Chart of the day: Current technicals for indexes
I thought it might be useful to take a few moments to look at the technical situation in US stock indexes. Though this is important work, we are only going…
Santa Claus rally: updated stats and expectations
This is the last in a series of blogs looking at December seasonality in stocks. To quickly recap, the first post used a simple binary (up/down) classification to look at…
Is Santa Real? Monthly seasonality in the DJIA
This is the first in a short series of blogs in which we will look at the so-called Santa Claus rally in stocks and find some answers to the question…
When is a recovery not a recovery?
At the end of last week (week ended 11/9/18), many technical analysis were pointing to "recoveries" in Europe and Asian stock indexes. The observation was that most global stock indexes…
Chartschool: get the direction right
https://youtu.be/W8_elVHlCj8
Chartschool: Is the move significant or not?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=patvFlJUluU
Chartschool: daytrading setups and context
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMmphbbC4ew&feature=youtu.be
Chartschool: real life trading in crude oil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jEqn4nOLjo
Come and study support and resistance trades with us this week
Hi gang. We’re rounding the corner into our last week of specific pattern focus in the Facebook group. We’ve covered with trend and countertrend trades, and looked at breakout examples…
This week, come and learn about a new trade type: trend termination
This week, in our pattern analysis group, we’re looking at Trend Termination plays. This terminology might be a bit confusing at first. It stems from a system I came up…
Does anyone really succeed at trading?
There’s an interesting discussion over on my MarketLife forum, in which someone asked the question “does anyone really succeed at trading?” This snippet pretty much summarizes his question: What if…
Here’s an opportunity to share trade setups, ask questions, and learn (for free!)
I’ve been quiet on the blog recently, but Tom and I have been hard at work coming up with some new and exciting things. While we have some great things…
A look inside my new book
Last week, I officially started writing my next book, and I want to take a few moments to share some news with you. This book is being written to fill…
Here’s a little gift: some quant stock screens for tomorrow
Given the complicated setup in the market tomorrow... and potential catalyst of post-FOMC volatility, I wanted to take a few minutes to share some stock screens. Keep in mind that…
A better cup of french press coffee
I’m a little obsessive about… some things… well, ok, maybe most things, and especially most things that are food-related. One of the things I’m probably most obsessive about is my…