One of my favorite indicators for short-term trading as well as longer-term investing is the 8 open/close relationship. As I have explained it in previous postings the concept and the coding are incredibly simple. We are looking at two moving averages eight SMA close versus eight SMA open. The concept makes sense logically because in a rising market there is...
I am working on indicators for Jake Bernstein. The 8OC is a simple and powerful indicator for viewing trends and also serves as the timing trigger for Jake's seasonal trades. 8OC gave us an early warning on the recent stock market decline. We triggered on the September S&P short trade this year and reached our first profit target easily. I am now waiting patiently...
It's easy for a timing indicator or a market forecaster to look good in a trending market. As long as the trend remains bullish with low volatility virtually any timing indicator will be bullish and appear to be valid. The same holds true of down-trending markets. We all know that to be true. The real significance of any indicator or forecasting methodology is...
Thank you to those who have responded so kindly and favorably to my postings on the JB 80C indicator that I developed (quite some time ago). The JB 8OC indicator is based on a simple but powerful concept. Specifically, in bull markets no matter what the timeframe, closing prices of a given time bar tend to be higher than opening prices. In a bear market closing...
Platinum prices surged higher today as did all precious metals. My weekly 8oc indicator triggered a buy signal last week when the 8MA close ended the week above the 8MA open. Signals are only valid at the end of each price bar because they can move back and forth during the price bar but that would not be indicative of a change in trend until the bar is over....