S&C CONTENTS PAGE May 2012, Volume 30 Number 6

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Cover art: Robert Crawford

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DEPARTMENTS

Opening Position
Letters to S&C
Traders’ Glossary
Trade News & Products
Traders’ Tips
Futures Liquidity
Books For Traders
Classified Advertising

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FIGURE 1: CONSOLIDATION ZONES.

Sentiment Zone Oscillator Tips Logo
by Walid Khalil
Here’s an indicator that measures extreme bullishness and bearishness and helps you identify a change in sentiment.

FEATURE ARTICLE

Fractal Energies
by Doc Severson
Learning how to read the swings within the swings and understanding how much energy is available in these time frames are keys to survival in today’s markets. You can apply an obscure indicator and plain, old-fashioned price action to anticipate market movements.

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

FOREX FOCUS

Flexible Forex Strategies
by Gary Ender
Forex traders need a successful strategy made up of components that allows them to be flexible and effective in changing market conditions. Here’s one way.

The Most Dangerous Game
by Gareth Burgess
Understanding why we area confronted with fear, greed, and hope may help us embrace some of our emotional shortcomings and incorporate them into our trading.

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

Riding The Velocity Express
by Martha Stokes
Understanding the difference between momentum, velocity, and volatility in price and volume patterns will improve trading results for swing traders.

INTERVIEW

Seasonality With Sy Harding
by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan and Bruce Faber
Sell in May and go away? Newsletter and website publisher Sy Harding explains how the classic concept of seasonality is still relevant in today’s markets.

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

AT THE CLOSE

Pair Trading And Chart Construction
by Ron McEwan
In the second part of the series, find out how to construct a spreadsheet to help reveal profitable opportunities in pair trades.

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Originally published in the May 2012 issue of Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities magazine. All rights reserved. © Copyright 2012, Technical Analysis, Inc.