14 The Bump-and-Run Reversal 
by Thomas Bulkowski
Here's a new chart pattern that suggests when to take profits before a trend change begins. Included is a review of past performance. 

28 Bond Market Timing Revisited
by Jay Kaeppel
Here's an update of Kaeppel's August 1994 article on trading bond funds using Barron's Gold Mining Index as an indicator and a look at the new version of that model.

38 Lunar Cycles and Trading 
by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D., with Donna L. McCormick
Here's a look at using lunar cycles as the basis of a trading system. 

63 On the Aerodynamic Trader: Constance Brown 
by Thom Hartle
Successful traders are streamlined, display minimal emotional resistance to a high-risk environment, only trusting their skills to trade. This focused mental state is comparable to those of top athletes who go into competition concentrating on their goal. Connie Brown, at one time a world-class swimmer, is today a professional trader. We spoke to her about the similarities between traders and athletes.

77 Checking for Stationarity 
by Gregory N. Hight
A price chart is really a time series, and if you're using technical analysis on one segment, then it's important that the statistical characteristics are consistent. 

82 A spreadsheet for chi-square

86 Playing TRIX: The Triple Exponential Smoothing Oscillator 
by Joe Luisi
Here's a look at a tried-and-true favorite, an oscillator that traders can use to determine the trend of the market.

89 Indicator TRIX

Option Master, 2d edition, page 47
Net Worth, page 49
Structure, version 2.0, page 50
The Visual Investor, page 75
Beyond Technical Analysis, page 84
Pro-Vest Option Trading Method, page 96
A Traders Astrological Almanac, page 103
Trader's Companion, page 105

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