This does not look like that
I write a lot of words, but sometimes words aren't really necessary. I'll just leave you a look at the current chart of the S&P 500 index (daily), alongside the chart from last year. This suggests that the market environment may have changed, perhaps? Do you see why I...
Reader question: is anyone worried?
In a Facebook discussion group I run, Dan asked if anyone was worried about the market. In this own words: I know you guys are robots who play the tape, but is anyone worried about recession/crash like action? My emotions have been a wreck oct/nov. Should have gone to...
S&P 500 futures activity by time of day
Most people know that stock markets tend to be much more active on the open and close, and are often "dead" in the middle of the day. This is important information for everyone. For intraday traders, the need to focus trading activity on the open and close is obvious....
How do you know if you’re chasing a trade or not?
FOMO (fear of missing out) is a killer in the markets. One of the surest ways to lose money is to miss a trade, get frustrated, and then bang into a bunch of bad trades trying to make up for your miss. These emotions lead to many mistakes. This is why we often advise...
When is a recovery not a recovery?
At the end of last week (week ended 11/9/18), many technical analysis were pointing to "recoveries" in Europe and Asian stock indexes. The observation was that most global stock indexes had rallied over the past two weeks and were holding above lows. Throw in some...
When percents fail
Let's think a bit about "signal generation". When we test something in the market what we're looking for is an answer to "What happens after _______ occurs?" This is really the essence of all backtesting and system development--that question covers everything from...
TradeLab: Reviewing some recent trades we published
I firmly believe the best trading lessons come from the market... and the best of the best trading lessons come from your own work and trading. Let me share some recent trades we published for our MarketLife clients. Below, you'll find every trade we published as part...
ChartSchool: trading the Anti
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