"Blog" Posts

My Blog Has Moved

By Lawrence

My blog posts will now be hosted at my new site, TheLawrenceChan.com My first new blog post is there already. Older posts will be migrated to the new site over time. Direct links to the older posts will be arranged.

Self Reflect to Success

By Lawrence
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I love listening to others, especially young adults, about their dreams. Not that I am a crazy guy trying to mess with their minds, but my sarcastic nature (I prefer calling that dark humour) often drives these young people (and grown ups too) through the roof. What I find out is the lack of self […]

Splitting Up the Site

By Lawrence
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First thing that is going to happen to the restructuring of DaytradingBias.com is moving my blog to its own domain. The time has come that it is actually better to have a separate site because of several reasons. And these reasons are not necessary purely functional or business driven. The primary reason for splitting up […]

US Election, French Election and German Election

By Lawrence
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US election in countdown mode now. Most people including traders cannot help but focus on the potential outcomes of this election. But this election is just the first messed up election among G8. Whatever happens now and after the US election in the United States will likely be mirrored if not exceeded in terms of […]

Major Changes to DaytradingBias.com

By Lawrence
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After lengthy discussions with my team on various aspects of DaytradingBias.com, I have arrived at the conclusion that we are going to streamline the overall design of the website. Instead of keeping it more portal like with various areas accessible from the home page, we are going to revise it so that it delivers a […]

Thanksgiving Turkey, Post Election Trading and 2017 Outlook

By Lawrence
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Last weekend, during dinner with friends and family on Canadian Thanksgiving, the very topic of turkey prices was raised. The discussion was very interesting and I have put some thoughts about it after. Should be something nice to share here. Turkey Pricing The main occasions when turkeys are served are Canadian Thanksgiving in October, US […]

20 Years of Research and Development Finally Accessible by Retail Traders

By Lawrence
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This week is very important to me. More than 20 years ago, I successfully created the first real-time custom market breadth index across the S&P100 components on a Windows computer. There were many failed attempts due to many technological obstacles before I overcame them one by one. Over the years my custom market breadth engine […]

More on Site Changes

By Lawrence
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Past few weeks my schedule was completely messed up. I could not even keep my regular posting over the weekend. And it looks like it will stay this way for some time into next year … Real-Time Custom Breadth Chart for Emini S&P Going Alpha The real-time custom breadth tool for Emini S&P will go […]

Tax and More Taxes on Real Estate

By Lawrence
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Vancouver Canada has chosen to tax houses that are deemed vacant. London Britain has chosen to increase tax on foreigners who purchased properties there. Ontario Canada chose to increase minimum down payment percent for more expensive houses. There are more such taxes and constraints introduced around the world. Many people think that these are such […]

The Mid-Autumn Festival vs. Full Moon

By Lawrence
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Chinese people were celebrating their Mid-Autumn Festival on Thursday worldwide while the astronomy enthusiasts are going to observe the full moon tonight. But isn’t Mid-Autumn Festival supposed to happen on the day of full moon? Since many traders believe in the effect of the moon cycle on various financial markets. It is a good idea […]