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Andrews’ Pitchfork: Advanced Analytical Methods Using Median Line Analysis

Andrews’ Pitchfork: Advanced Analytical Methods Using Median Line Analysis

In this third and final article in the Andrews' Pitchfork series Tim and Kyle walk through some of the advanced pitchfork methods to create a support and resistance frequency grid in price and time.

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Real (Good) News

Real (Good) News

However “real” the news may be perceived, rarely is news “breaking.” However, in light of all the annoying, repetitive press these days, I thought I’d share some good news that – as a matter of fact – is somewhat ground-breaking.

2 min read
Download Optuma Watchlists for US & European Index Constituents

Download Optuma Watchlists for US & European Index Constituents

Optuma clients can download and open constituent watchlists for a number of US and European indices.

2 min read
Entry Triggers for Successful Trading

Entry Triggers for Successful Trading

Although this article is focused on Entry Triggers for trade initiation, the successful trader knows that Entry Triggers are just one component of success.

23 min read
Optex Bands Part 2

Optex Bands Part 2

Last week I wrote about the journey I took with the Dynamic Market Profile tool and how it showed some promise as a mean reverting strategy. I performed a number of “back tests” (getting the computer to run the simulation with a model portfolio), but could never get the consistent results I was seeing by observing charts.

9 min read
Optex Bands Part 1

Optex Bands Part 1

Optex Bands is a new tool we created to measure potential extremes away from the “consensus” price. To explain the how and why of Optex Bands, we have to first take a journey through the evolution of this tool. In this post, we cover Market Profiles and POC's.

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