November 2009 Volume 1, Edition 12
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In this edition: • XJO Analysis - by William Chien
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Analysis by William Chien
03-Dec-09
Please find below my latest projection of the local XJO index. A detailed examination fo the plotted trend channel lines on the XJO price chart suggests a significant price & time window as per circled area. I also want to draw everyone’s attention to the recent “Divergent trend in Volume� in the run up in October. Using the XJO analysis as proxy for the major stock market indices around the world, my analysis to date indicates the rally will likely continue till January 2010. Clients who take part in my CFD trade recommendations have profited greatly from the recent rally and I invite anyone interested to visit the following weblink. http://www.toptraderthinking.com/toptrader/files/N380_cfdperformance.pdf Furthermore, the potential future movement in the stock market will have implications on the forex & commodities market as well.
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Some Turning Points Are Just So Logical Article by: Guy Bower
Have you ever looked back on a turning point in the market and thought “ah that was logical. If only we thought of that at the time”? In fact you could probably look back on almost all turning points and say the same thing. I agree with the view that markets frequently move from efficiency to inefficiency on both a small and large scale. Turning points in the market can often be the realisation that the previous valuation was wrong and the reversal is an attempt to get back to fair value. No, I am not going all academic on you. There will be no talk of efficiency frontiers here. All you need is a little bit of logic. Take for instance US bond rates. The government (risk free) rate is about 3.5%. BBB rated corporate are only 5.5%. US inflation is low and unemployment just hit the highest level in 26 years. This is why interest rates are low, but hands up anyone that thinks inflation and unemployment will remain the same for the next decade? If you think about it, there is no way you can come out ahead by buying a government bond paying 3.5% and holding it until maturity. You’ll earn 3.5% on your money and of course pay tax on that. After tax, is that rate of return going to beat inflation over the next 10 years? Highly unlikely. This is where logic can play a part. At some point bond prices will turn south. It will most likely need a few economic figures to trigger it – perhaps retail sales or business confidence – but it will happen. The really interesting thing is that it will take other markets with it. Think about it. Lower US interest rates compared with those overseas has hit the US Dollar. Have a look at the Aussie Dollar for example. Australian rates are also low, but not as low at the US. It’s the interest rate differential and the timing of recent rate moves and expected rate moves that has pushed this one from about 0.6200 to about 0.9200 in 2009.
The lower US Dollar has in turn pushed commodity prices higher. Commodities such as Gold and Oil have got cheaper in non-US Dollars as the US Dollar fell. As such, this created buying pressure and those markets push higher.
At some point the market will realise that 3.5% for a bond is a good shorting opportunity. That will in turn bid up the US Dollar and that will trigger some liquidation in dollar denominated commodities. It could well be a big move.
Learn About Fibonacci Ratios in 61.8 Seconds Article by: Guy Bower This area of study is actually quite interesting. Even if you do not use it in your trading, it is worth reading up on if you enjoy maths and number patterns. Back in the 1200s, a chap by the name of Leonardo of Pisa, also known as Fibonacci, published a book titled Liber Abaci (no, it was not about a pianist).
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Tom Scollon
The book introduced/discussed a number of things including the Arabic number system and simultaneous equations. It also introduced the ‘Fibonacci sequence’. This is a mathematics concept that starts with two numbers: 0 and 1. These two numbers are added to make a third (0+1=1). Then the next number in the sequence is the sum of the previous two. So we have: 0 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 144 233 377 610 and so on “Big deal” you say. Well, what comes next is interesting. Take one number and divide it by the next number in the sequence. The further you move along the sequence the closer the result is to 0.618 (rounded). If that in itself is not interesting enough, you would be amazed to learn how often this ratio pops up in nature and in our everyday life. For example:
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They say what us humans consider to be a beautiful or perfect facial structure exhibits a 0.618 ratio between chin and forehead and chin and nose. Similar measurements are taken of eye width versus nose length (sounds silly I know). The height/width of much artwork throughout the ages is close to a ratio of 0.618 – as that is what is pleasing to the eye. They say the Romans invented the perfect ratio between the height of a step and its length. It is close to 0.618. The Fibonacci sequence or ratio appears in nature also, such as in the arrangement of leaves, the fruitlets of a pineapple, the uncurling of a fern and many other examples. So how do we make money from pineapple fruitlets? I have no idea, but this ratio also appears in the markets. Some people use the ratio 0.618 along with its reciprocal which happens to be 1.618 along with 1 minus the ratio or 0.382 to measure retracements, support levels and projections. Now it gets interesting!
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Catherine Davey Take a look at the Monthly DX Chart above. The market fell from a high of121.02 to a low of 70.70, then rallied to 89.62. That is very close to a Fibonacci retracement of 38.2%. The retracement was not spot on the line. They rarely are, but it was very close. When examining price charts the frequency of these percentages appearing is quite unusual, well worth adding to your arsenal of trading tools. By the way, most charting packages now have these Fibonacci levels built in, including the eBridge Trader.
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Contributor information: Guy Bower is professional futures, options and spread trader. Guy is the author of two books: Options: A Complete Guide and Hedging: Simple Strategies
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TRIX Indicator What TRIX is a momentum indicator that displays the percent rate-of-change of a triple exponentially smoothed moving average of a security's closing price. Oscillating around a zero line, TRIX is designed to filter out stock movements that are insignificant to the larger trend of the stock. The user selects a number of periods (such as 15) with which to create the moving average, and those cycles that are shorter than that period are filtered out. The TRIX is a leading indicator and can be used to anticipate turning points in a trend through its divergence with the security price. Likewise, it is common to plot a moving average with a smaller period (such as 9) and use it as a "signal line" to anticipate where the TRIX is heading. TRIX line crossovers with its "signal line" can be used as buy/sell signals as well.
How To calculate the indicator TRIX, you must first select the period for the formation of an exponential moving average of closing prices. For the 15-day period, the calculation would be as follows: 1. Computes the 15-day exponential sliding average closing price; 2. Computes the 15-day rolling average of the exponential moving average, calculated in item 1; 3. Computes the 15-day rolling average of the exponential moving average, calculated in Clause 2 Now we have a triple exponentially smoothed sliding average closing prices, which considerably reduces the variability. 4. Finally, the calculated 1-day moving average percentage change, calculated in paragraph 3
When Since TRIX measures the rate-of-change of closing prices, a positive TRIX value is interpreted as a steady rise in the closing price of a security. A positive TRIX is thus akin to a positive trending price, allowing the indicator to act as a buy signal whenever it crosses up above the zero line. Similarly, crossing below the zero line suggests the price is tending to close down at the end of each period, which can be a sell signal. The "signal line" mentioned earlier is also a useful buy/sell indicator. Since the signal line period is shorter, a cross above it suggests that recent stock prices are closing much higher. A buy signal is triggered when TRIX crosses above its signal line, and a sell signal is triggered when TRIX crosses below its signal line. This method can generate false signals during sideways price movements, so it works best when prices are trending. It is therefore wise to use TRIX in tandem with other indicators for confirmation.
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The default fields that appear can be adjusted at this point for this indicator; you can also adjust them later if you wish. You can also adjust colour and the weight of the line: Click OK once you’re satisfied with the settings. You will now see the TRIX indicator added to a new pane below your chart. You can later adjust settings by clicking the ‘TRIX’ at the top left of new pane and then clicking on ‘Properties’, you can also delete the indicator from this menu. You can add a Moving Average to the TRIX by selecting Moving Average from the studies drop down above the chart. Once you select Moving Average, a window will appear, you will need to change the 'Add to' drop down to 'TRIX' to add the Moving Average to the TRIX opposed to the instument price data. If there is any feature of eBridge Trader that you’d like covered in next months newsletter please email your request to: jason.achjian@stonebridgegroup.com.au To open an eBridge Trader account or get further information on adding technical indicators to charts using eBridge Trader please contact Jason Achjian by Email: Jason.achjian@stonebridgegroup.com.au or Phone: 1300-73-66-11.
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