The CBOT will host an Advanced Technical Trading Strategies Workshop January 29 through February 2nd, 2007 with Dan Gramza.  This five day course will be held from 2:30pm to 5:30pm on each day and will examine standard and unique applications of a variety of technical trading techniques including various proprietary approaches.  Over 15 different proprietary methods of applying mathematical studies will be examined in detail.  These techniques will be applied to current markets selected by the attendees.  Both conservative and aggressive trading strategies will be covered.

Topics include:

• What Do You Want From A Technical Trading Strategy?
• Essential Considerations When Combining Technical Trading Techniques
• Disparity Analysis of Technical Trading Techniques

• Speed Lines
• Gann Time/Price Angles
• Andrews’ Pitchfork                                            

Section 3: Volume Analysis

• Volume Displays
• Cumulative Volume
• On Balance Volume
• Average Balance Volume
• Variable Accumulation Distribution
• Volume Accumulation Oscillator

Section 4: Elliott Wave

• Wave Construction
• Exercises

Section 5: Price Overlay Studies

• Parabolic
• Bollinger Bands
• Keltner Channel
• MESA Studies

Section 6: Oscillators

• Oscillator Characteristics
  
• Range Based Oscillators
  Stochastics
  RSI
  Directional Movement Index
  Average Directional Movement Index
  Accumulation Distribution
  Williams % R
  
• Zero Based
  Acceleration
  High/Low Oscillator
  Moving Average Convergence/Divergence
  MACD Oscillator
  Moving Average Momentum
  Directional Movement Oscillator
  
• Oscillator Applications

About the instructor:
Daniel Gramza is President of Gramza Capital Management, Inc. and DMG Advisors, LLC.  He is a trader, international consultant, educator and the trading advisor to the St. Croix hedge fund.  He is published internationally and is completing two books "Trading in the Eye of the Storm" and " The Handbook of Japanese Candle Trading Strategies".  Daniel has appeared on CNN's "Moneyline" program, Reuters TV, Bloomberg TV and WCIU-TV in Chicago.  Daniel develops and presents public and private courses worldwide, and has presented courses to traders from over 20 exchanges, 350 institutions, and 30 countries.  Daniel was a member of the Chicago Rice and Cotton Exchange and an adjunct faculty member of the Illinois Institute of Technology's Master program in Financial Markets and Trading.  He earned a B.S. in Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. in International Finance from DePaul University, graduating with honors.

Registration:
The cost for the full five days is $325.  The course is offered free to CBOT members.     

To register for this course online click here.

For questions, email educationandtraining@cbot.com or call 312-435-3478. Seating is limited. Registrations will be taken on a strict first come, first serve basis.