MACD Divergence and Market Internals Explained at Dallas Traders Expo

June 6, 2011 - PRLog -- BackTesting Report, an educational resource for investors and traders, today announced that editor Jackie Ann Patterson will present at the Traders Expo Dallas on June 16 - 18, 2011 at the Hyatt Reunion, 300 Reunion Boulevard Dallas, TX 75207.     In the two sessions described below, Ms. Patterson will leverage the TradeStation suite of charting, scanning and technical analysis tools to show stock traders how they can gauge the status of the stock market.   The presentation makes use of indicators such as breadth, new highs, the McClellan Summation Index, and MACD Divergence.   For more information on MACD Divergence see http://backtestingblog.com/technical-strategies/macd-technical-strategies/macd-divergence/

The public is invited to attend these educational workshops at no cost:
How to Profit from Diverging Signals
Thursday, June 16, 2011 | 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Divergences between indicator and price tell traders when things may not be quite as they seem. Come to this session to learn tips, tricks, and traps of trading with MACD Divergences. The lessons you will learn are culled from extensive backtesting across 14 years of end-of-day data on 7,147 stocks and ETFs. The session includes live market analysis so be sure to bring a few tickers you are currently trading.  

Weekend Trading Prep--A Checklist for Market Status
Saturday, June 18, 2011 | 3:15 pm – 4:00 pm
Get ready for the week ahead! See how you can blend technical and fundamental analysis to help evaluate the overall market, take the pulse of market internals, do a top-down scan for opportunities and prepare to capitalize on what the US stock market appears to offer for the week to come. This session examines the current market environment and outlines steps you can use as a basis for your own trading preparation each weekend.  

The Traders Expo is your best opportunity to meet face-to-face and learn from an impressive roster of renowned trading experts. Register now for four days that can get you on track for a profitable future! For more information, visit http://www.moneyshow.com/tradeshow/dallas/traders_expo/ma...

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Jackie Ann Patterson is the editor of BackTesting Report and founder of Own Mountain Trading Company.  She is a computer engineer with more than 15 years of experience in the stock market, and has won awards in trading competitions.  Ms. Patterson likes to apply her skills and expertise to helping people understand trading strategies.

Disclaimer:  HYPOTHETICAL OR SIMULATED PERFORMANCE RESULTS HAVE CERTAIN LIMITATIONS. UNLIKE AN ACTUAL PERFORMANCE RECORD, SIMULATED RESULTS DO NOT REPRESENT ACTUAL TRADING. ALSO, SINCE THE TRADES HAVE NOT BEEN EXECUTED, THE RESULTS MAY HAVE UNDER-OR-OVER COMPENSATED FOR THE IMPACT, IF ANY, OF CERTAIN MARKET FACTORS, SUCH AS LACK OF LIQUIDITY. SIMULATED TRADING PROGRAMS IN GENERAL ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE FACT THAT THEY ARE DESIGNED WITH THE BENEFIT OF HINDSIGHT. NO REPRESENTATION IS BEING MADE THAT ANY ACCOUNT WILL OR IS LIKELY TO ACHIEVE PROFIT OR LOSSES SIMILAR TO THOSE SHOWN.