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  • Monthly Archives: September 2015

    September 2015

    Reader question: what’s useful?

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:09/30/2015
    • Post category:Readers Questions

    A reader, Mira, asks an interesting question: I've been going through your blog and podcast and have been surprised at some of the trading tools you don't use that everyone…

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    MarketLife Ep 30 – Market Intuition: what it is and how to get it

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:09/29/2015
    • Post category:Podcast

    This episode takes a look at market intuition--a subject that is a bit difficult to talk about. In response to a number of reader questions, I share some concrete ideas…

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    Who’s on your team?

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:09/28/2015
    • Post category:Individual Traders/Trader Development

    So, I write and talk a lot about the tasks of trading, finding an edge, maintaining that edge, and having the discipline to apply it. Probably and statistics are important…

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    Guest post: How to deal with market uncertainty

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:09/25/2015
    • Post category:Guest Blog/Trader Development

    I was going through comments on my blog recently (and I apologize for not keeping on top of them. It's on my to-do regularly list now!) I came across an…

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    Reader question: what’s the most important thing?

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:09/25/2015
    • Post category:Readers Questions/Trader Development

    Reader Mark asks a beginner's question that might not be such a beginner question after all: Hi Adam. This might seem like a silly beginner question, but what is the…

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    Reader question: how to backtest?

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:09/25/2015
    • Post category:Market Math/Readers Questions

    Reader Jas asked a question about backtesting: I was wondering if you'd be able to advise me on how to back test a strategy on some custom indicators. I'm aware…

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    Reader question: is VWAP useful?

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:09/25/2015
    • Post category:Market Math/Readers Questions

    I received a good question from Brent: I recently watched [a presentation someone else did] about VWAP and they seemed really convinced it was an effective indicator.  I am curious…

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    How to calculate SigmaSpikes?

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:09/25/2015
    • Post category:Market Math/Trading tools/Volatility

    I've received a few questions about how to calculate a measure I have referred to many times here on my blog and in my published research that I call SigmaSpikes.…

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    Seasonality: Ask the right question

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:09/22/2015
    • Post category:General Comments/Market Math

    I've spent many hours over the past few weeks talking with my research clients on the phone. (I think this is an important part of what we do at Waverly…

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    Announcing a new addition to the trading course: learn to trade options

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:09/17/2015
    • Post category:General Comments/The Course

    I'm very excited to announce the next step in the evolution of my free trading course: a solid education in the fundamentals of options trading. I made the decision a…

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    Finding trend days in index futures

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:09/16/2015
    • Post category:Breakout/Volatility

    I've written on this topic before, but we just had a good example in the market, so it's a great time to revisit. Many intraday traders find that most of…

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    MarketLife Ep 29 – The secret of long-term investing (and how to do it well)

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:09/15/2015
    • Post category:Podcast

    Much of my work is focused on active trading and management, but this podcast takes a look at some important ideas and principles behind long-term investing--the secret of long-term investing,…

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    MarketLife Ep 28 – So you want to be a trader? Here’s what you can do next.

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:09/08/2015
    • Post category:Podcast

    This week's podcast picks up where we left off last week, and looks at how to apply the lessons and ideas to your own development as a trader. These two…

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    One, two, three steps to shorting stocks

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:09/02/2015
    • Post category:Pullback

    I want to share a quick short setup in the S&P 500 index today. This is a repeatable pattern, and draws on many elements I have discussed here on my…

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    MarketLife Ep 27 – So you want to be a trader?

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:09/02/2015
    • Post category:Podcast/Trader Development

    For the beginning trader, here are some thoughts and ideas for the first steps of your journey. For a developing trader, or for the successful trader, here is an invitation…

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