Are great traders born, or can they learn the skills? Is it Nature (in-born) or Nurture (learned)? INO TV has released a video of Russell Sands, an original famed “Turtle Trader” discuss his experience as a turtle and his thoughts on the matter. Entitled “I am a Turtle,” Sands discusses what he learned and provides…
Finviz.com is a relatively new website you may not have discovered yet that offers a wealth of free information, ‘heat-maps,’ and screening tools for your trading needs. I wanted to highlight a new feature, Finviz Group Performance, which gives a quick comparison across timeframes of how different sectors have performed. Here is a sample of…
Adam Hewison of Market Club recently released a brief educational video that details the fall in these stocks and what it might mean for the larger picture in his video released today entitled, “Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae: Twin Disasters.” Hewison states in a post accompanying the video: “Even after Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson made…
According to Adam Hewison of Market Club, Gold prices are showing a “Classic Pattern” that we should take note. He has prepared a short video from his Traders Educational Whiteboard Series entitled “A Classic Pattern in Gold” which walks you though his analysis and shows some of the capabilities of the Market Club charting software…
Let’s take a look at a few interesting articles or perspective from other bloggers or writers over the past week: Paul Kedrowski’s “Infectious Greed” lists a fascinating “Dow Jones Returns by President since 1929” which details the compound annual returns. Where does the current administration lie on the scale? Barry Ritholtz’s “Big Picture” posts a…
With the upcoming week being a shortened week, and many traders being on vacation, let’s look at a few links and blog posts to get us started as we prepare for the upcoming week. Big Picture: Why Does -20% = Bear Market? “Best as I can figure, the 20% number is a not-quite-a-random number —…
What are the odds that the average cost of a gallon of gas at the pump will cost $5.00? While that’s hard to discern now, a solid 86% of Americans in a CNN poll released today said that possibility was at least somewhat likely. Here are some key quotes from the Washington Post article “Fuel…
What have some of the other bloggers and writers said about the market activity and ramifications of Friday’s actions? Let’s find out! The Big Picture: More on May 2008 Employment “If you want to spin a story out of this, it could be that people are re-entering the labor force because they’re having a hard…
Barry Ritholtz at the Big Picture recently identified a potentially treacherous chart pattern which could have significant ramifications for the future. View the “Dangerous Black Swan Chart Formation” here. Actually, the chart is a joke, and a funny one I might add, which shows a black swan (a la Nassim Talim’s work The Black Swan)…
The Tyro Trader, who formally wrote for the Tyro Trader Blogspot, has recently launched a new blog dedicated to information pertaining to automated trading “bots” and his experience as he develops and trades an automated system. The new site is entitled “Trading Bots” and has great potential and should hold the interest of those developing,…