Unwired: 3 Reasons NOT to Trade While Traveling
I recently returned from a two week trip to Southeastern Asia. It was the first trip I took where I was completely unwired from...
Market Masters: Managing Risk With Trend Following
Everyone has a little bit of a different philosophy when it comes to following the market and managing risk. Some believe that a buy-and-hold...
Interview With Greg B Davies, Head Of Barclays Behavioural Finance
I recently sat down with Greg B Davies, Managing Director at Barclays to discuss his team's innovative applications of Behavioral Finance. As Head of...
Meaningless Market Noise (And The Signal It’s Giving Right Now)
Closing quotes demurely scrolling across your monitor at the end of a market session rarely ever tell that day's tale.
The long-term or Passive investor...
Market Masters: How Standing On Your Head Can Reduce Investor Bias
by Chris Kimble Warren Buffett famously said he’s not a fan of technical analysis because he got the same answer when he...
Elliott Wave and Planetary Cycles: Where Will Mr. Market Go Next?
Our suspicion from last month that Mr. Market may fight to survive until mid-late April has been confirmed. But now, the S&P 500 (SPX)...
The Doom of Markets
It is the doom of men that they forget.
-- Merlin
Beginning late last Summer, catastrophic market sell off analogs regained their seasonal popularity. Then, out...
Market Masters: Identifying Strong Bases For Explosive Trades
by J.C. Parets Today I want to talk about bases. This is something that rarely gets discussed for whatever the reason, but...
Why Is the Market Playing Defense At All-Time Highs?
Yesterday we examined the medium and long-term outlook of the major US equity indices, laying out the thesis that the nascent weakness in the Russell...
Options Trading In Motion: The 1 by 2 Vertical Options Spread
Looks like a bit of a bounce this morning. I wouldn't make too much of that, though, as Tuesday is often a counter trend...