A shift in perspective
Sometimes we can take tools we know and look at them in new ways. Doing this can give a surprising new perspective on how markets move, and can often suggest…
A short trade in silver: dealing with oversold levels in trends
A few lessons from a simple short trade in silver. First, a little bit of history. I’ve been trading gold fairly actively this year, and have published five trades in…
A new tool to measure trend strength: the Grimes Efficiency Ratio
Is a market trending or not? Even this simple question, which is at the heart of most of our thinking about markets, is not easy to answer. Definitions of trend…
Too Much of a Good Thing
A simple pattern often marks the end of trends.