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I teach people to make money in financial markets.

A new (FREE) tool to help you

A new (FREE) tool to help you

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:03/23/2020
  • Post category:Market Math / Volatility
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“The benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average is off nearly 300 points as of midday today…” You can hear a similar quote on nearly every news outlet many times a day,…

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This is what manipulation looks like

This is what manipulation looks like

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:03/10/2020
  • Post category:Market Math
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I'm always looking at new ways to look at market data, and specifically new ways to present the data visually. Much of this finds its way into my work at…

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The volatility game

The volatility game

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:05/29/2019
  • Post category:Chart of the Day / Volatility
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Take a look at the table of charts below. Each smaller chart shows the 10 largest stocks for that S&P 500 sector. They are graphed with historical (also called realized…

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Markets stress… trader stress

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:05/13/2019
  • Post category:General Comments / Psychology
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Here’s a bit of a stream of consciousness post in response to today’s (5/13) market movements. First, these types of moves are often called ‘risk off’ moves because we see…

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Are the secrets of price action hidden in randomness?

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:04/28/2019
  • Post category:Technical Patterns / Trader Development
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This might be a more challenging blog post than most, but if you’re interested in really understanding price action I think it’s very important. Over the past several weeks I’ve…

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Do interest rates scare you?

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:08/08/2018
  • Post category:Chart of the Day / Macro
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Interest rates are constantly in the headlines. When I talk to traders and investors, interest rates are one of the topics that always come up. There's a great deal of…

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Is this weird or not? The daily relationship between the S&P 500 and the VIX.

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:04/13/2018
  • Post category:Market Math
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As I was wrapping up a Friday afternoon and getting ready to go play outside, I saw a post in a Facebook group where a guy asked what was up…

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Chart of the day: volatility

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:01/30/2017
  • Post category:Chart of the Day
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Both the level of vol and the relationship of implieds to realized (historical vol) are important. Low vol environments bring some unique risks, but don't assume that vol "must" go…

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Trust your gut: the power of subjective chartreading

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:01/23/2017
  • Post category:Trading tools / Volatility
  • Post comments:3 Comments

I’ve looked deeply into ratios, levels, and their application to market data. I won’t rehash all of that work here, but, after literally years of research, the bottom line is…

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Chart of the day: global stock volatility

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:01/13/2017
  • Post category:Chart of the Day
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Here's a chart I published yesterday in the research I write for Waverly Advisors. I thought no comment other than "wow" was needed... (Edit: my work is now available at…

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What happens after big spikes in the VIX?

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:09/12/2016
  • Post category:Market Math / Volatility
  • Post comments:10 Comments

I ran a quick study this morning to look at what happens to stock market volatility following large single day volatile events. Note that we are looking at market volatility…

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Four things you need to know about quiet markets

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:06/01/2016
  • Post category:Volatility
  • Post comments:15 Comments

How many emails do you get promising to show you how to find "hot stocks now"? How many screeners out there want to show you the movers and shakers in…

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NR7: an old friend

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:11/10/2015
  • Post category:Volatility
  • Post comments:6 Comments

Just a quick post to remind you of a technical tool you probably already know about. Like so many things that work, it's not exciting or sexy on the surface.…

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How to calculate SigmaSpikes?

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:09/25/2015
  • Post category:Market Math / Trading tools / Volatility
  • Post comments:5 Comments

I've received a few questions about how to calculate a measure I have referred to many times here on my blog and in my published research that I call SigmaSpikes.…

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Finding trend days in index futures

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:09/16/2015
  • Post category:Breakout / Volatility
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I've written on this topic before, but we just had a good example in the market, so it's a great time to revisit. Many intraday traders find that most of…

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