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- Tue Feb 17, 2004 11:35 pm
- Forum: Trend Indicators and Signals
- Topic: RSI for Stock, ETF or Mutual Strength
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9720
Re: RSI for Stock, ETF or Mutual Strength
I use RSI(21) in this manner: When the indicator is running along the 50 line, it just confirms for me that the stock is consolidating. Anything above 50 lets me know the stock is closing higher. I don't use it for OS/OB, turning points or trend strength. But I think the question you need to ask you...
- Fri Feb 13, 2004 11:14 am
- Forum: Money Management
- Topic: Portfolio heat
- Replies: 27
- Views: 29254
- Sun Feb 01, 2004 3:54 pm
- Forum: Trend Indicators and Signals
- Topic: How do you determine the "trend" aside of a 20-day
- Replies: 25
- Views: 26210
The problem you're describing is whipsaw or false breakouts, an inherent problem with MA crossovers. Your solution is to use wide parameters for the MAs, but I suggest that you keep the MAs short and instead change your trading timeframe down. It's a simple thought, really. MA crossovers work best i...
- Fri Nov 28, 2003 9:08 am
- Forum: Trader Psychology
- Topic: How to handle missing a profitable opportunity
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6726
Conversely, if the signal was not part of a proven system, I'd let it slide, unless this was happening all the time. I'd let it slide under the belief that changing my otherwise profitable method to capture this one move might render my method less profitable all in all through its many other trades...
- Thu Jun 26, 2003 12:06 pm
- Forum: Trend Indicators and Signals
- Topic: How do you determine the "trend" aside of a 20-day
- Replies: 25
- Views: 26210
- Fri May 23, 2003 11:33 pm
- Forum: Testing and Simulation
- Topic: Portfolio Selection
- Replies: 57
- Views: 68057
Here is the code for thirteen... I encourage you to play around with it and tell us what you think. However it certainly doesn't satisfy the Creativity Craving to take someone else's code, open up the hood, and install a couple of tuneup kits. Then it's a good thing I get my my creative jones fulfi...
- Thu May 22, 2003 10:44 pm
- Forum: Testing and Simulation
- Topic: Portfolio Selection
- Replies: 57
- Views: 68057