2011 • The Blog of Adam H Grimes

[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

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

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

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

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

[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

[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

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

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

[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

[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

[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

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…