Tag: risk management
Doubling Down On Risk: Why Investors Should Watch Their Reach
In August of 2007 we had one of the first truly large market dislocations that preceded the financial crisis. All at once, a large...
Making Sense Of Today’s Market Risks
There have been several events that have occurred in the last days and weeks that, in my opinion, signify that the inherent market risks...
10 Things Successful Traders Must Quantify
Subjective: Based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions. Proceeding from or taking place in a person’s mind rather than the external...
10 Reasons Traders Lose Money In The Market
With all the fancy charts, fundamental analysis, and experience with price action, you would think that the majority of traders would be profitable. The...
Market Masters: How To Manage An Iron Condor Trade
For many professional option traders, iron condors form the basis of how they generate monthly income. Iron condors are a strategy that allows you...
Managing Risk Through Unforeseen Events
The theory of “black swan events” was originally developed by Nassim Taleb to profile unexpected occurrences or rare events that few were able to...
Connecting The Big Dots: Why It May Be Different This Time
by Jane Hwangbo This is my very first blog entry. As a rule, I try to write in as simple terms as...
Market Masters: The Value Of A Multi-Disciplinary Approach To Investing
by Jesse Felder
“I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.” -Einstein
This quote sums up my investment expertise very well. I have no...
Two Charts That Show Risk Tolerance Is Waning
Useful charts, models, and trading systems should be based on “that makes sense to me” concepts supported by the laws of supply and demand....
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...
