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Put a standard MACD(13,34,89) using h+l+o+c/4 in histogram. Notice how it
agrees with XLT. But both are formulated differently.
Richard Estes
-----Original Message-----
From: Tony Harring <greatsigns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tuesday, July 21, 1998 8:20 PM
Subject: Re: Thanks to: Jim, Brooke, Ton, Jan, Ted, Bill
>My GET program changes color to Blue to indicate when to buy. If you don't
>have GET, you can buy upon close above the upper downtrend line, being very
>aware that often it is a false breakout. If you want to be safer, but still
>not 100% then wait for the market to return to the down turn upper channel
>and if it breaks the first up move high, chances are good for a turn
around.
>
> I like to see increased volume around the time of change for about 5 - 10
>days prior and including the breakout. GET has a way to tell of the
>breakout. Probably could program it in Equis but haven't bothered since GET
>is my primary program.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Hans T. Hingst <hhingst@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Date: Tuesday, July 21, 1998 2:49 PM
>Subject: Re: Thanks to: Jim, Brooke, Ton, Jan, Ted, Bill
>
>
>>Tony, how much of an "up breakout of a down channel" do you look for? Do
>>you have an exploration written to find these breakouts? Thanks.
>>
>>Hans
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Tony Harring <greatsigns@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Date: Thursday, July 16, 1998 7:00 AM
>>Subject: Re: Thanks to: Jim, Brooke, Ton, Jan, Ted, Bill
>>
>>
>>>Steve, that is great. You probably know the wheat mkt in your sleep.
>>>Specializing in one mkt gives you deep knowledge. Not sure I can add
>>>anything but I use GET to determine the Elliott wave. If you don't have
>>GET,
>>>can use 5/35 oscillator to determine extremes.
>>>Normally I buy only down mkt turning around. Something akin to CANSLIM.
>>>I use Volume (mostly for stocks) to see if buyers are entering mkt.
>>> I use ADX to tell extremes. Often I let it go to 35 and watch for a
drop.
>>>Finally I enter with MACD signal when lines cross going up using 8,34,55.
>>>Some use 8,35,89. Gives great visual presentations and is quite but not
>>>always accurate. Finally I love an up breakout of a down channel to get
it
>>>out of the downturn. When that happens, I hold about 3 days and get out
>and
>>>wait for a retracement to the new channel before I buy. Let me know what
>>>you think of this TONY
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Steve Karnish <kernish@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>To: MetaStock-List <metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>Date: Thursday, July 16, 1998 1:55 AM
>>>Subject: Thanks to: Jim, Brooke, Ton, Jan, Ted, Bill
>>>
>>>
>>>>For all that contributed to the Bollinger Band Width
>>>>inquiry...many thanks! I trade millions of bushels of wheat
>>>>each month and am constantly searching for improved approaches.
>>>>I started with simple moving averages in 1975 and have
>>>>continually improved and refined my approach to both the futures
>>>>and equity markets. "Zero sum" (commodities) is a much larger
>>>>challenge than the "big cash register in the sky" (stock
>>>>market). I can't get very excited about people posting that
>>>>they have an X % gain over X amount of days or weeks. I get
>>>>real excited when someone shares an approach that might point to
>>>>profits in up, down, and choppy markets. So, share your
>>>>approaches, formulas, and trading wisdom; it will come back to
>>>>you in spades. Save your: "I'm up 122% this week" war stories.
>>>>We all have bragging rights: I've traded wheat 33 times this
>>>>year and have net a net profit of over $6,000/contract. Big
>>>>deal! I'm not special, I'm just a hard working "slug" who still
>>>>needs all the help and support this forum can provide. This is
>>>>a great arena to share knowledge, approaches, and formulas.
>>>>Again, many thanks for responses to my question.
>>>>Steve Karnish
>>>>CCT
>>>
>>
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