Most people, as they learn about trading, are exposed to a lot of misinformation. It’s almost as if there is an intelligence agency putting out information to make sure that the average person can’t get ahead in trading. In short, there are six major factors that are the keys to your success trading well. These […]
Six Key Factors to a Great Trading System By Van K. Tharp, PhD Read More »
Despite all the possible distractions from Hong Kong protests, votes impacting Brexit, and Aramco’s world-leading IPO, the mainstream business news is laser-focused on the trade dispute with China. President Trump’s fight with China’s President Xi Jinping continues to dominate headlines. Even the string of all-time market highs in recent two weeks had a tough
Going by the numbers, markets and the economy are doing great. The Dow, the Nasdaq, and the S&P 500 all broke several records last week. All three indices closed at all-time highs on Friday afternoon. But if you turn to the news, the picture looks much less rosy with no shortage of bad news for
Markets Keep Climbing the “Wall of Worry,” by D. R. Barton, Jr. Read More »
When Robinhood launched its mobile app with zero-commission stock trading in December 2013, the demand was so high, there was a waiting list to join. Today, the company is practically a household name. Some other so-called “fintech” startups have joined them, chief among them SoFi, the student-loan refinancer out of San Francisco. But when it
Zero-Commission Brokerage Accounts: Are They Right for You?, by D.R. Barton, Jr. Read More »
Editor’s Note: Gabriel is a successful full-time trader, a VTI workshop instructor, and a dedicated coach with a passion to develop traders to a level they become profitable at home. Since his graduation from Van’s Super Trader program in 2010, he trades full-time the Futures and Forex markets – and for the past few years,
In the Trend Scan Analysis video below, Gabriel provides an overview on strong trend opportunities in the futures markets. When trading Futures, you can rely on multiple trading opportunities coming your way in various asset classes across multiple timeframes. Gabriel sees the outlook right now ass particularly good for US Equity Indexes (Long), Metals (Long),
Overview and Update On The Futures and Crypto Markets, by Gabriel Grammatidis Read More »
Last week was rough for investors, to say the least: Yield-curve inversion 800-point drop in the Dow Trade war uncertainty Unrest in Hong Kong bringing down Asian markets Argentina’s stock market dropping 48% in a single day on fears of another debt default That’s enough to make anyone want to take a break. But the
Inverted Yield Curves and Recessions and Volatility — Oh My! by D.R. Barton, Jr. Read More »
I’m doing my best to pretend I don’t have jet lag after returning from an amazing nine days in Scotland. To do that, I’ll keep today’s tip short and to the point. Markets are acting like a proverbial cat on a hot tin roof — With every new step, the markets are likely to slide
The Return of Volatility and Extreme Headline Risk, by D. R. Barton, Jr. Read More »
The Netflix show Stranger Things has been all the talk in the entertainment world. Despite Netflix’s stock drop after earnings last week, the show has been a cornerstone in content offering from the company and received a record 40.7 million unique user views in Season 3’s opening weekend over the Fourth of July holiday. The
The Fed Narrative and “The Upside Down” Market, by D. R. Barton, Jr. Read More »
The grounds of a Long Island private golf and tennis club I was visiting several years back were quite posh. I went there to meet with one of my hedge fund partners and a quantitative analyst. This quant did deep dives into market data to find actionable patterns. Our hedge fund had been following his
How a Quant Pattern Sees the Market Six Months From Now…, by D. R. Barton, Jr. Read More »
