Volatility–Based Technical Analysis Strategies for Trading the Invisible Companion Web site

A framework for creating volatility-based technical analysis and trading it for profit

Volatility-Based Technical Analysis bridges the advantage gap between resource rich institutions and individual traders. It is a no-calculus, plain-English text that reveals original, highly technical, mathematical-based volatility indicators, complete with MetaStock(r) and TradeStation(r) code. With this in hand, any trader can "trade the invisible" by seeing a hidden mathematical structure on the price chart. Author Kirk Northington reveals his proprietary volatility indicators that serve as a market early warning system. Northington extensively teaches you how to build your own indicators, test them, and incorporate your original components into your specific trading methods.
* Walks traders through the mathematical techniques needed to create indicators that fit their own style
* Illustrates volatility-based entries and exits with over 170 descriptive chart examples
* Introduces two new concepts in technical analysis: Volatility Shift and PIV

Written with the serious trader in mind, Volatility-Based Technical Analysis has what you need to successfully trade today's institutionally dominated markets.

Volatility-Based Technical Analysis arms traders with the same type of ammunition used by the big players: highly technical, mathematical-based volatility indicators. With this in hand, any trader can "trade the invisible" by reading a price chart in a much different, analytical way. More importantly, the author, Kirk Northington, is providing his very own volatility indicators that he has created and uses every day. Northington also teaches the readers ways to build their own indicators to help incorporate the methodologies into their own trading habits. Written in a "how to" style, Northington will incorporate screen shots from his own software, MetaSwing, to walk the reader step by step through the indicator process.

Preface. Intended Audience. What's Inside? Acknowledgments. Part One: Are You Prepared? Chapter 1: The Challenges. The Brain Power. The Horse Power. Options and VaR Ascendancy. Rain Clouds or Urine? News Folly. Eyes on the Goal. Chapter 2: The Opportunities. Choose Your Battles. Take the Offensive. Prepare and Perform. Quiet the Noise. Opportunities Outnumber Challenges. Chapter 3: The Foundation. Preparations for Exploring Volatility-Based Technical Analysis. The Preparations Needed. TTI Indicators: Original Development. Tenets of Volatility-Based Technical Analysis. Component Testing. MetaSwing QuickStart. Discover by Doing. Part Two: Seeing the Invisible. Chapter 4: New Volatility Indicator Design. Volatility Unmasked. Standard Deviation. Example: Volatility Based Support/Resistance. Average True Range. Molding a Volatility-Based Indicator. The Whole Picture. Building Blocks. Chapter 5: Integrated Volatility Indicator Design. Volatility Pointed Forward. Projected Implied Volatility. More from the Math Toolbox. Using Tools to Leverage TTI ATR Extreme. Development Efficiency. Inventing Wheels: You're Not Alone. Onward. Chapter 6: The Framework: A Structural Approach for Cross Verification. Adopting a Structure. Think and See Volatility. The Framework Components. Constructing a Compound Derivative. The Framework. Going Forward. Chapter 7: Traditional Technical Analysis. What Works, What Doesn't, and Why. Line Studies. Chart Patterns. Oscillators. Choose the Best. Part Three: Trading the Invisible. Chapter 8: Bull Bear Phase Prediction. The Intermediate and Short Term Market Swing. Why Swing With the Market? Intermediate Term Market Direction. Short Term Market Swing. Seek the Advantage. Chapter 9: Trading the Short Term Reversal with Volatility Based Technical Analysis ? The Adeo. The Adeo Point. The Adeo Trend Rally. The Meandering Adeo. The Adeo Short. Adeo and FOREX. The Fractal Adeo. Open Your Can of Spinach. Chapter 10: Trading the Trend With the 1-2-3. Rectangles Everywhere. The Traditional Approach. The 1-2-3 Construct. The Daily 1-2-3. The Weekly 1-2-3. The 1-2-3: Inside and Outside. As Simple as 1-2-3. Chapter 11: Hidden Momentum with Adeo High Slope. We Are Experiencing Technical Difficulties, Please Stand By. Momentum Hide and Go Seek. Momentum Found. Momentum Found. The Quick and the Broke. Chapter 12: Designing the Exit. The Objective: Optimize the Profit Target. Using Time Slicing to Understand Your TimeFrame. First Grade Arithmetic. Exit Tactics. Achieving the Objective. Chapter 13: Correction and Surge. An Early Warning System. Market Breadth. The Correction Event. The Surge Event. The Best Free Advice. Chapter 14: Trading System Design. Detecting the Invisible. Seeing Through the Fog of War. Nail It Down: Recognize the Specifics. The Importance of Believing. System Design Structure. System Design Tactics. Ask the Questions and Use the Advantages. Appendix A: TradeStation Examples and EasyLanguage Code. Average True Range. The TTI ATR Extreme. The TTI Stochastic Extreme. The TTI Fabric LR. The TTI Trend Strength. The TTI RSIV. The TTI Composite. The Relative Exit. Correction and Surge. MetaSwing for TradeStation. Appendix B: The Extreme Option Advantage. Appendix C: About the Companion Website. Notes. About the Author. A Special Offer from MetaStock Index.