[net.invest] WSW Elves

suhre@trwrba.UUCP (Maurice E. Suhre) (01/13/86)

The January 86 issue of the AAII (Am Assn of Individual Investors)
Journal has a two page article by Bob Nurock, designer and "chief elf"
of the Wall $treet Week Technical Market Index.  Lou Ruckeyser
refers to the index as the "elves", which is a play on the "Gnomes of
Zurich".  Quoting from the article:

	When the net balance of indicators equals plus five, a buy
	signal is given; when it equals a minus five, it registers
	a sell signal.

	Using this system, the Technical Market Index has had a 
	creditable record since 1974.  A recent study has proven it
	to be correct 81% of the time in forecasting the Dow Jones 
	industrial average 26 weeks in advance, and 97% of the time
	52 weeks in advance--both highly significant statistical
	readings.

Usual disclaimers.

Maurice

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