Barry Ritholtz at The Big Picture linked to a report from Jim Stack, where Mr. Stack graphically translated five bear markets in this century to correspond with today’s Dow Jones Index. Mr. Stack provides charts that show the price decline of these Bear Markets as if they had occurred now, meaning we see the current…
Dr. Steenbarger at TraderFeed posted an excellent resource and checklist to evaluate your specific (and unique) coping style as a market participant. This is the fifth post in a series relating to stress and coping in market trading. Dr. Brett asks, “How do you handle adversity in the market?” Some styles of coping are preferable…
Dr. Bruce Hong posted 25 rules he uses when trading options. He states that he enjoys swing trading using options, which is absolutely a valid strategy used by many traders either to increase leverage, put on more positions, or trade with a smaller account. Dr. Hong presents short but well-explained strategies and rules for traders…
Dr. Steenbarger at TraderFeed offers a series of recent blog posts on the topics of Stress and Coping Mechanisms for traders and provides wonderful insights. The series is the following: Emotional Style vs. Content: What it Means for Trading Coping Strategies: An Overview Stress, Coping, and Trading: The Role of Appraisal In these articles, Dr….
We all know that it’s a great idea to keep a trading journal, but how many of us actually do it? I know you’re thinking “Not another article on trading journals! I’ve read enough already.” Even if you currently keep a trading journal, and especially if you do not keep one, I highly encourage you…
Dr. Steenbarger at Trader Feed gives us something to consider in his recent post: Stocks Making New Highs: Early Sign of Market Strength? Dr. Brett provides a graphic to further his analysis and notes the relationship between the number of stocks in a selected, weighted basket making new 10-day highs or lows with the S&P…
I know last week’s price action was rough for many traders – shocking to some – and many traders may have been extremely frustrated or lost confidence because of trades that took them under in the rapidly declining market. Dr. Steenbarger addresses traders who have lost confidence in a two-part post: Part One:Â Gaining Perspective…
This week was a very active week and I am glad the weekend is upon us. Take a little time out of your Sunday evening to study up on some of the posts from the blogosphere and learn some new insights. I’ve always tried to avoid swing trading around earnings, but have studied various approaches…
The Fresh Trader Blog recently simplified the concept of Risk/Reward Ratio into a simple post with informative graphics. The blog is designed for newer traders and it offers very great basic information to get you started and provides references for more advanced students of the market. Remember (quote): In order to calculate the risk/reward ratio…
Tim Paradis wrote a clenching article posted on Yahoo Finance this afternoon in regards to the Dow Jones crossing 14,000 for the first time. Specifically, he ponders “What does this mean for the average investor?” Here are a few quotes from the brief article: “While it’s true that such round-number milestones often draw big headlines…