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    Read more about the article Join me in a new series of talks on the Art & Science of Trading

    Join me in a new series of talks on the Art & Science of Trading

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:04/21/2023
    • Post category:General Comments

    Over the next few months, I will be hosting a series of talks in which I will discuss each chapter of my first book, The Art and Science of Technical…

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    Read more about the article When you meet the Buddha on the road…

    When you meet the Buddha on the road…

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:03/28/2023
    • Post category:General Comments/Trader Development

    “While you are walking on the road, if you happen to meet the Buddha, you must kill him.” So reads one of the more enigmatic teachings in Zen Buddhism (attributed…

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    Read more about the article Markets Unlocked 3/27/23: Dueling timeframes and influences

    Markets Unlocked 3/27/23: Dueling timeframes and influences

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:03/25/2023
    • Post category:General Comments

    One of the critical questions traders must answer is how to reconcile conflicting information. If we are seeing markets clearly, there are always factors and arguments to be made for…

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    Read more about the article Markets unlocked 2/27/23: Monitoring weakness

    Markets unlocked 2/27/23: Monitoring weakness

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:02/25/2023
    • Post category:General Comments/Markets Unlocked

    Stocks were once again weak last week. While it's easy to extrapolate whatever the market is doing into infinity, it's important to put the move in context. This, in fact,…

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    Read more about the article A big blog post: music, creativity, trading, a new book, and more

    A big blog post: music, creativity, trading, a new book, and more

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:02/12/2023
    • Post category:General Comments

    It’s been a while since I’ve written here. You’ve probably seen the weekly updates, under the Markets Unlocked tag—these have been useful, high-level summaries of market conditions and things we’re…

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    Read more about the article Markets unlocked 2/5/23: Big moves–good setups?

    Markets unlocked 2/5/23: Big moves–good setups?

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:02/04/2023
    • Post category:General Comments/Markets Unlocked

    Last week saw some fireworks in stock indexes. Moved mostly by a handful of tech earnings and announcements with a solid dose of FOMC magic, US indexes chiseled out some…

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    Markets Unlocked 10/10/22: Where is crude oil going?

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:10/08/2022
    • Post category:General Comments

    In the interest of brevity, I’m going to write this weekend’s email almost in bullet point format. There’s a lot here, so let’s get going! Global stocks are still under…

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    Read more about the article 2022 Update on trades, profit targets, and new directions

    2022 Update on trades, profit targets, and new directions

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:09/26/2022
    • Post category:General Comments

    Much of this year passed in a blur! It’s been a minute since I posted last, so I thought I would just write a short post to let you know…

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    Read more about the article Welcome to Markets Unlocked 9/24/22: A look at our MSI, a fear gauge that works

    Welcome to Markets Unlocked 9/24/22: A look at our MSI, a fear gauge that works

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:09/23/2022
    • Post category:General Comments

    As we cross the line into fall, we are going to start publishing a short end-of-week update. We'll share some of our thoughts on the current market environment--what you need…

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    Read more about the article The worst thing that a daytrader can do

    The worst thing that a daytrader can do

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:04/22/2022
    • Post category:General Comments/Psychology/Trader Development

    Yesterday, a trader I have worked with a bit over the years (let’s call him M) pinged me with this real-money equity curve: (For the record, that's a pretty good…

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    Read more about the article Are you feeling lucky?

    Are you feeling lucky?

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:02/23/2022
    • Post category:General Comments

    All traders struggle. For most, it’s a matter of getting through years of struggle at the beginning to see some consistent success. Some traders are unlucky enough to start at…

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    Creativity and getting unstuck

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:02/12/2022
    • Post category:General Comments

    I want to share a few thoughts here on a recent project I’ve been doing, and maybe provoke some thoughts about creativity, discipline, and the importance of a structured practice.…

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    Read more about the article Life hacks and learning to trade

    Life hacks and learning to trade

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:08/23/2021
    • Post category:General Comments/Psychology/Trader Development

    One of the interesting developments of the past ten years is the gradual death of the “life hack” approach. This is a good thing. The reason this movement has died…

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    Read more about the article Are you asking the right questions?

    Are you asking the right questions?

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:07/30/2021
    • Post category:General Comments/Psychology/Trader Development

    I took part in an interesting exchange in a Facebook group last night, in which a trader was asking “should I buy puts or calls for the spy or qqq?”…

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    Read more about the article It’s Hard to Learn from the Market

    It’s Hard to Learn from the Market

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:03/27/2021
    • Post category:General Comments/Psychology/Trader Development

    How do we learn? For most things, a pretty simple plan works: do something and evaluate the results. Make some changes to what you do, and see how the results…

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    Read more about the article Happy New Year and a Peek at What’s Ahead

    Happy New Year and a Peek at What’s Ahead

    • Post author:AdamHGrimes
    • Post published:01/04/2021
    • Post category:General Comments

    As history will remember, 2020 was a strange year, to say the least. While it might seem that, with everyone more or less staying home and shutting out social interaction,…

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