Intelligent Futures Trading

Trading Day by Day: The Zero-Sum Game of Futures

Table of Contents

  • Introduction 7
  • Authority 9
  • Trading vs. Investing 11
  • Clear Your Mind 12
  • Approach 13
  • Method 17
  • The First Law of Trading 19
  • The Second Law of Trading 21
    • The SMR/Trend Momentum Indicators 25
    • The Trend Line 28
    • The Intermediate-Term Momentum Line 40
    • Crosscurrent Mode vs. Concurrent Mode 45
    • The Short-Term Momentum Line 49
    • Divergences Between Price and SL 56
    • The Price 58
    • The Three-Point System 60
  • The Third Law of Trading 105
  • Relative Strength 115
  • Know Yourself 119
  • Long-Term Trading Method 120
  • The “Spike” Rule 122
  • The “Mistake” Rule 132
  • Streaks: Good and Bad 133
  • The Commitment of Traders Report 136
  • Options 143
  • Paper Charts vs. Computers 148
  • Price Action 150
  • Charts (with real-time commentary and after-action critique) 151
    • March 2002 Cocoa 152
    • March 2002 Sugar 174
    • March 2002 Yen 196
    • March 2002 Swiss Franc 218
    • Relative Strength Example 232
    • March 2002 Bonds 234
    • Put/Call Ratios on Stock Market 256
    • March 2002 S&P 260
    • Feb 2002 Gold 282
    • March 2002 Soybeans 302
    • March 2002 Wheat 324
  • Conclusion on Chart Examples 340
  • Stock Charts 341
  • Putting It All Together 345
  • Common Trader Pitfalls 350
  • Final Thoughts on Trading 358
  • My Story, Plus how Hillary Clinton "really" turned $1,000 into $100,000 in Nine Months 361
  • Now, One More Time 375

[Excerpts pages 7 - 33]

Trading Day by Day

Trading Day by Day: The Zero-Sum Game of Futures

by F.H. “Chick” Goslin
California Publishing, 2003, 376 pages
Overview
Table of Contents
Excerpts pages 7 - 33
Excerpts pages 44 - 131
Excerpts pages 136 - 360

Intelligent Futures Trading

Trading Day by Day: The Zero-Sum Game of Futures

by Chick Goslin
Windsor Books, 1997, 178 pages
A Review by Ed Dobson, President, Traders Press