Month: November 2008
Educational excellence in the Information Age
As we look at curriculum as part of our annual review, we have to consider how do we accomodate as much flexibility as possible for students and instriuctors (with their variety of interests, expereinces, and needs) and the institutional requirement to have field grade officers competent at some level with managing the existing system. What’s the […]
Systems models for classroom learning
I had an opportunity to spend quality time with Mark Prensky, examining the utility of the educational value of games. He made an excellent point that games designed by teachers to be educational are extremely boring when compared with commercially available educational games. It’s as if our children can sense that the teacher’s games are […]
Keep going!
There is a Moment in every closely contested MMA or judo match when both guys think they are losing and are almost lost. They have taken themselves right to the edge, and they can see what the other guy can do to win. It is not unusual for that moment to happen simultaneously in close matches. […]
How can a trader be short term bullish in such a bear market?
Ready, Fire, Aim for chaotic markets
this picture and concept map reflects our emerging trading technique for chaotic markets, affectionately called, Ready-Fire-Aim which takes measured action within a framework of understanding, with finetuning for position sizing once we are in the trade and it begins to unfold
Framing the market condition to support trades in either direction
There is ample evidence to support both long and short side here. Follow the logic to see why i am very willing here to be long intraday, but am prepared to quickly reverse and go short on evidence of resumption of weakness. I believe this kind of market outlook will allow you to trade with […]
Washout pattern strategy
A short term trading strategy that is robust in bear market conditions
Democratic Party Dilemma: Rock meet hard place
Consider the dilemma of the Democratic Party: Do they support a couple hundred thousand aging UAW workers that vote reliably and are tied economically to the GM retirement and healthcare plan? or do they support the thousands of young voters recently attracted to the party who will be the source of funding for any GM, F […]
Veteran’s Day reflection: thanks grandfather
Some pictures of the national WW1 monument in Kansas City and my grandfather’s memorial brick. Grandfather was a cook in the 80th Division. As the family story goes, he was in a foxhole with fellow soldiers and an artillery shell exploded nearby killing a number of Soldiers. His life was spared by the fact that […]