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The Mid-Cycle Slow Down - What Comes Next?

The Mid-Cycle Slow Down - What Comes Next?

Did Covid-19 cause this mess? What comes next? Phil Anderson explores this in terms of the 18.6 year Real Estate Cycle. This could be one of the most important posts you read in these volatile times.

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Recovery Planning

Recovery Planning

The last couple of weeks has been tough (unless you’re short S&P futures!). In this article we look back at previous crashes to see what we can expect to happen next.

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Using Optuma to Test Historical Events

Using Optuma to Test Historical Events

Use the Signal Tester to quickly test how often certain events occur, and what happens after.

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Optuma Swing Charts and Scripting

Optuma Swing Charts and Scripting

Scripting for swing patterns can be difficult and there are a few important nuances to be aware of. In this article Mathew explains some of the complexities involved.

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Identifying Divergences

Identifying Divergences

Optuma’s scripting language allows you to create any number of scans and tests on any number of tools and values. But when we were asked if we could create a scan to identify divergences between price and a momentum indicator, such as the RSI, I wasn’t sure how this could be done.

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Being overbought does not mean sell!

Being overbought does not mean sell!

Since the recovery from the lows in December 2018 the market has been \"overbought\" - which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

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Optuma Testing Errors

Optuma Testing Errors

This post is an update on some errors we have found with our testing tools. Being open about issues like this is very important to us.

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New highs are nothing to be scared of

New highs are nothing to be scared of

A quantitative look at what happens when the S&P500 index sets new all-time highs.

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These Are a Few of My Favourite Things (or Charts)

These Are a Few of My Favourite Things (or Charts)

David Cox, a Portfolio Manager at CIBC Private Wealth Management, shares some of his favourite charts.'

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