September 2016 - The Blog of Adam H Grimes

Coming soon…

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:09/30/2016
Post category:General Comments
Post comments:2 Comments

I just wanted to take a few minutes here at the end of the week and share some things I'm working on. Some of these things you will see soon,…

Forecasting volatility

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:09/29/2016
Post category:Volatility
Post comments:3 Comments

A lot of the questions I get from people are about volatility--how to measure it, how to trade, and even, in a basic level, what it means. I recently added…

Five steps to creativity

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:09/20/2016
Post category:Psychology
Post comments:8 Comments

Our culture has an interesting relationship with creativity. On one hand, we hold creative artists in high regard, but many people secretly laugh at the arts as a career choice.…

Are beliefs all that matter? Thoughts on trading psychology

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:09/14/2016
Post category:Psychology
Post comments:5 Comments

Here's an interesting question on a controversial topic--trading psychology. Reader Rob sent me a note asking: Hi. I hope you can help me with a question. I am a developing…

What happens after big spikes in the VIX?

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:09/12/2016
Post category:Market Math / Volatility
Post comments:10 Comments

I ran a quick study this morning to look at what happens to stock market volatility following large single day volatile events. Note that we are looking at market volatility…

Evaluating a trade edge: is it good or not?

Post author:AdamHGrimes
Post published:09/08/2016
Post category:General Comments / Market Math
Post comments:2 Comments

This will be the last post in a short series in which we have looked at ways to quantify and to understand a trading edge. This series was motivated by…