Research method
Chart scale analysis
Chart scale analysis is a canonical archive-taxonomy method; this registry entry defines its inputs, output and use boundary.
- Output
- Signal
- Input
- OHLC price structure and chart scale
- Horizon
- From intraday to several weeks
- Best use
- Turn a repeatable chart condition into a falsifiable trade hypothesis.
- Input: OHLC price structure and chart scale.
- Output: signal.
- Use boundary: Turn a repeatable chart condition into a falsifiable trade hypothesis.
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How the method is built, and where it has been read
Depends on
Often reviewed together
Point and figure chart5 readings
Read in the archive14 readings
1982Constructing semi-log scales for trend channels1988Treat a suspected bend as a construction test1989Constructing percentage-box point-and-figure charts1989Constructing point-and-figure objectives across chart scales1991Unfinished point-and-figure until filter, scale, and pivots measure percent1992A logarithmic point-and-figure construction with weekly breadth scores1995Constructing a least-squares trend channel with two-standard-deviation rails1995Percentage boxes turn a three-box reversal into a scale decision2003Log scale trendlines and compound growth2007Trendline and channel construction on linear versus log scales2012Constructing trend-intensity overlays across chart scales2015Index drawdown caps, chart-scale stops, and leverage2016Evaluating breakouts by share-price band2016Constructing chart scale with a golden-rectangle aspect ratio
This registry entry describes a research method. It is not investment advice and does not make a performance claim.