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Heikin-Ashi Calculation
Heikin-Ashi Candlesticks are based on price data from the current open-high-low-close, the current Heikin-Ashi values and the prior Heikin-Ashi values. Yes, it is a bit complicated. In the formula below, a "(0)" denotes the current period. A "(-1)" denotes the prior period. "HA" refers to Heikin-Ashi. Let's take each data point one at a time.
1. The Heikin-Ashi Close is simply an average of the open,
high, low and close for the current period.
HA-Close = (Open(0) High(0) Low(0) Close(0)) / 4
2. The Heikin-Ashi Open is the average of the prior Heikin-Ashi
candlestick open plus the close of the prior Heikin-Ashi candlestick.
HA-Open = (HA-Open(-1) HA-Close(-1)) / 2
3. The Heikin-Ashi High is the maximum of three data points:
the current period's high, the current Heikin-Ashi
candlestick open or the current Heikin-Ashi candlestick close.
HA-High = Maximum of the High(0), HA-Open(0) or HA-Close(0)
4. The Heikin-Ashi low is the minimum of three data points:
the current period's low, the current Heikin-Ashi
candlestick open or the current Heikin-Ashi candlestick close.
HA-Low = Minimum of the Low(0), HA-Open(0) or HA-Close(0)
Before moving to a spreadsheet example, note that we have a chicken and egg dilemma. We need our first Heikin-Ashi candlestick before we can calculate future Heikin-Ashi candlesticks. Therefore, the first calculation simply uses data from the current open, high, low and close. The first Heikin-Ashi close equals the average of the open, high, low and close ((O H L C)/4). The first Heikin-Ashi open equals the average of the open and close ((O C)/2). The first Heikin-Ashi high equals the high and the first Heikin-Ashi low equals the low. Even though this first Heikin-Ashi candlestick is somewhat artificial, the affects will dissipate over time (usually 7-10 periods). StockCharts.com starts its Heikin-Ashi calculations before the first price date on each chart. Therefore, the affects of this first calculation will have already dissipated. The chart above shows examples of two normal candlesticks converting into one Heikin-Ashi Candlestick.
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Where Is Support Established?
Support levels are usually below the current price, but it is not uncommon for a security to trade at or near support. Technical analysis is not an exact science and it is sometimes difficult to set exact support levels. In addition, price movements can be volatile and dip below support briefly. Sometimes it does not seem logical to consider a support level broken if the price closes 1/8 below the established support level. For this reason, some traders and investors establish support zones.
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Economic Forecast
First and foremost in a top-down approach would be an overall evaluation of the general economy. The economy is like the tide and the various industry groups and individual companies are like boats. When the economy expands, most industry groups and companies benefit and grow. When the economy declines, most sectors and companies usually suffer. Many economists link economic expansion and contraction to the level of interest rates. Interest rates are seen as a leading indicator for the stock market as well. Below is a chart of the S
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Industry/Company Specific As A Weaknesses of Fundamental Analysis
Valuation techniques vary depending on the industry group and specifics of each company. For this reason, a different technique and model is required for different industries and different companies. This can get quite time-consuming, which can limit the amount of research that can be performed. A subscription-based model may work great for an Internet Service Provider (ISP), but is not likely to be the best model to value an oil company.
Disparity Index: The disparity index is a percentage measurement for the position of the current closing price of an asset relative to that asset's moving average. Traders commonly attribute this measurement to Steve Nison, based on his book Beyond Candlesticks.
The disparity index can take either a positive or a negative value. A positive value indicates that the asset's price is rapidly increasing, while a negative value indicates that the price is rapidly decreasing. A value of zero means that the asset's current price is exactly consistent with its moving average.
The disparity index crossing the zero line reflects an extremely rapid change in the trend of a given asset, and is therefore a strong early-warning indicator of the asset's increasing momentum.
Nison's book suggests that the disparity index can indicate whether an asset is overbought (in the case of a positive value) or oversold (in the case of a negative.) Since overbought and oversold assets are very vulnerable to rapid price reversals, the disparity index is a good indicator of when following the trend of a given asset might be a dangerous proposition.
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Open to Interpretation ~ Weaknesses of Technical Analysis
Furthering the bias argument is the fact that technical analysis is open to interpretation. Even though there are standards, many times two technicians will look at the same chart and paint two different scenarios or see different patterns. Both will be able to come up with logical support and resistance levels as well as key breaks to justify their position. While this can be frustrating, it should be pointed out that technical analysis is more like an art than a science, somewhat like economics. Is the cup half-empty or half-full? It is in the eye of the beholder.
Beige Book: A summary of economic conditions around the United States compiled for the Federal Reserve Board. Each Federal Reserve Bank gathers anecdotal information on current economic condition in its District through reports from Bank and Branch directors and interviews with key businessmen, economists, market experts, and other sources. The Beige Book summarizes this information by District and sector. This report allows outsiders to know what the Fed governors are looking at as they prepare for their upcoming FOMC meeting.
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Elder Impulse System Introduction
The Elder Impulse System was designed by Alexander Elder and featured in his book, Come Into My Trading Room. According to Elder, "the system identifies inflection points where a trend speeds up or slows down". The Impulse System is based on two indicators, a 13-day exponential moving average and the MACD-Histogram. The moving average identifies the trend, while the MACD-Histogram measures momentum. As a result, the Impulse System combines trend following and momentum to identify tradable impulses. This unique indicator combination is color coded into the price bars for easy reference.
Calculation
Green Price Bar: (13-period EMA > previous 13-period EMA) and
(MACD-Histogram > previous period's MACD-Histogram)
Red Price Bar: (13-period EMA < previous 13-period EMA) and
(MACD-Histogram < previous period's MACD-Histogram)
Price bars are colored blue when conditions for a Red Price Bar or
Green Price Bar are not met. The MACD-Histogram is based on MACD(12,26,9).
Green price bars show that the bulls are in control of both trend and momentum as both the 13-day EMA and MACD-Histogram are rising. A red price bar indicates that the bears have taken control because the 13-day EMA and MACD-Histogram are falling. A blue price bar indicates a split or equilibrium between buying and selling pressure.
Average True Range: Average True Range is one measure of volatility of a given market. The measure was created by J. Welles Wilder, Jr. in his 1979 book “New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems”.
Average True Range is based on the True Range, which is defined as the greatest of three measures:
•The difference between the greatest high and the greatest low
•The absolute value of the current high minus the latest close
•The absolute value of the current low minus the latest close
As a rule, fourteen measurements of the True Range are used in deriving the ATR. These measurements can be taken for four different time intervals: within a day, daily, weekly and monthly. The first ATR in a series is simply the average of the TR for fourteen periods. Future ATRs in the series are derived by the following algorithm:
•Multiply the previous 14-day ATR by 13.
•Add the current ATR.
•Divide the sum by 14.
The measurement is useful due to its sensitivity to large fluctuations in the value of a currency across several periods of measurement, even when the difference between the high and low values for a single period is very small (which would falsely indicate a low overall volatility.)
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Support/Resistance
Simple chart analysis can help identify support and resistance levels. These are usually marked by periods of congestion (trading range) where the prices move within a confined range for an extended period, telling us that the forces of supply and demand are deadlocked. When prices move out of the trading range, it signals that either supply or demand has started to get the upper hand. If prices move above the upper band of the trading range, then demand is winning. If prices move below the lower band, then supply is winning.
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Pictorial Price History
Even if you are a tried and true fundamental analyst, a price chart can offer plenty of valuable information. The price chart is an easy to read historical account of a security's price movement over a period of time. Charts are much easier to read than a table of numbers. On most stock charts, volume bars are displayed at the bottom. With this historical picture, it is easy to identify the following:
• Reactions prior to and after important events.
• Past and present volatility.
• Historical volume or trading levels.
• Relative strength of a stock versus the overall market.
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Ascending Triangle: An Ascending Triangle is a price action formation signal based on continuation pattern theory.
Continuation patterns also include symmetrical triangles, descending triangles, wedges, flags, rectangles and pennants and are essentially technical patterns that are expected to lead to the continuation of an existing trend. Continuation patterns are considered a powerful trading tool as they usually result in extremely low risk trading opportunities and spectacular returns.
An ascending triangle demonstrated within a chart pattern is recognized as having a bullish position and occurs as a result of price highs and price lows that have begun to converge so that they, in effect, form a point. If a line is drawn above and below the pattern the top line will appear straight whilst the bottom will slope upwards at an angle.
Ascending triangles are considered to be at their most reliable when occurring during an uptrend, and a buy order should be placed on a break above the upper resistance area of the triangle. If however, the pattern is proved to be false, or if the ascending triangle pattern should fail, then it is advisable to sell when the market breaks out and below the triangle.
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Accumulative Swing Index: The accumulative swing index, or ASI, is a tool developed by J. Welles Wilder to measure the breakout potential of a given market.
The ASI takes the form of a number from 100 to -100, with positive values indicating an upward trend and negative values indicating a downward trend. Once calculated, the ASI can be charted in conjunction with a candlestick chart. The chief value of the ASI is that it's susceptible to the same technical analysis tools as a candlestick chart, allowing traders to use trendlines, wedges, triangles and other tools in order to determine support and resistance levels. However, ASI charts are much simpler and smoother than candlestick charts, making them both easier to analyze and less susceptible to indicating false breakouts. If the absolute value of the ASI for a given day exceeds the absolute value of the ASI at the time of a previous breakout, a new breakout from the trend is imminent, and traders can take positions accordingly.
The ASI is based on Wilder's swing index, which is an extremely complex calculation that incorporates high, low and close prices for an asset along with numerous other variables, some of them specific to certain kinds of markets. On its own, the swing index isn't particularly useful as a predictive tool, but the swing indexes for several successive days can be incorporated by another calculation into the ASI, which fulfills Wilder's original intention for the measure. Full instructions for calculating the swing index and ASI are available in Wilder's "New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems", and a number of popular pieces of trading software are able to calculate the ASI automatically.
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Bearish Reversal Candlestick Patterns: The Bearish Reversal Candlestick Pattern comes in over 12 different forms. These include the Abandoned Baby, the Bearish Engulfing Pattern, the Harami, the Dark Cloud Cover, the Evening Star and the Shooting Star. Bearish Reversal Candlestick Patterns should form in an uptrend and most will require Bearish Confirmation as reinforcement of the pattern. Use additional anaylsis to further support your findings.
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