The very first thing I analyze when I am creating my daily trading plan is the current market classification. The reason? Because, depending on which scholar you read, the market itself contributes as much as 50% of the return of individual stock gains/losses. It makes sense to me then that the most importnt single factor […]
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Profitable short term trading tactics: monitoring money flow with Trim Tabs
Trim Tabs is a market research firm that tracks money flows into and out of mutual funds on a regular basis. They make their living providing money flow information to institutional money managers. Periodically they make their reports available to the wider public. A lot of people pushed the panic button in September. TrimTabs reported […]
Profitable ETF Trading Strategies: Reversion to the Mean Trading Style
One of the time tested principles of market dynamics is the principle of the Reversion to the Mean. Over the long run, performance, volatility, price, relative strength: all of these measures mathematically require that periods of out-performance shall return to the mean. Naturally, this is not prediction, only an appreciation of how the math is performed. […]
Profitable ETF Trading Techniques: Hedging your long term portfolios with ETFs
The long term advantages of a buy and hold strategy are well known, and well supported by scholarly research. However, there are some simple, effective things you can do during confirmed bear markets that can bring you peace of mind, protect your long term positions, secure your retirement, and protect you against the most visious […]
Profitable ETF Trading techniques: Pair Trading in Down Markets
In a nutshell, here is what pair trading is all about. You pick 2 trading instruments that you believe will continue to perform on a relative basis in the way they have been. Thsi means you think the stronger one will continue to be stronger, and the weaker one will still be weaker. A pair […]
ETFs: 7 reasons you should get to know them
Exchanges Traded Funds (ETFs) are one of the most important and timely investment vehicles available to the trader and investor who wants to take control over their own financial future. Here are just a handful of the important qualities of ETFs you should be aware of. ETFs have useful variety. No matter what kind […]