Donchian Channel Breakout: 10-Year ETF Backtest
A 20-day Donchian channel breakout with a 10-day exit won 48.9% of 184 trades across $SPY, $QQQ, $IWM and $DIA from 2016 to the November 4, 2026 close, and cut the worst drawdown in every case. It still trailed buy-and-hold on price return in all four ETFs, as did the slower 55-day Turtle version.
MACD vs Moving Average Crossover: 9-Year SPY, QQQ Test
A 2017–2026 backtest on Nasdaq.com data shows MACD(12,26,9) exited major tops within two to three se…
Drawdown Recovery Math: SPY, QQQ, IWM, DIA Since 2016
A loss of L needs a gain of L / (1 - L) to break even, so -10% needs +11.1% and -50% needs +100%. Te…
ADX Trend Strength: What 10 Years of ETF Data Show
ADX measures trend strength, not direction, and at the November 4, 2026 close $QQQ read 30.2 with -D…
Risk Reward Ratio and Win Rate: The Break-Even Math
The break-even win rate for any risk-reward ratio is 1 / (1 + R), so a 2:1 setup needs to win more t…
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Markets
- Organigram’s Aurora Bid Sets Up North American Cannabis Takeover Battle
- TSX Rebound Shows How Oil’s Pullback Is Shifting Canadian Sector Leadership
- Stocks Get a Geopolitical Lift as Oil Drops 6% and U.S. Futures Rise
- Marvell-Lumentum’s $115 Billion Deal Puts AI Optical Infrastructure Consolidation in Focus
Economy
- Oil Hits Six-Month Highs as Iran Tensions Raise Supply Risk and OPEC+ Holds Output Steady
- Fed’s Musalem Says Tighter Policy Is Needed Soon After Rate Hold
- Trump Signals Canada Tariff Deal Could Come Soon as Trade Tensions Persist
- Bank of Canada Rate-Hike Outlook Puts TSX Financials and Canadian Dollar in Focus
Analysis
- ATR Stop for QQQ: 2x vs 3x Backtest, 2016-2026
- ATR Trailing Stop for QQQ: Levels at the Nov 2 Close
- Ballard Power Systems Leads TSX Oversold List—but a Signal Is Not a Rebound
- UnitedHealth Stock Falls 1.62% as Golden Cross Signals Potential Trend Shift
Earnings
- Onsemi’s $600 Million Ferric Deal Collides With Weak Guidance and Bigger AI Ambitions
- Crocs Shares Surge 25% as HEYDUDE Returns to Growth and International Sales Beat Estimates
- Phillips 66’s Record Profit Highlights Refining Strength as Crude Prices Fall
- Frontier Airlines’ 71% Airfare Increase Tests the Limits of Consumer Pricing Power
Technology
- CrowdStrike’s $495 Million AI Security Bet Puts Autonomous Defense in Focus
- Oracle’s $20 Billion Stock-and-Bond Fundraising Shows the Cost of the AI Buildout
- DOJ Review of Nvidia’s Hugging Face Deal Raises New AI Antitrust Risk
- Marvell-Lumentum Deal Talks Put AI Data-Center Optics Consolidation in the Spotlight
IPO
- Anthropic IPO Filing Ignites Tech Rally While Founder Control Tests Investors
- TriGemX Bio’s $600 Million SPAC Merger Creates a New Nasdaq Biotech Watchlist Name
- XTEND AI Robotics: Analyzing the Market Implications of Its NYSE Debut
- Hecate Energy's Path to Nasdaq: SPAC Business Combination Update