anybody tried this?

[manz66]

Scot Lowry wrote a book - 'The Magic of Moving Average ', his approach to trading is finding good entry points, with the least amount of risk - so - his system is this.

1. Plot 3 simple moving averages - a 4 , a 18 and a 40

2. When the 18 crosses over the 40 line, you start watching for a buying point.

3. The buying point is -- when the price of the stock comes down to the 18 line - and closes under it - you place a stopbuy just above the 18 line - this will get you into the stock when it reverses and moves above the 18 line . After that , you maintain a stoploss at a price that is halfway between the 18 line and 40 line.

4. His sell signal is similar.

 

[peugeot205]

Hi,



Interesting entry stratgey but theres two questions in my mind:-




(a) How does he exit the position once hes in?



(b) What does he do with his 4 period M.A. ?




Thanks.

 

[hwaxen]

The problem with this is that those three simple moving averages may not be best for each "vehicle." Three other averages may work best for IBM, three others for QQQ. I would take the idea of what he says and try and refine it to what you trade.

 

[Flynn]

If I'm not wrong Chuck LeBau has described very similar tactic called Sword-Fish.
P.S. Not sure about exact names.

 

[indahook]

Quote from hwaxen:

The problem with this is that those three simple moving averages may not be best for each "vehicle." Three other averages may work best for IBM, three others for QQQ. I would take the idea of what he says and try and refine it to what you trade.

Well said, I use different MACD settings for index futures and individual stocks(when I trade them at all)...as someone else on ET says "make it look pretty"