Trading the Rally in India: Finding Setups
[dc]T[/dc]oday I want to follow up on my previous posts on the rally in the Indian stock market and think a bit about how to balance technical and fundamental factors.…
Trading Volatility Compression
[dc]I[/dc] want to write what might be a complicated blog post, but stick with me. I'll try to make it as clear as possible, because there is a good lesson…
When You See This, Be Careful
[dc]C[/dc]harts can be a powerful tool for market analysis and trading. At a glance, they can provide a quick overview of important price movements, can highlight supply/demand imbalances, and can…
Is It the Most Wonderful Time of the Year?
This is repost of an article I wrote last year (2012). I would have updated the numbers, but it wasn't really necessary as last December was flat enough that it…
Adam on the MoneyLife show
I was on Chuck Jaffe's MoneyLife show last Friday discussing the longer-term outlook for stocks in 2014. (The file is an 8 minute audio file.) The subject of biases…
Chart of the Day: Natural Gas
[dc]I[/dc]f you are a discretionary trader, you might also consider using some trading systems. In my published research, I publish three types of trades: purely discretionary trades (on both weekly…
Chart of the Day: Consolidating Stocks
[dc]T[/dc]hough perhaps not properly a "chart" of the day, I wanted to share one of the several stock screens that we publish in my Waverly Advisors research. This screen highlights…
Toil and Trouble
Double, double toil and trouble Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. -Shakespeare [dc]B[/dc]ubbles seem to be the theme of the day. Headlines like "Why Stocks Are Undoubtedly Experiencing a Massive…
Week 3 of the Course
[dc]W[/dc]eek three of the course is now live. You can access it from the main page for the Course, which is here. This week is a very information-heavy week, so…
Fibonacci Conclusions (2/2)
[dc]T[/dc]oday I want to continue from last week's post on Fibonacci ratios, and wrap up with a few thoughts and conclusions. That post was very heavy on data and charts,…
Reader’s Questions: Why Make a Course?
Andy asks "Why are you doing a free course? Won't that take away from your edge as a trader and maybe things will stop working? Has it already stopped working?…
Short Treasuries: Multiple Timeframe Context
[dc]I[/dc] want to share the thinking and reasons supporting a technically-motivated short position in Treasury Futures. I think it is possible to simplify the trading of patterns too much, and…
Coming Soon: The Trading Course
[dc]I[/dc] want to share some more information about the training course I am creating. I have been planning to do this course in a few different ways in a few…
Testing Fibonaccis (1/2)
Warning: this blog post is not appropriate for all readers. You may find it challenging or disturbing, especially if you are not open to questioning some long-held beliefs. Reader discretion…
