James Hyerczyk

• The data game

  By James Hyerczyk  |  August 1, 2011

  How historical contracts are combined to form a continuous chart can be confusing. Here are some of the most popular methods

• Trading lesson: How to pick a bottom

  By James Hyerczyk  |  August 1, 2010

  One of the hardest things to do in trading is picking a bottom. While some think it’s a folly to try and no strategy will work every time, with care and preparation, you can pick some off for profits.

• Continuous data: Not so easy

  By James Hyerczyk  |  July 15, 2008

  Futures contracts have finite lives. They start trading. They trade. They expire. This creates a natural hurdle for building long-term price charts. Analysis cannot extend backward through time

• Without warranty

  By James Hyerczyk  |  July 15, 2008

  • “All material on the software is provided in good faith. It is derived from sources believed to be accurate. The supplier and its associates do not make any representation or warranty as to the

• Missing the point

  By James Hyerczyk  |  July 15, 2008

  Below is an actual response from a data vendor when they were pressed for notification of prior data changes. This is indicative of the attitude among many vendors today that data are one of the

• In defense of data

  By James Hyerczyk  |  July 15, 2008

  Just as there is no such thing as being a little bit pregnant, there’s no such thing as data being a little bit wrong. Old-school chartists appreciate this importance of the efficacy of data. When