There is nothing abnormal about high volatility. It happens in bull markets and bear markets alike. Yes, it's true that 2008 saw high volatility....
Contrary to what most people will tell you, volume isn’t a very useful indicator. Volume always soars when the market is falling. Volume always...
This is just a war of words so far. No actual action. Threats before the negotiation.
Options are a good idea if you can identify common mispricing assumptions. e.g. the standard options pricing model assumes that volatility...
I was in a really similar situation like yourself. New graduate, built a bunch of quantitative investment models. Truth is, you can't start a...
I wouldn't be too afraid of the SKEW. Investors and traders tend to freak out the most when it's only a big correction. Notice how the SKEW ratio...
There's something wrong with the U.S. economy. Such large scale jobs cuts while the economic data is pointing south is not normal. Although this...
Try out some long term Investing in stocks, gold, etc.real estate is overhauled. If prices stop rising, the property tax will kill you....
I agree. Technical analysis is important but only to a certain extent. It should be treated as a guide, not a crystal ball into the future....
The market isn't down 15% yet. But the odds are SPX will fall below 1800 sometime this month. Earnings season is coming up people....
I do always keep around 10% cash on hand. But that's in case the market crashes and I didn't get out. The 10% cash is like a lifeline....
There's no useful correlation. There was that story about the hedge fund that used Tweets on Twitter to trade. I don't think they're doing too...
It's pretty funny when the banks threaten the Fed or the U.S. gov. When the next billion dollar fine is slapped on them, we'll see who's laughing.
I'm definitely now long at the moment. 1) The S&P's volatility remains elevated. Such high volatility after a crash (August 24) is not bullish....
Jim Rogers has been pretty spot on about gold and silver before. However, his track record for U.S. stocks and the Federal Reserve's actions is...
Although I do like Steve Burns, the guy isn't as good as @northmantrader or @sciencetrader. Steve uses pretty simple trend following tactics.
2 weeks. Earnings season is just around the corner in October, and I find that the earnings season tends to lean towards the bullish side of things.
That simply isn't true. Markets did crash in 2008, even when everyone wanted to buy protection. Yes, it's true that traders are heavily long...
It's not a matter how "how to make money from the Fed's decision". It's more like "how to not lose money from tomorrow's FOMC trigger". The trend...
I tried the idea of trailing stops before. It doesn't work if you're using a systematic trailing stop. It's really easy for the market to trigger...
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