There is a big difference between trading in an up trending market and a down trending market. Money can be made in bull markets and bear markets but you have to be trading on the right side of the trend to capture profits. Here are the ten best signs that we are in a bull […]
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This is a Guest Post by AK of Fallible AK has been an analyst at long/short equity investment firms, global macro funds, and corporate economics departments. He co-founded Macro Ops and is the host of Fallible. Paul Tudor Jones is absolutely right. Effective communication is one of the most important skills when it comes to business
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A trader’s best friends are risk management, a winning trading system, perseverance, self control, and passion. Here are a trader’s worst enemies: Stubbornness: Not cutting losses and sticking with trades that are not working. Arrogance: Believing that you are smarter than the majority of market participants for no apparent reason. Competence must come before confidence.
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This is a Guest Post by AK of Fallible AK has been an analyst at long/short equity investment firms, global macro funds, and corporate economics departments. He co-founded Macro Ops and is the host of Fallible. AK speaks with Tyler of Macro Ops all about the original growth stock strategy he traded markets with. This is a great
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“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” – Chinese Proverb The biggest reason that the average person does not build wealth through participating in the stock market is that they simply never get started in the process. Most people know that they need to open
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Chart Courtesy of StockCharts.com $SPY has traded in a large range so far in 2018 but up slightly +1.94% year to date. $274 has acted as resistance last week. The 100 day SMA held as support last week. The trading range expanded as the ATR trended higher last week. The MACD is under a bearish
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This is a Guest Post by AK of Fallible AK has been an analyst at long/short equity investment firms, global macro funds, and corporate economics departments. He co-founded Macro Ops and is the host of Fallible. Last week the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed below the 200 day moving average for the first time since 2016. And
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“[The S&P 500 index] is the most historically reliable single metric of the US market over the past 140 years for both price and dividends. The early Dow 12 was too small and volatile to be a proxy for the broader US market, and the Dow of the past few decades also lacks sufficient diversification
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This is a Guest Post by AK of Fallible AK has been an analyst at long/short equity investment firms, global macro funds, and corporate economics departments. He co-founded Macro Ops and is the host of Fallible. The video above includes a segment of an interview I did with Tyler of Macro Ops. In it we discuss the reality
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“I think investment psychology is by far the more important element, followed by risk control, with the least important consideration being the question of where you buy and sell.”– Tom Basso The financial markets are strange environments. Unexpected events commonly occur while the sure thing rarely happens. The best times to buy low is usually
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