Classic Chart Patterns: Gartley’s AB=CD Pattern

History of the AB=CD Pattern In 1935 a book was published for sale to investors at an incredible price of $1500. That book was Profits in the Stock Market by H.M. Gartley. On page 249 Gartley describes a chart pattern, “Practical Use of Trend Lines,” which we now call the AB=CD Pattern. Gartley’s description of

Wilders Volatility Index

Developed by J. Welles Wilder, Jr. this indicator is intended to measure true range over time and is also known as Average True Range. It is the greatest difference between: This period’s high and low, the previous period’s close and this period’s high, the previous period’s close and this period’s low.

Welles Wilder and his Indicators

An Engineer, turned real estate developer, turned technical analyst, Welles Wilder developed several important technical indicators including Average True Range, the Relative Strength Index, Directional Movement and the Parabolic Stop and Reverse. See also: Interview with Welles Wilder Related Websites: DeltaSociety.com Official Home of the Delta trading secret: the hidden order in all markets. Predict

Beta

Beta is value that reflects the amount of risk of a single or combined group of securities measured against the market as a whole. A beta value of 1 suggest that the security or portfolio will move in line with the overall market. A beta of less than 1 suggets that the security will be

Buttonwood Agreement

In 1790, the nation’s first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, issued $80 million in bonds to pay for the Revolutionary War. On May 17, 1792 a group of twenty-four merchants and brokers gathered under a buttonwood tree at 68 Wall Street in lower Manhattan, New York City, and agreed to trade the securities. The