What’s Next for the S&P 500?
[dc]L[/dc]et's take a quick look at some developing market structure in the US stock market. First of all, consider the broad context: we are firmly ensconced in summertime trading conditions.…
How Do You Know When You’re Wrong?
[dc]I[/dc] wanted to take a look at a short trade in gold we closed out yesterday in my research report I write for Waverly Advisors. There are a few good…
What Do You Believe?
[dc]I[/dc] want to share an important exercise with you today. The journey along the path to trading mastery can be difficult because it requires some conflicting skills—on one hand, you…
How Good Is Your Plan?
[dc]W[/dc]e've all heard sayings like "to fail to plan is to plan to fail" and "plan the trade. Trade the plan." These are catchy sayings, but, ask yourself, how good…
Meditation: Using a Mantra
[dc]T[/dc]oday, I want to share with you an entirely new way for you to meditate. This short series has, so far, focused on different ways to use your breath as…
Meditation: Going Deeper
[dc]I[/dc]f you have been following along with my previous posts on meditation, you have spent a week or so simply sitting, watching your breath, and letting your mind relax. Many…
Trading the Rally in India: Finding Setups
[dc]T[/dc]oday I want to follow up on my previous posts on the rally in the Indian stock market and think a bit about how to balance technical and fundamental factors.…
Meditation Week 2: Breathe In. Breathe Out
[dc]S[/dc]o, if you read my first article on meditation here, and tried my suggested plan, you have gotten a taste of meditation. (To recap, I suggested sitting for five minutes…
Reader Question: Gaps and Context
Reader Shai suggests a clarification on my last post, specifically concerning the gap and the idea of slippage being a good sign for a trade: Like always great posts. Again,…
Trading the Rally in India: Gaps and Risk
[dc]I[/dc] wanted to follow up on my recent post about trading the rally in India. I ended that post with a question: We were planning to enter EPI (an earnings-weighted…