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Independent professional stock market technical analyst. Visit my personal technical analysis blog based on volume and advance decline technical indicators applied to the indexes and exchanges. The information in my blog could be used for educational purposes of QQQQ, SPY and DIA traders.
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 Moving Average Convergence/DivergenceMacd is one of the most used studies in the technical analysis was introduced to the world of traders in 1960th and represent the difference between two exponential moving averages. This indicator is used to generate trading signals as well as to confirm a trend. Stop-Loss Trading StrategyDeveloping of a stop-loss trading strategy is one of the most important question in the trading life of every active trader. A correctly developed trading strategy helps to protect earned profit and to avoid dramatic losses that could wipe out all investments. There are several factors that define the main rules by which a stop-loss trading strategy is developed. Stop-Loss Trading StrategyDeveloping of a stop-loss trading strategy is one of the most important question in the trading life of every active trader. A correctly developed trading strategy helps to protect earned profit and to avoid dramatic losses that could wipe out all investments. There are several factors that define the main rules by which a stop-loss trading strategy is developed. S&P Sector IndexesStandard & Poors track number of the S&P 500 sub-indexes that cover different industrial sectors and groups and called S&P 500 Select Sector indexes. Each Select Sector index has Select Sector SPDRs fund that tracks its performance. All SPDR funds are Exchange Traded Funds which mean that they have all characteristics of mutual funds and could be traded as stocks. Leading and Lagging IndicatorsThere are two basics types of technical studies in the analysis of the stock market: leading indicators and lagging indicators. However there exist the third group of technical indicators (informational indicators) that do not belong to the none of the above. Toronto Stock ExchangeToronto Stock Exchange is the oldest and the biggest stock exchange in Canada. The performance of this exchange is tracked by S&P TSX index (Standard & Poors Toronto Stock Exchange Composite Index). Advantages of EtfsYou have to look on ETFs as mutual funds that could ne traded as stocks and to see the advantages of exchange traded funds one must to compare them to the mutual funds trading and then compare them to the stock trading. Exchange Traded FundsExchange traded funds have been designed to provide ability to the investors to have trading vehicle that would have the characteristics of the mutual funds, yet, would be tradable as stocks (trading during the open market hours, trading on margin and ability to open a short trade). Russell 2000 IndexRussell indexes have been developed by the Frank Russell Company and the New York Futures Exchange (NYFE), to measure U.S. market segments and were introduced to the market in1984. Nasdaq 100 IndexNasdaq 100 index is one of the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq 100 stock exchange. This index is value-weighted. Nasdaq 100 does not contain financial companies. This index is therefore different from the S&P500;and the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
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