Whenever I used to hear or read an outstanding book recommendation, I would typically buy the book and put it on my “to-read shelf”, which always offered a choice of great material. Maybe five or six years back, I purchased one book for that shelf, but was unable to read much more than a chapter…
This trading tip – the first in a series – is one where your knee-jerk reaction might be to skip it and move on, looking instead for a new entry technique or indicator or… you get the picture. Don’t do it. Stick with me for a few paragraphs. You’ll be glad you did. Why? Because,…
If you would like to read this article in a downloadable pdf format, click here. Part I: The World Market Model At the end of October, the World Market Model looks pretty similar to many of the other months this year, showing mostly red and brown cells. However, UUP, the USD ETF is no longer…
Before you start wondering if the VTI editorial team has lost their wits, just jamming any note about Halloween into this week’s newsletter, please know that I was informed that Ron William had written an article about the Halloween Effect. And I wrote an additional tag-back to that article anyway. It’s not like there’s nothing…
Elevated market volatility and black swan event risk is already proving to scare most investors as we approach the ominous Halloween festivity. It is claimed to be influenced by Germanic and Celtic-speaking peoples commemorating the dead at the beginning of winter. Meanwhile, in financial markets, Halloween’s (late October) timing coincides with the aftermath of an…
If you would like to read this article in a downloadable pdf format, click here. In May 2018, Bloomberg launched a cryptocurrency index called The Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index. At the time Van pointed out an index of this nature was one of the first steps toward widespread institutional involvement. Fast forward five years and the…
This article series was first published in 2008/2009 Part 1 What more common theme is there in trading than people looking for the Holy Grail? How many times do we hear these remarks from traders: “If I could JUST find the right system.” “If the market would just stop going sideways.” “If I could just get…
I’ve written about asset correlation multiple times in the past three years. And guess what. We need to chat about it again. This time we’re dropping back to just the correlation between stocks (spoiler alert for my next follow-up article: Correlations are high for lots of assets right now, including crypto). But for today, let’s…
Nightly Strategy Podcast: Saturday, October 1st, 2022 On Saturday, Ken Long’s Nightly Strategy Podcast produced a spontaneous discussion on how we view Swing Trading and how it connects to Day Trading, Core Trading and Hybrid Trading. In this video replay, hear insights into our fundamental assumptions about how it all ties together. Ken will also…
If you would like to read this article in a downloadable pdf format, click here. Part I: The World Market Model What did September bring to the markets? Well, in case you have missed the news lately, there’s a lot going on in the world. When you look at the World Market Model below, however,…
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