What Can We Expect from a Trading System? by D. R. Barton, Jr. Posted on June 13, 2018 A note to readers: While Dr. Tharp’s content is timeless, this article is from a past publication and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. I really enjoy small sayings that capture the essence of issues. […]
Don’t Take Just Any Ol’ EntryTrading Tip by D. R. Barton, Jr. June 13, 2018 A note to readers: While much of this article’s content is timeless, it is from a past publication and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. “A single advantage is worth a thousand sorceries.”–Turkish proverb As traders and investors,
Over Analysis, Over Simplification and Somewhere in Between By D.R. Barton Jr. October 16, 2018 A note to readers: While much of this article’s content is timeless, it is from a past publication and may contain outdated information, missing links or images. The more I trade and interact with other traders (both old and new),
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“Friendship is unnecessary – like philosophy, like art…. It has no survival value; rather, it is one of those things which give value to survival.”― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves Van Tharp’s life work has made a significant impact on my life and in the lives of thousands of people. And Van’s ideas and gentle
Keeping Tharp Think Alive and Growing By, D.R. Barton Jr. Read More »
Van Tharp convinced me (as I kicked and screamed along the way) of a couple of market realities that have changed my way of looking at markets forever. As I implied, I didn’t take either of them into my belief system quickly – or easily. The first concept that I wrote about recently was this:
Van And His Influence Writ Large – and Paying It Forward By, D. R. Barton, Jr. Read More »
I owe so much of who I am today to my original market mentor, Van Tharp. His influence on me (and thousands of others) is undeniable. And as I look back over the past 25+ years, I see so many subtle (and a few not-so-subtle) marks that he has left on us and the investing
When Van Tharp first explained to me perhaps the most important financial concept that I’ve ever heard, my mind rejected it immediately. My engineering-trained, logical/linear brain could not accept this simple precept: We don’t trade the markets. We trade our beliefs about the markets. What kind of touchy-feely stuff was that? The markets are about
The Indicator That I Just Can’t Stop Thinking About (or Seeing) By, D.R. Barton, Jr. Read More »
A long-time friend and I were discussing the bottom line of the famous Daniel Kahneman Noble Prize-winning conclusion (that he made along with his friend Amos Tversky). I’m paraphrasing here, but we (humans) hate losing more than we like winning. That’s a bit broad, but the essence of Prospect Theory is that investors feel a
Why Market Pullbacks Feel Worse Than Rallies Feel Good By, D. R. Barton, Jr. Read More »
\ Almost exactly 12 years ago to the day, I wrote in this same space that the market was dropping precipitously due to a downgrade. Except that time, in early August of 2011, it was the Standard and Poor’s Global Ratings that downgraded U.S. credit. Interestingly, the context for the two downgrades was both very
Market Mania: Sorting the Historical From the Hysterical (Again) By, D. R. Barton, Jr. Read More »
