Joseph Skibinski, Author at Traders Log

Trendline Analysis and Open Interest

Joseph Skibinski — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:03:58 +0000

Joseph Skibinski Although Moving Averages offer an excellent means for determining the trend in the market, their lag and lack of precision makes it difficult to trade them in an optimal fashion. Trendline Analysis allows us to more effectively trade the market by clearly defining levels of support and resistance. This is particularly true when

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Stochastics Tutorial

Joseph Skibinski — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:46:22 +0000

By Joseph Skibinski George Lane found another way to track market momentum by following the relationship between a market’s closing price and the extremes of its recent range. A bull market should consistently see closes near the high it’s recent range. A bear market should see closes near the range’s lows. A market’s momentum wanes

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Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD)

Joseph Skibinski — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:36:49 +0000

Gerald Appel developed an interesting oscillator that provides greater emphasis on recent price action over more distant activity through a creative use of exponential moving averages. The first step in the derivation of this indicator is to calculate a 12 and a 26 day exponential moving average from your price data. Your next step would

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