Tag Archives: commitment of traders

Price-Volume Ratio Identifies Reversals

Posted on December 19, 2012 by

Sometimes the simplest ideas work the best.  Before market peaks, shares typically transition from strong (institutional) hands to weak (retail) hands.  Before market troughs, shares usually move from weak hands back into strong hands.  Both of these scenarios result in … Continue reading →

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Follow the Corporate Insiders

Posted on July 14, 2012 by

One of my favorite indicators is based on the commitment of traders (COT) data, which I discussed in the article titled “Trade with the Experts.”  In that article I stated that using the COT indicator “is almost like trading with … Continue reading →

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Use Sector Confirmation to Improve Your Trading Results

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

Analyzing the technical and/or fundamental characteristics of an individual security is obviously a requirement before investing.  However, very few traders go the extra mile and evaluate the characteristics of the market sector as well.  Using sector confirmation can help you … Continue reading →

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Everybody Loves Fridays

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

We all use economic, fundamental, and/or technical data to gain insight into market movements.  Some data may appear to lead the market, but there is often no plausible explanation for their supposed predictive abilities.  This can be disconcerting for a … Continue reading →

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Look at the Big Picture

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

We all have a few favorite technical indicators.  However, almost all technical indicators calculate indicator values for a specific look-back period and then plot those values over time.  With this approach, we can only analyze one look-back period at a … Continue reading →

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Trade With the Experts

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

How would you like to know the current and historical positions of knowledgeable experts, with proven track records in almost every market – for free? Very few traders take advantage of this resource provided weekly by the Commodity Futures Trading … Continue reading →

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