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Technical Analysis Trading ForumOrlando, Florida
Friday 7 June 2002
Timing Short Term Price Swings in S&PPrecise Timing of Seasonal Patterns
By Jake Bernstein
Topic Outline and Overview
The Nature of Market Patterns
Why patterns persistExamples and Illustrations of Highly Reliable PatternsCyclical PatternsThe Friday-Monday Relationship in S&P FuturesSeasonal PatternsExamples and Illustrations of Seasonal Patterns
Indicator Patterns
How Timing and Trend Indicators Form PatternsMomentum as a Case in PointHow Momentum Patterns DevelopTraditional Use of the Momentum (Rate of Change) IndicatorMomentum DivergenceThe Power Momentum FormulaPrecise Timing with the PMF in all Time FramesExamples and Illustrations
The Jake Bernstein MAC Method
Defining the MACEssential Characteristics of the MACHow the MAC Signals Tops and BottomsTrend Determination and Timing with the MACSupport and Resistance with the MAC
Open / Close Price Patterns
The Importance of the Open/Close RelationshipHow OC Patterns Develop and WhyHow to use OC Patterns to Time TradesCombining the OC and the MAC for High Odds Trading
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Timing, Trader Psychology and Discipline
Why Traders FailThe Essential Characteristics of Winning PsychologyAvoiding the TrapsMaximizing Profit PotentialHow to Know when You're About to Make an ErrorThe Importance of Contrary Opinion
The Quintessential Contrary Opinion Indicator
Small Trader SentimentAre Small Traders Always WrongA Brief History of the Daily Sentiment IndexWhy the DSI is a Leading IndictorExamples and Illustrations
Summary and Conclusions