Frequently Asked Questions

Over the course of my trading career, I studied many different trading methodologies including the work of Gartley, Elliott, Babson, Schabacker, Edwards and Magee and Dr Andrews (amongst others). I was particularly interested in methodologies that helped to identify risk and potential forecast targets.

The Elliott wave principle can be used as a forecasting tool. The rules and guidelines are well defined, but the numerous permutations for complex corrective structures can be very confusing and it is not uncommon for experienced analysts to give different wave interpretations for the same price structure. This can be very frustrating for traders.

I have developed methodologies for applying median line analysis to the Elliott wave principle, but will only use it if the patterns are reasonably clear. Similarly, for classical chart patterns. Once I studied median line analysis, something clicked and I have never looked back. For me, median line analysis takes priority with all my trading and investing.

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Traders, investors, fund managers, analysts and enthusiasts who either want to join a community who use median line analytics, or who wish to learn about median line analytics and how it can be applied to any market in multiple timeframes for trend assessment, defining potential roadmaps for price and for risk evaluation.

Median line analytics can be applied to intraday charts for day trading, but TradingMotives’ reports generally focus on finding longer term trades that can last from several weeks to several years.

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The reports cover non US indices, but the equities are generally US based (some of which might be foreign, but listed on the NYSE. ETF’s with foreign equity composition (like EEM) are also reviewed from time to time if they are trending.

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Absolutely not. Median Line Analytics can be applied on its own merits without any reference to the Elliott wave principle. TradingMotives does not teach the Elliott wave principle but is very familiar with it. The interest in Elliott’s work stemmed from the ability to use the principle for price forecasting. Dr. Andrews was aware of R N Elliott’s work, but he did not use the Elliott wave principle in his own work.

If you are familiar with the Elliott wave principle, Median Line Analytics can be applied to all impulsive and corrective wave structures and this can be much more effective than the channelling guidelines suggested by Elliott.

Median Line Analytics provides a potential “roadmap” for price and this should help to keep you on the right side of the market (and count) in real time.

TradingMotives places highest priority on Median Line Analytics and will only consider an Elliott wave pattern if it is recognizable and compatible with the Median Line Analytics.

The body of knowledge for the definition of classical chart patterns like head and shoulder, rectangle continuation, etc, can be found in the two books – Richard W. Schabacker “Technical Analysis and Stock Market Profits” and Edwards and Magee “Technical Analysis of Stock Trends”. However, TradingMotives does not always follow the trading tactics and strategies contained in those references because there are lower risk trading methodologies for trading many of the respective patterns using Median Line Analytics.

Dr. Andrews also developed his own projection methodologies for use on rectangular continuation patterns and this is what TradingMotives uses when these patterns emerge.