Video blog: trade review and the art of trading management
Continuing from yesterday's post, I thought it might be interesting to review some trade setups I posted here this month (here and here, but also this post on the euro…
Reading sector relative strength
[dc]R[/dc]elative strength is an important trading concept, and there are a lot of ways to define, monitor, and trade these relationships. Looking at the sector relative strength within the US…
Five things we can do with charts… that work
[dc]I[/dc] have written a lot this week, much of what I wrote calling for critical attention to traditional technical analysis. I thought it might make sense to end the week…
Some challenges for technical analysis
[dc]M[/dc]y blogging this week turned into a bit more of a stream of consciousness exercise than I'd expected; I needed more words to make fewer points than I'd hoped, and…
Six trading ideas
Here are a few trading ideas. Some may be immediately executable; some may need to go on a watchlist. In most cases, these are consolidation plays and could be entered…
Possible breakout in the euro
I have written before about volatility compression, which is the tendency for markets to make cleaner, more directional moves after the volatility has contracted on the same timeframe. Triangles and/or…
Charts can be hazardous to your health
[dc]I[/dc]'ve seen a lot of charts floating around talking about the "big reversal" in grains, and specifically corn. I think there are a few important lessons here, so allow me…
Reader question: How do you calculate relative strength?
Trader-Socrates asks, in response to this post of relative strength leaders: What kind of RS do you use? What timeframe you mean by "short-term" RS? I am sure, that you…
Quantitative screens: relative strength scans
[dc]O[/dc]ne of the very real problems stock traders face is knowing where to focus their attention. Some traders are restricted to certain sectors or sets of stocks, but, even then,…
Four Trading Ideas
[dc]O[/dc]ur trading ideas, "setups", if you will, must change with market conditions. Certain types of trades are more relevant at certain times. For instance, if the market is dramatically overextended,…
Possible Trend Change in Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF)?
[dc]R[/dc]eader Tom points out and asks about a possible attempted trend change in Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE:CLF). This is a good pattern, and a good opportunity to discuss a few…
Video Blog: Trading Pullbacks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElbjW1k4saw&feature=youtu.be This video takes a look at a possible setup developing in the US Stock market: what could potentially be the first pullback following at attempted trend change. (You could…
Multiple Timeframe Loonie Tunes
[dc]I[/dc] want to share a brief look at longer-term market structure in the Canadian dollar today. We have a situation in which a few timeframes appear to be in conflict…
A Way to Visualize Weekly Data
[dc]L[/dc]ast week I shared a new data visualization that looked at short and long term performance of sectors in context of volatility. This week, I'd like to share another tool…
Video: Market Performance by Market Cap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjwQuYZtucQ&feature=youtu.be A quick look at stock market performance by market cap slices. Simply put, smaller cap stocks (e.g., Russell 2000 (IWM)) tend to outperform larger cap stocks (S&P 500 (SPY)…
Visualizing Sector Relative Strength
Understanding sector strength and weakness is an important part of the investment process. Here is one way to look at short and long term performance relative to current volatility within each sector.
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