I think for most traders, volatility is the key to profitability. If there is little vol, there is little opportunity to profit from changes in...
I would not be surprised if that is the case. The government knows that the easiest way to pump up the economy besides handing checks to people...
The Fed has pumped in historic levels of liquidity to pump up asset markets that it is hard for this market to go down. Yes, it is too much...
Just look at the past trading volume in the SPY. It used to trade much less than it is now. Its a horrible trading environment, but thats what...
The same can be said for futures. It is not as easy as it used to be. I made a post on this a while back that explains the current market...
Its brainless bots blindly buying when dollar goes down, blindly selling when dollar goes up. They got whipsawed today because the market...
LOL. Yes, its the company line at the Fed. Inflation is always under control and deflation is always a threat..... The only gameplan they...
Well, the UK is less likely to default because they have their own currency, Spain is tied to the euro and can't print their way out of their...
The eurozone is starting to show the cracks as the ratings agencies start to downgrade these sovereign ratings. There is a big down day on the...
Those brass ball traders hammering stocks just for kicks are probably broke from getting hammered every time stocks bounced back.
I guess the market does the best to fool the crowd. If I see complacency from the CNBC crew on Friday, that will be icing on the cake. A big...
Fundamentals don't matter, the bulls and bears both admit this. Its all liquidity and following the trend. It works until it doesn't. At that...
I hear ya. Trading is like fishing, there is a lot of down time between bursts of action. There are very few people out there who understand...
Its funny how the Fed Chairman always seems untouchable and "seems" to do a good job by keeping rates low and pumping as much money as possible...
The markets are much more competitive now than back in Soros' day. But yeah, it is an impressive return. Although what Jim Simons is doing at...
Comparing trend following to poker? Geez, are we running out of ideas and material to sell to the public? Folding = taking small losses? Nope....
Athlon, are you a great trader? Do you know what it takes to become a great trader? If a trader doesn't follow a system or a strict set of...
You will never become a great trader this way. You will just be some rule based robot who will not know why markets are moving or why your...
Stock market doesn't want to go down, we have a stronger dollar today and equities are flat. If dollar weakens, bears will be running for cover...
So true. When those that sold late last year come back to the market when it is 500 SPX points higher than the bottom, they will get crushed...
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