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Trading Smart TRADING SMART 92 Tools, Methods and Helpful Hints to Help You Succeed at Futures Trading1 by Jim Wyckoff This publication is protected by International Copyright © 2003. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any form, electronic or mechanical, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without written permission from Jim Wyckoff. Hello, my name is Jim Wyckoff. I am the proprietor of the analytical, educational and trading advisory service, "Jim Wyckoff on the Markets." I am also the chief technical analyst for FutureSource.com and for the OsterDowJones newswire. I was also the head equities analyst at CapitalistEdge.com. For nearly 20 years I have been immersed in markets and trading. Indeed, markets, trading and educating traders are my passion. In this information-packed book, I will share with you—in plain English—the trading philosophies and methodologies that have allowed me to survive and succeed in a fascinating but very challenging field of endeavor: Trading futures. I will also touch upon other important topics about which traders need to know in order to survive and succeed in futures trading. I think you will enjoy the format of this book: short chapters that are easily comprehended. Too many times in this industry, books on trading have been so technical and complicated that traders find themselves swimming in a sea of market statistics, computer code or mathematical formulas. You will find none of that in this book. What you will find are important lessons and anecdotes that will move you up the ladder of trading success. You will also discover valuable trading tools that you can incorporate into your own trading plan of action. Following are two of my most important trading tenets: ¾ Like success at any other job, successful futures trading requires hard work. There are no short-cuts. This is not a “qet-rich-quick” business. ¾ Simple trading strategies work the best. I have read the classic technical analysis books and talked face to face with the best trading professionals in the world. Most agree that, as my friend Stewart Taylor says, “Simple is Simply Better” when it comes to employing successful trading strategies. All the neural networks and powerful computers in the world won’t compare to a good, basic and well-researched trading plan. Don’t confuse simple strategies with easy trading. Simple trading methodologies still require a lot of preparation and work. Jim Wyckoff’s Background I am into my third decade of involvement with the stock, financial and commodity futures markets. I was a financial journalist with FWN (now called OsterDowJones) for many years, including stints as a reporter on the rough-and-tumble commodity futures trading floors in 2 Chicago, New York and abroad. I covered every futures market traded in the U.S. — and some that traded overseas — at one time or another. I was born and raised in Iowa, where I now reside. I have a wonderful wife and two great children. I work very hard on the job, but also play hard after work, as I love adventures. From driving a Jeep across the highest mountain pass in the continental U.S., to extreme winter camping in the Boundary Waters, to hiking in the jungles of South America, I’m always up for a new challenge. I know you will enjoy my book. Jim Wyckoff ([email protected]) Tele: 1-319-277-8643 Website: www.jimwyckoff.com 3 Table of Contents 1. Before You Make a Trade: 10 Critical Questions 8 2. Volume and Open Interest: How to Use it to Trade More Effectively 11 3. How to Handle a Losing Streak (Everyone has Them) 13 4. Contrary Opinion: Making it Work for You 15 5. What Are The "Big Boys" Up To? How use the Commitment of Traders 17 Report in your Trading 6. Support and Resistance – All-Important Levels on the Charts You MUST 19 Identify! 7. Understanding Those Big, Bad Commodity Funds 21 8. “Collapse in Volatility” Portends a Bigger Price Move 23 9. Using the “ADM” Method to Deal with Losing Trades 25 10. “Pyramiding” – When and When Not to Do it 27 11. “Follow-Through” – its Significance for Your Market Position 28 12. "Cash Basis" -- How it Works 30 13. An Introduction to an Exciting Market — FOREX 32 14. “ OK, Maybe I Should Just Do the Opposite” 34 15. Making the Momentum Indicator Work for You 36 16. Using Joe Granville’s “On Balance Volume” (OBV) to Your Trading 38 Advantage 17. Eight Short-term Technical Tools that can Make You Money 39 18. Technical Traders – Don’t Ignore the Fundamentals – PLEASE! 42 19. Selling Options: The Real Story 44 20. Why, When, and How to Buy Options on Futures 46 21. A Realistic Look at Futures Trading 48 22. When To Quit Your Day Job 50 23. Employing Protective Stops to Manage Your Trades 53 24. The “Andrews Pitchfork” Trend Lines Indicator: A Cool Secondary Tool 55 25. A Short Primer on Welles Wilder’s “True Range” and “Average True Range” 58 26. The K-Wave: A Cycle Worth Examining 60 4 27. Don't Hold Your Breath Too Long While Under Water 62 28. Entry and Exit Strategies for Maximum Profitability 64 29. Jim Wyckoff: One of my Favorite "Trading Setups" 66 30. Fear and Greed: Two Strong Emotions to Manage in a Grain Weather 68 Market 31. Those Fascinating Fibonacci Numbers and the Golden Ratio 70 32. Identifying Overbought and Oversold Markets using The Keltner Channel 72 33. Identifying Market "Noise" 74 34. Futures Trading: The Ultimate "Head Game" 76 35. 11 Fascinating Market Correlations You'll Want to Use 78 36. 13 Different Market Orders and When to Use Each 80 37. The Single Most Important Aspect of Futures Trading 83 38. "Why Economists don't Make Good Traders" and a Few Nuggets 85 39. The Basic Principles of "Swing Trading" 87 40. "System Trading:" What Is It? Should you Buy and Use a Trading System? 89 41. Understanding and Using Donald Lambert's "Commodity Channel Index" 91 42. The MACD Indicator: A Great Secondary Tool 93 43. 4 Key Questions to Gauge Your Trading Success 95 44. Never Stop Learning! Education's Role in Your Long-Term Trading Success 97 45. The Top 10 Mistakes Traders Make 99 46. Fear Factor: The Impact of Trading With "Scared Money" 101 47. Nuggets You can use from a Trading Seminar 103 48. Don't Fight the Tape! 105 49. Using Larry Williams' Percent Range Indicator in Your Trading 107 50. Formulating Your Own Plan of Action 109 51. Quotes, Nuggets and Useful Tidbits from A Trading Seminar 111 52. The Elliott Wave Theory Demystified 114 53. How I use Bollinger Bands in My Trading 117 54. Another Secondary Tool: The DMI 119 55. EMAs: Where They Belong in Your Trading Toolbox 121 56. Howe's Limit Rule: Making it Work for You 123 57. Simple Moving Averages: A Helpful, but Secondary Tool 126 58. The Importance of Basic Trading Tools − Like the Venerable Trend Line 128 5 59. The Importance of Psychology in Trading 130 60. A Look at Seasonality in 10 Markets 133 61. How to Choose a Futures Broker that Fits Your Style 136 62. Spread Trading: More Complicated, Yes. But Less Risk, and Less Expense 138 63. Market Fundamentals: Use them to Avoid that "Naked Feeling" 140 64. Triple Moving Averages Explained 143 65. The Importance of "Knowing What You Don’t Know" 145 66. Using Two Popular Oscillators: Slow Stochastics and Relative Strength 147 67. This Trading "Checklist" Will Help You Execute with Confidence 150 68. Studying and Preparation: Don't Sell it Short! 152 69. Technical Traders: You Should Still Examine Fundamentals 154 70. Veteran Traders Share Their Secrets and Strategies 156 71. Trading Lingo: Definitions for the Less-Experienced Trader 158 72. Better to Be Profitable Than Right! 161 73. Keep Market "Noise" in Perspective — Set Bigger Price Benchmarks 163 74. Abell, Koppel Discuss Their Profitable Short-term Trading Strategies 165 75. RSI Indicator: The "Cornerstone" of Andrew Cardwell’s Trading Model 167 76. Jesse Livermore, World's Greatest Trader 169 77. Another 20th Century Great: Richard Wyckoff and His Methods 172 78. Trader Linda Bradford Raschke Gets "Back To Basics" 174 79. Tom Bierovic: Thoughts on Trading, and a Successful Trading Method 177 80. "Vibrating Prices" and the Trading Philosophies of W.D. Gann 179 81. Stan Erlich and Mark Cook on "Trading to Win" 182 82. John Murphy's Key to Success: Simplicity! 186 83. Hank Pruden on "Behavioral Finance" and Technical Analysis 187 84. Futures Trader Joe DiNapoli: Faring Well in a Tough Business 189 85. Chase Manhatten Technical Analyst Tirone: "You Need Game Plan" 192 86. Kaufman: Multiple Trading Methods and Market "Noise" 194 87. How Richard Lees Combines Physics Into His Technical Analysis 196 88. Trader Linda Raschke: Tips On Day-Trading the S&P 500 198 89. Mark Cook: "How to Lose Money Profitably" 201 90. Trader Mark Cook Reveals His Rules For Day-trading 203 6 91. Stan Ehrlich: Using Simple Cycle Analysis for Profit 205 92. 10 Key Questions on Measuring your Trading Progress and Success 207 7 Before You Make a Trade: 10 Critical Questions A "Trading Checklist" of prioritized criteria not only will help you decide when to execute a trade, but will also help you identify potential winning trades. What kind of stuff should a trader put on a Trading Checklist? That depends on the individual trader. Each trader should have his or her own set of criteria, or rules, that helps determine a market to trade and the direction to trade it--including when to get in and out.
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