Readers Questions
Reader Mark asks a beginner's question that might not be such a beginner question after all: Hi Adam. This might seem like a silly beginner question, but what is the most important finance concept for a trader to know? I'm a college student taking finance and
Market Math
Reader Jas asked a question about backtesting: I was wondering if you'd be able to advise me on how to back test a strategy on some custom indicators. I'm aware of back testing software in the market but not sure if it will do the job
Market Math
I received a good question from Brent: I recently watched [a presentation someone else did] about VWAP and they seemed really convinced it was an effective indicator. I am curious if you have studied VWAP in recent years? Their contention is the black boxes key around VWAP which makes it
Market Math
I've received a few questions about how to calculate a measure I have referred to many times here on my blog and in my published research that I call SigmaSpikes. I've disclosed the calculation in several places, but the question keeps popping up, so maybe I
General Comments
I've spent many hours over the past few weeks talking with my research clients on the phone. (I think this is an important part of what we do at Waverly Advisors--we don't sell a "newsletter" or "service"; we have clients and those
General Comments
I'm very excited to announce the next step in the evolution of my free trading course: a solid education in the fundamentals of options trading. I made the decision a few months ago to broaden the scope of the course by bringing in some new voices and people
Breakout
I've written on this topic before, but we just had a good example in the market, so it's a great time to revisit. Many intraday traders find that most of a month's profits come from one or two exceptional trend days in the month;
Podcast
Much of my work is focused on active trading and management, but this podcast takes a look at some important ideas and principles behind long-term investing--the secret of long-term investing, if you will. That secret is to usually do nothing, but to do the right thing when it's
Podcast
This week's podcast picks up where we left off last week, and looks at how to apply the lessons and ideas to your own development as a trader. These two podcasts are targeted at developing traders, or perhaps longer-term investors who want to learn to trade more actively,
Pullback
I want to share a quick short setup in the S&P 500 index today. This is a repeatable pattern, and draws on many elements I have discussed here on my blog, and also in my book, The Art and Science of Technical Analysis. Take a look at the
Podcast
For the beginning trader, here are some thoughts and ideas for the first steps of your journey. For a developing trader, or for the successful trader, here is an invitation to take a few steps back and look at everything with beginner's eyes. Here are the show notes
Trend Termination
Let's talk about endings today. If we can better understand the patterns that often occur when trends end, we are better equipped to manage risk, place stops, and, in general, to trade those trends. Crude oil provides a good example of a dangerous ending in a specific kind