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For most any signal, I favor placing a buy stop just above the bar that created the long signal or a sell stop just below the bar that created the short signal. That forces the market to prove that it still has momentum in the right direction and keeps me out of about 1/2 of the bad signals.

A moving average is a tool, and like any tool it can be valuable if it's used in the proper way and in the proper situation. If I were to try washing dishes with a hammer, I don't think the results would be very favorable but that doesn't mean that a hammer is not a useful tool...

Rebounds from pullbacks in an uptrend.

This is a very useful list. What would the symbols be for S & P or Dow?

Right, it's always possible. I'm wondering about the likelihood of assignment as a function of the time until expiration. Obviously it will be variable, but is there a general sense that, for instance, the risk is high in the last week, moderate the week before and "relatively" low prior to...

Pardon the intrusion, folks, but when you say the option is exercised early, how early are you talking about? Couple of days before expiration? 2 weeks? If my short option goes ITM (slightly), with 2 to 3 weeks left to go, is there really much risk of early assignment?