S&C CONTENTS PAGE December 2012, Volume 30 Number 13

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Cover art: Gary Bernard

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TheWizard
Quick-Scan: Predetermined buy and sell signals for trading or investing in four markets
Eikon For Retail Traders
Review: News and data package

DEPARTMENTS

Opening Position
Letters to S&C
Traders’ Glossary
Trade News & Products
Traders’ Tips
Traders’ Resource
Futures Liquidity
Books For Traders
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Feature Article Figure 1
FIGURE 1: THE VOLATILITY INDEX (VIX) FROM 2003 TO OCTOBER 2012.

Reducing Risk While Finding Profit
by John Ehlers and Ric Way
Use this tool to examine the relative price movement of a pair of stocks or exchange traded funds.

FEATURE ARTICLE

Using VIX To Forecast The S&P 500 Tips Logo
by Trent Gardner
Finding a trading system that beats the buy & hold method is a good find, especially in a volatile market. Here is a trading system that uses the volatility index as a forecasting tool and outperforms the buy & hold approach.

Is It Too Late To Buy Stocks?
by Teresa Fernandez
When it comes to interest rates, few indicators are talked about more than the yield curve.

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

Trading Elliott Waves As Mechanical Systems
by Ryan Henry
While there will always be subjective aspects to Elliott wave theory, there are also undeniable facts associated with the theory embodying some of its most profitable components. These facts can be used to trade the Elliott wave in an objective fashion as though it were a mechanical system.

The Cat’s Ears Pattern
by Giorgos E. Siligardos, PhD
Here’s a rare but reliable bearish formation: the cat’s ears. A visual hybrid of double-top and failed-cup formations, the cat’s ears formation occurs during downtrends, predicting further price decline with a price target.

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

INTERVIEW

Doing The Wave With Jeffrey Kennedy
by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan and Bruce Faber
Jeffrey Kennedy, the chief commodity analyst at Elliott Wave International, writes and edits for EWI. How did he get into the business?

Explore Your Options
by Price Headley
Got a question about options?

AT THE CLOSE

Mastering Your Emotions
by Rande Howell, M.Ed
In trading, the gap between performance and consistent profitability persists. What is the hard-working, aspiring trader missing in his or her quest to become successful?

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