Seasonal Market Indicators: Explanation

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Let's say we've just ended the month of February. You look at our historical seasonal data for the month of March and see that cheaply-priced stocks tend to fare well in March. Then you look at our most current data in text format and search for cheap stocks.

The above logic is fine. However, if you intend to screen stocks via our proprietary indicators, you should be aware that these indicators are sensitive to the period of time to be forecasted. A cheap stock is a cheap stock regardless of whether you're looking to day trade or hold for a year, and the same goes for moving averages and the like, but our proprietary indicators will vary according to the period to be forecasted. Thus, we need files for daily data, full month data, and quarterly data.

Obviously you don't want to use a moving average that's not current. Use the monthly data (.txt) files only at the beginning of a month, and the quarterly files only at the beginning of a quarterly period, and remember that the proprietary indicators are sensitive to the period to be forecasted.

To download the files, just go to "File" in your browser (Netscape or Explorer) and choose "Save As". Save the files as text, and then you simply view and manipulate the data in a spreadsheet program like Excel.

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