Contents
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Shooting Stars 25
Engulfing Patterns 26
Support and Resistance 28
Trend Lines 28
Moving Averages 30
CHAPTER 5 Technical Analysis Indicators 33
Stochastics 33
Chaikin Money Flow Oscillator 35
On-Balance Volume 36
Relative Strength Index 36
CHAPTER 6 Basic Pairs Terminology 41
Understanding the Correlation 41
Spread, Differential, and Ratio 42
Spread 43
Differential 43
Ratio 43
Divergence Trading 44
Convergence Trading 45
CHAPTER 7 Importing Data into Excel 47
CHAPTER 8 Understanding Correlations—Steve Price 51
CHAPTER 9 Correlation Simplified 59
What Is a Correlation? 59
Where to Find Correlations 59
Building a Correlation Using Excel 60
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CHAPTER 10 Understanding Stock Correlations in Relation
to Indices 65
Why an Index? 65
What Is Beta? 65
How to Apply Beta 66
Where to Find Beta 67
CHAPTER 11 Basic Statistics 69
Frequency Distribution 69
Mean/Median/Mode 71
Mean Deviation 71
Variance 71
Standard Deviation 72
CHAPTER 12 Excel and Statistics 75
Setting Up the Spreadsheet 75
Average, Median, Mode, and Standard Deviation 77
Understanding the Present Data 80
How Do You Know Which Stock to Buy or Short? 80
Charting the Data 83
CHAPTER 13 Differential versus Ratio 87
Differential 87
Ratio 88
CHAPTER 14 Applying Statistics to Pairs 89
Density Curve 89
Understanding the Data 92
CHAPTER 15 Taking a Step Back for a Moment 95
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CHAPTER 16 Moving Averages and Normalized
Standard Deviation 97
Differential Moving Average 97
Normalized Standard Deviation 99
CHAPTER 17 Money Management 101
Why Money Management? 101
Psychology of Money Management 101
Understanding How Pairs Can Be Dangerous 103
CHAPTER 18 Money Management II 105
Fundamental Principles 105
Know Yourself 106
The Plan 106
CHAPTER 19 The Reality of Pairs 109
Do Pairs Really Work? 109
Trader or Investor? 113
Making the Style Work for You 113
Intraday Pairs 115
CHAPTER 20 Trading an Actual Pair 119
Introduction 119
Trading Diary—The Beginning 120
Historical Time Line of Divergence Events 122
CHAPTER 21 The Current Setup 133
Understanding Where the Pair Is Now 133
Fundamentals 133
Earnings 134
Technical Analysis 135
Statistics 137
Summary 137
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Anadarko Petroleum 138
Fundamentals 138
Earnings 140
Technical Analysis 140
Statistics 141
Summary 141
CHAPTER 22 Trading Diary 143
CHAPTER 23 Correlating Stocks to Indices 187
General Electric and ExxonMobil 187
General Electric and the DIAMONDS 189
ExxonMobil and the DIAMONDS 189
The Three Wise Men 193
CHAPTER 24 Option Basics—Scott P. Evans 195
CHAPTER 25 Understanding Volatility 201
What Is Volatility? 201
Volatility Position Sizing in Your Spreadsheet 201
Volatility and the Individual Stock 204
Weighted Volatility 205
CHAPTER 26 Understanding Volatility and Options 207
Speed and Option Premium 207
Option Strategies for Pairs 208
Calls/Puts 208
Covered Calls/Puts 208
CHAPTER 27 Using Technical and Fundamental Analysis
with Pairs 211
Technical Analysis 212
Moving Averages 212
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Stochastics and Other Indicators 213
Volume 215
Fundamentals 216
Price-to-Earnings (PE) Ratio 217
Price-to-Sales Ratio 219
KBH Homes and Tol Brothers 220
Moving Averages and Support and Resistance as Stops 225
CHAPTER 28 Assorted Advice to Assist Trading 229
CHAPTER 29 The Monitor Sheet 233
CHAPTER 30 Conclusion 237
The Market Bubble 237
Words of Caution 237
Last Words of Advice 238
Appendix I Economic Indicator Summary 239
Appendix II Web sites, Books, and Software 255
Endnotes 257
Glossary—Jonathan Crowell and with Additions from
Andrew and Aaron Long 261
Index 269
About the CD-ROM 273