Technical analysts have been using moving averages now for several decades. They are so ubiquitous in our work that most of us do not know where they came from. Statisticians categorize Moving Averages as part of a family of tools for… more
Everyone has different definitions for these things, and so you are wise to ask for clarification. We view these different length opinions not so much as a forecast which extends out a certain distance into the future, but rather as being… more
Here is the story as best I understand it. The Foundation for the Study of Cycles was incorporated in 1941 by Edward Dewey, who was one of the guys tasked by Roosevelt to figure out why there had been a crash… more
Optionetics: How did you first become interested in trading the markets?I grew up in a house where tracking the stock market with charts was a daily occurrence. My parents developed the McClellan Oscillator and Summation Index back in 1969, when I… more
Searching for Jim Miekka? Sherman discusses Jim Miekka at the bottom of the page. Also see our Special Report on the Hindenburg Omen. First of all I would like to thank the president of the Market Technicians Association, Fred Meissner, and… more
