Featured Items

Feature Article by:
John Needham

TradeSense™ Tips:
Scoring Functions

Trade Navigator:
Strolling and Scrolling through the Symbol Grid

Coaches Corner:
The Training Program

Continuing:
Genesis Economic
Calendar 2007


Contributing Writers

John Needham

Rob Giacolono

Ryan Millard


Editors

Dave Kilman

 

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Trading is a lifestyle, not a hobby.

* FEATURE ARTICLE *

Towards the Holy Grail
By: John Needham


Traders are continually in search of the holy grail of trading, that combination of time and price that marks market turns. WD Gann and others committed their working lives to the search and Gann thought he had found it with his veiled statement, “When time and price are equal a change in trend will occur.”

Modern trading theory has not been able to emulate Gann’s concept of the 4th degree where time and price would intersect so the search for the grail goes on.

The greatest knowledge that traders seek is the points at which markets will turn and preferably the time of that turn. The Danielcode will take you there.

The Danielcode (DC) creates a unique number sequence from significant market price structures, and in the three years that a small group of traders and hedgers have had access to these numbers we have observed that all markets turn at the DC numbers and that we are able to forecast those price levels better than 85% of the time. The remaining 15% of turns also come at DC numbers but are made at minor sequences that I did not classify as important prior to the turn. So we can say:

 

i That the Danielcode creates price levels that markets know but others do not see and

 

ii The Danielcode controls all markets in all time frames

 

To publicly verify this amazing phenomenon I have been writing a series of articles for Financial Sense Online a US based web magazine for investors with a skilled and critical audience. Since I began publishing those articles in December last, the DC numbers have called the March low in the US Dollar, the March highs in Gold and Silver, the high in Rice and the recent high and low and high in Oil, all within a variance of a few ticks, not points, ticks! In addition every turn in Gold this year has been made within 3 points of the DC number, except for one sequence that was 4.2 points away. S&P, Dow and forex markets turn at these points like clockwork.

My research and discovery of the Daniel number sequence started 15 years ago and all of the research and development has been done on Genesis Trade Navigator and its predecessor. I thank the staff and executives at Genesis, particularly the technical support staff for their assistance during these years.

Whilst the Daniel numbers have a mystic and prophetic quality that you have to see to believe, the code is a numeric sequence that creates a number of price levels in each sequence. To turn the mystic process of market “recognition” of the DC numbers into a practical trading tool we have to determine which of a number of DC price levels will actually turn the market. To do this we must leave the realm of prophecy and use the charting tools available. I use standard Genesis stochastics for various markets and when a DC setup bar is apparent on the daily charts I go to a shorter term chart to ensure that a turn is occurring.

Let’s look at the recent performance of the Danielcode in a variety of markets and over different time frames.


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TradeSense™ Tips:

Moving Average Channels

By Rob Giacolono

Have something you would like to see covered in this section? Send your suggestions to: support@genesisft.com

Moving Average channels are simple to code but they can be a bear to uniformly change on a chart.  In this month’s article we will be creating a channel with two upper and two lower bands.  This will involve creating two functions and then placing everything together in the Trade Navigator software as a study.

The basis for a moving average channel is to have a central line based upon a moving average and then create bands based upon percentages above and below the central line.  Different techniques require a different amount of upper or lower bands so I will demonstrate how to create two upper and two lower bands.  From that point you will be able to add or remove bands to suit your needs.

For the upper band you will need to multiply the moving average by a percent greater than 100%, but you may want to simplify it to require an input of only the percent difference.  For example, to create a band 2% above the average, you will need to multiply the moving average by 102% or 1.02 if you prefer.  I do not like that because of some issues with the lower band which I’ll discuss later.  The solution I prefer is to use an input of ‘2’ instead of 102% or 1.02.  In the function I will create the input ‘upercent’ for flexibility in the bands.  (An input name can be any non-function name and the software will prompt you to enter an input value.)

 

MovingAvg (Close , 7) * (1 + (upercent / 100))

 

When you have the input set to ‘2’ the computer will use that value to complete the equation.  When you compute the math on the above function you will see it reduces to the following:

 

MovingAvg (Close , 7) * 1.02

 

This will give you a band 2% above the moving average.

 


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Trade Navigator Tips:
Strolling and Scrolling through the Symbol Grid
By Ryan Millard

Have something you would like to see covered in this section? Send your suggestions to: support@genesisft.com

The symbol grid allows users to view symbol groups and the results of criteria.  Users can link the symbol grid to the chart, giving the ability to scroll through a large number of charts with just the keyboard.  We have recently made a change to the symbol grid and streaming data feed which most users will find beneficial.  Previously, while the streaming feed was running, Trade Navigator would have attempted to collect streaming data for each new symbol highlighted in the symbol grid.  This meant that when clicking on each new symbol the program would pause momentarily while collecting data.  This upgrade is in response to users’ requests for a quicker way to scroll through a number of charts.  This article will discuss how to access the grid, how to link it to the chart, and what to expect with the new changes.

 

Accessing the Symbol Grid
To access the symbol grid, click on the View menu and then click Symbol Grid.

 


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Coaches Corner:
The Training Program
By Training Department


We’ve found that there are many Trade Navigator users that still don’t know about our Training Department and the services we offer.  With that in mind, we thought we would take a few minutes to explain how our training programs work.

 

The Genesis Training Department is open from 8am to 5pm Mountain Standard Time, Monday – Friday.  A one hour 1-on-1 Coaching session can be setup with one of our instructors who will go over the different features and functions of Trade Navigator.  This time can also be used to answer any questions you may have about our software and how it can be used to meet your trading needs.  Our Coaches do not discuss trading strategies, nor do they discuss or offer advice on trading techniques in any way.

 

You may schedule one session per week and your topic of discussion during the 1 hour session can be prearranged with your Coach.  Along with our personal training, we provide the tools to learn at your own pace via our on demand videos offered on our website.

 

When making an appointment for coaching, please remember to make your appointments in Mountain Standard Time to avoid time conflicts if you live in a different time zone.  Due to the growing number of appointments we’re taking, please make sure that you send your request at least 2 to 3 days in advance.

 

Here’s how you can get in touch with us to schedule an appointment or just to ask a training question.

 

Email – training@gensisft.com (Best contact)

Phone – (719) 884-0270            (2nd best contact)

Sales – (719) 884-044                 (3rd best contact)

 

 

One Great Dynamic Quote Board,

 

Take a look at this Quote Board built by Linda C. of CA.

I wanted to share this with you because it is a great example of how dynamic your Quote Board can be. She has added criteria for real-time updates, alerts for conditions of importance, and removed unnecessary information she doesn’t needThis is a great way to make Trade Navigator work for you. If you are interested in doing some of these things to your Quote Board, watch these videos and you too can have a Dynamic Quote Board.

 

QuoteBoard http://genesis.acrobat.com/p57275074/

 

Filters and Criteria http://genesis.acrobat.com/p84859921/

 

Alerts - http://genesis.acrobat.com/p87575044/

 



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Genesis Economic Calendar

 

In an effort to increase our ability to support all your trading needs, we offer a calendar of economic reports and data releases, to keep you up-to-date on the latest economic conditions across various industries!

 

Click on the image below to access the calendar!

 

Genesis Economic Calendar

A complete list of Trade Navigator's hot-keys (shortcut keys) can be found by going to the Help menu in Trade Navigator and clicking on Charting Hot Keys and Tips.


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