I'm going to muddy the waters just a bit and discuss contrary opinion.

 

Determining Support & Resistance Levels on Charts - by Jim Wyckoff
My favorite method (and I believe this the most accurate method) of determining support and resistance levels is to look at a bar chart and its past price history and then see at what price levels the highs, lows and closes seem to be touching the most.

 

Long Trades vs. Short Trades - by Chuck LeBeau
I think most experienced futures traders would quickly agree that there are inherent differences between trading long versus trading short. These differences might be well worth considering when developing the logic for a trading system. Listed below are just a few of the many differences that I have observed over many years of trading.

 

Moving Average Crossovers May Not Be The Best Entry Signals - by Chuck LeBeau
There are many ways of using moving averages to trade but by far the most common method is to trade when a short-term moving average crosses over a longer term moving average. For example, if the 10-day MA crosses above the 30-day MA we typically assume that we have a new buy signal.