Directional trend trading can be challenging… to put it mildly. The market swings and surges cause financial and mental damage and can shake up even the most disciplined plan. Predicting price correctly is a low probability prognostication. Many investors turn…
For this milestone episode (episode 100!), I’ve brought on a very special guest. This is quite the accomplishment as I’ve been trying to get him on since before episode one was even released. But my persistence has finally paid off……
A carry trade is an investment strategy in which the investor borrows money at a low interest rate to invest elsewhere in the hopes of achieving a higher return. For example, if you borrowed money at an interest rate of…
In an earlier post, “Anticipating Turning Points,” I established that it is far better to anticipate the reversion to the mean using oscillator indicators rather than waiting for confirmation. There will always be lag in computing the indicator, and it…
Brynne Kelly is an electricity, natural gas, and crude oil trader who has devoted a significant portion of her career to merchant trading desks, for the likes of BP amongst others. She also has experience as a prop trader and…
The high to low price differential in a stock, ETF, commodity or currency is an import attribute that often gets overlooked when traders get caught up in the emotion of volatile market movements. The trading range is critical for short-term…
If only you could test drive a trade before taking it. Imagine what that could potentially do for your trading results. Well, guess what. There is a method for taking a trade for a test drive before fully committing to…
Peter To used to play a lot of online poker, doing fairly well for himself, before day trading equities. He also played in the markets as an investor but became strongly attracted to over-the-counter (OTC) stocks after discovering a strange…
