Bibliography
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(In alphabetical order) Aby, Carroll D. J. Point & Figure Charting: The Complete Guide. Grinville, SC: Traders Press Inc., 1996. Bollinger, John. Bollinger on Bollinger Bands. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2002. Bulkowski, Thomas N. Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2000. Carney, Scott M. Harmonic Trading, Volume One: Profiting ... Read more
OBV P&F
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Volume Indicator P&F Charts On Balance Volume, invented by Joseph Granville, is a most basic volume indicator. It adds the volume to the previous total when price rises, else it is deducted. OBV indicator calculated on usual charts when plotted using Point & Figure method becomes very simple to read due to the clear and ... Read more
P&F of Indicators
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Indicator as Point & Figure A 14-day RSI is a popular indicator on bar and candlestick charts. Same indicator plotted in P&F charts is featured below. Figure 11.3.1: Nifty 14 day RSI line chart and 2% x 3 Point & Figure chart This way, noise of RSI indicator can be removed and plotted for reading ... Read more
Pattern Performance
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Backtesting Summary Though details can be analyzed and observed from the given tables, it appears from overall testing that multi-column breakout, Triangular and Broadening formation across instruments and time frames have a definitive edge. Strategies can be designed based on these formations for better results. Note that returns are shown in percentage terms and position-sizing ... Read more
Affordability Patterns
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Price going above previous high is a bullish swing breakout. Price falling below previous bottom is bearish swing breakout. We can trade based on these simple swing breakout patterns. For example, buy when price goes above previous swing high and exit if it falls below the previous bottom. Hence, previous bottom becomes our stop-loss. P&F ... Read more
Pattern Retest
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Price retesting of previous pivotal levels are traditionally considered as important supports and resistances and proves very effective most of the time; but trading them is quite tricky and needs confirmatory tools. Below is a quick look at the formations seen on usual charts when price retests the previous peaks or troughs. 1) Double Bottom ... Read more
