Context in Pullbacks: What Should Happen?
Pullbacks are a great way to trade. But, with any trade, the problem is that some trades work and some don’t. There are ways to tell which pullbacks are more…
Introducing a New Tool: The MAC Spike
Good tools can help us sort through the mass of market data each day to focus on what matters. Of course, there are many things we might want to filter…
Beyond Notes: Thoughts on Classical Music in the Modern World
This is a follow-up to this post, where I discussed a bit about my journey that started with music, took me far away, and brought me back. As I’ve composed…
How I Trade (part 2/2)
This is a follow-up to this post in which I laid out the conceptual background that supports my trading. In today’s post, I’ll get into specific ideas and structures I…
How I Trade (Part 1 of 2)
Word Count: 1506Estimated Reading Time: 7-8 minutes While I’ve written extensively on trading approaches and market movements, I still get many questions like, “How do you trade?” and “What tools…
Resonance of My Two Worlds: Music & Markets
Estimated time to read: < 5 minutes As many of you know, in addition to my work as a trader in financial markets, I’m also a classically-trained musician. Recently, I’ve…
Bitcoin Seasonal Influences: What Happens When a Myth Meets Data?
Yesterday, I saw someone on Facebook recommending a buy based on a moving average cross. (We already know that moving average signals are not reliable trading signals.) This person was…
Perception vs reality: Lessons from Hudson Session 5
We are a little behind on these write-ups, but I want to share an outline and playback from Hudson Session 5, which was held on 24 June 2023. The Hudson…
Beyond the News: A Dive Into Breakout Behavior
Here are a few quick lessons drawn from today’s (Monday 10/9/23) action in the S&P 500 futures. Of course, we could draw many lessons any time we look at a…
Selective Intraday Trades: A Deep Dive Into the Snap Pullback
Today, I want to share a trade in the S&P futures market. Here’s what I hope you’ll get from this short blog post: A deeper understanding of the snap pullback…
The Art, Science, and Randomness of Technical Analysis: Dive Into Hudson Session #4
Hudson Session #4 took place this past weekend. This installment is part of a series of twelve large-scale, live, interactive presentations, where I delve into a specific chapter of my…
Hudson Sessions Recap: Bucking the Trend of Traditional Market Wisdom
Yesterday, I conducted the third installment of the Hudson Sessions—an interactive series of live talks drawn from my first book, The Art & Science of Technical Analysis. Saturday's session put…
Mastering Market Dynamics: Intraday accumulation
Last week's Hudson Sessions talk was centered on the topic of accumulation and distribution. Today, I'd like to share a follow-up lesson that exemplifies these concepts through a trade I…
Wyckoff Wonders: A Walkthrough of Our Second Hudson Session
Just recently, we held the second installment of the Hudson Sessions — a series of talks dissecting the concepts presented in my first book, The Art and Science of Technical…
Beyond Patterns: Rethinking Candlesticks
In the inaugural Hudson Sessions, I shared a cool new visualization. Some of the viewers found it challenging, and a few even dismissed it as being impossible. I understand! Even…
Catch the replay! The Hudson Sessions: Session 1
This past weekend, I hosted the first of The Hudson Sessions—a series of twelve talks, each focusing on topics drawn from a chapter of my first book, The Art and…