How Value At Risk (VaR) Reporting Works For Banks Today
Value at Risk (VaR) was much maligned immediately after the crisis but it still plays a fundamental role in banks’ risk management today. Its...
Why Traders Should Consider The Other Side Of The Trade
Think you’ve found the perfect trading setup? A textbook bull flag ready to take off? An exhausted gap just begging for an opportunistic short?
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4 Core Beliefs That Define My Trading “Edge”
A while back I was honored to write a post for the "Market Masters" series on See It Market. But today marks my first official post...
Why Core Tier 1 (CET1) Is Important To Banks and Investors
In my last two articles we looked at the Liquidity Coverage Ratio and Net Stable Funding Ratio. These are important liquidity standards and the...
Why Trading Is Harder Than One Thinks
Being a trader is not just a numbers game, it is a way of thinking, analyzing and outsmarting all the other players in the...
Why Market Ratios Deserve A Place In Your Trading Toolkit
Many traders, especially when first starting out, focus on the individual chart of whatever they are trading. If you’re trading the S&P 500, watch...
10 Reasons Bull Markets SteamRoll Bears
Sure all bull markets have pullbacks. And it's not uncommon for bull markets to have a few corrections. But each one breeds more bears with...
Trading In The Information Age: Adjusting To “Quick Fix” Markets
Our society seemingly has given way to shorter time frames. We simply revel in looking at the next minute rather than "tomorrow". In this fast-paced...
The Anatomy Of A Trader: Holding True To Your Trading Time Frames
The past 5 months have been fairly volatile. The market swings up and down have been swift and momentous, highlighting the many twists and...
Net Stable Funding Ratio: Avoiding A Northern Rock Scenario
More bite size banking insights today. In my last article we looked at the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, this time we will consider the Net...
