JULY 1996, Vol. 14 Number 7
 
14 An Alpha Indicator for Bonds
by Frank Ritchie 

Alpha measures the performance of a stock compared with the market. Here, the alpha between a cyclical stock group and the Treasury bond market is used as an indicator for trading T-bonds to signal trends. 

17 The alpha indicator 


21 Hidden Divergence 
by Barbara Star, Ph.D. 
Divergence is one of the mainstays of technical analysis. Here's a new way to use oscillators and divergence as well as methods to locate entry levels during a trend. 

29 Three Turns on the Pivot Point 
by William Greenspan 
Here are three variations on the pivot technique, which Greenspan put forth in an earlier article. 

34 The Emotional Volatility Trap 
by Adrienne Laris Toghraie 
Here are some simple guidelines for avoiding volatile emotional swings due to the stresses of trading. 

48 A/D Volume, New-High, New-Low System 
by Dennis Meyers, Ph.D. 
Here, classic stock market indicators have been combined into a trading system for the market. 

62 Trading Index Spreads 
by Richard Halford 
There are a number of different stock index futures with similar characteristics but can be traded as spreads. Here are some basic methods. 


70 Cycles Within Cycles: 
Richard Mogey 
by Thom Hartle 
Markets ebb and flow, rise and fall -- in short, they're cyclical. To learn more about cycles, we talked to Richard Mogey of the Foundation for the Study of Cycles about research into the influence of cycles on the markets. 

79 Calculating the McClellan indicators 

86 Jump into the Net 
by Ron Berlin 
Want to do some research but don't know where to start? Well, you're in luck. Here are some techniques currently available for finding investment information online. 


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Quotes Plus, page 44 
The Edge, version 1.1, page 94 
Indicators & Trading Systems, volumes 1-11, page 102 
Wall$treet Money Deluxe, page 110 


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Cover art: Brad Walker
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