In my daily report for Waverly Advisors I issued a short-term buy on the Nikkei 225 futures. Obviously, this is a controversial trade fraught with difficulty, but I thought it might be interesting to think about this type of situation from a technical perspective. First of all, please read the link above. Before reducing the situation to a set of … Read More
And… we’re back….
I’ve been away from blogging and Twitter for a few weeks for a number of reasons. First of all, I have been working on a new Advanced Technical Analysis program which expands our training program at SMB with tools that are applicable to all asset classes and all timeframes. I’m excited about this project as it is the distillation of … Read More
Discovering Purpose Beyond Profit & Loss: A Trader’s Journey to Building a Community
From Guest Blogger Fred Barnes of The Downtown DC Day Traders…………. The inspiration to pursue an endeavor can come from a myriad of sources such as the lyrics in a song, a scene in a movie, or even from a blog. The latter being my source. It was July 2010 when I read the following words in a blog: “If … Read More
Steps to Mastery
Some more thoughts on developing skills and mastery.
The Rage to Master
Some thoughts on the process of becoming a trader
Morning thoughts 2/17/11
Good morning traders, Not a lot going on in world markets this morning. Across the board, whether equities, commodities, rates, or currencies we have very little price movement and very little new information this morning. Asia is up slightly. Japan is the standout here, touching new 52 week highs overnight and standing +1.2% at 8:45 EST. Europe is mixed to … Read More
Morning thoughts 2/16/11
Good morning traders, Word equity markets show a generally positive tone this morning. Asia is up roughly a percent (Taiwan and South Korea are down, however) and Europe is up about half a percent. S&P futures, Japan, and the UK made new 52 week highs overnight. In currencies, the GBP is weak, with big moves in GBPCAD and GBPAUD. AUD … Read More
Morning Thoughts 2/15/11
Good Morning Traders, Most markets we watch are relatively unchanged this morning. Not a lot of interesting price action in early trading anywhere. Asia is flat, with all indexes between -0.5% and +0.5%. Europe is slightly higher, with European Broad Market index at 0.4%. South Pacific stocks are also flat/mixed. In currencies, the British Pound is strong (especially against Asian … Read More