General Comments
Most of us who write about financial markets look to the future. Yes, there is a place for theory, and any theory lies on a firm foundation of what has happened in the past—history matters. But what probably matters most to us is the future: what is around the
Breakout
We can simplify many of the problems of technical or tactical trading to one question: assume that a market just made a large move. Do we want to fade (go against) that move, looking for reversal, or do we want to take a position with that move, looking for continuation?
Pullback
We spend a lot of time, as traders, developing skills of precision trading: when to enter trades, where to put stops, when to add, when to take partial profits, when to get out and reenter. Most of the writing about trading, especially from technical or tactical perspectives, focuses on finding
Breakout
Just a high level perspective on what we have going on in a few major markets this week. In general, most markets are in some kind of volatility compression. Volatility compression is a term that basically means current volatility conditions are low, relative to more "normal" volatility for
Individual Traders
The twenty two day guided meditation experience is now live. I will not be posting regular updates here, but follow me on twitter (@AdamHGrimes) or bookmark this page for daily updates. If meditation is something you have tried in the past, maybe this is the time to try it again
General Comments
Successful trading and investing is largely about asking the right questions. Many of the most serious mistakes we make come from blindly accepting our ideas and perceptions at face value. I would like to offer you a short checklist of questions that will challenge you to think more deeply and
General Comments
I thought it might be useful to take a look at one of the most common trading patterns, the flag, and, more importantly, to see what happens when it doesn't work out. If we understand how patterns fail, we are better equipped to trade those patterns, and, sometimes,
General Comments
I want to share an email I sent to my blog subscribers last week. If you don't get these updates, please sign up in the sidebar. There will be more goodies and opportunities offered in these updates over the coming months (there was an offer to alpha test
Trend Termination
A look at current conditions in crude oil, and some general comments on how to fade a trend.
General Comments
Yesterday's post ended with a look at some of the effects and benefits of meditation, and some recent studies that show meditation is able to change your body and your brain--effects going far beyond mind or attitude. The lesson here is that meditation is real and it is
Psychology
Talking about meditation seems to be the current rage in investing/trading circles. Everyone is writing and talking about meditation, maybe taking some courses, reading a few books, but there are many misconceptions. For one, many people casually write about meditation without having actually experienced it, so there is considerable
Market Math
This is another post in the small series on tracking, understanding, and trading relative performance. In previous posts, we looked at two ways to track relative performance as a percent change from some previous point in time, considering that previous point either as a structurally significant swing point or an