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    ConnorsResearchTradingStrategySeries

    AnIntroduction

    to

    ConnorsRSI

    2

    nd

    Edition

    By

    ConnorsResearch,LLC

    LaurenceConnors

    CesarAlvarez

    MattRadtke

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    Copyright 2014, Connors Research, LLC.

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    Table of Contents

    Section1TheConnorsRSIIndicator.........................................................5

    Section2ConnorsRSIBasePerformance...............................................10

    Section3ConnorsRSIPullbackStrategyRules.......................................14

    Section4TheRoleofExits.....................................................................21

    Section5TestResults............................................................................24

    Section6TradingOptionsUsingtheConnorsRSIPullbackStrategy......30

    Section7AdditionalThoughts...............................................................34

    Aboutthe

    Author

    ...................................................................................

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    Section1

    The

    ConnorsRSI

    Indicator

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    ConnorsResearchhasbeendeveloping,testing,andpublishingquantifiedtradingstrategiessincethe

    mid1990s. Duringthattime,wehavehadtheopportunitytoevaluateagreatnumberofdifferent

    technicalindicatorsandtoassesstheireffectivenessinpredictingfuturepriceaction. Nowwevetaken

    thenextstepandcreatedanindicatorofourown: ConnorsRSI. Thepurposeofthisguidebookisto

    describetheindicatoritselfandalsotoprovideawelldefined,quantifiedtradingstrategythatutilizes

    thisnew

    indicator.

    ConnorsRSIisacompositeindicatorconsistingofthreecomponents. Twoofthethreecomponents

    utilizetheRelativeStrengthIndex(RSI)calculationsdevelopedbyWellesWilderinthe1970s,andthe

    thirdcomponentranksthemostrecentpricechangeonascaleof0to100.Takentogether,thesethree

    factorsformamomentumoscillator,i.e.anindicatorthatfluctuatesbetween0and100toindicatethe

    leveltowhichasecurityisoverbought(highvalues)oroversold(lowvalues).

    BeforewediscusshowtocalculateConnorsRSI,letsreviewWildersRSI. RSIisaveryusefuland

    popularmomentumoscillatorthatcomparesthemagnitudeofastock'sgainstothemagnitudeofits

    lossesoversomelookbackperiod. Wilderhimselfbelievedthat14periodswastheideallookback. We

    oftenusetheshorthandnotationRSI(14)forthe14periodRSI. TheformulabelowcomputesRSI(14)for

    aseriesofpricechanges:

    IfwewantedtocomputeRSIforadifferentnumberofperiods(N),thenwewouldreplace14inthe

    formulaabove

    with

    N,

    and

    replace

    13

    with

    N

    1.

    Regardless

    of

    the

    number

    of

    periods

    used

    in

    the

    calculation,theresultwillalwaysbeanumberbetween0and100. TraderswhouseRSI(14)typically

    lookforvaluesgreaterthan70toidentifyoverboughtconditions,andvalueslessthan30toindicate

    oversoldconditions.

    OurpreviousresearchhasshownthatusingshorterlookbackperiodsmakesRSImoreeffectivein

    predictingshorttermpricemovements. WehavepublishedmanystrategiesthatutilizeRSI(2),aswell

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    asseveralthatuseRSI(3)andRSI(4). ChangingthenumberofperiodsalsohasaneffectontheRSIlevels

    thatbestidentifyoverboughtandoversoldconditions. Forexample,anRSI(2)valueoflessthan10is

    usuallyareliableindicatorofanoversoldcondition,whileanRSI(2)valueover90isagoodbenchmark

    foranoverboughtcondition.

    Nowlets

    turn

    our

    attention

    back

    to

    ConnorsRSI.

    As

    mentioned

    previously,

    ConnorsRSI

    combines

    three

    components,andasyoumightguess,theyareallelementsthatourresearchhasrepeatedlyshownto

    havesignificantpredictiveability:

    PriceMomentum: Aswejustdiscussed,RSIisanexcellentwaytomeasurepricemomentum,

    i.e.overboughtandoversoldconditions. Bydefault,ConnorsRSIappliesa3periodRSI

    calculationtothedailyclosingpricesofasecurity. WewillrefertothisvalueasRSI(Close,3).

    DurationofUp/DownTrend:Whentheclosingpriceofasecurityislowertodaythanitwas

    yesterday,wesaythatithascloseddown. Ifyesterdaysclosingpricewaslowerthanthe

    previousdaysclose,thenwehaveastreakoftwodownclosedays. Ourresearchhasshown

    thatthe

    longer

    the

    duration

    of

    adown

    streak,

    the

    more

    the

    stock

    price

    is

    likely

    to

    bounce

    when

    itrevertstothemean. Likewise,longerdurationupstreaksresultinlargermovesdownwhen

    thestockmeanreverts. Ineffect,thestreakdurationisanothertypeofoverbought/oversold

    indicator.

    Theproblemis,thenumberofdaysinastreakistheoreticallyunbounded,thoughwecould

    probablyplacesomepracticallimitsonitbasedonpastexperience. Forexample,wemight

    observethattherehavebeenveryfewinstancesofeitheranupstreakoradownstreaklasting

    formorethan20days,butthatstilldoesntgetustoatypicaloscillatortypevaluethatvaries

    between0and100.

    Thesolutionistwofold. First,whenwecountthenumberofdaysinastreak,wewilluse

    positivenumbersforanupstreak,andnegativenumbersforadownstreak. Aquickexample

    willhelptoillustratethis:

    Day ClosingPrice StreakDuration

    1 $20.00

    2 $20.50 1

    3 $20.75 2

    4 $19.75 1

    5 $19.50 2

    6

    $19.35

    37 $19.35 0

    8 $19.40 1

    TheclosingpriceonDay2ishigherthanonDay1,sowehaveaonedayupstreak. OnDay3,

    thepricecloseshigheragain,sowehaveatwodayupstreak,i.e.theStreakDurationvalueis2.

    OnDay4,theclosingpricefalls,givingusaonedaydownstreak. TheStreakDurationvalueis

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    negative(1)becausethepricemovementisdown,notup. Thedownwardtrendcontinueson

    Days5and6,whichourStreakDurationreflectswithvaluesof2and3. OnDay7theclosing

    priceisunchanged,sotheStreakDurationissetto0indicatingneitheranupclosenoradown

    close. Finally,onDay8theclosingpricerisesagain,bringingtheStreakDurationvalueback

    to1.

    ThesecondaspectofthesolutionistoapplytheRSIcalculationtothesetofStreakDuration

    values. Bydefault,ConnorsRSIusesa2periodRSIforthispartofthecalculation,whichwe

    denoteasRSI(Streak,2). Theresultisthatthelongeranupstreakcontinues,thecloserthe

    RSI(Streak,2)valuewillbeto100. Conversely,thelongerthatadownstreakcontinues,the

    closertheRSI(Streak,2)valuewillbeto0. Thus,wenowhavetwocomponents RSI(Close,3)

    andRSI(Streak,2) thatbothusethesame0100scaletoprovideaperspectiveonthe

    overbought/oversoldstatusofthesecuritywereevaluating.

    RelativeMagnitudeofPriceChange:ThefinalcomponentofConnorsRSIlooksatthesizeof

    todayspricechangeinrelationtopreviouspricechanges. WedothisbyusingaPercentRank

    calculation,whichmayalsobereferredtoasapercentile. Basically,thePercentRankvalue

    tellsusthepercentageofvaluesinthelookbackperiodthatarelessthanthecurrentvalue.

    Forthiscalculation,wemeasurepricechangenotindollarsandcents,butasapercentageof

    thepreviousdaysprice. Thispercentagegainorlossistypicallyreferredtoastheoneday

    return. Soifyesterdaysclosingpricewas$80.00,andtodayspriceis$81.60,theoneday

    returnis($81.60 $80.00)/$80.00=0.02=2.0%.

    TodeterminethePercentRank,weneedtoestablishalookbackperiod. ThePercentRank

    valueisthenthenumberofvaluesinthelookbackperiodthatarelessthanthecurrentvalue,

    dividedby

    the

    total

    number

    of

    values.

    For

    example,

    if

    the

    look

    back

    period

    is

    20

    days,

    then

    we

    wouldcomparetodays2.0%returntotheonedayreturnsfromeachoftheprevious20days.

    Letsassumethatthreeofthosevaluesarelessthan2.0%. WewouldcalculatePercentRankas:

    PercentRank=3/20=0.15=15%

    ThedefaultPercentRanklookbackperiodusedforConnorsRSIis100,orPercentRank(100). We

    arecomparingtodaysreturntotheprevious100returns,orabout5monthsofpricehistory.

    Toreiterate,largepositivereturnswillhaveaPercentRankcloserto100. Largenegative

    returnswillhaveaPercentRankcloserto0.

    Thefinal

    ConnorsRSI

    calculation

    simply

    determines

    the

    average

    of

    the

    three

    component

    values.

    Thus,

    usingthedefaultinputparameterswouldgiveustheequation:

    ConnorsRSI(3,2,100)=[RSI(Close,3)+RSI(Streak,2)+PercentRank(100)]/3

    Theresultisaveryrobustindicatorthatismoreeffectivethananyofthethreecomponentsused

    individually. Infact,ConnorsRSIalsoofferssomeadvantagesoverusingallthreecomponentstogether.

    Whenweusemultipleindicatorstogenerateanentryorexitsignal,wetypicallysetatargetvaluefor

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    eachone. Thesignalwillonlybeconsideredvalidwhenalltheindicatorsexceedthetargetvalue.

    However,byusinganaverageofthethreecomponentindicators,ConnorsRSIproducesablendingeffect

    thatallowsastrongvaluefromoneindicatortocompensateforaslightlyweakervaluefromanother

    component. Asimpleexamplewillhelptoclarifythis.

    Letsassume

    that

    Trader

    A

    and

    Trader

    B

    have

    agreed

    that

    each

    of

    the

    following

    indicator

    values

    identify

    anoversoldcondition:

    RSI(Close,3)

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    Section2

    ConnorsRSI

    Base

    Performance

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    Withanyindicatorthatyouuseinyourtrading,itishelpfultoknowhowtheindicatorbehaves,and

    whatitstellingyouaboutthesecurityprice. OurgoalwithConnorsRSIwastodevelopasuperior

    momentumoscillatorwhichwouldproducelowvaluesforoversoldstocksandETFs,andhighvalues

    whenthosesecuritiesareinanoverboughtstate.

    Todetermine

    whether

    we

    had

    achieved

    our

    goal,

    we

    ran

    the

    following

    test.

    We

    created

    auniverse

    of

    approximately6,000highlyliquidstocks. StartingonJanuary2,2001,welookedforeverystockinthe

    universewhichhadthefollowingcharacteristicsonthatday:

    1. Atleast200daysoftradingdataavailable

    2. Averagedailyvolumeoverthepast21daysofatleast500,000sharesperday

    Eachstockthatmetourcriteriawasplacedinoneoftwentydifferentbucketscorrespondingtoits

    ConnorsRSIvalueatthecloseoftradingonthatday. StockswithConnorsRSI(3,2,100)valuesoflessthan

    5wentintothe0bucket. ThosewithConnorsRSI(3,2,100)valuesgreaterthanorequalto5andless

    than10wereplacedinthe5bucket,etc. allthewayuptothe95bucket,whichcontainedstockswith

    ConnorsRSI

    values

    of

    95

    to

    100.

    This

    process

    was

    repeated

    for

    every

    trading

    day

    through

    February28,2014.

    Next,foreachofthe20bucketswecalculatedthefivedayreturnofeachstockforeverydayinthetest

    period,andaveragedthosevalueswithineachofthe20buckets. Insimpleterms,wedeterminedthe

    typical5daypricemove(asapercentage)ofastockwhoseConnorsRSIvaluefellintoaparticular

    bucket.

    Weexpectedthatstocksthatwereoversold(thosewithlowConnorsRSIvalues)wouldincreaseinprice,

    whilethosethatwereoverboughtwoulddecreaseinprice. Asyoucanseeinthetablebelow,thisis

    exactly

    what

    happened.

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    ConnorsRSI(3,2,100)

    Bucket 5DayReturn

    0 2.15%

    5 1.16%

    10 0.65%

    15 0.54%

    20 0.37%

    25 0.27%

    30 0.29%

    35 0.25%

    40 0.21%

    45 0.16%

    50 0.33%

    55 0.36%

    60 0.24%

    65 0.22%

    70 0.15%

    75 0.08%

    80 0.07%

    85 0.06%

    90 0.28%

    95 0.94%

    Youcan

    see

    that

    as

    the

    ConnorsRSI

    value

    goes

    below

    20,

    the

    5day

    returns

    begin

    to

    increase

    substantially. StockswithaConnorsRSIvalueintherangeof0to5(the0bucket)experiencedan

    averagepriceincreaseof2.15%overthenextfivetradingdays.

    WeseetheinversebehavioratthetopendoftheConnorsRSIrange:asthevaluemovesabove80,the

    5dayreturnsareincreasinglynegative,withstocksinthe95bucketshowinga0.94%pricedecrease

    overthefollowingfivedays.

    Forthoseofyouwhoaremorevisuallyoriented,thechartbelowshowsthesameinformationasthe

    tableabove:

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    NowthatwevelookedatConnorsRSIinisolation,letsmoveontotheConnorsRSIPullbackStrategy

    rulestoseehowtheindicatorperformsaspartofacompletesystem.

    1.50%

    1.00%

    0.50%

    0.00%

    0.50%

    1.00%

    1.50%

    2.00%

    2.50%

    0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95

    5DayReturnofStockswith

    aConnorsRSI(3,2,100)ValueofX

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    Section3

    ConnorsRSI

    Pullback

    StrategyRules

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    Pullbacktradingisoneofthemostpopularformsoftradingamongsttraders.Thegoodnewsisthat

    whenitsdonecorrectlyitcanbeverylucrative.Thenotsogoodnewsisthatoverthepasttwodecades

    therehasbeenaproliferationofpublishedpullbackstrategieswhichhavelittleornoedgeatall.

    InthisStrategyGuide,wewillpresentastrategywhichutilizesConnorsRSIincombinationwithother

    indicatorsto

    identify

    when

    apullback

    has

    occurred.

    Each

    of

    these

    indicators

    and

    their

    contribution

    to

    thestrategywillbedescribedinthenextchapter. Multipleexittriggerswerealsotested,allowingyou

    toselectavariationofthestrategythatcomplementsyouroveralltradingplan.

    Beforewegoon,letslookatexactlywhatapullbackisandwhyitsimportant.

    What Is A Pullback?

    Apullbackoccurswhenasecuritywhosepricehasbeenmovinghighersellsoff,i.e.thepriceofthe

    securitydrops. Mostpeopletradepullbacksbasedondailybars,althoughsometradersseekout

    intradaypullbackswhileothersuselongertimeframes. Thecommonthemeisthattradersare

    attemptingto

    identify

    stocks

    that

    they

    feel

    have

    pulled

    back

    too

    far

    and

    will

    likely

    regain

    their

    upward

    trend. Thismovementbacktowardthelongertermtrendisknownasmeanreversion.

    Therearenumerouswaystoidentifypullbacks,rangingfromsimplyeyeballingachartallthewayup

    tousingindicatorssuchasFibonaccinumbers. Althoughthesetechniquesworkforsometraders,we

    preferamoreprecise,quantifiedapproach. Withexactentryandexitrulesinplace,wewanttosee

    robusttestresultsforthemajorityofthemanycombinationsofparametersthatweretesting,andfor

    thoseresultstobeconsistentacrosstheentiretestingperiod(2001throughearly2014). Suchsolid

    resultsindicatethatwearenotsimplycurvefittingorcherrypicking.

    Whentradingshorttermpullbacks,thebestresultsoccurwhenyouholdthepositionforatleastafew

    days.Often

    stocks

    pull

    back

    sharply

    and

    snap

    back

    strongly.

    There

    is

    no

    way

    of

    knowing

    ahead

    of

    time

    howfarthatupwardmovewillbe,soitiscrucialtohavewelldefinedexitrulesinplacewhichallowfor

    therallytoplayout.

    NowletsmoveontotheConnorsRSIPullbackStrategyrules. Aswithallofourstrategies,inthis

    guidebookwewillpresentyouwithquantifiedrulesforenteringandexitingtrades. Inaddition,wewill

    showyouhowdifferentvariationsoftheruleshaveperformedovertime,sothatyoucanselectthe

    variationsthatbestcomplementyourowntradingplan.

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    HerearetheentryrulesfortheConnorsRSIPullbackStrategy:

    1. Thestockpricemustbeabove$5pershare.

    2. Thestocksaveragedailyvolumeoverthepast21days(onetradingmonth)mustbeatleast

    250,000sharesperday.

    3. Thestocks

    10

    day

    Average

    Directional

    Index

    (ADX)

    is

    above

    30.

    4. TodaythestockslowestpriceisatleastW%(W=2,4,6,or8)belowthepreviousdays

    close.

    5. TodayscloseisinthebottomX%(X=10or25)ofthedaysrange.

    6. TheConnorsRSI(3,2,100)valueofthestockisbelowY,whereY=5,10,or15.

    7. Iftheaboverulesaremettoday,buythestocktomorrowonafurtherintradaylimitZ%

    belowtodaysclosingprice(Z=4,6,8,10).

    8. ExitthepositionwhenthestockcloseswithaConnorsRSI(3,2,100)valueaboveN(N=50,60

    70or80),exitingattheclosingprice.

    Letslookateachruleinalittlemoredepth,andexplainwhyitsincludedinthestrategy.

    Rule1helpsussteerclearofpennystocksandotherhighlyvolatile,unpredictablecompanies.Though

    priceisneveraguarantee,wehavefoundthat$5/shareisagoodpricefloorforselectingmorestable

    stocks.

    Rule2assuresthatwereinhighlyliquidstockswhichcanbereadilyboughtandsold,withtightbid/ask

    spreads.

    Rule3confirmsthestrengthoftherecenttrend. ADXisnondirectional,soitwillquantifyatrend's

    strengthregardlessofwhetheritisupordown. However,thenextthreeruleswillestablishthefact

    that

    the

    stock

    is

    currently

    in

    a

    down

    trend.

    Rule4identifiesabasicpullback:asignificantselloff,measuredasapercentageofthepreviousclosing

    price. Sincethisruleusesthelowpriceforthedayratherthantheclosingprice,wedontyetknow

    whattodaysoverallpriceactionlookslike,butwedoknowthatthestockfalteredinameaningfulway.

    Rule5givesusmorevisibilityintotodayspriceaction. Closingrangeiscalculatedas:

    ClosingRange=(CloseLow)/(HighLow)

    Forexample,iftodaysLowpricewas$12.00,theHighpricewas$12.50,andtheClosingpricewas

    $12.05,thentheclosingrangewouldbe:

    ClosingRange=(12.0512.00)/(12.5012.00)=.05/.50=.10=10%

    WhileRule4tellsusthatthestockstumbled,Rule5letsusknowthatitdidnotrecoversignificantly

    beforetheendofthetradingday,whichinturnisagoodindicatorthatthepriceislikelytofallfurther

    tomorrow.

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    Rule6isthekeytodeterminingthequalityofthepullback. Ourresearchhasshownthatthelowerthe

    ConnorsRSIvalueis,thelargerthebounceislikelytobewhenthestockrecovers.

    Rule7allowsustoenterthetradeatanoptimalprice. Weretakinganalreadyoversoldstockas

    measuredbyConnorsRSI(3,2,100),andthenwaitingforittobecomeevenmoreoversoldonanintraday

    basis.

    Becausethe

    intraday

    price

    drop

    is

    occurring

    for

    asecond

    consecutive

    day,

    its

    often

    accompanied

    byagreatdealoffear.Moneymanagersgetespeciallynervousandoftentelltheirheadtraderstojust

    getmeoutaftertheyhavemadethedecisiontosell.Thispanichelpscreatetheopportunity.

    Rule8providesawelldefinedexitmethod.Fewstrategieshavequantified,structured,anddisciplined

    exitrules.Rule8givesyoutheexactparameterstoexitthetrade,backedbyoveradecadeofhistorical

    testresults.

    Letsseehowatypicaltradelooksonachart. Forthisexample,welluseavalueof4%fortheselloff

    (W),25%fortheclosingrange(X),AConnorsRSI(Y)valueof10,andanentrylimit(Z)of8%. Wewillexit

    whenConnorsRSIclosesabove70.

    Chartcreated

    in

    Amibroker.

    Reprinted

    courtesy

    of

    AmiBroker.com.

    Figure1:Setup,EntryandExitsignalsforMTL

    Onthechartabove,thetoppaneshowsthepricebarsinblack,theverticalgraylinemarksthecurrently

    selecteddaywhichisalsothesetupday,thegreenuparrowindicatestheentryday,andthereddown

    arrowindicatestheexitday. Themiddlepanedisplaysthevolumeasverticalblackhistogrambars,and

    showsthe21daymovingaverageofvolumeasagreenline. ThebottompaneshowsConnorsRSIasa

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    redline,andADXasablueline. Nowwellconfirmthateachofourentryandexitconditionswas

    correctlymet.

    Rule1requiresthepriceofthestocktobeabove$5pershare. Forthedaysshownonthechart,wecan

    seethatthepricehasrangedfromjustover$7.50/sharetojustunder$5.50/share,thusmeetingour

    condition.

    Rule2requiresthatthe21daymovingaverageofthevolumebegreaterthan250,000shares/day. The

    averagevolumehasbeenbetween2and4millionshareslately,andonthesetupdayitwas2.9million,

    sowevefarexceededthisrequirement.

    Rule3statesthatADX(10)mustbeabove30. OnthesetupdaytheADX(10)valueis48.62.

    Withourselectedinputparameters,Rule4tellsustolookforalowpricethatsatleast4%below

    yesterdaysclose. On5/16/2012(thedaybeforethesetup),MTLclosedat$6.42. Therefore,todays

    lowmustbebelow

    $6.42x(100% 4%)=$6.42x0.96=$6.16

    Theactuallowpriceonthesetupdaywas$5.90,sowehavemetthecriteriaforthisrule.

    Rule5requiresthattheclosingpricebeinthebottomX%ofthedaysrange. Weselected25%forthis

    exercise,soourcalculationgoesasfollows:

    ClosingRange=(CloseLow)/(HighLow)

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    Rule8specifiesthatwewillexitthetradewhenConnorsRSI(3,2,100)closesabove70. Forthistrade,

    thatoccursontheverynexttradingday,whichisonMonday,5/21/2012. Weexitatorneartheclosing

    priceof$6.07,givingusaprofitofover11.6%,excludingcommissions.

    Asyoureviewtheexplanationabove,noticethatRules1through5weretrueformostorallofthedays

    leadingup

    to

    the

    setup

    day.

    Price,

    volume,

    and

    ADX

    were

    all

    at

    acceptable

    levels.

    There

    were

    acouple

    ofdecentselloffdays,aswellasclosingpricesinthebottom25%ofthedaysrange. However,

    5/17/2012isthefirstdaythatalloftheseconditionsweremetandConnorsRSIdroppedbelow10.

    Thatswhythisindicatoristhecenterpieceoftheentirestrategy.

    Letsquicklygothroughonemoreexample. Sincewellbefocusingonexitsinalatersection,well

    continuetouseanexitofConnorsRSI(3,2,100)>70. However,wellchangetheotherstrategy

    parametersasfollows:

    Selloff(W)=2%

    ClosingRange(X)=10%

    ConnorsRSI(3,2,100)=5

    EntryLimit(Z)=6%

    Hereisthechart,whichusesthesameconventionsasFigure1:

    ChartcreatedinAmibroker. ReprintedcourtesyofAmiBroker.com.

    Figure2:TradesignalsforWHX

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    Theclosingpriceof$9.97fulfillstheRule1requirementof$5/shareorgreater.

    The2dayaveragevolumeof286,704meetstheRule2criteriaof250,000.

    TheADX(10)valueis51.60,farabovetheRule3requirementof30.

    Wecan

    see

    that

    on

    7/17/2012

    (the

    day

    prior

    to

    the

    setup

    day

    shown

    by

    the

    gray

    vertical

    line)

    the

    price

    ofWHXclosedabitabove$15,whilethelowon5/18/2012wasbelow$10.Alittlementalarithmetic

    tellsusthattheselloffwasover30%,sotheresreallynoneedtodotheexactmathtoverifythatweve

    exceededthe2%sellofftarget,thusmeetingtheRule4requirement.

    Likewise,itsobviousfromthechartthattheclosingpriceon7/18/2012wasinthebottom10%ofthe

    daysrange,satisfyingRule5.

    ThechartshowsusthattheConnorsRSI(3,2,100)valuewas2.55onthesetupday,whichmeansthatthe

    criteriaforRule6hasbeenmet.

    Rule7tells

    us

    to

    enter

    alimit

    order

    6%

    below

    the

    setup

    days

    closing

    price

    of

    $9.97.

    That

    means

    our

    limitpricefor7/19/2012willbe:

    $9.97x(100% 6%)=$9.97x0.94=$9.37

    Theactualpriceon7/19/2012fallsallthewayto$8.20,butwewillenterthetradeatthelimitprice

    whichwedeterminedinadvance: $9.37.

    Finally,asperRule8,weexitthetradewhenConnorsRSI(3,2,100)closesabove70. Thisoccurstwo

    tradingdayslater,onMonday,7/23/2012.

    Inthe

    next

    section

    well

    take

    acloser

    look

    at

    exit

    methods,

    and

    then

    well

    dive

    into

    the

    test

    results

    so

    thatyoucandeterminewhichstrategyvariation(s)arethebestfitforyourowntrading.

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    Section4

    The

    Role

    of

    Exits

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    Uptothispoint,wehavebeenfocusedmainlyontheentryrulesfortheConnorsRSIPullbackStrategy.

    Butentriesareonlyhalfthestory. Youdontmake(orlose)moneyuntilyouexitthetrade,sohavinga

    precise,quantifiedexitmethodiscrucialtogeneratingpredictablereturns. Unfortunately,many

    publishedstrategieseitherglossovertheexitrulescompletely,ortheyrelyonvaguedirectivessuchas

    exitwhenyoureachyourprofittarget. Sincetheydontspecifyhowtocalculateareasonableprofit

    target,this

    is

    basically

    equivalent

    to

    saying

    exit

    when

    you

    feel

    like

    youve

    made

    enough

    money,

    which

    isnotveryhelpfulatall.

    Letstalkconceptuallyaboutentriesandexitsforamoment. Bothentryandexitrulescanbethoughtof

    intermsofhowstricttheyare,i.e.howeasyordifficulttheyaretoachieve. Youmightalsosaythat

    strictnessisameasureofhowfrequentlyorinfrequentlytheruleconditionsoccur. Foroscillatorssuch

    asConnorsRSI,valuesthatareclosertotheextremes(0and100)aremorestrict(lesslikelytooccur)

    thanvaluesthatareinthemiddleoftherange.

    Stricterentryruleswillbesatisfiedlessfrequentlythanmoreleniententryrules,andthusastrategy

    thatreliesonthestricterruleswillgenerallygeneratefewertradesthanastrategywhoseentryrulesare

    moreeasilysatisfied. Witharobuststrategy,therewardforfewertradesisgenerallyahighergainper

    trade,onaverage. Wellquantifythisinthenextsectionwhenwelookattestresults. Fornow,allowus

    tosimplystatethatifyoubuyaslightlyoversoldstock,itsmostlikelytohaveamoderaterebound. But

    ifyouwaitforastockthatsextremelyoversold,thechancesaremuchhigherthatitwillhavea

    significantbounceandcreateabiggerprofit.

    Thestrictnessofexitruleshaslittleeffectonthenumberoftradesgeneratedbythestrategy. However,

    justliketheentryrules,stricterexitrulestypicallyresultinhigheraverageprofits. Why? Because

    stricterexitrulestendtokeepyouinyourtradesforalongertime,givingthestockmoretimeto

    experiencethemeanreversionbehaviorthatwereattemptingtoexploitwithastrategylikethe

    ConnorsRSIPullback

    Strategy.

    Thus,

    for

    entries

    the

    tradeoff

    is

    between

    more

    trades

    and

    higher

    gains

    pertrade,whileforexitsthetradeoffisbetweenshortertradedurationsandhighergainspertrade.

    Forthisstrategy,wevedecidedtokeeptheexitmethodsverysimple. ItturnsoutthatConnorsRSIis

    notjustagreatentryindicator;itsalsoaveryreliablemethodformeasuringthedegreetowhichweve

    capturedthemeanrevertingpricebounce. Therefore,ourexitmethodssimplywaitfor

    ConnorRSI(3,2,100)toreachapredeterminedlevel. Wevefoundthatvaluesinthe50to80rangeare

    themosteffectiveexitindicators,andwewillpresenttestresultsforConnorsRSI=50,60,70and80.

    Withthesedifferentexitmethodsinmind,wecanrevisitapreviousexampletoseethetrade

    duration/profit

    tradeoff

    in

    action.

    Heres

    the

    chart

    for

    WHX

    that

    we

    dissected

    previously:

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    Figure3:TheEffectofExits

    Noticethatonthedayfollowingthetradeentry,theConnorsRSI(3,2,100)valuerosetoaround68. If

    ourexitcriteriahadbeenaConnorsRSIvalueof65,thenwewouldhaveexitedthetradeafteroneday,

    ataprice

    around

    that

    days

    close

    of

    $9.39.

    Ouractualexitoccurredtwodaysafterenteringthetrade. TheConnorsRSI(3,2,100)valueonthisday

    was75.48,soifourcriteriahadbeenavalueof70or75,wewouldhaveexitedonthisdaynearthe

    closingpriceof$10.37. Wewouldhaveachievedahigherprofit,butourtradedurationwouldhave

    beendoublewhatitwaswiththemorelenientexit.

    Threedaysaftertheentry,ConnorsRSI(3,2,100)closedat79.16,andthepriceclosedat$10.82. Thus,if

    ourexitcriteriahadbeenbetween76and79,wewouldhavestayedinthisparticulartradeforatotalof

    threedays,butwouldhaveachievedthemaximumpotentialprofit.

    Finally,its

    worth

    noting

    that

    ConnorsRSI(3,2,100)

    never

    went

    above

    80

    before

    the

    price

    started

    to

    declineagain. Inotherwords,ifwemakeourexitcriteriatoostrict,theresadangerthatwewontexit

    thetradebeforetheprofitsstarttoevaporate. OurresearchhasshownthatusingaConnorsRSIvalue

    of85orhigherasanexitindicatoristoorestrictivetobeeffective,andwilltypicallycauseyouroverall

    resultstosuffer.

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    Section5

    Test

    Results

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    Wecanneverknowforsurehowatradingstrategywillperforminthefuture. However,forafully

    quantifiedstrategysuchastheConnorsRSIPullbackStrategydescribedinthisGuidebook,wecanat

    leastevaluatehowthestrategyhasperformedinthepast. Thisprocessisknownasbacktesting.

    Toexecuteabacktest,wefirstselectagroupofsecurities(sometimescalledawatchlist)thatwewant

    totest

    the

    strategy

    on.

    In

    our

    case,

    the

    watchlist

    is

    comprised

    of

    stocks

    traded

    on

    U.S.

    exchanges.

    No

    ETFs,options,futuresorotherderivativeproductsareincluded. Nextwechooseatimeframeover

    whichtotest. Thelongerthetimeframe,themoresignificantandinformativethebacktestingresults

    willbe. ThebacktestsfortheConnorsRSIPullbackStrategystartinJanuary2001andgothrough

    February2014,thelatestdateforwhichwehavedataasofthiswriting. Finally,weapplyourentryand

    exitrulestoeachstockfortheentiretestperiod,recordingdataforeachtradethatwouldhavebeen

    entered,andaggregatingalltradedataacrossaspecificstrategyvariation.

    OneofthekeystatisticsthatwecangleanfromthebacktestresultsistheAverage%Profit/Loss,also

    knownastheAverageGainperTrade. Sometradersrefertothisastheedge. TheAverage%P/Lis

    thesumofallthegains(expressedasapercentage)andallthelosses(alsoasapercentage)dividedby

    thetotalnumberoftrades. Considerthefollowingtentrades:

    TradeNo. %GainorLoss

    1 1.7%

    2 2.1%

    3 4.0%

    4 0.6%

    5 1.2%

    6 3.8%

    7 1.9%

    8 0.4%

    9 3.7%

    10 2.6%

    TheAverage%P/Lwouldbecalculatedas:

    Average%P/L=(1.7%+2.1% 4.0%+0.6% 1.2%+3.8%+1.9%0.4%+3.7%+2.6%)/10

    Average%P/L= 1.08%

    Forshorttermtradeslastingthreetotentradingdays,mosttraderslookforanAverage%P/Lof0.5%

    to2.5%acrossalltrades. Allotherthingsbeingequal,thelargertheAverage%P/L,themoreyour

    accountwill

    grow

    over

    time.

    Of

    course,

    all

    other

    things

    are

    never

    equal!

    In

    particular,

    its

    important

    to

    considertheNumberofTradesmetricincombinationwithAverage%P/L. Assumingthatyouuse

    approximatelythesameamountofcapitalforeachtradethatyouenter,youllmakealotmoremoney

    ontentradeswithanaverageprofitof10%pertradethanyouwillononetradethatmakes20%.

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    AnotherimportantstatisticistheWinningPercentage. Thisissimplythenumberofprofitabletrades

    dividedbythetotalnumberoftrades. Inthetableabove,7ofthe10tradeswereprofitable,i.e.had

    positivereturns. Forthisexample,theWinningPercentageis7/10=70%.

    WhydowecareaboutWinningPercentage,aslongaswehaveasufficientlyhighAverage%P/L?

    Becausehigher

    Winning

    Percentages

    generally

    lead

    to

    less

    volatile

    portfolio

    growth.

    Losing

    trades

    have

    awayofclumpingup,andwhentheydothat,thevalueofyourportfoliodecreases. Thisisknownas

    drawdown. Thosedecreases,inturn,canmakeyoulosesleeporevenconsiderabandoningyourtrading

    altogether. Iftherearefewerlosers,i.e.ahigherWinningPercentage,thenlossesarelesslikelyto

    clump,andyourportfoliovalueismorelikelytogrowsmoothlyupwardratherthanexperiencingviolent

    upanddownswings.

    LetsturnourattentiontothetestresultsforthedifferentvariationsoftheConnorsRSIPullback

    strategy. First,welllookatthe20variationsthatproducedthehighestAverage%P/L.

    Top20VariationsBasedonAvg%P/L

    #

    Trades

    Avg

    %P/L

    Avg

    Days

    Held Win%

    Sell

    Off%

    Closing

    Range

    Entry

    ConnorsRSI

    Entry

    Limit ExitMethod

    479 14.79 7.13 78.29 8 10 5 10 CRSI>80

    596 13.71 7.10 77.85 6 10 5 10 CRSI>80

    886 13.69 7.55 77.09 8 10 10 10 CRSI>80

    480 13.67 3.23 79.58 8 10 5 10 CRSI>70

    480 13.45 2.16 80.00 8 10 5 10 CRSI>60

    747 13.32 7.42 76.04 8 25 5 10 CRSI>80

    663 13.26 7.14 77.68 4 10 5 10 CRSI>80

    676

    13.20

    7.16

    77.81

    2 10 5 10

    CRSI>80

    480 13.14 1.84 80.00 8 10 5 10 CRSI>50

    750 12.84 3.22 79.47 8 25 5 10 CRSI>70

    597 12.82 3.21 78.89 6 10 5 10 CRSI>70

    751 12.61 2.15 78.96 8 25 5 10 CRSI>60

    665 12.51 3.11 79.25 4 10 5 10 CRSI>70

    597 12.47 2.17 79.06 6 10 5 10 CRSI>60

    678 12.42 3.13 79.20 2 10 5 10 CRSI>70

    1104 12.41 7.51 76.09 6 10 10 10 CRSI>80

    1438 12.40 7.88 75.87 8 25 10 10 CRSI>80

    751 12.37 1.80 78.96 8 25 5 10 CRSI>50

    920

    12.33

    7.39

    75.98

    6 25 5 10

    CRSI>80

    597 12.31 1.83 79.56 6 10 5 10 CRSI>50

    Hereisanexplanationofeachcolumn.

    #TradesisthenumberoftimesthisvariationtriggeredfromJanuary1,2001February28,2014.

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    Average%P/Listheaverageprofitorlossforalltrades,includingthelosingtrades,expressedasa

    percentage.Thetop20variationshaveallshownpositivegainsranging fromover12%tonearly15%.

    AverageDaysHeldisthenumberofdaysonaveragethetradewasheld. Inallcasesitslessthaneight

    days,andinseveralcasesaroundtwodays.

    Win%isthepercentageofsignalswhichclosedoutataprofit.Thetop20variationshaveallbeeninthe

    75% 80%range,anextremelyhighlevelinaworldwheremostsuccessfultradershopetobecorrect

    55%60%ofthetime.

    SellOff%correspondstoRule4ofthestrategy. Itistheminimumrequireddropinpriceonthesetup

    day,expressedasapercentage.

    ClosingRangeisspecifiedbyRule5ofthestrategy. Itisthemaximumalloweddifferencebetweenthe

    closingpriceandthelowpriceoftheday,expressedasapercentageofthetotaldailyrange(high

    low).

    EntryConnorsRSIisthemaximumallowedConnorsRSI(3,2,100)valueonthesetupday. Thisvalue

    correspondstoRule6ofthestrategy.NoticethepreponderanceoftheConnorsRSIthresholdof5.This

    highlightsthefactthatthemoreoversoldthestockis,thehigheritwilltypicallyrebound.

    EntryLimitistheintradaypullbackusedtotriggeranentry.Thismeansthatthebuytriggeroccursthe

    nextdayZ%belowtheclosingpriceonthesignalday,asdescribedinRule7ofthestrategy.Thereforeif

    todaygeneratesasetup,thesignalisexecutedonlyifthestockpullsbackfurthertomorrow.Inour

    testingwelookedat4%10%limits.Asyoucansee,10%dominatesthelistabove,furtherreinforcing

    thefactthatthelargertheintradaypullback,thegreatertheedges.

    ExitMethod

    is

    the

    method

    used

    to

    determine

    when

    to

    exit

    the

    trade.

    Many

    of

    the

    top

    20

    variations

    as

    measuredbyAverage%P/LusedanexitmethodofConnorsRSI(3,2,100)>80,meaningthatweexitthe

    tradeonthefirsttradingdaywheretheConnorsRSI(3,2,100)valueisgreaterthan80attheclose. Thisis

    whatweexpectbasedonourpreviousdiscussionofhowstricterexitcriteriagenerallyleadtohigher

    gainsbutalsolongertradedurations.

    Whatweseeaboveare20differentvariationsoftheConnorsRSIPullbackstrategywhichshow

    consistentbehaviorovermorethanthirteenyears.Thekeyistochoosethevariationorvariationsthat

    bestcomplementyouroveralltradingplanandthenapplytheminasystematic,structuredmanner.

    Nowletsnowlookatthe20highestperformingvariationsasmeasuredbypercentagecorrect.

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    Top20VariationsBasedonWin%

    #

    Trades

    Avg

    %P/L

    Avg

    Days

    Held Win%

    Sell

    Off%

    Closing

    Range

    Entry

    ConnorsRSI

    Entry

    Limit ExitMethod

    480 13.45 2.16 80.00 8 10 5 10 CRSI>60

    480 13.14 1.84 80.00 8 10 5 10 CRSI>50

    1057 11.66 3.08 79.66 2 25 5 10 CRSI>70

    1031 11.75 3.08 79.63 4 25 5 10 CRSI>70

    480 13.67 3.23 79.58 8 10 5 10 CRSI>70

    597 12.31 1.83 79.56 6 10 5 10 CRSI>50

    750 12.84 3.22 79.47 8 25 5 10 CRSI>70

    924 12.20 3.15 79.44 6 25 5 10 CRSI>70

    678 11.92 1.81 79.35 2 10 5 10 CRSI>50

    665 12.51 3.11 79.25 4 10 5 10 CRSI>70

    665 11.99 1.81 79.25 4 10 5 10 CRSI>50

    925 11.79 1.77 79.24 6 25 5 10 CRSI>50

    678 12.42 3.13 79.20 2 10 5 10 CRSI>70

    1058 11.27 1.76 79.11 2 25 5 10 CRSI>50

    1032 11.37 1.76 79.07 4 25 5 10 CRSI>50

    597 12.47 2.17 79.06 6 10 5 10 CRSI>60

    751 12.61 2.15 78.96 8 25 5 10 CRSI>60

    751 12.37 1.80 78.96 8 25 5 10 CRSI>50

    925 11.92 2.13 78.92 6 25 5 10 CRSI>60

    597 12.82 3.21 78.89 6 10 5 10 CRSI>70

    Whenlookingatthevariationswhichhavebeencorrectthemostoften,weseeabroaderarrayof

    strategyparameters.However,theWinRatesareallverycloseto80%forthetimeperiodfrom2001

    throughFebruary2014.Suchconsistentresultsfromavarietyofstrategyvariationsoveralongperiod

    oftimeconfirmtherobustnatureoftheConnorsRSIPullbackstrategy.

    Forsometraders,themostimportantmetricsforevaluatingastrategymayrevolvearoundcapital

    management. Forthesetraders,itsacceptabletogiveupaportionofthegainsiftheycangettheir

    moneybackmorequicklysothatitcanbedeployedelsewhere. So,letstakealookatthestrategy

    variationsthathavetheshortesttradedurationsasmeasuredbyAverageDaysHeld.

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    Top20VariationsBasedonAverageDaysHeld

    #

    Trades

    Avg

    %P/L

    Avg

    Days

    Held Win%

    Sell

    Off%

    Closing

    Range

    Entry

    ConnorsRSI

    Entry

    Limit ExitMethod

    1032 11.37 1.76 79.07 4 25 5 10 CRSI>50

    1058 11.27 1.76 79.11 2 25 5 10 CRSI>50

    925 11.79 1.77 79.24 6 25 5 10 CRSI>50

    751 12.37 1.80 78.96 8 25 5 10 CRSI>50

    1522 8.89 1.80 75.76 2 25 5 8 CRSI>50

    665 11.99 1.81 79.25 4 10 5 10 CRSI>50

    678 11.92 1.81 79.35 2 10 5 10 CRSI>50

    1475 8.98 1.81 75.53 4 25 5 8 CRSI>50

    597 12.31 1.83 79.56 6 10 5 10 CRSI>50

    1000 9.52 1.83 76.50 2 10 5 8 CRSI>50

    1303 9.37 1.83 75.29 6 25 5 8 CRSI>50

    2167 6.82 1.83 73.28 4 25 5 6 CRSI>50

    2261 6.67 1.83 73.64 2 25 5 6 CRSI>50

    480 13.14 1.84 80.00 8 10 5 10 CRSI>50

    975 9.63 1.84 76.41 4 10 5 8 CRSI>50

    1831 7.44 1.84 72.75 6 25 5 6 CRSI>50

    1416 7.27 1.85 74.01 4 10 5 6 CRSI>50

    1477 7.07 1.85 74.14 2 10 5 6 CRSI>50

    1043 9.94 1.86 75.26 8 25 5 8 CRSI>50

    861 9.86 1.87 75.96 6 10 5 8 CRSI>50

    Asyoumightexpectfromourearlierdiscussion,thestrategyvariationswiththeshortesttrade

    durationsaredominatedbythemostlenientexitthatwetested,whichisanexitwhen

    ConnorsRSI(3,2,100)isgreaterthan50. All20ofthesevariationshaveaveragedurationsoflessthan

    twodays. Whatyoumightnothaveexpectedistostillseeaveragegainspertradeof6.7% 13%!

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    Section6

    Trading

    Options

    Using

    theConnorsRSI

    PullbackStrategy

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    PleasenotethattheoptionssectioninthemajorityoftheConnorsResearchTradingStrategySeriesis

    thesamebecausethestrategysetupsofteninvolvelargemovesinbriefperiodsoftime.Inouropinion,

    andconfirmedfromfriendswhoareprofessionaloptionstraders(onewithoverthreedecadesof

    experience);thereisonebestwaytotrademoveslikethese.

    Optionstrading

    has

    been

    amajor

    growth

    industry

    over

    the

    past

    5years

    in

    the

    markets.

    This

    is

    because

    spreadshavetightened,liquidityhasincreased,andtheabilitytoeasilytradecomplexoptionshasnever

    beensimpler.

    Wellnowfocusonapplyingoptionstradingtotheshorttermmarketmoveswehavejustlearned. Like

    everythingelseinthisGuidebook,therearedefinitiverulesastohowtoexecuteanoptionstradewhen

    astrategysignaltriggers.

    Hereiswhatweknowbaseduponthedata:

    1. Themajorityofthemovesfromentrytoexithavebeenheldaveryshortperiodoftime(27

    tradingdays).

    2. Theaveragegainspertradehavebeenlargewellbeyondthenormaldistributionofprices

    overthatshortperiodoftime.

    3. Ahighpercentageofthemoveshavebeencorrect.

    Whenwelookatthistypeofbehavior,itcanleadtomanystrategiesbutonestrategystandsout(and

    thishasbeenconfirmedbyprofessionaltraders).Thestrategyistobuyfrontmonth,inthemoneylong

    calls.

    Whyfrontmonthinthemoneylongcalls? Becausetheywillmovetheclosesttothestockitself.And

    thecloseranoptionmoveswiththestock,thegreaterthegainwillbeonapercentagebasiswhenthe

    moveiscorrect.

    Herearetherules.

    1. Asignaltriggers.

    2. Buythefrontmonthinthemoneycall.Ifyouweretonormallybuy500sharesofstock,buy5

    calls(every100sharesshouldequalonecall).

    3. Exittheoptionswhenthesignaltriggersanexitonthestock.

    Letsgofurther:

    1. Whatdoesinthemoneyexactlymeanhere?

    Inthiscaseitsdefinedasoneortwostrikepricesinthemoney. Ifthestockisat48andstrikesare$5

    apart,thenbuythe40or45calls.

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    2. Whatdoesfrontmonthmean?

    Becausetheholdingperiodissoshort,youwanttotradetheoptionswhosemonthlyexpirationisthe

    closest. Iftheclosestmonthis7tradingdaysorlessfromthefrontmonthsoptionexpirationdate

    (meaningthesecondThursdaybeforeorcloser)usethefollowingmonthastheonetotrade.

    3. WhathappensifIminthepositionanditexpiresyetthesignalforthestockisstillvalid?

    Inthiscase,rolltothenextmonth.Youretradingthestocksignalssoyouwanttohaveexposuretothat

    signal.

    4. Whataboutliquidityandspreads?

    Theressomediscretionhere.Thereisnohardandfastruleastowhatexactlyliquiditymeansin

    options. Forexample,comparetheliquidityofyourstocktoSPY,whichisextremelyliquidcomparedto

    abluechipstock.Bothcanbeconsideredliquid,butthebluechipsoptionwillbelessliquidthanSPY.

    Assumingthere

    is

    active

    volume

    in

    the

    options,

    look

    at

    the

    spreads.

    If

    the

    option

    is

    trading

    3.00

    bid

    3.30offer,thespreadis10%. Canyoureallyovercomea10%spread? Notlikely.Nowcomparethisto

    anoptionthatstradingat3.25bid3.30offer. Thisisfarmoreacceptableandtradable.

    5. Whataretheadvantagesofbuyingcalloptionsinsteadofthestock?

    Assumingthespreadsandliquidityarethere,theadvantagesarelarge:

    1. GreaterpotentialROIoncapitalinvested.

    2. Lessmoneytiedup.

    3. Lesspointsatrisk.Thismeansifastocksignalsat50,itcanloseupto50points.Theoptions

    canonlyloseuptothepremiumyoupaid. So,ifyouboughtthe45calls,theriskisonlythe

    premium.

    4. Theresgreaterflexibility. Forexample,letssaythestocktriggeredabuysignalat50and

    youpaid5.50forthe45calls.Ifthestockimmediatelymoveshigher(letssayto56);you

    havechoiceshere.Youcanexit,oryoucanrollintothe50callsgettingmostofyourmoney

    outandnowturningthisintoanearlyfreetradeifyoubelievethatpriceswillcontinueto

    run.

    Thereare

    numerous

    examples

    like

    this

    and

    you

    can

    find

    these

    types

    of

    strategy

    opportunities

    in

    most

    optionsbooks.Buttradinganythingexoticordifferentthansimplybuyingthecallsisagainsttheadvice

    ofthemanyprofessionalsweposedthisquestionto.

    Inconclusion,optionsprovidetraderswithagoodalternativetobuyingthestockoutright.The

    structuredmethodologyforourstrategiesis:frontmonth,inthemoney,withequivalentsizing(1

    optionper100shares),andexitingwhenthesignalexits.

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    Theaboveoptionsstrategy,inmanyexpertsopinion,isthebestandmostefficientstrategybasedupon

    thehistoricaldatafromthesesignals.

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    Section7

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