Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Strategies & Market Trends : MDA - Market Direction Analysis -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Debra Orlow who wrote (351)	12/4/1998 12:30:00 PM
From: Magnatizer	Respond to of 99985

Debra edited last post. ht david

To: Debra Orlow who wrote (351)	12/4/1998 12:59:00 PM
From: Steve Swanson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 99985

Doanld and LG, I am trying to locate some chart examples of the FLAGS and WEDGES that you were speaking about.....I have found Triangles: Pennants Ascending Descending Diamonds Symmetrical widening But nothing on the others. I would appreciate it you could tell me where I can get this information...Thanks..:) I found this interesting...from other source. Recently I have been seeing YHOO trade in sync with the markets. When the DOW is up strongly, YHOO is trading up VERY strongly. When the DOW is down sharply, YHOO is down VERY sharply. Believe it or not, the markets actually have a word for this: BETA. Beta is an estimate of an investment's volatility. The lower the beta, the less risky the investment. Oppositely, the higher the beta, the more risky the investment. A stock with a beta of 1 moves in line 1 for 1 with the markets. Stocks with a beta less than 1 move less volatile than the markets and stocks with a beta greater than 1 move more volatile than the markets. YHOO's beta is 3.08, meaning if the markets go up 1%, YHOO will usually go up 3%. Conversely, if the markets go down 2%, YHOO will go down 6%.