October 2011 - The Blog of Adam H Grimes

Intro To Technical Analysis Course (2/2)

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:10/28/2011
Post category:General Comments / Individual Traders / Institutional Managers/Traders
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The conclusion of the plan for ITAC.

Intro to Technical Analysis Course: The Plan (1/2)

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:10/26/2011
Post category:Individual Traders / Institutional Managers/Traders
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The plan for the Introduction to Technical Analysis Course

A Few Trading Rules

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:10/25/2011
Post category:General Comments / Individual Traders / Institutional Managers/Traders
Post comments:8 Comments

[dc]I[/dc]n doing the preparation and background work for the book, I found a set of rules for a swing trading system I traded for many years. I thought I would…

How Do You Calculate Volatility In Excel?

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:10/21/2011
Post category:Individual Traders / Institutional Managers/Traders / Market Math
Post comments:47 Comments

How to calculate a simple historical volatility using Microsoft Excel.

Ancient Wisdom / Modern Markets

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:10/20/2011
Post category:Individual Traders / Psychology / Trader Development
Post comments:2 Comments

Wisdom from ancient Eastern texts offer guidance for modern traders in all markets.

Managing Gap Openings

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:10/19/2011
Post category:General Comments / Individual Traders / Risk Management
Post comments:3 Comments

Gap openings can present both danger and opportunity to swing traders. You need a plan for handling these volatile and potentially dangerous events.

Current Technical Situation: S&P 500

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:10/18/2011
Post category:Failure Test / General Comments / Individual Traders / Institutional Managers/Traders / Technical Patterns
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A failure test that justifies flipping a long position to a short position.

Small Stops, Big Risks?

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:10/17/2011
Post category:General Comments / Individual Traders / Market Math / Risk Management
Post comments:10 Comments

[dc]S[/dc]ome of the most persistent myths about trading revolve around the idea of low-risk trades. You will often hear traders say that they took a trade because the risk was…

Two Statistical Studies

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:10/16/2011
Post category:General Comments / Individual Traders / Institutional Managers/Traders / Market Math
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[dc]I[/dc] want to share two statistical "studies" with you. Both of these were done this weekend, using the cash S&P index from 1/2/1987 - 10/14/2011. Both show a strong and…

Careful With Correlations

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:10/15/2011
Post category:Individual Traders / Institutional Managers/Traders / Market Math / Risk Management
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A casual understanding of mathematical concepts can often lead to incorrect conclusions. This post shows that the direction of markets on charts does not necessarily reveal anything about the correlation between those two markets.

What Do You Really Want From the Market?

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:10/14/2011
Post category:General Comments / Individual Traders
Post comments:5 Comments

A look at the true reasons and motivations behind our trading.

Know Your Risk

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:10/13/2011
Post category:Individual Traders / Institutional Managers/Traders / Risk Management
Post comments:4 Comments

[dc]"F[/dc]irst, know your risk." Every trader has heard this, and for good reason: It truly is one of the most important elements of successful trading. Amateur traders get into a…

Volatility Compression

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:10/12/2011
Post category:Individual Traders / Institutional Managers/Traders / Technical Patterns / Volatility
Post comments:8 Comments

[dc]I[/dc] will write more about this in the future, but I want to introduce you to an important concept called volatility compression. From a theoretical perspective, markets tend to operate…

Anatomy of a Trade: Nested Pullback in ANR

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:10/10/2011
Post category:General Comments / Individual Traders / Institutional Managers/Traders / Nested Pullback / Technical Patterns
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[dc]I[/dc] want to share with today an example of an actual trade I made in September. Two points before we begin: this is, perhaps, a slightly complex example. If you…

The Art and Science: A Deeper Look (2/2)

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:10/10/2011
Post category:Individual Traders / Institutional Managers/Traders / The Book
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This is the second post in a two-part series, taking a deeper look at the contents of my new book, The Art and Science of Technical Analysis, to be published…

The Art and Science: A Deeper Look (1/2)

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:10/09/2011
Post category:Individual Traders / Institutional Managers/Traders / The Book
Post comments:7 Comments

PART I: THE FOUNDATION OF TECHNICAL TRADING CHAPTER 1: THE TRADER’S EDGE Most losing traders lose because they do not truly understand the nature of the challenge before them.…