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 Schwager on Futures - Fundamental Analysis
In Fundamental Analysis, the legendary Jack D. Schwager has produced the most comprehensive, in-depth book ever written on the use of fundamental analysis for futures trading. In what is destined to become the bible of the futures industry, Schwager has poured out insights gathered during his long career as a trader, researcher, bestselling writer, and highly regarded authority in the field. Jack Schwager is one of the most important and visible figures in the futures industry today... read more
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Futures Glossary |
Naked strategies
An unhedged strategy making exclusive use of one of the following: long call strategy (buying call options), short call strategy (selling or writing call options), long put strategy (buying put options), and short put strategy (selling or writing put options). By themselves, these positions are called naked strategies because they do not involve an offsetting or risk-reducing position in another option or the underlying security. Related: Covered, Hedge option strategies
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Technical Studies |
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MACD (MACD)
Technical Studies - 30 March 2006
The MACD is similar in concept to the line oscillator. In fact, the buy/sell indicators are identical. The difference is the MACD uses exponential moving averages versus the simple moving averages used in the line oscillator study.
Gerald Appel is credited with developing this study. His trading rules are simple. You buy when the oscillator crosses above the slower exponential moving average of the oscillator. Conversely, you sell when the oscillator crosses from above to below the exponential moving average of the oscillator. Lastly, divergence is possible with the MACD. The ideal signal would show divergence, clearly break a dominant trendline, and display the crossing of the MACD lines.
Another approach is to use this study in conjunction with long term charts. For example, you select the underlying weekly or monthly chart that corresponds to the intraday or daily chart for the same futures instrument. Now, you display the study on the long term chart. If the longer term chart is bullish, i.e., a buy signal is indicated, you want to be very cautious in short positions. You are trading against the longer term trend.
Parameters
First - the number of bars, or interval, used to calculate the first Exponential Moving Average.
Second - the number of bars, or interval, used to calculate the second Exponential Moving Average.
Difference - the number of bars, or interval, used to calculate an additional Exponential Moving Average.
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