The QuarterBack Podcast: Testing Stocks Trends: Recent Episodes
Anthony Brticevic
The purpose of the QuarterBack Podcast is to demonstrate the use of a variety of Technical Analysis or Charting tools as to a variety of stocks. The specific stock codes can be found at Yahoo Finance. Information about the tools can be usefully found at Investopedia. Results are described in dollar and percentage terms. QuarterBack means that the aim of the game is to describe at least one complete buy-and-sell cycle in relation to about 90 days. No more than 21 tools are used. And listeners should not rely on QuarterBack when making decisions of a financial nature.
Analyses 4 months of Stock transactions. Uses Williams Percentage R (WPR) tool. Measures results in dollar and percentage terms.
Analyses a 3 month period of Stock transactions. Uses Stochastic Momentum Index (SMI) tool. Measures results in dollar and percentage terms.
Analyses 13 month period of stock transactions. Uses Relative Strength Index (tool) tool. Measures results in dollar and percentage terms.
Analysing a 5 month window of financial data. Three transactions identified. Two buys and a sell. Using Technical Analysis/Charting tool Rate of Change (ROC). Results measured in both dollar and percentage terms.
The episode sample the application of Technical Analysis/Charting tool, Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD). The “look-back” period is not more than a Quarter. Results calculated as to both dollars and percentage.
Technical Analysis of 2 transactions. A buy and a sell. Tool used Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD). Results measured in both dollar and percentage terms.
Identifies two transactions. One buy and one sell. Estimates return on investment in both dollar and percentage terms. Uses Commodity Channel Index (CCI) tool. Invites listeners to consider how good or bad the tool fits the stock.
Technical Analysis or charting exploration. Samples not less than 4 months’ transactions (1 Dec 2020 to 31 Mar 2021). Aims to capture profit or loss results, measuring in dollars and percentage terms. Stock code selected from Yahoo Finance BSM.AX.
Sampling or testing the prediction value of Technical Analysis tool Parabolic Stop and Reverse (PSAR). Testing period about 90 days (4 Jan 2021 to 31 Mar 2021). Number of transactions equals 3 (2 buys and 1 sell). Results measured in accounting or business language (dollars, cents, percentages). Music and sound effects added.
Demonstrates use of a selected Technical Analysis or Charting tool. Results return dollar count and percentage. The tool—-the Exponential Moving Average (5&21) observations—-analyses Closing Prices. The Period covered is about 90 Days. Or Quarter of a Year (Jan-Mar 2021). Idea is to evaluate the usefulness of the tool against real data.
Analyses 90-Day period of Closing Price observations. Applies Technical Analysis (TA) tool: Simple Moving Average 5 & 21 observations (SMA(5&21). Pays attention to buy and sell signals. Describes results in dollar and percentages terms.
Analyses 90 days of Closing Prices through Technical Analysis (TA). Using TA tool EMA(21)—-or Exponential Moving Average 21 Observations—-trading indicator. Describes results in Dollars and Percentage.
Sample demonstration of Technical Analysis as to use of the Exponential Moving Average 5 observations tool (EMA(5)). Results in dollars and percentages. Assumes not less than 90-day window.
Sample demonstration of Technical Analysis as to use of the Simple Moving Average 21 observations tool (SMA(21)). Results in dollars and percentages. Assumes not less than 90-day window.