
Commodity Strategies High-Profit Techniques for Investors and Traders
by Dorsey, Thomas J.; DeRosier, Tammy F.; Keeton, Paul L.; Morrison, Susan L.; Parker, Joshua B.-
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Summary
Author Biography
Thomas J. Dorsey is President of Dorsey Wright & Associates, a registered investment advisory firm that specializes in research and structured products around the Point & Figure method of technical analysis. Formerly a senior vice president and director of options strategies with Wheat First Securities and a stockbroker with Merrill Lynch, Dorsey has become the world's foremost expert in Point & Figure charting. He has had appearances on mainstream financial media, including having been a regular guest on Fox News' Cavuto on Business, and received the Distinguished Speaker Award from the Wharton School of Finance Securities Industry Association. Mr. Dorsey is also the author of the Third Edition of Point and Figure Charting, which is published by Wiley.
Tammy F. DeRosier is a Vice President at Dorsey Wright & Associates. She is a daily contributor to the firm's "Daily Equity & Market Analysis Report," advises on ETF portfolios, develops training seminars in the Point & Figure methodology, and has appeared on CNBC and Bloomberg.
Paul L. Keeton is an analyst at Dorsey Wright & Associates. He is a daily contributor to the firm's "Daily Equity & Market Analysis Report" in addition to being a comanager of the firm's commodity account. Mr. Keeton also conducts training sessions and can be heard weekly on various financial radio shows.
Susan L. Morrison is a Vice President at Dorsey Wright & Associates. She runs the daily "DWA Equity Roster" and comanages the firm's commodity account. In addition, Ms. Morrison teaches training sessions in the Point & Figure methodology.
Joshua B. Parker is a partner in Gargoyle Asset Management LLC, an investment advisory firm that specializes in options evaluation and options-based trading strategies.
Table of Contents
Preface | p. ix |
Developing a Trading System | p. 1 |
Patterns, Trends, and Price Objectives | p. 13 |
Chart Patterns | p. 14 |
Trend Lines | p. 15 |
Price Objectives | p. 25 |
Using Spot Charts | p. 30 |
Commodity Market Indexes | p. 32 |
Spot Currency Charts | p. 41 |
Other Useful Spot and Continuous Charts | p. 48 |
Relative Strength with Commodities | p. 39 |
RS Calculation Example | p. 60 |
Other Strategies and Tools | p. 71 |
Support and Resistance | p. 71 |
Big Base Breakouts | p. 75 |
Changing Box Size | p. 77 |
Using Pullbacks and Rallies to Improve Risk-Reward | p. 82 |
Momentum | p. 85 |
Trading Bands | p. 90 |
Putting It All Together | p. 95 |
Old Friends with a New Trend | p. 95 |
Our Approach | p. 97 |
True Diversification-You Don't Have to Go Far to Find It | p. 98 |
Putting It All Together | p. 100 |
Initiating and Managing a Position | p. 102 |
Risk Management | p. 102 |
Diversification | p. 103 |
Stop Loss Points | p. 105 |
Risk-Reward | p. 106 |
Putting It All Together: Specific Trading Examples | p. 110 |
Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and Commodity Markets | p. 129 |
Timing Is Everything | p. 129 |
History of Exchange-Traded Funds | p. 131 |
Today's Commodity/Currency ETF Market | p. 133 |
Evaluating the Point & Figure Chart of Commodity ETFs | p. 136 |
Relative Strength Comparisons | p. 139 |
Know What Is Inside | p. 147 |
What Does the Future Hold? | p. 151 |
Mutual Funds and the Evolution of the Commodity Markets | p. 153 |
From Fruit Baskets to Baskets of Fruit | p. 153 |
Oils Well That Ends Well? | p. 155 |
Soft Dollar? Try Franklin's Hard Currency Fund | p. 168 |
Thinking Tactically about Cash | p. 172 |
Contemplating Cash | p. 174 |
The Big Picture? | p. 177 |
Commodity/Futures-Related Mutual Fund Vehicles | p. 178 |
Final Thoughts | p. 179 |
Commodity and Futures Reference Sheet | p. 191 |
Index | p. 193 |
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