12/28 Forex

• USD/CAD, USD/CHF polarized fractal efficiency (pfe) lines turn down.
• NZD/USD pfe turns up.

	pps	pfe trend	pfe loc	target
EUR/USD				US$1.298
AUD/USD				US$1.019
USD/CAD				C$1.002
USD/JPY				¥82.0
GBP/CHF				SF1.440
GBP/USD				US$1.524
EUR/JPY				¥107.0
AUD/JPY				¥82.8
USD/CHF				SF0.939
NZD/USD				US$0.729
USD/MXN				M$12.212

PPS/PFE Analytical Tools

The analysis uses the daily Person's Proprietary Signal (pps), developed by John Person, and the weekly Person's Pivot, which he also developed.

These are black box signals -- the "proprietary" means that Mr. Person knows how they work under the hood, and I don't. But they have shown a fair degree of success in identifying good entry and exit points, and I find them useful.

For confirmation, the analysis uses an indicator called the polarized fractal efficiency (pfe) technical tool. It uses the fractal math of Benoit Mandelbrot to measure how efficiently move between levels. The higher the efficiency, the more directional the price trend.

The math for the pfe is public knowledge, but it is well above my math knowledge, and so to me is also a black-box signal.

This is a relatively new technical tool, based on fractal math. Investopedia has only a cursory explanation. Wikipedia is silent on the subject. ThinkOrSwim has a fuller explanation.


PPS/PFE Trading Rules

These rules are very preliminary. I’m still trying to figure out how the polarized fractal efficiency signal works.

When Person’s Proprietary Signal (pps) is in bull phase, enter when the polarized fractal efficiency (pfe) turns to an uptrend (pfe trend). A pps signal and pfe uptrend have less strength but greater upside potential when the pfe location (pfe loc) is below -50, and greater strength but less upside potential when the pfe location is above +50.

When the pps in in bear phase, enter when the pfe trend turns down. The set up has less strength but greater downside potential when the pfe loc is above +50, and greater strength but less downside potential when the pfe loc is below -50.

The target is the weekly Person’s Pivot level in the direction of the trend, determined by the pps.

The question is how to treat the pfe when it has flatlined at the top of its range, above 100. My preliminary observations are that the price by then has had a large upward run and tends to present a picture of exhaustion. However, by the description of the pfe, a high level should indicate a continued strong trend.

This is something that i’ll figure out as I go along.


Key to the PPS/PFE tables

column	color	meaning
pps		bull phase
		bear phase
pfe trend		uptrend
		no trend
		downtrend
pfe loc		above +50
		0 to +50
		below 0 to -50
		below -50

Disclaimer

Tim Bovee, Private Trader tracks the analysis and trades of a private trader for his own accounts. Nothing in this blog constitutes a recommendation to buy or sell stocks, options or any other financial instrument. The only purpose of this blog is to provide education and entertainment.


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