Hello… Yahoo! Finance only has data on the Value Line Geometric Average going back to January 11, 1985 – but according to this site, the index dates to June 30, 1961. Winning on Wall Street covers May of 1966 through February of 1993. Anyone know how I can get my hands on data prior to …
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This is gonna be quick – I’m getting ready to head out to a concert. I just added a new feature on the site… the ability to sign-in with Facebook. Here’s the deal – *no one* wants to have to create another new username/password for every random site they stumble across on the interwebs. So …
Well, I know I said last September about adding something to visually display data. What can I say, I’m lazy. Now, I FINALLY added a very basic Prime Rate Indicator chart. I was originally doing some pretty cool stuff with Flash, but with all of the static between Apple and Adobe (and the fact that it …
The Prime Rate indicator is now configurable. You can change the threshold ‘high/low’ rate (it’s 8% in the book) and you can choose between either the Value Line Composite Index (Geometric), the S&P 500, or the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Interestingly, setting the threshold to 14% shows significantly improved performance over 8%. Hmmm… need to …
Although it may be hard to tell, we’re making some significant progress with the indicators. We’re just about done with making the Prime Rate Indicator configurable (you will get to change the high/low threshold, as well as the Index). Fortunately, it’s starting to look better (from a results/performance perspective – not necessarily a user interface …
Well, it’s been the better part of a year since our last post – but we’ve finally published the Prime Rate Indicator. The initial results are not good… and it looks like the indicator began falling apart shortly after the book was published. We’ll be working on making this configurable over the next few days. …
I’ve just launched a new site, ZweigModel.com, which will provide an updated examination of Martin Zweig’s Winning on Wall Street. I am planning on blogging throughout the build process, as it might prove interesting as well as provide an opportunity for community participation and direction. I will start with the Prime Rate Indicator (PRI), and …