Edgeware FastGraph Version 3 Manuel d'utilisateur

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10 A FastGraph run icon will be created in your Windows Programs environment. Click the FastGraph icon as you would to launch any application. Re

115.0 FastGraph Quick Start FastGraph is run from the Windows environment and your installation should have cre-ated an icon under Programs when y

12File Name When the File Name button is selected the following menu will appear: This menu allows you to find and load the appropriate file.

13and the far right icon brings up the Calculations Screen. These icons will be described later in the chapter. Loading FastTrack Data Note: When y

14 A fund can be found by typing the fund symbol as you did the family name. To select multiple fund names FastGraph uses the standard Windows sele

15 After loading data from the select file, the data can be reviewed in a spread sheet by se-lecting the Data screen icon. Going to the Data screen i

16 Graph This tool bar icon allows the user to produce a graph. When the icon item is selected FastGraph will go into a graphing mode and bring

17Changing the Time Period Displayed The slide bar at the bottom of the graph can be used to view different graph start and stop times. Changing th

186.0 Analyzing FastBreak Output FastBreak summary files can be analyzed using FastGraph, and this is where the real power of FastBreak can be reali

19In this example, the + symbols represent test cases holding one fund, and the * symbols represent three funds. The first thing to notice is the lar

2Disclaimer and License Agreement The information that FastGraph provides is only part of the information needed for a good investment program. Con

20 Now it becomes clear that holding one fund can have a return of more than 5% per year when compared to holding three funds. However, it is also

21Finally, what are the best parameters to use for buy and sell ranking? The values that gave the best annual return may not be the best choice beca

22 The areas can be further evaluated by looking at UPI, UI, S/Y etc. The following graph was made by selecting UPI as the Data Field: All region

237.0 Analyzing FastWays Output FastWays is a FastTrack add-on product (see Resources Chapter for more information) that can evaluate a variety of F

24Note: If you have any doubt about the effectiveness of this AccuTrack strategy here are the buy and hold values for each fund and the S&P 500 i

25Ways runs using your fund of choice and switch between different indexes. Next, load these FastWays files into FastGraph, sort, and compare the di

26Selecting Switches per Year give the following graph: The number of switches is a reasonable 2-4 per year for the most favorable Ma. Finally, c

27FastWays Example #3 - MACD Since the functions that FastWays evaluates have different number of parameters Fast-Graph changes the graph selection

288.0 Analyzing FastTrack Data The FastGraph Main screen changes dramatically when FastTrack Funds & FNU Files is selected as the Data Type:

29 This graph makes it much easier to compare multiple funds and indexes. FastTrack Example #2 - Exponential Moving Average/Adaptive Moving Avera

3Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction... 4 2.0 Upgrade Notes ...

30The following graph was made with a 50 day EMA and is displayed for a period of two years: The Adaptive Moving Average (AMA) can be displayed in

31 FastTrack Example #4 - Bollinger Bands Bollinger Bands are used by many technical analysts. See Appendix A for an explana-tion of how Bollinger

32FastTrack Example #5 - Candlestick Charts Many traders use Candlestick charts to make trades. Candlestick charts are built using daily open, high

33 FastTrack Example #6 - Point & Figure Charts Point & Figure (P&F) charting is a technique that has been around for a century. Re-ce

34This menu will allow you to change the box size values (the defaults are from the Dorsy book which is listed in the Resource chapter) and the Box R

35FastTrack Example #7 - Correlation Analysis Correlation Analysis allows the comparison of funds and indexes to determine how closely related they

36The following chart shows the low, even negative correlation between Fidelity Select Air Transportation and Select Energy Service. The type of cor

37This chart shows the low to very negative correlation between the value of the dollar and the price of gold. This would tend to support the common

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399.0 MEM for Cycle Analysis A larger number of market technicians use cycle analysis in their trading. Proponents of cycle analysis will claim th

41.0 Introduction First, a little background. FastGraph is a product of Edge Ware, Inc. which was founded by brothers, Ken and Nelson Huck. Ken is

40 This is a very busy screen. The top half of the screen has the NAV of the index and a moving average line. The bottom half of the screen contai

41point may be when the NAV trades above the trendline and the dominant period goes to 50 days. Spectrum The spectrum in the upper right porti

42These move along the graph lines as you click the icons. In the lower right corner of the MEM screen you will see: This is the legend for vario

43The red NAV line to the right of the * is a 10 day price prediction based on the current spectrum analysis. You can look at past price predictions

44 When the chart starts on the left the dominant period is fifty days, and therefore a trend mode. In this case it is a down trend and the NAV dro

4510.0 Making Simulated Index Funds Index fund investing has become very popular and some of the new index fund products actually leverage the index

46plier. The last issue is to input a starting NAV value for you simulated index. This value isn't very critical because FastTrack and FastBre

4711.0 Calculate Advance/Decline Lines FastGraph can calculate the Advance/Decline (A/D) line for both the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and a user

4812.0 Composite Timing Signal Analysis There are no perfect market timing signals. Some users have found that better results are obtained by usin

49 We suggest you use the default suffix. Then click on the save button. Next, enter the starting and ending dates for the period to be analyzed.

52.0 Upgrade Notes Below are a few changes to the manual that reflect the enhancements made with Version 3.0 of FastGraph. FastGraph now loads all

50 From this graph we see that we get the best annual return when we “Buy” with any three of the four signals in the market. We would sell if ther

51 This graph needs some explanation. This graph indicates the best results are obtained when a Buy is made when any 3 OR MORE signals are on a bu

52 Now click on the Make Signal FNU box which will bring up menus that allows you to fill in the file name, title and symbol name: We can also mak

5313.0 Frequently Asked Questions Q) Just because a particular strategy works well in back testing, what guarantee is there that that is will work

5414.0 Resources The Edge Ware Internet web site (www.edge-ware.com) is a good place to visit. Other items of interest will be posted as they becom

55Appendix A - Technical Discussion Parabolic Stop The parabolic stop system was developed by Welles Wilder and is documented in many books on tech

56Where: X = A simple moving average = ΣXi / N Xi = The daily NAV for days = 1, N N = Total number of days for the calculation. The recommend

57data intensive and this chapter will give a brief overview. Anyone with a deeper interest is directed toward the Edgars book. The HE works with “

63.0 Technical Support and Upgrades Note: Do not call Investors FastTrack for technical support. Do not use the 800 order line number for technical

7 Go to our web site and download the latest upgrade, if one exists Upgrades We provide minor upgrades to FastGraph on our web site, and if you e

84.0 Installing FastGraph Note: We have found that FastGraph installs with the least number of problems when the installation is made just after boo

95) The second screen you will see is: The setup program is asking the name of the drive and directory where FastGraph is to be installed. The