This is a Guest Post by AK of Fallible AK has been an analyst at long/short equity investment firms, global macro funds, and corporate economics departments. He co-founded Macro Ops and is the host of Fallible. Did Wall Street destroy Toys “R” Us? Are hedge funds the reason the company had to shut down completely? We talk about […]
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Where do our greatest trading mistakes come from while we are trading the financial markets? They arise primarily from within. It is not the price action that causes our missteps and mistakes but our response to the price action. Your ego will cause you to allow a small loss to grow into a big loss
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This is a Guest Post by AK of Fallible AK has been an analyst at long/short equity investment firms, global macro funds, and corporate economics departments. He co-founded Macro Ops and is the host of Fallible. The Fortnite makers, Epic Games, along with Netflix, Spotify and other tech companies have had enough of Apple and Google’s duopoly. This
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The key to learning and growing as a trader is to learn from mistakes that you make and not repeat them. The first time you commit an error that costs you money is just a mistake the second time is stubbornness, the third time you make a mistake is foolishness. You can be active in
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Chart Courtesy of StockCharts.com $SPY is at all time highs in price. This is the most bullish signal as historically all time highs beget new all time highs. $SPY price is over all moving averages. $SPY has a bullish crossover on all moving average crossover systems. MACD is under a bullish crossover. There is room
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This is a Guest Post by AK of Fallible AK has been an analyst at long/short equity investment firms, global macro funds, and corporate economics departments. He co-founded Macro Ops and is the host of Fallible. In this video we’re going to talk all about why HBO needs to become more like Netflix to survive. Back in July
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“Speculate with less than 10% of your liquid net worth. Risk less than 1% of your speculative account on a trade. This tends to keep the fluctuations in the trading account small, relative to net worth. This is essential as large fluctuations can engage {emotions} and lead to feeling-justifying drama.” – Ed Seykota This was
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This is a Guest Post by AK of Fallible AK has been an analyst at long/short equity investment firms, global macro funds, and corporate economics departments. He co-founded Macro Ops and is the host of Fallible. Let’s quickly review the market and see if we should still be bullish. And we’re going to do a quick update on
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Guest post by Harsh Arora There is something about a stock market that captivates folks. And while some are convinced that it’s an easy way to make money, many can’t imagine investing in the stock market, and there are still more who know very little about how the markets function. Regardless of their level of trading
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This is a Guest Post by AK of Fallible AK has been an analyst at long/short equity investment firms, global macro funds, and corporate economics departments. He co-founded Macro Ops and is the host of Fallible. Check out Macro Ops’ value investing article here: https://bit.ly/2P2tDQ9 Value investing hasn’t performed so well this cycle. Is the strategy dead? We’ll
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This is a Guest Post by AK of Fallible AK has been an analyst at long/short equity investment firms, global macro funds, and corporate economics departments. He co-founded Macro Ops and is the host of Fallible. Drawdowns are very difficult. Peter Brandt understands this. He’s had some very large, extended ones… and he’s a market
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Chart Courtesy of StockCharts.com Price remains near all time highs. Price is over all key moving averages. On Thursday price regained the 10 day ema as end of day support. The 50 day sma is the next line of support after the 10 day ema. Wednesday resulted in a quick bounce before getting close to
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I have read over 400 trading books over the past 20 years that have enabled me to pull life changing amounts of money out of the markets. Which ones were most influential for me and which ones most influenced my own trading style and books? Here are the top ten trading books I consider to
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This is a Guest Post by Selena of the website: http://alexanderandco.co.uk/ One of the best ways to make money on a real estate investment is by house flipping. House flipping is a method in which you buy a house which needs a little bit of fixing or touching up, and then reselling this house for a
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This is a Guest Post by AK of Fallible AK has been an analyst at long/short equity investment firms, global macro funds, and corporate economics departments. He co-founded Macro Ops and is the host of Fallible. There’s many different ways to make money in the market. But whatever method you’re using, it comes down to 3 types of
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This is a Guest Post by AK of Fallible AK has been an analyst at long/short equity investment firms, global macro funds, and corporate economics departments. He co-founded Macro Ops and is the host of Fallible. In this video Jack Schwager schools us on the importance of focusing on the RIGHT thing in markets — risk management. Too
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Revenge trading is the irrational desire to win back your losses from the same market or stock that you lost money in. Why is it Important to Avoid Revenge Trading? It makes you blind to other trading opportunities. You allow feelings to override your trading plan. You don’t have to make back money the same
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We’ve mentioned how trading is very similar to poker before on New Trader U. Today, let’s delve into these similarities and the key takeaways that traders can apply to their everyday profession. From the get-go, you can already notice that it’s all about mindset. Here’s what traders can learn from this popular card game: 1.
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Chart Courtesy of StockCharts.com The new Turkey sanctions gave the stock market an excuse to sell off Friday. The high overbought 67+ RSI last week held as resistance. An RSI of 57.50 is a more neutral level as the chart resets. The $SPY unadjusted high of $286.63 held as resistance. $SPY price closed under the
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This is a Guest Post by AK of Fallible AK has been an analyst at long/short equity investment firms, global macro funds, and corporate economics departments. He co-founded Macro Ops and is the host of Fallible. What type of responsibility do tech companies have in today’s society? That’s my question. I’m not sure. But this whole Alex Jones
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