Recent Content by Jossan

  1. Trendiness measurement

    The Hurst Exponent is an estimate of the predictability of a stock and can be used to find stocks where the price is not that efficient. That...
    Post by: Jossan, Apr 22, 2008 in forum: Technical Analysis

  2. Classification by trend and volatility

    Hi! Different market conditions require different indicators. For example: trend-following indicators work well in trending times when...
    Thread by: Jossan, Apr 22, 2008, 3 replies, in forum: Strategy Building

  3. Stops & Exit Strategies

    Most indicators have the same problems when backtesting..... Another options is to use portfolio or market scanning software and only be active...
    Post by: Jossan, Mar 4, 2008 in forum: Strategy Building

  4. Why do I see "Trends" in Randomly Generated Data?

    Of course there are trendlines in randomly generated signals.... A completely random generated signal is called brownian motion and it is very...
    Post by: Jossan, Feb 22, 2008 in forum: Data Sets and Feeds

  5. Stop Losses are for Losers

    Well, I have empirically tried different settings for a trailing stop-loss strategy, but the results were not good - at least not as a trading...
    Post by: Jossan, Feb 5, 2008 in forum: Risk Management

  6. Why technical analysis is less effective intraday

    If stock prices behaved like fractals it would make no difference which time frame you use. In fact, estimation of the Hurst Exponent - an...
    Post by: Jossan, Feb 5, 2008 in forum: Technical Analysis

  7. Using Neural Networks to Identify Chart Patterns

    A collection of dissertations in the field of technical analysis and neural networks. Some of them discuss which inputs should be used....
    Post by: Jossan, Jan 30, 2008 in forum: Strategy Building

  8. Do Trendlines work?

    1. Generate a random walk curve in Excel (first make 1000 random numbers between -1 and 1, and then in the next column make a cumulative sum of...
    Post by: Jossan, Jan 30, 2008 in forum: Technical Analysis

  9. I have a question about moving averages and oscillators

    You can really improve ordinary moving averages by making them more intelligent. The results are smoother curves and with less delay. Moving...
    Post by: Jossan, Jan 28, 2008 in forum: Technical Analysis

  10. Save data feed to hard-drive??

    How much data are you talking about? 50 stocks with 1000 days data or complete data of a market? /Jossan
    Post by: Jossan, Jan 28, 2008 in forum: Data Sets and Feeds

  11. what is best software for technical charts for forex?

    I'm trying Optimal Trader, which is reasonable priced ($99) and a bit technical (if you want to) Anyone else here who has tried it? It's quite...
    Post by: Jossan, Jan 28, 2008 in forum: Trading Software