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The Importance of Creating Watchlists and Screening for Ideas
Author: Moby Waller (info)
Website: http://bigtrends.com
Posted: August 14th, 2008 at 2:03 pm EST
The Importance of Creating Watchlists and Screening for Ideas
August 13, 2008
For running my Advanced Options Strategies (AOS) advisory service, I compile a Bullish and Bearish Watchlist, which is updated quite often and changes/additions to the list are disclosed to my subscribers nightly. This is a list of stocks that have come up on my radar, […]
When The Easy Trade becomes Dangerous
Author: Bob Lang (info)
Website: http://trade-mentor.com
Posted: July 6th, 2008 at 12:38 pm EST
It seems the most obvious trades in the market recently has been long energy and the like, while being short financials, retail, homebuilders and consumer durables. However, signs are slowing in the economy, and at least ONE side of this trade may start faltering. Don’t get me wrong. This paired trade has […]
Just What Was In Those Fed Minutes Anyway?
Author: Bob Lang (info)
Website: http://trade-mentor.com
Posted: May 30th, 2008 at 4:50 pm EST
Tuesday’s market slump was the result of many excuses: new highs in oil, overbought condition, inflation data and the release of minutes from the Fed’s last meeting. We’ve said many times, any excuse for selling will work…while buyers only need ONE reason. But let’s drill down a bit into those Fed minutes […]
Why The Fed May Not Be Done
Author: Bob Lang (info)
Website: http://trade-mentor.com
Posted: April 30th, 2008 at 9:27 pm EST
April 30 may have been a watershed moment for the Federal Reserve and Ben Bernanke…or, maybe not. The Fed cut the funds rate once again, this time a measly 1/4 point. The instrument has become more blunt, and may have been removed for the equation altogether. However, there is some anecdotal evidence […]
Peter Lynch Was Wrong? CROX and other trendy product stocks
Author: Moby Waller (info)
Website: http://bigtrends.com
Posted: April 17th, 2008 at 9:01 am EST
Moby Waller
Research Analyst
Advanced Options Strategies, Portfolio Manager
BigTrends.com
Peter Lynch Was Wrong?
April 16, 2008
Well, not exactly … In his famous 1980s investing book, Beating The Street, famed portfolio manager Peter Lynch described following his teenage daughter into the mall and seeing what stores and products her and her friends patronized. He described using these insights to get […]
Maybe A Fed Solution, but…
Author: Bob Lang (info)
Website: http://trade-mentor.com
Posted: March 12th, 2008 at 6:19 pm EST
What a splash the Fed made on Tuesday. What certainly looked like a cinch break of the January lows, the Fed came to the rescue of the markets once again…I can’t count how many times this has occurred since August 2007…and pushed the market to its largest percentage gains since 2002. Should be […]
The Perils of Perfectionism
Author: Price Headley (info)
Website: http://bigtrends.com
Posted: January 15th, 2008 at 4:26 pm EST
The desire to be perfect cost me plenty of money in the early days of my trading career. Why? Because a perfectionist cannot take a loss, so small losses can easily turn into bigger losses for the trader who is not able to admit being wrong. Plus the trader will try to book a profit […]
VIX Back Home
Author: James Brumley (info)
Website: http://bluegrassportfolio.com
Posted: August 17th, 2007 at 5:34 am EST
For those of you who were following the VIX in the late 90’s and early 2000’s, you’ll know the normal reading was anywhere between 20 and 40. Beginning in mid-2003, the VIX sank under 20 and would stay there for the next four years. In less than a month though (the last month, to be […]
Size Really DOES Matter
Author: Bob Lang (info)
Website: http://trade-mentor.com
Posted: June 15th, 2007 at 8:16 am EST
Today I want to share with you a recent trading experience a friend of mine had, and hope this will help you learn about the importance of position sizing. The final result was not positive for him and his trading account, yet I’m hopeful that we can all understand how a more disciplined approach […]
HOPE is a Four Letter Word in Trading
Author: James Brumley (info)
Website: http://bluegrassportfolio.com
Posted: May 25th, 2007 at 10:30 am EST
The desire to be perfect cost me plenty of money in the early days of my trading career. Why? Because a perfectionist cannot take a loss, so small losses can easily turn into bigger losses for the trader who is not able to admit being wrong. Plus the trader will try to book a profit […]
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