Archive for October, 2011

  • Putting Stuff In Perspective
    Posted by on October 30th, 2011 at 9:00 am, Comments: 0

    I love putting stuff in perspective. Its one of my favorite things to do. I never like comparing things nominally. I always want to measure something off of a standard.

  • What I Want To See From Occupy Wall Street
    Posted by on October 27th, 2011 at 11:17 pm, Comments: 0

    What I Want To See From Occupy Wall Street

  • Comparing The 2010 & 2011 Ranges
    Posted by on October 25th, 2011 at 10:52 pm, Comments: 0

    So far since the big sell-off in the summer, we have been stuck in a big range which we just barely broke out of a few trading days ago. Everyone has heard the phrase “History repeats”; well I like the phrase “History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme.”

  • Here Is How To Catch The Knife In Netflix
    Posted by on October 24th, 2011 at 8:40 pm, Comments: 0

    Here is how you catch the knife in Netflix Inc.

  • Broken Market Structure: Where Is The Liquidity?
    Posted by on October 23rd, 2011 at 2:57 pm, Comments: 0

    We hear it all the time, High-Frequency Trading (HFT) provides liquidity to the markets.  But they forget to mention one little caveat, that they only provide liquidity when it is convenient to them. We have a broken market structure, one that allows flash crashes and flash dashes.

  • With Gaddafi Gone, What Is The Outlook For Brent Oil?
    Posted by on October 20th, 2011 at 10:55 pm, Comments: 0

    The major news of today was that the 40+ year leader of Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, had been killed. The implications of this major conflict in Libya had been a bullish factor for Brent Oil…

  • Opening Drives Set The Mood For Stocks
    Posted by on October 17th, 2011 at 10:19 pm, Comments: 0

    With Earning seasons in full effect, over the next few weeks, there will be a lot of “in-play” stocks. In-play stocks are those with fresh news or earnings announcements (“catalysts”). Why do I trade Stocks In-play?

  • Bears Are Still Losing The Fight
    Posted by on October 13th, 2011 at 11:42 pm, Comments: 0

    ven as we failed up against major resistance, the selloff one would have expected from that, given the pin-pong action was very tame. We gaped down but I never felt fear or heavy selling today.

  • Currency in Circulation as a Percent of GDP
    Posted by on October 11th, 2011 at 12:50 am, Comments: 0

    Below you will find a custom never before seen chart of “Currency in Circulation as a percent of GDP”. I have personally calculated all the data and constructed the chart.

  • Comparing the Past Initial Crash Low Breakdowns
    Posted by on October 6th, 2011 at 11:43 pm, Comments: 0

    Let’s say you have a stock market crash, you set the initial crash low, then you break below that low either days, weeks or months later. What happens next?