June 2014 • The Blog of Adam H Grimes

What’s Next for the S&P 500?

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:06/24/2014
Post category:Failure Test General Comments Risk Management
Post comments:1 Comment

[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?

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:06/20/2014
Post category:General Comments Technical Patterns
Post comments:1 Comment

[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?

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:06/19/2014
Post category:General Comments Individual Traders Psychology Trader Development
Post comments:2 Comments

[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?

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:06/18/2014
Post category:General Comments Individual Traders Trader Development
Post comments:5 Comments

[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

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:06/17/2014
Post category:General Comments
Post comments:0 Comments

[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

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:06/11/2014
Post category:General Comments
Post comments:6 Comments

[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

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:06/09/2014
Post category:General Comments Individual Traders Institutional Managers/Traders Technical Patterns
Post comments:1 Comment

[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

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:06/03/2014
Post category:General Comments
Post comments:1 Comment

[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

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:06/03/2014
Post category:Breakout General Comments Readers Questions
Post comments:0 Comments

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

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:06/02/2014
Post category:Breakout General Comments Risk Management
Post comments:0 Comments

[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…