Use 1970s to See Road Ahead... Financial Sense's Chris Puplava explores the 1970s secular bear market in stocks, compares that environment to today's market environment, derives insightful observations on trading & risk management... "One tool in the risk management tool box that served well during the 1970s was using the weekly 15/40 exponential moving average (EMA) cross system. Sell signals are given when the 15-week EMA crosses below the 40-week EMA and buy signals are given when the 15-week EMA crosses above the 40-week EMA. The performance of this EMA system during the 1970s below highlights its effectiveness as a solid risk management tool."... http://www.financialsense.com/Market/cpuplava/2010/0311.html (4*)