The Traders Journal July 31, 2015 at 11:00 AM
Once a quarter, I update my Tensile Trading ChartPack. With such a large number of users now it was easy to poll some of these investors to ask how and why they use the ChartPack. Their reasons were enlightening, so I’m summarizing a few of their comments in this week’s blog... Read More
The Traders Journal July 24, 2015 at 01:00 PM
The motto in the news business seems to be “If it bleeds, it leads.” Investors must appreciate that our news is packaged by the news media in a manner to motivate the audience to tune in. It is thus sold for the benefit of sponsors, not for the benefit of the public... Read More
The Traders Journal July 17, 2015 at 01:00 PM
Many investors would be shocked to learn that what they thought was their prudent well-diversified portfolio of five different asset classes might be effectively no different than owning the same car in five different colors... Read More
The Traders Journal July 10, 2015 at 02:00 PM
Most professional athletes these days have biological passports. I submit to you that investors should apply the same principle to their own trading. A biological passport is an individual’s electronic record which profiles his or her personal genetic biological markers... Read More
The Traders Journal July 03, 2015 at 01:00 PM
To paraphrase P.J. O’Rourke, “Giving assets to a stock market plunger is like giving beer and car keys to teenage boys.” This is a true story. As you read this morality tale, you’ll recognize a person you know or investors you have known or possibly a person in your own mirror... Read More
