Published in February 13th, 2009
In Figure 1 we see that the Congestion Index treated every single 18-day (red line) swing correction as a change in trend, This is a common problem with traditional technical indicators. Because the indicators tend to be one-time frame dominated, they fail to distinguish in a simple and easy manner, corrections from changes in trend.
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Published in February 13th, 2009
US President’s Day
February 13, 2009 – 7:00 pm US Presidents Day, officially known as Washington’s Birthday, is a federal holiday in the United States and is celebrated on the third Monday of February. In 2009, Presidents Day falls on February 16.
Although it has become known as a great weekend for sales, especially on cars, there’s […]
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Published in February 13th, 2009
My apologies for the late entry today.
In this blog, I’ll be comparing Katsonos’ Congestion Index to the Barros Swing. The great thing about the Congestion Index is it captures all the advantages and disadvantages of trend identifying technical indicators in one tool and in a simple way. It seeks to measure the market’s […]
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Published in February 11th, 2009
Tonight I’ll compare a Moving Average System with Barros Swings.
I am using the 50-day simple average to identify the monthly trend and the 200-day the quarterly. The change in trend ideas:
A change in trend setup occurs when the 50-day average turns;
the change in trend is confirmed when 50-day crosses the 200-day.
If the bar chart closes […]
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Published in February 11th, 2009
Dow May Rally Next Week
According to the charts, the Dow could rally to its cyclical high early next week, says Ray Barros, CEO of Ray Barros Trading Group. He also charts the U.S. dollar index.
Cashflow @ CNBC Wed Feb 11 @ 11am.
Please go to:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1029861976
Charting India
At a viewer’s request, Ray Barros, CEO of Ray Barros […]
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Published in February 10th, 2009
Yesterday I introduced the Barros Swings. Today I’ll be considering their construction and the ramifications of their use.
If you want to know how to construct the swings, go to the ‘Free Stuff’ section. There you will find a video showing the basics.
Let’s now turn to their use.
Barros Swings are filter moves of a certain time […]
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Published in February 9th, 2009
Before I start tonight’s blog I’d like to:
Thank Ana for stepping in. Not only did she write my blogs but was very helpful when I had to spend a night in hospital. I am glad to report all is well with my health.
Apologise to John Forman for mispelling his name. (now corrected)
Ok, let’s look at […]
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Published in February 9th, 2009
Live interview at 7.30am BBC Spore studio - topic on Japanese market.
ANA aka IDkit
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Published in February 6th, 2009
Once more unto the breach, our mentor’s clarion call again! At this rate, he is opening his weblogs to being usurped one of these days ! Only joking - he is not only jet-lagged but suffering from mild food poisoning,with all the rich food.
As it is again with short notice, I […]
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Published in February 5th, 2009
This will be a very short blog - just got home after an eight hour flight from Sydney to Singapore.
John Forman (name corrected) is having a give-away. He said:
“Hi Ray,
In case you haven’t seen, I’m running a giveaway through the month of February. It might be something your readers would be interested in. I’m giving […]
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