Jeremy du Plessis

21st Century Point and Figure

New and Advanced Techniques for Using Point and Figure Charts

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Advancing Point and Figure in the 21st Century Point and Figure has been around for over 130 years and the method is just as essential for chart analysis today as it always has been. This book explains how to use moving averages, Bollinger bands, Donchian channels and parabolic stop and reverse with Point and Figure charts.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Harriman House Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Januar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 636g
• ISBN-13: 9780857194428
• ISBN-10: 0857194429
• Artikelnr.: 41853428

Autorenporträt

Jeremy du Plessis

Inhaltsangabe

About the Author
Preface
Introduction
Which Instruments Work Best with Point and Figure?
Point and Figure Terminology
Structure of this Book
Technical Analysis Software and Data
Acknowledgements and Thanks
1. Quick Refresher on Point and Figure
2. 21st Century Construction
Introduction
20th Century Box Sizes
21st Century Box Sizes
Box Sizes based on Volatility
Box Size based on Standard Deviation
Box size based on Average True Range (ATR)
Box Sizes Based On Other Formulas
21st Century Construction Methods
Low/High Method
Open/high/low/close method
Summary of 21st Century Construction Methods
3. Moving averages on Point and Figure Charts
Introduction
Constructing a Moving Average on a Point and Figure chart
Moving Averages and the Last Column
What are Moving Averages Used For?
How to use moving averages on Point and Figure charts
What constitutes a cross of a moving average?
Using Moving averages on 3-box reversal charts
Method 1 - Using the position of moving average with Point and Figure
signals
Method 2 - Using the position of the column midpoint and the moving average
Method 3 - Using the position of the column midpoint and moving average
combined with
Point and Figure signals
Using Moving averages on 1-box reversal charts
Method 1 - Using the moving average in conjunction with Point and Figure
signals
Method 2 - Using the position of the column midpoint and the moving average
Method 3 - Using the position of the column midpoint and moving average
combined with Point and Figure signals
Using Two Moving Averages on Point and Figure
Long / Short
Using Moving averages on other box reversal charts
Choosing Moving Average Lengths
Close, High/Low, Low/High or Ohlc Construction
Moving Average Calculations
Moving Average Chart Examples
3-Box Reversal
Adding Moving Average Bands
1-Box Reversal
The 4th Method
Summary of Moving Averages on Point and Figure charts
4. Using Other Tools on Point and Figure Charts
Introduction
Donchian Channels
Obtaining Buy and Sell Signals using Donchian Channels
Bollinger Bands
Obtaining Buy and Sell Signals using Bollinger Bands
Parabolic Stop and Reverse (SAR)
Using the Parabolic with 3-box reversal charts
Method 1 - Using the Switch of the Parabolic as the Signal
Method 2 - Using the Parabolic switch as the alert to take the next Point
and Figure signal
Method 3 - Using the midpoint of the Column Crossing the Parabolic
Using the Parabolic with 1-box reversal charts
Method 1 - Using the Switch of the Parabolic as the Signal
Method 2 - Using the Parabolic switch as the alert to take the next Point
and Figure signal
Method 3 - Using the midpoint of the Column Crossing the Parabolic
Other ways of using the Parabolic
Parabolic Acceleration Factor
Summary
5. Indicators of Point and Figure Charts
Introduction
Understanding Divergence
Displaying Indicators with Point and Figure Charts
Overbought/Oversold Oscillator (OBOS)
Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD)
Relative Strength Index (RSI)
Directional Movement
Indexia Market Tracker
Summary
6. Volume on Point and Figure charts
Introduction
Column Volume
On-Balance Volume (OBV)
Volume-Price Trend (VPT)
Volume at Price
A Note on Price Level Activity
Summary
7. New Point and Figure Based Tools and Indicators
Introduction
Point & Figure Trend Oscillator
Point and Figure's Gift to Time-based Charts
Point & Figure Trend Oscillator for Time-based Charts
45° Trend Lines on Time-based Charts
Point and Figure Reversal Alert
Summary
8. Advanced Analysis of Relative Strength & Spreads
Relative Strength
A Note About Relative Strength Scaling
Using Advanced Techniques on Relative Strength
Spreads
Using Advanced Techniques on Spread
Summary
9. 21st Century Market Breadth
Analysing Percentage Market Breadth Charts
20th Century Market Breadth
21st Century Market Breadth
X-Column Percent
Bullish Trend Percent
Using Breadth Indicators together
Adjusting Your Time Horizon
Summary
10. Conclusion
11. References and Further Reading
12. Index