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Gerald Appel – 2003 Master ClassProduct DescriptionMaster Class with Gerald Appel at the January 2003 Caribbean Traders’ Camp Session 1Market Indices and Chart Formations 1. NASDAQ Composite and Current Volatility 2. The Long Term Moving Average Channel of NASDAQ 3. MACD Patterns of the S & P 500 Threatening to Break Long Term Downtrend 4. NASDAQ /NYSE Index Relative Strength Favors Nasdaq – Bullish 5. Bullish and Bearish Chart Patterns 1 6. Bullish and Bearish Chart Patterns 2 7. Angle Changes 8. T-formations 9. NASDAQ Composite T-Formations 10. Andrew’s Pitchfork Session 2Moving Average Convergence-Divergence 1. Illustration of MACD Concept 2. Introducing the Signal Line 3. The Basic Buy and Sell Signal 4. Using Divergences to Recognize the Reliable Signals 5. Further Examples of Divergences 6. Comparing MACD to a Price Momentum Oscillator 7. Comparison of MACD and RSI 8. Different MACD’s for Buy and Sell Signals 9. MACD during a Strong Market Uptrend 10. MACD during a Strong Downtrend 11. Treasury Bonds, MACD, and a Strong Uptrend 12. The Stop-loss Signal for an Unsuccessful Trade 13. Using Trendlines to Confirm Buy and Sell Signals 14. Long-Term MACD Signals – The Start of a Bull Market 15. A Long Bull Market – Then the Crash 16. Using Monthly MACD to Define Very Major Trends 17. Using Time Cycles to Confirm MACD Signals 18. Using Time Cycles – 2nd Example 19. When MACD Does Not Provide Timely Signals 20. Four Stages of MACD and the Market Cycle 21. The 1998 Bottom 22. A Bull and then a Bear Market 23. Catching the Lows – the 1984 bottom 24. A Second Example of Bottom Finding 25. A Final Example of Bottom Finding 26. Bear Market Rally, 2001 – 2002 Session 3Riding the Market: Strategies to Stay on the Right Side of Market Trends 1. Summary 2. Drawdown Illustrated 3. Some Risk-Adjusted Performance Measures (Higher = Better) 4. “Normal” Risks for Various Investments (not worst cases) 5. Basic Risk Control Strategies 6. Core Portfolio – Designed to Minimize 1–year Losses 7. Four Parts of the Portfolio 8. Core Portfolio Performance History 9. Minimum Risk Portfolio 10. Core Portfolio at Vanguard 11. Core Portfolio with ETF’s 12. Concept of Relative Strength 13. Example of Relative Strength Analysis: NYSE Composite Rises Faster when NASDAQ is Strong 14. Large Cap Value/Growth Model 15. SVX Divided by SGX (monthly) 16. Performance of SVX/SGX Model since 1994 17. Average Performance of Large Cap Value Mutual Funds vs. Large Cap Growth Mutual Funds since 1962 18. Large Cap Value Divided by Large Cap Growth 19. Large Cap versus Small Cap Model 20. S & P 500 Divided by S & P 600 (monthly) 21. Performance of S & P 500/SML Model since 1995 22. S & P 500 Index vs. Average Small Cap Mutual Funds since 1979 23. S & P 600/Cash Timing Model Rules 24. S & P Small Cap/Cash Timing Model 25. S & P 600/Cash Model Results 26. Interest Rates and Stocks 27. Stocks and Interest Rates 28. Results: Rates and Stocks, 1962 – 2002 29. Avoid Sales Loads 30. How is Your Fund Doing? 31. Mutual Funds vs S & P 500 Session 4Four Presentations A – Analyzing the Stock Market with Moving Average Trading Bands 1. Basic Concept of Moving Average Trading Channel 3. Different Phases within the Moving Average Trading Channel (NASDAQ Composite, Daily) 3. Different Phases within the Moving Average Trading Channel (NYSE Composite, monthly) 4. Long-Term Weekly Chart –NYSE Index 21-Week Average, 6% bands 5. Moving Average Channels in a Flat Market Period – 1991-1992 B – Volatility Peaks and Major Market Bottoms 6. The NASDAQ Composite and Historical Volatility, 1970 – 1979 7. The NASDAQ Composite and Historical Volatility, 1980-`1989 8. The NASDAQ Composite and Historical Volatility, 1990-1999 9. The NASDAQ Composite and Historical Volatility,2000-2002 10. Peak Volatility, Subsequent Market Movement C – The 4 Pillars of Investment Success – Long-Term Growth with Greater Safety 11. Investment Strategies for Uncertain Times 12. Why Safer Stock Funds Work Better 13. Avg % Gain in Winning Months – Avg % Loss in Losing Months Based on Volatility Groups 14. Gain Per Year, Based on Volatility Groups – 20 Years 15. Closed Drawdowns Based on Volatility Groups 16. Fund Rotation Strategy – Performance by Performance Rank Download immediately Gerald Appel – 2003 Master Class D – The Power of NASDAQ 17. NASDAQ Composite – NASDAQ/NYSE Minus 10 Week Moving Average, 1970-1973 18. NASDAQ Composite – NASDAQ/NYSE Minus 10 Week Moving Average, 1980-1984 19. NASDAQ Composite – NASDAQ/NYSE Minus 10 Week Moving Average, 1997-2002 20. NASDAQ Composite When NASDAQ is Dominant vs. NASDAQ buy and Hold – NYSE Composite When NASDAQ is Dominant vs. NASDAQ buy and Hold 21. NASDAQ Relative Strength Summary 22. Relative Strength with Intermediate Monetary Filter Forex Trading – Foreign Exchange Course You want to learn about Forex? Foreign exchange, or forex, is the conversion of one country’s currency into another. |