December 2015 - The Blog of Adam H Grimes

The early bird… gets stopped out a lot

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:12/15/2015
Post category:Trend Termination
Post comments:2 Comments

One of the themes I've written on recently is that we need to be careful how we think about trend change and end of trend patterns. I think too much…

Reader questions: order types and rules

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:12/14/2015
Post category:Readers Questions
Post comments:1 Comment

Dave asks: "Can you talk a little about order types? Market, limit, and stop orders? Do you work your orders overnight? Do you ever cancel like a stop before it…

The homework rule

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:12/11/2015
Post category:General Comments
Post comments:0 Comments

I've written a series of short posts this week on simple trading rules that can make a difference. I've tried to make this as broad as possible, so that they…

The “why” behind my firm: Waverly Advisors

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:12/10/2015
Post category:General Comments
Post comments:1 Comment

Earlier this week, I sent a note to my email subscribers in which I shared a few thoughts about blogging, the fascination of financial markets, and about my firm, Waverly…

The discipline rule

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:12/09/2015
Post category:Individual Traders / Trader Development
Post comments:8 Comments

You have to be disciplined to trade successfully; we all know that, and it's one of the few pieces of trading advice that might apply universally. No matter what your…

Getting that elusive market feel

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:12/08/2015
Post category:Individual Traders / Trading tools
Post comments:2 Comments

This week, I'm writing a series of short posts on very practical, applied things that you can add to your trading toolkit. I'm trying to select these so that they…

Adding to positions: a simple rule

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:12/07/2015
Post category:General Comments / Individual Traders / Risk Management
Post comments:0 Comments

I want to share a simple rule that has worked well for me over the years. I'll explain the how and why, and then wrap up with some thoughts about…

Mailbag: moving off the simulator, how to think about influences, and more…

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:12/03/2015
Post category:General Comments / Readers Questions
Post comments:2 Comments

I have a little pile of reader's questions here, so let me just get to them. John asks: "Should I use stop or stop limit orders to protect profits and…