It should be obvious that filtering candle patterns with popular indicators is an almost certain method of improving your trading results. Not only does it provide better overall gains from a simple trading system, it will almost always reduce the number of trades. | Chapter 8 Conclusion It should be obvious that filtering candle patterns with popular indicators is an almost certain method of improving your trading results. Not only does it provide better overall gains from a simple trading system it will almost always reduce the number of trades. Reducing the amount of trading will also reduce transaction costs and produce a much higher average gain per trade. Filtering works 268 9 n i Derivative Charting Methods Candlestick charting has produced a number of derivative charting and analysis methods. The appeal of candlestick charts as a method of plotting market data is that they visually help to interpret the market. Your brain can quickly assimilate the information because it is displayed so consistently well. A new charting method called CandlePower charting adds a new dimension to candlestick charts volume. CandlePower is a trademark ofN-Squared Computing the originator of the concept. CandlePower Charting CandlePower Charting is another visually appealing charting technique that combines the power of Japanese candlesticks and volume. Typical charting whether bar or candlestick shows the price action on the vertical scale and time on the horizontal scale see Chapter 1 . Volume is usually depicted as a histogram plot under the prices. Two significant pieces of information are generated each time a transaction occurs between a buyer and a seller. One of these price change we tend to react to emotionally and the other volume we largely ignore. Volume is certainly a more valuable tool to market analysis than is usually acknowledged. Richard Arms claims that price tells us what is happening and volume tells 269 Chapters us how it is happening. Joseph Granville filled an entire career analyzing and writing about volume. fr-t-tt . p. Volume during most phases of the market will precede prices. This is a hotly contested remark but watching both price and volume can only enhance your timing and decision making. Simply said when .
