How To Focus On Investment Performance… Without “Chasing”
“Past performance is no guarantee of future results,” or a similar iteration, is likely the most common phrase found among investment disclaimers....
Understanding Investor Behavior During Era of 24/7 News Cycle
There is an evolution for individuals learning to play poker that is often captured in the adage ‘Play the player, not your...
5 Practices of Mindful Investors
I started a mindfulness routine a couple years ago, during a particularly stressful period in my life. A daily meditation practice was a life...
Investing Strategies and Insights: The Trend Is Your Friend
Last week we ventured away from our normal market / economics topics and discussed the value of investing advice with a few of the...
3 Questions to Ask About the 200-day Moving Average
All eyes are on the 200-day moving average as the S&P 500, along with many individual stocks, begins to test this key long-term barometer. Why...
Thoughts On Managing Positions Through Volatile Markets
One would think that a topic regarding managing trading/investing positions would be worthy of a long article. Perhaps even a book. Not here. Not today. However, I...
Wait for the Fat Pitch : Buy and Hold vs Active Management
“Ted Williams described in his book, ‘The Science of Hitting,’ that the most important thing – for a hitter – is to wait for...
Quantifying Candlesticks for Trading Systems
Candlesticks are often a trader’s first exposure to technical analysis. As a quantitative system developer for a high frequency and market making firm I can...
6 Interesting Similarities Between Golf and Trading
With another Golf season winding down here in the North East, I decided to put together my thoughts on what I've come to realize...
The Limitations of Max Pain Theory For Options Traders (into Op-ex)
The Max Pain theory suggests that stock and commodity prices will often move towards specific prices on specific option expiration dates. “Max pain” is the price...
