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T his issue is something of a milestone, in that it marks the end of Technical Analysis Volume 1 and the
beginning of a new year. Even more important, this is the first time we have asked for subscription
renewals. Until now the bulk of our reader feedback has been positive and encouraging. At this point in
time several hundred of our subscribers (those that opted to start their subscriptions with the October
1982 issue) have or will be receiving renewal information in the mail. In the first two weeks after our
renewal billing we have developed a backlog of orders for back issues, binders and of course computer
disks. Our bookkeeper has developed the habit of mumbling and your publisher has decided that TA is
here to stay. What is particularly impressive is the large percentage of re-subscribers that have preferred
to extend their subscription for multiple years. We, for there is quite a crew, at Technical Analysis thank
you. As you may realize TA has not been widely publicized except by word-of mouth and direct mail
tests. For this reason your enthusiasm for Technical Analysis has had a direct impact on the resounding
acceptance that we have enjoyed. Now that I know we will be able to continue publishing Technical
Analysis, we can concentrate on broader subject coverage.
In our next issue we will take a look at the possibility of using a professional money manager. I'm sure
that most TA subscribers have a strong propensity to trade their own accounts, but wouldn't it be nice at
times to just leave the driving to them? How about an article comparing simple moving averages versus
exponential moving averages and a little mathematics about how to convert from one to the other. For
those who are inclined towards using a computer we will be publishing an update to "TRIX" (Triple
Exponential Smoothing Oscillator) to simplify it's optimization. And, the start of a new series about a
forecasting technique referred to as Maximum Enthropy. Maximum Enthropy combines 90% of Fourier
Analysis cyclical ability with an accuracy of an ARIMA Box and Jenkins stochastic forecast, but is faster
and much less confusing. Our review section will continue by covering two software packages:
Compu-Trac and GannTrader I.

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