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Managing Trading Decisions Using The True Strength Index –An Applied Study

Wisam Shfiq Hassn, Dr. Ayad Taher Mohammed

Volume: 12 Issue: 1 2022

Abstract:

The purpose of this research is to test the ability of the true strength index To time and manage trading in the financial market to select the best stocks and achieve a higher return than the Simple buy and hold strategy. And To achieve the objectives of the research, it relied on the main hypothesis, which is By using the True Strength Index to manage trading decisions buying and selling, can be achieved higher returns than the buy and hold strategy . The research community has been identified with all stocks listed on the Iraq Stock Exchange. Implementing the financial research tests requires selecting a sample from the research community that fulfills the test requirements according to a number of conditions So (38) companies were nominated to be the research sample It was distributed by (17) companies in the banking sector. and (2) companies in the insurance sector, and (4) companies in the service sector, and (7) companies in the industrial sector, and (6) companies in the hotel and tourism sector, and one company in the telecommunications sector, And one company in the agricultural sector, This sample constituted approximately (30%) of the research community of (128) companies. The research period extended from (1/2/2016) to (31/12/2021), by Using financial and statistical methods, the research reached a number of conclusions, the most important of which are Trading can be timed and managed successfully using the True Strength Index and using it with General historical information can achieve returns that exceed the returns of buy and hold.

DOI: http://doi.org/10.37648/ijrssh.v12i01.009

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