Archive for July, 2012

  • 19 Notable Quotes from the Book “Hedge Fund Market Wizards”
    Posted by on July 23rd, 2012 at 1:21 pm, Comments: 0

    1. As long as no one cares about it, there is no trend. Would you be short Nasdaq in 1999? You can’t be short just [...]

  • Four Keys to Understanding Uncertainty
    Posted by on July 16th, 2012 at 8:18 pm, Comments: 0

    Barry Ritholtz has an interesting piece on uncertainty: From the investor’s perspective, markets require uncertainty to function. Indeed, they thrive on doubt, imperfect information and [...]

  • How Personal Biases Could Hurt Our Performance
    Posted by on July 11th, 2012 at 2:18 pm, Comments: 0

    I am constantly watching the all-time high and the 52-week high lists to get a sense of emerging trends and gauge overall risk appetite. Both [...]

  • Should You Trust Your Trading Intuition?
    Posted by on July 10th, 2012 at 6:07 pm, Comments: 0

    I’ve heard from many traders that they often take decisions based on instincts. Actually, all non-quants use intuition in some form or another. If you [...]

  • Five Things You Need to Know About Market Liquidity
    Posted by on July 9th, 2012 at 6:24 pm, Comments: 0

    It seems that liquidity is a massively misunderstood subject as I am constantly getting questions from the type “Isn’t that stock too thin to be [...]

  • Three New All-Time Highs to Keep an Eye On
    Posted by on July 2nd, 2012 at 7:27 pm, Comments: 0

    The all-time high list is a raw data point, which could be enormously useful if you know how to read it properly. The all-time high [...]

  • Social Momentum – Biotech and Medical Equipment Stocks Continue to Shine
    Posted by on July 2nd, 2012 at 5:34 pm, Comments: 0

      Sector moves add tremendous weight to breakouts in choppy market environments. A few weeks ago, I highlighted the relative strength in the healthcare sector [...]