S&C CONTENTS PAGE February 2002, Vol. 20 No. 2

Optimizing Portfolios Using Value At Risk
by Luis Ballescá-Loyo
Most of us own more than one security at any given time. But how do you decide which ones to hold and which ones to fold? 

Trading Chaos: Options Volatility With Lawrence McMillan
by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan
Larry McMillan is recognized as an options trading industry expert, and serious investors have relied on his insights, observations, and recommendations for years. Here's what he had to say.

The Instantaneous Trendline
by John F. Ehlers, Ph.D.
Is it possible to have an instantaneous trendline?

Donchian Breakouts
by David Penn
Buy strength and sell weakness with this simple yet effective breakout trading strategy.

Step Up To Trade At The NYMEX
by Victoria Woolley
How do you get to be a floor trader at the New York Mercantile Exchange? Like Broadway, it's practice, practice, practice.

Leading Price Patterns
by Christopher Narcouzi
Cut your losses and increase your profits dramatically by using these techniques.

Q&A
by Don Bright
This professional trader answers a few of your questions.

Trading Systems
Trading systems can help take the subjective interpretation out of trading decisions by providing automated buy and sell signals based on preprogrammed rules. This month in Traders' Resource, we present a list of publicly available trading systems, most of which are sold as software packages for personal computers. We contacted trading system developers and vendors and asked them to describe their product or products. Here, you'll find a summary of the data we collected. 
 



  • Super StreamMachine
  • OptionStar SS
  • Chart Recognition Pattern (plug-in for MetaStock)



  • Opening Position
    Letters to S&C
    Futures Liquidity
    Traders' Tips
    Traders' Glossary
    Advertisers' Index
    Editorial Resource Index
    Market Place
    Classified Advertising
    Trade News & Products
    Websites for Traders
    Books for Traders

    Working Money: In This Issue
    Candlesticks Vs. Bar Charts, by Rudy Teseo

    Identifying Patterns, by Dennis D. Peterson

    The Stochastic Oscillator, by Amy Wu

    When Should You Sell That Stock? by Michael B. Patterson