From our doctoral cohort discussion group. I first want to describe my reaction to the articles on theory referenced below and then conclude with some thoughts about the relationship between theory and research. I began with the Feldman article, an editorial piece included at the front of a special edition of the Journal of Management […]
Month: July 2009
Profitable ETF Trading Strategies: an extended reflection on risk management and mental toughness
A Trader Quality Number idea: if i want to trade AA today, and in the sideways mkt i have been using .1 iStop, maybe today i can use .4 as the iStop for position sizing, and acknowledge i will exit at -.5R or an adverse move of .2 if you are timid about pushing the […]
walking at night
i just walked the dog at midnight, like i do every night about this time. i was alone except for molly (the corgi) and ziggy (the westie). we were escorted by the cries of coyotes all around us. 3 different voices tonight, very mournful. they were about half a mile away, giving the local farm […]
Reflection 2 on the practitioner-scholar divide: a case where it was the thinnest of veils, unknown to any of us
I will answer this from my preferred pragmatist and action research perspective I believe most interesting problems originate in the practitioners world, and that most chief decision-makers (who approve projects, set priorities and allocate resources) MUST be practitioners first, if only to satisfy political and social constraints. I believe our action groups that solve problems […]
Reflections on closing the gap between practitioners and scholars
We are having a discussion in our doctoral cohort about the gap between practitioners and scholars. Here my thoughts on closing the gap between practitioners and scholars: 1. A post-positivist might want to confirm the gap exists, measure its dimensions, identify possible causes for the existence of it, and hypothesize if the cause and effect relationships […]
Profitable ETF Trading Strategies: the power of stories
Trade like a storyteller We know from cognitive science and learning theory that humans are storytellers by both nature and nurture. Knowing this about how our brains are wired can help us in a couple interesting ways as lifelong traders and learners. Generally it is easier for most people to learn when the new information […]
Profitable ETF Trading Strategies: adapting to a changing market
The market goes through changes all the time, as market participants and their methods and objectives change through time. Sometimes trend following will dominate, sometime reversion to the mean trading will be effective, other times channel trading with strict profit targets will work. It is normal for traders to develop preferred methods of training, based […]
Profitable ETF Trading Strategies: paying attention to market pivot points
To extend the metaphor of “Trading is like Driving” a little further, you could think of the market’s pivot points to be like lanes on the highway. When you are driving on the Interstate or even just in town, the lane markers have come to take on an important meaning ion the minds of every […]
Profitable ETF Trading Strategies: trading large cap stocks and broad ETFs
There are a lot of reasons to trade large cap stocks and the exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) that track the broad sectors and regions of the world. It’s not without its tradeoffs, but for a lot of new traders it can make a lot of sense. You will have to give up the goal of […]
Profitable ETF Trading Strategies: Trade like a defensive driver
I was giving my teenage daughter some advice about how to survive on the road. As a newly licensed driver, she was naturally apprehensive, because this is a brave, new world for her. As I heard myself giving her guidance from 35 years of successful driving experience, I was struck by how similar it was […]