Sometimes, There is No Pony
Wall Street has been sifting through the horrific reports out of the Gulf of Mexico. Their rose-colored glasses allowed them to see...
Overnight Holdings
Swing Trader Alan Farley provides some insight into holding stocks over night: 1. Did you buy in quiet times or wild times? 2. Did you...
Apprenticed Investor: The Stock Pre-Nup
The latest "Apprenticed Investor" column is up, and its called "The Stock Pre-Nup." Let’s assume you found a stock...
Program Trading Accounts For Over Half of NYSE Volume
Here’s an interesting statistic: According to the WSJ, "Program trading in the week ended Aug. 5 accounted for 54.5%, or an...
Apprenticed Investor: Six Keys to Stock Selection
I almost forgot! The latest "Apprenticed Investor" column is up, and its titled Six Keys to Stock Selection. By now,...
Intraday Reversal
Days like today that start strong and finish weak are not particularly good for sentiment or the technicals. Especially, coming as it did...
Chart of the Week: Sentiment Extremes vs S&P
Investors Intelligence weekly sentiment poll generates an interesting data trail for contrarians: The bull to bear ratio quickly...
Poker for Traders
Somehow, I over looked this terrific article by Doug Kass, comparing poker with trading. Here’s a few bullet points: • Understand...
Apprenticed Investor: Nothing Doing
The latest "Apprenticed Investor" column is up, and its titled (apropos of nothing in particular) Nothing Doing. In it, we look...
Terror Rally
The Markets’ initial reaction to the attack in London reveals quite a few things about investor psychology. It also shows us, to a...