Then they reviewed each investment and each purchase, separating winners from losers to pinpoint the common patterns.
It may be shaping a cup-with-handle base, one of the most common patterns in winning stocks prior to big price moves.
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According to Mr Williamson, one lesson from organisational theory is the importance of identifying common patterns of behaviour in seemingly disparate situations.
SaaS is making it easier to smooth the way when common patterns do emerge, but the common patterns are much harder to come by than most people expect.
The most common patterns were double tops and bottoms two peaks (or two troughs) at similar prices to each other followed by head and shoulders and inverted head and shoulders.
And by being in the cloud, Lingotek tracks common language patterns and messages.
For example, current mechanical methods are already capable of recognizing vocal patterns common in the early stages of Parkinson's, but the trio hopes to utilize their project for even earlier detection.
The KDDI system, is able to detect more complex behaviour by using analytical software - held on a server back at base - to match patterns of common movements.
That still left 39 behaviour patterns that were common at some sites and absent from others.
Although identical twins tend to share whorls, loops and arches in their fingerprints because of their common heredity, the precise patterns of their prints are not the same.
If we assume monkeys and humans share the same basic mental programming--an assumption some economists refuse to accept--then looking at how monkeys cooperate with each other and consume scarce resources might show certain patterns that are common to all primates.
The way it might work is that the typical replicator will have patterns stored for common things, but the owners of something really special like Bass Ale will figure out a way to encrypt the structure so that they can charge you on a per unit basis.
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In a paper published this month in the journal Molecular and Cellular Proteomics, Buchholz, Spalding and their colleagues showed that after examining 44 teeth from 41 people they could determine ages within about two years--far better than more common methods like looking at patterns of wear and the changes that proteins in the teeth undergo as people age.
Imperial ties affect trade patterns more than membership of a common currency (which boosts trade by only 114%).
"Complex colour patterns such as spots and stripes are common in nature but the way they are formed is poorly understood, " said Dr Kathy Schwinn of the New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research.
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Researchers from New Zealand also analysed how the stripy patterns were formed along the veins of the common snapdragon.
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When choosing pillow patterns, it is wise to have a common thread so that you don't feel as if you've walked into a bazaar upon entering the room.
The pattern is common when La Nina -- the cooler than normal waters in the Eastern Equatorial Pacific -- influences upper air patterns across the southern United States.
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