Absolute dollar risk, 886
Absolute measure of a trend, 126–127
Absolute revaluation, 764
Absolute volume, 190–191
Accumulation, 764
Accumulation distribution line (ADL), 53, 55,
179, 203, 204–206
Accumulation phase, 54, 99–102, 103
Accumulation-based chart patterns, 107
Adaptive moving average, 448–449
ADL. See Accumulation distribution line (ADL)
Advance-Decline (AD) indicator, 765–770
Algorithmically based overlays, 236
Algorithmic-based bands, 486–491
Alternation, 683
Anchoring, 819
Andrew’s Pitchfork, 165
Angular symmetry and momentum, 137–139
Apex reaction analysis, 538–539
Appel, Gerald, 453
Arbitrage, 192
Arithmetic Mean, 744–746
Arithmetic scaling, 389–393. See also Linear
scaling
Arms Index, 193–194. See also TRIN indicator
Aroon Indicator, 490
Ascending Channels. See Channeling/channels
Ascending triangles, 110–111, 519–522
ATR. See Average True Range (ATR)
Autoscaling, 69–70
Average bar range, 134–135
Average bar stochastic ratio, 135–136
Average candlestick real body to range ratio,
136
Average directional index (ADX), 237, 718,
756
Average period range completion, 142
Average true range (ATR), 72, 134–135,
258–259, 281, 320–322, 750–754
Averages, confirmation of, 57–60
Back adjusting, 96
Back-month contract, 90
Backtesting, 142, 188, 891, 907, 911,
914–915, 917
Backwardation, 92
Balance Curve, 892–894, 906
On balance volume (OBV) oscillator, 179,
203–204
Bands:
adjusting by tuning to a dominant cycle,
475–477
adjusting by visual inspection, 475
algorithmic-based, 486–491
bandwidth, 470
bandwidth bias, 470–471
Bollinger (see Bollinger bands)
bullish vs. bearish sentiment, 467
construction, 469
fixed value, 477
functions of, 466–467
and gauging volatility, 467–468
inflection point-based, 492
Keltner, 482, 484
linear regression, 484–485
relative value, 477–478
sensitivity, 470
Starc, 484, 485
trading with, 471–474
types of, 468–469, 477–492
volatility, 478–486
Bar charts, 74, 209–233
correspondence with candlestick formations,
547
DiNapoli double repo pattern, 229
exhaustion bars, 226
false breakouts, 228–229
Hikkake reversal breakout, 230–231
ID/NR breakouts, 232
inside bars, 224–226
key reversal bar, 218–219
multiple bar island reversals, 223, 224
outside bars, 223
pin bars, 227–228
price bar construction, 209–210
price bar pattern characteristics, 211–218
price spikes, 227
triple bar reversal, 221–223
two bar reversal, 219–221
volatility-based breakout patterns,
230–232
Williams’ Oops entry, 231
Bar range (spread), 197–199, 200
Bar retracement symmetry, 134
Bar stochastic ratio oscillator, 135
Barrier entries, 153
Barrier proximity, 139–140, 217
Bear flag formation triangles, 110
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