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Post US Election

Post US Election    With the US election now decided, whether you like Donald J. Trump or not, he is president number 47 and only the second president in history to serve two non-consecutive terms in office, with Grover Cleveland being the first. Truth of the Stock...

All That Glitters

All That Glitters   The saying all that glitters is not gold is a rule of thumb for life and of course in trading. The global glitter of elections and geopolitical risk has moved to the next one in line, as markets come to digest a change in administration in the US...

October Cycles

October Cycles   We enter the month of October, and even casual observers all have an opinion as to why this month produces major market meltdowns. The pundits point to 1929 and 1987 as the majors, however I recall November 1st, 2007 vividly, as we saw the start of...

An Unusual Setup

An Unusual Setup   Research lately has me deep into the world of probabilities, something that Mark Douglas talks about in his trading psychology book Trading in the Zone. He also talks about three types of trading systems, starting with a mechanical system designed...

What’s Your Gold?

What’s Your Gold?   What techniques have you thoroughly tested and now understand their success and failure rate? Is it documented, and something you could hand to someone for them to understand? I think most people would be guilty at some point or another of...