How To Take Advantage Of The Earnings Catalyst
A catalyst can provide what most traders I know prefer…volatility, or a higher than average increase in price movement.
Trading Catalysts can range from potential...
Backtesting The VXST VIX Ratio For Trading The S&P 500
Last week, we took a dive into a key volatility ratio that traders can use for timing equity trades.
Recap: In last week's article, we...
What The VXST:VIX Volatility Ratio Is Saying About Stocks Now
With the lack of a buyable stock market dip dominating the financial news (see: WSJ's "Markets’ Steady Climb in 2017 Defies Historic Odds"), many...
What Does “Edge” Look Like?
Everyone talks about edge and every successful trader I know has one (most have a few trading edges or more). However, what does "edge"...
Investing Trends: Why It Pays To Stay In The Now
A Simple And Powerful Concept
Eckhart Tolle’s New York Times Best Seller The Power Of Now has sold over 3 million copies worldwide and has...
Options Education: How To Trade Put Ratio Spreads
The put ratio spread is generally considered a neutral options trading strategy, although it has the ability to make a profit in up, down...
Three Strategies For Buying The Dip
Buying the dip in any stock or index can be a difficult task for an active investor. Not only do you have to worry...
Turnaround Tuesday: Wall Street Cliche Or Trading Edge?
What is Turnaround Tuesday? Is it a Wall Street cliché, media company selling headline, or verifiable trading edge? Maybe all of the above, depending...
System Traders: The Noise Test and Lying Backtests
Can you trust a backtest?
Below is a simple strategy that uses intermarket signals from the Japanese Yen to trade US 30 Year Bond Futures.
It...
Amgen Stock (AMGN): A Near-Term Outlook With DeMark Indicators
As many of you know, I use DeMark indicators in my analysis. Sometimes tweets and posts come off a bit terse, as it is...
