The global financial landscape is ever-changing. And each year new themes and trading setups emerge. But taking advantage of these opportunities in depends on your ability to see the setups and develop trading strategies that conform to your skills set.
Here are some awesome reads from around the web. Hope you enjoy this weeks Top Trading Links.
Market Insights
- @PeterLBrandt digs into the numerous major patterns in global market indices. He also points out many of these moves, like the ones in Europe, are based on currency depreciation.
- @allstarcharts looks at the fresh breakout in India. It appears setup well for a great 2015. Actually, the whole region looks pretty promising.
- @ukarlewitz digs into the recent BAML manager survey. There’s telling data from across the board and we’re seeing some extremes in Japanese equities and Long term bonds.
- @thereformedbroker dives into the varying strategies of McDonalds and Chipotle. how these managements think and operate is incredible. It’s a main reason why there’s an advantage to invest in companies that are run by founders.
- Mcoscillator.com is sharing an interesting series on deficits. In this post, they look at tax receipts divided by GDP. They suggest we are near a level where a recession can start. Is it anything more than conjecture? Who knows, but it’s an interesting study.
Trading Craft Insights
- @awealthofcs shares some thoughts on Bill Gross’ investor’s alarm clock theory. It’s so important to understand yourself as a trader or investor; we all have certain repeating tendencies that we need to track for our trading strategies to be successful.
- @steenbab discusses deliberate practice and shares a daily review method. As Brett notes, constant review and evaluation is important for any craft, but it’s only helpful if you’re able to learn from that information.
- @MikeBellafiore shares how to build your trading edge. It’s a nice outline specifically for newer traders. If that’s you, read it!
Educational Insights
- @sirmarket shared this excellent TED talk by James Altucher. James is one of a kind and always has some good tidbits on our emotional well-being and perspective.
- @crosshairtrader shared this great piece from Life letter café on building mental toughness. My favorite bit is ‘don’t confuse memories with facts’. That’s so easy to do, especially when it comes to telling yourself ‘I knew I should’ve taken that trade’.
Thanks for reading and have a great weekend!
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