Every day trader is now a soccer analyst. — 3:30 Ramp Capital (@RampCapitalLLC) June 12, 2014 FOMC statement having no impact on my Tinder feed — Greg Harmon, CMT (@harmongreg) June 18, 2014 Sentiment is very bullish right now, but I did see one bear at lunch today…eating by himself 🙁 pic.twitter.com/ElsQu4NIWL — Joseph Fahmy […]
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Government document that calls #momentuminvesting “magical thinking”? You bet. Eventually make it illegal? All beta, alpha outlawed. — Michael Covel (@Covel) June 18, 2014 “This is a very strong bull market, and betting against it is a bad idea,” said Clenow. http://t.co/n4ZLq52YDX — Andreas Clenow (@clenow) June 18, 2014 Market Update Thursday 19th June 2014
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Image courtesy of 401kCalculator.org Good traders and good trading systems have losing streaks and that is just a fact of trading. Overbought and oversold can become more so, bull markets have no long term resistance and bear markets have no long term support. Sometimes losing streaks have nothing to do with how good a system
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What is a ‘Zero-Sum Game’? Zero-sum games are the total opposite of win-win situations – such as an agreement that creates value between two counter-parties – or lose-lose situations, like war and mutually destructive relationships for instance. In real life, however, things are not always so clear-cut, and winners and losers are often difficult
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I see so many traders that seek the “Holy Grail” of trading and search for it for years. They are always students and are very light with their trading of real capital because they are always waiting and trying to ‘figure it all out”. The truth is that there is just a few things to
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There is a high probability that volatility continues to rise next week off recent lows with the perceived and expected headline risk in Iraq and the uncertainty about its future. It would create some better set ups for equity traders if the market uses Iraq as an excuse to take profits and bring the $SPY
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The VIX Is Not A Great Way to Measure Complacency 12 Things I Learned About Life From Daytrading Millions Of Dollars Why technical analysis is shunned by professionals Notes from The Disciplined Trader: Developing Winning Attitudes by Mark Douglas Hunter S. Thompson’s Brilliant Life Advice On Finding Your Purpose And Living Meaningfully
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Let’s be honest. Today was really not a day to trade anything. Enjoy the weekend and we should get better action next week. Risk management, Discipline, Willingness to pull the trigger. Apply these to a positive expectancy model & I don’t see how you would fail. — Trade Like a Casino (@TradeLikeCasino) June 13,
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How many years of work are you willing to put in to be a successful trader? What percentage of returns on capital is your annual target? What is the maximum percentage of draw down you are willing to endure? How big is the bid/ask spread on your trading vehicle? What percentage of it will make
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