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The Encyclopedia of Trading Strategies
by Jeffrey Owen Katz, Donna L. McCormick

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The Encyclopedia of Trading Strategies January 0001

Jeffrey Owen Katz, Donna L. McCormick

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"For all but a few traders, system trading yields more profitable results than discretionary trading." -From the Introduction The majority of commodities traders struggle day i and day out to lock in their profits-and, more often than they would care to admit, lose everything they brought to the table and more. Why'? Because they don't take the time to uncover and understand the regularly occurring, exploitable inefficiencies that rise out of the normally efficient market each trading day. The Encyclopedia of Trading Strategies is for traders who want to take the next step to consistently profitable trading. Authors Jeffrey Katz and Donna McCormick-themselves seasoned veterans of the commodities trading arena-pinpoint the trading methods and strategies that have been shown to produce market-beating returns. Their rigorous and systematic back-testing of each method, using the same sets of markets and analytic techniques, provides a scientific, system-based approach to system development ... to help you assemble the trading system that will put you on the road to becoming a more consistently profitable trader. The Encyclopedia of Trading Strategies gives futures and options traders hundreds of innovative ways to take profits out of the market and gain an edge in every trade: " Information on how to acquire and screen data " How to estimate and compensate for curvefitting " Evaluation of trading systems across portfolios and markets " Effective stop-loss methods to control risk " Algorithms and source code in standard programming and macro languages " Entry and exit strategies, with concise explanations of the exact logic behind each " Data and software vendors including phone numbers and Website addresses " Little-known techniques to test specific system components in isolation " Innovative systems to trade agricultural, metals, energy resources, bonds, currencies, and market indices Without a large dose of luck, any trading system that relies on intuition and guesswork will fail. The Encyclopedia of Trading Strategies goes beyond mere signals to help you create a system that tells you precisely what to watch for, when to buy in. and when to take your profits. No questions, no decisions, just solid research a proven system, and the fortitude to trust them both. What O'Shaughnessy did for stock investors quantify and explain popular trading strategies in understandable language-Katz and McCormick have done for futures traders. The Encyclopedia of Trading Strategies puts virtually every futures trading approach through statistically rigorous testing, providing straight talk on which are effective (and which are effective only for losing your shin!). It will also show you how to discover the right trades, initiate them at a point of low adverse excursion, and have the patience to allow them to fully mature-for a maximum profit, minimum loss personal trading strategy. About the Authors Jeffrey Owen Katz, Ph.D., is a professional trader and consultant specializing in predictive modeling and forecasting. He founded Scientific Consulting Services, Inc., in 1979 to provide artificial intelligence and high-tech solutions to the biomedical and investment communities, among others. Dr. Katz has published his work in a number of books and diverse professional journals, from Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities to The British Journal of Psychology and Ps (on new techniques in factor analysis). He has taught at universities in both the U.S. and U.K., consulted for major institutions both private and governmental, and been a guest speaker for several organizations. Donna L. McCormick is vice president of Scientific Consultant Services, Inc. She spent over 15 years working as a researcher and as Director of Administration at the American Society for Psychical Research, and was also the editor-in-chief of the ASPR Newsletter for six years. A contributing writer for Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities, McCormick has published in books, journals, and trade publications and lectured to a variety of academic and institutional audiences.