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Alternative to Buying New Trading Computers
When traders look for trading computers, many people will choose to buy new computers from brand name stores. Others like to build their own. Rarely, we see people interested in buying second hand computers. Surprisingly, the best deals in buying com ...
When traders look for trading computers, many people will choose to buy new computers from brand name stores. Others like to build their own. Rarely, we see people interested in buying second hand computers. Surprisingly, the best deals in buying com ...
An Exceptional Week For Bitcoin
The talk of the town just gets more controversial this week. Melt up to $200. Then zoomed to $260 before crashing down hard to $110. Bounced back to $200 before another wave of selling so powerful that the main Bitcoin market has to halt its tra ...
The talk of the town just gets more controversial this week. Melt up to $200. Then zoomed to $260 before crashing down hard to $110. Bounced back to $200 before another wave of selling so powerful that the main Bitcoin market has to halt its tra ...
An Introduction to Time Distribution Analysis
Knowing just your odds with a particular trading setup may not be enough. You need to know the various possible scenarios that may unfold so that you are ready to handle them. Here is a tool that helps you study your trading setups using time distrib ...
Knowing just your odds with a particular trading setup may not be enough. You need to know the various possible scenarios that may unfold so that you are ready to handle them. Here is a tool that helps you study your trading setups using time distrib ...
Anatomy of Orderflow at the Tick Level
Many people asked why would anyone want to analyze the charts at the tick level. Wouldn't that be a waste of time since such high frequency activities are not likely going to have any long term impact. Let's take a look at this chart first. ...
Many people asked why would anyone want to analyze the charts at the tick level. Wouldn't that be a waste of time since such high frequency activities are not likely going to have any long term impact. Let's take a look at this chart first. ...
Annotations of the ES Chart in Real-Time Chat Archive
Following is a typical chart of Emini S&P you see in the archive. I have put several price level markings on the chart to make it easier to follow when reading the transcript side by side. For the top pane, it is Emini S&P 4-minu ...
Following is a typical chart of Emini S&P you see in the archive. I have put several price level markings on the chart to make it easier to follow when reading the transcript side by side. For the top pane, it is Emini S&P 4-minu ...
Another Reuters Special Treat For Traders: The University of Michigan Surveys Of Consumers
Time and again I mentioned in my real-time chat that the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers is not a public economic report. A proprietary research report is something owned by a private company. It has the rights and discretions to disclose ...
Time and again I mentioned in my real-time chat that the University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers is not a public economic report. A proprietary research report is something owned by a private company. It has the rights and discretions to disclose ...
Applying STOPD on US 30-Year Bond Futures
I was asked if STOPD works with US 30-Year Bond Future. Instead of a simple yes or no answer, I think it is better I show some charts to illustrate the point. Following are several charts of the US 30-Year Bond Futures (symbol ZB) with STOPD price le ...
I was asked if STOPD works with US 30-Year Bond Future. Instead of a simple yes or no answer, I think it is better I show some charts to illustrate the point. Following are several charts of the US 30-Year Bond Futures (symbol ZB) with STOPD price le ...
Approach Your Trading Education the Smarter Way
Now that you are well aware of the shortcomings of traditional trading education, it is time to think about what you can do instead to learn trading more effectively. We are looking for methods that anyone can learn and that deliver results to the ...
Now that you are well aware of the shortcomings of traditional trading education, it is time to think about what you can do instead to learn trading more effectively. We are looking for methods that anyone can learn and that deliver results to the ...
April's Fool Day Phenomenon
One of the very rare calendar date based statistical bias happens on April's Fool. No joke! The Phenomenon March 30 and March 31 each date produces an accumulated -15% return (non-compound, close to close) on Dow or S&P 500. Then on April's ...
One of the very rare calendar date based statistical bias happens on April's Fool. No joke! The Phenomenon March 30 and March 31 each date produces an accumulated -15% return (non-compound, close to close) on Dow or S&P 500. Then on April's ...
Ari Kiev on Super Trader
To be a super-trader, you'll need an edge to overcome the laws of probability and the uncertainty of the marketplace. That edge comes from information flow, the ability to correct your habits in terms of the market's characteristics, and being ab ...
To be a super-trader, you'll need an edge to overcome the laws of probability and the uncertainty of the marketplace. That edge comes from information flow, the ability to correct your habits in terms of the market's characteristics, and being ab ...
