We an innovative Internet-based trading advisory services and research company
founded in 1993. The Company counts some of North America's top brokerages,
various banks, mutual funds, and other financial institutions among its clients.
Through various affiliate websites, it serves a rapidly growing number of
private traders and investors (currently over 15,000) with subscription-based
trading advice and signals for a variety of products, which cover the gamut from
daily Market Outlook to the trading of index shares to highly specialized
options trading services.
Our Group operates its own research arm, consisting of several
independent development teams, which have to date spent 4 years and several
million dollars on the development of the Company's core product, a unique
system of charting and analyzing intraday volume data for the major
US stock exchanges and indexes. Based on this core product, a series of trading
and advisory products (described below) have been created and marketed;
additional new products are currently under development and in the testing
phase.
The Company's ongoing research efforts continue to be focused
on the advanced analysis and interpretation of stock market volume data and its
increasingly accurate use in predicting short- and long-term market turning
points. Research efforts are applied to the major exchanges, indexes, and
various specialty sub-indexes of the US markets. While almost every trader
"knows a little" about volume, very few have actually studied the issue in depth
and even fewer understand the finer points of "trading on volume". Highlight
Investments Group fills this knowledge gap by providing traders and investors
with unique tools and advisory services to accurately forecast and anticipate
stock (index) price reversals.
1997
In 1997, the Company launched its principal website which quickly became the leading source for volume-based technical analysis on the Internet. In 1999, after a significant research effort and at great capital expense, we introduced its unique JavaVolume™ charting technology. These versatile charts allow the plotting of intraday stock market volume data - a resource never before made available to the trading public. Accurate trading of index shares and options based on volume data has become a reality. This service remains unrivalled, even today.
2001
In 2001, the company launched a further volume-based trading
product that remains unique to this day: daily Market Outlook - an analysis
of the intraday, volume patterns for the NASDAQ 100, S&P 500, and
other major US indexes, as well as specialty sub-indexes. This very popular and
highly successful service is available from the affiliate website at
www.index-day-trading.com.
The year 2001 also saw the launch of a free
newsletter service, where the Company regularly educates its subscribers on
all aspects of volume analysis. For instance, the newsletters discuss the topic
of correctly assessing the current volume behavior of an index in view of
anticipating coming trend reversals.
2002
Just a year later, a further product based on volume
analytics was launched. The site
www.Index-Trading-Systems.com delivers unambiguous, volume-triggered signals
for trading NASDAQ 100 index shares (QQQQ), Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipts
(SPDRs), DOW shares, as well as various mutual funds. This trading advisory
service quickly became a great success. Only six months after its launch in 2002
(using after-close trading signals), and by popular demand, the service was
greatly enhanced to operate with pre-close signals, which can generate higher
returns.
Also in 2002, the Company created a free, interactive on-line
market research service called Stock-Market-Sentiment (www.Stock-Market-Sentiment.com).
On this site, investors and traders are invited to express their opinion on a
variety of market-related issues. For example, they are asked (by the use of
standardized questions) where they think the NASDAQ, the DOW, or the S&P 500
will be in a month's or a year's time. The information thus collected creates a
poll that describes and quantifies current investor sentiment. An ensuing
comparison between the actual market movements and the prevailing investor
sentiment is a highly useful resource with predictive value.
2003
The next product release followed in 2003. The options development team unveiled an advisory service for the trading of options based on the volume behavior of the NASDAQ 100 index shares (QQQ). The successful trading of options remains a mystery that few traders ever solve. Yet the unambiguous options trading signals made available at www.QQQQ-Options-Trading.com, very quickly became one of the Company's leading products, thanks to its consistent, highly profitable track record.
2004
Our new product offering was released in 2004. Intraday charts based on the "advances" and "declines" concept were made available to the trading public on the Internet for the very first time. Several novel (and previously unavailable) charting techniques were introduced with these products. Among them are: (1) advance-decline analysis for the major US indexes and exchanges (not just for the NYSE, as had previously been the case); (2) advance-decline analysis on an intraday level (traditionally, only end-of-day analysis was used); (3) advance-decline indicators for momentum volume, as opposed to compound volume (the traditionally used advance-decline compound volume is difficult to analyze on an intraday level). These innovative indicators open up new possibilities for traders (from novice to professional), as well as for professional technical analysts. They provide a new perspective into market activities and give more confidence to the trader.
2005
We developed and implemented several new and revolutionary volume-based indicators, among them "Selling & Buying Volume (SBV)" and "SBV Oscillators". These sets of indicators have made volume analysis easier to grasp and more visual. Based on our previously developed proprietary technologies, we built new modulated volume indicators that allow users to compare an index's current volume patterns with those found in the past - an approach that was both new and revolutionary. Not only do our SBV indicators categorize volume into "buying volume" and "selling volume" (based on whether the underlying index is moving higher or lower as it generates the volume), they also allow users to see the magnitude and duration of volume surges and relate them to prior volume spikes. Our subscribers quickly embraced the new SBV indicators and made them one of our most popular set of indicators; some traders have adopted them as reliable intraday trading indicators.
2006
Our development team launched a new
service for the trading of uncovered ("naked") options -
www.options-trading-system.com. Signals are issued for the writing of QQQQ
and SPY options based on volume patterns of the underlying NASDAQ 100 index
shares (QQQQ) and S&P 500 index shares (SPY). Thanks to its consistent and
profitable track record, this new signals service was quickly adopted by both
beginning and professional options traders. The new service was also readily
embraced by major online brokerages, some of which include them in their
auto-trading offerings.
In the same year, we also upgraded our older options trading
service -
www.options-trading-system.com. Previously, this service had been restricted
to the trading of QQQQ options; now, the more conservative SPY options were
added. Furthermore, we improved the generation of after-market close signals and
introduced the option of receiving options signals
with immediate notification of subscribers. These changes have substantially
improved overall system performance.
2007
Our Group proved once again that it is
serious about traders' changing requirements. This year, we made further
improvements to our mutual funds signals for funds tracking the NASDAQ 100
index. Previously, such signals had been part and parcel of a bundle for trading
several ETFs (QQQQ, SPDRs, and DIA). In the old package, mutual fund signals had
been more of an afterthought; signals were generated for "long" trades only
(i.e., only for a rising market), and they remained limited to NASDAQ 100
tracking funds. Today, we offer these signals as an independent, full-fledged
service - index-funds-trading. The new signals service is for the direct
trading of Dynamic Rydex and Ultra ProFunds. Our mutual funds signals are thus
no longer limited to NASDAQ 100 funds - you can now trade S&P 500 and DOW funds
as well. In addition, we also added inverse funds to our signals list. This
means our subscribers are no longer limited to trading only the long side of the
market; down trending markets can also be traded. Our improved mutual funds
signals service has become popular in a very short time, particularly among
holders of IRA and 401(k) accounts.
Our team has successfully built a wide
array of trading products, all based on the core competency it has been
developing and nurturing since 1993 - the methodical, time-tested, and skillful
interpretation of stock market volume. Volume-based technical analysis is the
thread that ties together a series of products that at first glance seem only
remotely, if at all, connected. Products range from Market Outlook to technical newsletters to the precise entry and exit points for trading a
specific QQQQ and SPY uncovered option - a wide product range that appeals to
traders of all skill levels and risk tolerances.
In order to continually improve services for its growing
subscribers and to stay ahead of its competition, the Company invests
significant amounts of time and capital every year into the development of new
products and its technology.