January 1998, Vol.16 No.1
16 Profiting from the Z-Score  by Mike DeAmicis-Roberts You can use the Z-score to identify the types of winning and losing streaks in a trading system.  16 Calculating the Z-score 22 Dynamic Asset Allocation: Beyond Buy and Hold by Gary Harloff, Ph.D. Money managers have developed various strategies to allocate their investments. A money manager explains his recent research.  37 Double Tops  by Thomas Bulkowski It takes more than twin peaks to make a double top. Here's a refresher.  48 The Happy Trader  by Adrienne Laris Toghraie Is successful trading and happiness in perpetual conflict? 53 Happiness index 57 Smoothing Techniques for More Accurate Signals  by Tim Tillson More sophisticated smoothing techniques can be used to determine market trend. Here's how. 59 MetaStock implementation  62 Pattern Recognition in Time Series  by Rick Martinelli Here's how to use a spreadsheet as a pattern recognition tool. 67 Time series  69 Perfect moving averages and oscillators 71 Calculating the KVO	75 On Synergy and Strategy: Tom Bierovic of Synergy Futures by Thom Hartle Tom Bierovic specializes in combining indicators, oscillators and chart patterns to create low-risk/high-reward trading methods. Read what he has to say.  93 Breaking Out of Channels by Gerald Marisch Here's a technique based on the variable-length moving average, designed to be more responsive to market price movements than a conventional moving average.  95 TradeStation code  97 Variable-length moving average% -Wall Street Investor, version 4.0.8, page 34 -Enhancing Portfolio Value, page 73 -The Art of Short Selling, page 74 -MetaStock, version 6.5, page 87 -Jeronimo J2, page 102  Opening Position  Letters to S&C  Futures Liquidity  Traders' Tips  Traders' Glossary Trade News & Products Advertisers' Index  Editorial Resource Index  Resources Online  Classified Advertising Novice Traders' Notebook  Cover Art: Patrick Kelley Cover Concept: Christine Morrison\Patrick Kelley