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  • Monthly Archives: October 2011

    October 2011

    Intro To Technical Analysis Course (2/2)

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:10/28/2011
    • Post category:General Comments/Individual Traders/Institutional Managers/Traders

    The conclusion of the plan for ITAC.

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

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:10/26/2011
    • Post category:Individual Traders/Institutional Managers/Traders

    The plan for the Introduction to Technical Analysis Course

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    A Few Trading Rules

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

    [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…

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    How Do You Calculate Volatility In Excel?

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

    How to calculate a simple historical volatility using Microsoft Excel.

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    Ancient Wisdom / Modern Markets

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:10/20/2011
    • Post category:Individual Traders/Psychology/Trader Development

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

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    Managing Gap Openings

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

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

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    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

    A failure test that justifies flipping a long position to a short position.

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    Small Stops, Big Risks?

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

    [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…

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    Two Statistical Studies

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:10/16/2011
    • Post category:General Comments/Individual Traders/Institutional Managers/Traders/Market Math

    [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…

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    Careful With Correlations

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:10/15/2011
    • Post category:Individual Traders/Institutional Managers/Traders/Market Math/Risk Management

    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.

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    What Do You Really Want From the Market?

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

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

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    Know Your Risk

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

    [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…

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    Volatility Compression

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

    [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…

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    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

    [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…

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    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

    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…

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    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

      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.…

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