We often hear of trading with an edge, but how do we know for sure we have an edge in our trading? How do we know that the odds are in our favor and that the more we trade, the more our accounts will grow? An edge is a definable advantage over your competition. If I […]
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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. How is Best Buy (BBY) still surviving? Shouldn’t Amazon (AMZN) have destroyed them by now? Well it turns out not only is
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This is a Guest Post by Akil Stokes There’s an old saying in the trading industry that goes “90% of traders will lose 90% of their money within the first 90 days of trading.” Whether these numbers are accurate is debatable, but something that we can all agree on is that the failure rate of prospective
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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. Robert Shiller is not a fan of classical economics. And neither am I. In this video you’ll learn why! The problem with
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The following is an excerpt I wrote for Bob Lang’s new book “Know Your Options: How to Build Wealth Using Proven Options Trading Strategies and Technical Analysis.” What is a trader? Traders are often misunderstood. While investors are more mainstream, traders are viewed as risk takers or as having ulterior motives. There are some significant
Chart courtesy of StockCharts.com The current short term $SPY trading range is resistance at the adjusted all time high of $284.37 and support at $278.50 since July 13th. $SPY remains within striking distance of breaking out to new all time highs at an unadjusted $286.63. All time highs are bullish. The more attempts to
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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. Stitch Fix (SFIX) is undervalued here. Our team is looking at potentially opening a position in the company. The video
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This is a guest post by Holly Burns “There is no normal life that is free of pain. It’s the very wrestling with our problems that can be the impetus for our growth.” – Fred Rogers Like countless others, I grew up watching the magical world of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. I remember his soft
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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 my partner from Macro Ops, Tyler, will provide an example of one of his trades — shorting 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. Are you investing or gambling? That’s the question you need to ask yourself. In this video I’ll use the example from 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. Facebook’s (FB) stock price dropped nearly 20% after their revenue target miss. This was a huge drop. And because of it, I’ve
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Chart Courtesy of StockCharts.com Price remained above all key moving averages except the 5 day EMA, showing a loss of momentum. The 70 RSI acted as end of day resistance on Wednesday. The 10 day EMA acted as end of day support on Friday. Last week has a small increase in the Average True Range
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There are times in the markets where risk management is far more important than profits, keeping the capital you have safe is more important than growing it. I believe this is one of those times with volatility growing, uncertainty increasing, and many types of traders seeing profits evaporate and losses mount quickly. This is a
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The magic of successful trading is not in someone giving you a trade. It is not in forecasting, predicting, a hot stock tip, or any one big trade. Successful trading does not come from gurus predictions or financial. Trading is a profession whether part time or full time it is about you, your risk tolerance,
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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. Tony Robbins thinks you’re betting wrong! In this video he talks about one of the most important concepts in investing and trading
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This is a Guest Post by Curtis Brown. If you want to invest in the real estate business, you quickly learn that it’s much more confusing and a lot more to learn than you first thought. It is more difficult to invest in real estate today than to invest in stocks due to the legal,
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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. I talk a lot about using a trade journal to record your trades so you can analyze them later. Well today
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This is a guest post by Sonal Patil of MarketResearch.biz. The Top 8 Challenges in Trading There are many challenges in trading if you want to achieve success. Many believe that all you need to do is to get onto your laptop and make easy money. You will be rich before you know it. I wish!!
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Chart Courtesy of StockCharts.com Price is bullishly over all key moving averages. $SPY remains within striking distance of all time highs at an adjusted $284.21. This is bullish. The 10 day EMA has held as end of day support for 12 trading days. This is very bullish and shows a short term up swing in
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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. AK speaks with Tyler of Macro Ops all about trading psychology. We cover everything from stoicism, to mindset shifts,
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