Market Math
Good tools can help us sort through the mass of market data each day to focus on what matters. Of course, there are many things we might want to filter for, and that’s one of the first questions to consider. For my work, one important category of markets are
Market Math
“The benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average is off nearly 300 points as of midday today…” You can hear a similar quote on nearly every news outlet many times a day, but I’ve always mentally followed up with the same questions: “So what? Is that a lot or a little?
Quantitative analysis
I want to share the results of a quick statistical study I did today, and also share a few thoughts about using stats, in general, to shape our trading decisions. (And I promise two things: this won't be a boring blog and if you trade actively, it will
Market Math
Let's think a bit about "signal generation". When we test something in the market what we're looking for is an answer to "What happens after _______ occurs?" This is really the essence of all backtesting and system development--that question covers everything from casual
Trading tools
One of the tools I’ve come to rely on over the last 10 years is an indicator I call Sigma Spikes. (Read about it and how to calculate here.) This is a volatility-adjusted measure of closes, meaning that it tells us if any single move on a chart is