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What about betas? The opportunity missed if you only trade indices instead of individual stocks is the difference in betas between individual stocks and an index. An individual stock can and does fluctuate in price many times the fluctuation in virtually any index. It's purely mathematical...

The article also has to do with "too much analysis can create paralysis". Too much analysis can lead to too much data and confusion; confusion can lead to hesitation. Then you've possibly missed the opportunity. As an analyst, I've been guilty of never having enough information. At an advanced...

Bollinger Bands need confirmation I back tested Bollinger Bands twenty years ago specifically on stocks. The most profitable technique was to wait until the price closed back inside the top or bottom band and then entering a position with the intent of the price going to the opposite band. I...

Other considerations A scoring system sounds like a good idea. I would recommend that any candlestick system include 2 or 3 candlesticks at a minimum. Another factor that would have to be considered is whether the general market trend is up, down, or sideways. Research for stocks has shown that...

Another view There are two things about your conclusion that I would like to comment on. First, a stop loss is an insurance tool to assure that you will conserve enough capital to be around when the right situation does comes along - there is no quarantee WHEN that will occur. Second, there...

Bollinger Bands used together with candlesticks and support and resistance areas make a tremenduous combination for trading stocks. Many of the conventional uses for BB's were tested on and therefore apply to commodities and futures. Stocks work somewhat differently in my opinion.

Could not download I tried to download from www.actitrader.com using Netscape and using Explorer. Both failed. The msg I get is: Forbidden You don't have permission to access /actiTRADER/ on this server. :confused: :frown...