S&C CONTENTS PAGE January 2012, Volume 30 Number 1


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Cover art: Patrick Kelley

QUICK-SCANS, REVIEWS

Barrie Hetirachi’s Five Point Pattern
Review: Wave59 drawing tool
TC2000 Version 12
Review: Cloud-based trading platform

Feature Article Figure 1 FIGURE 1: S&P 500 WITH MACD, PMACDEQ(), NINE-PERIOD EMA OF PMACDEQ() AND PMACDZERO() OF THE CLOSING PRICE.

Walk-Forward Evaluation
by Donald W. Pendergast Jr.
When you design a trading system, you want to see an extensive set of walk-forward tested results. Here’s how you can do that.

Buying The Optimal Moneyness
by Giorgos Siligardos, PhD
The market is ready to make a move. You feel it. You see it. It’s time to buy options. What moneyness will you choose, in, at, or out? Here’s part 1 of 2.

FEATURE ARTICLE

Reversing MACD Tips Logo
by Johnny Dough
These two functions complement the MACD and can be used to calculate the price value of a specific MACD level and the price value that will cause the MACD to change direction. How can you apply it to your trading?

FOREX FOCUS

A Guide To Forex Arbitrage
by Joseph James Gelet
What should traders understand about arbitrage as it pertains to the forex market?

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

Gold And The European Debt Crisis
by Markos Katsanos
Ever since the Swiss franc was pegged to the euro, gold became the only safe haven investment in times of crisis. Here’s a system to profit from the next crisis.

INTERVIEW

Trading With John Joseph
by G. Brendan Burden
John Joseph can tell you first-hand what the difference is between academia and the real world of trading, because he’s had his ups and downs when he decided to make that transition, eventually making his name as one of the rising stars in the TradeStation community. Here’s what he had to say about the journey.

Explore Your Options
by Tom Gentile
Got a question about options?

12 Steps Toward A Winning Trading Plan 
by Barry McCarthy
One step at a time: That’s all it takes to build a trading plan you can profit with.

Futures For You
by Carley Garner
Here’s how the futures market really works.

TRADERS’ RESOURCE

Trading Systems
Trading systems take the subjectivity out of trading. Here’s a sampling of trading systems.

AT THE CLOSE

Six Tips For Successful Daytrading
by Alex Wasilewski
Daytrading’s not a profession for the weak, that’s for sure. Try these tips to help you trade.

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