Parabolic
filter checks any trading signal and validates or invalidates it according
to the market's condition. This condition is determinated by the parabolic
oscillator value :
There
are two kinds of filter :
-
'Flat Market' Filter
: all trading signals are invalidated during flat market,
- 'Trend
Follower' Filter
: a buying signal is valid if bull market is detected and a short-selling
signal is valid on bear market only. All others trades are not valid (no
trades during flat market and no counter-trend trades)...
Filtering
Examples
DJI,
Prices x MA 15
DJI,
Prices x MA 15, 'Flat Market' Parabolic Filter
DJI,
Prices x MA 15, 'Trend Follower' Parabolic Filter
Advantages and Disadvantages of DMI Filter +
Filtering removes a large part of flat market zones (the 'eagle nests'
of the first graphic). - Filtering
also removes the first trades when the market is beginning a trend. For
instance, the 04/09/2001 buying (+11.8 %) is cleared by the filter.