Applying the Sector Rotation Model 
Two simple tools can help you incorporate the macro perspectives of the stock market in your technical analysis: the sector rotation model and the yield curve.
FEATURE ARTICLE
Using Four Levels Of Risk Strategy
Here’s a modification to the fixed rate strategy that makes it not so fixed. This variation looks at four levels of risk and uses the one most appropriate to current market characteristics.
The Last-Hour Trading Techniques
This trading strategy can be used to enter the market in the last hour of the trading day and exit in the first hour of the next.
Volume Spike Analysis
Just about every trader uses volume. How can you use it?
Explore Your Options
Got a question about options?
Testing Dollar Cost Averaging
Passive investment strategies such as dollar cost averaging are back in fashion, but do they deliver as promised?
INTERVIEW
David Stendahl And Positive Sizing
The portfolio manager at Capitalogix, a firm specializing in systematic trading, David Stendahl is a leading industry expert, author, and speaker. Here, he looks at position sizing.
Futures For You
Here’s how the futures market really works.
Q&A
This professional trader answers a few of your questions.
TRADING TICKET
Select Sector SPDRs And SPXpm
Here’s a look at ETFs and an exchange analyzed in this issue.
AT THE CLOSE
From Strategy To System
“How in the world do I become a cricket?” the ant asked. Crossly, the owl replied: “I’ve given you the strategy. Surely you can figure out the tactics on your own.”
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