The Fosback Index,was created by Normal Fosback, has fallen out of favor in recent years. but it is a quick and easy tool that belongs in every mutual fund investor's toolbox. The Fosback Index measures the cash holdings or liquidity of mutual funds against the normal levels. Zero = Neutral Positive = Extra cash. The more positive the more bullish. Negative = Deficit … [Read more...]
Absolute vs. Relative Return
Absolute return is simply the return on a particular asset, portfolio or investment. The return that an asset achieves over a certain period of time. This measure looks at the appreciation or depreciation (expressed as a percentage) that an asset - usually a stock or a mutual fund - achieves over a given period of time. Relative return is the difference between the absolute … [Read more...]
Predictability and Trends in stock market
I often hear people swear that they make money using the rules of technical analysis. Do they really? The answer, , is that they do. People make money and profit indeed by using all sorts of strategies and techniques . The real question is: Do they make more money than they would investing in a blind index fund that mimics the performance of the market as a whole? Do they … [Read more...]
Bollinger Bands : technical analysis tool
Bollinger Bands are a technical analysis tool invented by John Bollinger in the 1980s. Having evolved from the concept of trading bands, Bollinger Bands can be used to measure the highness or lowness of the price relative to previous trades. The purpose of Bollinger Bands is to provide a relative definition of high and low. By definition, prices are high at the upper band … [Read more...]
Average True Range, ATR
Average True Range or ATR is one popular volatility indicator which can be used by traders of all kinds. It was introduced by J. Welles Wilder in 1978 in his book “New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems”. Although the indicator was developed for commodity futures market, it can be used to trade all financial instruments including stocks and forex currencies.ATR. It is a … [Read more...]