Editor’s Note: Dr. Van Tharp’s content is timeless and our goal is to continue to share his material with our readers. Today’s tip is an excerpt from the Definitive Guide to Position Sizing Strategies book. While some readers may be familiar with this topic, a refresher is always useful. For readers who have yet to learn more…
If you would like to read this article in a downloadable pdf format, click here. Just past the summer solstice, the month of June and second quarter ended last Friday—the halfway point for the calendar year. Yes, the S&P market type is “Bull Normal” but that’s not half of the story. Part I: The World Market…
Almost exactly 15 years ago to the day, I wrote my worst article for the Van Tharp Institute. In an attempt to minimize any additional stressors to my writing psyche, I’ll not go into the details of why the article was (ahem) less than my best. Or about the emails I received that called into…
Editor’s Note: Dr. Van Tharp’s content is timeless and our goal is to continue to share his material with our readers. Today’s tip is from a past article and though many have read it before, it is information that bears repeating. How many shares or contracts should you take per trade? It’s a critical question,…
If you would like to read this article in a downloadable pdf format, click here. In July 2021, the S&P Cryptocurrency Broad Digital Market (BDM) Index (Ticker: SPCBDM) launched with the objective of being a broad investable digital asset universe benchmark. The index launched on July 13, 2021 but has a 10-year calculated history based on…
The Markets are moving! Is this phase 2 of the Commodity Super Cycle? Our Monthly Futures Trend Scan nicely shows how markets are lining up for another explosive leg higher within this early stage Commodity Super Cycle. US Equities have shown good follow-through coming out of several higher timeframe Gecko S1 patterns. There are actually…
Should I stay or should I go now? If I go there will be trouble And if I stay it will be double So you gotta let me know Should I stay or should I go? –Mick Jones, Joe Strummer, et al Do you ever get such a feeling of indecision in the markets? You…
Financial freedom is an aspiration held by many, yet fully realized by few. One key to achieving this elusive goal lies in understanding and leveraging financial structures effectively. The difference that can be made by making small shifts in how one handles their financial structures is immense, and it directly affects how much money you…
A quick note to the VTI faithful: Yesterday, just before I joined RJ Hixson and a truly international group for the first session of the “How to Develop Winning Trading Systems” course, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) hit a new post-pandemic low and closed below 14 since the first quarter of 2020. Three years is…
If you would like to read this article in a downloadable pdf format, click here. Part I: The World Market Model The market type says “Bull Normal” but how does the market feel to you? To me, it feels more like . . . sideways abnormal? Let’s see what the World Market Model says at…
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