If you’ve been trading the markets for any length of time you will know the two main emotions which drive volatility are fear and greed, writes AJ Monte, CMT....
Strategies & Techniques
Like two mountain climbers, we traders need to anchor the pitons, so to speak, in an effort to limit the downside risk. A stop-loss order for a trader is like the safety rope ...
Even the casual observer of bond funds knows that 2018 has so far been tough on the wallet. On several occasions, the yield on the bellwether 10-year Treasury has briefly brea...
Since macroeconomics first began, experts have debated whether or not seasonal cycles have any effect on the business cycles. I would rather study human behavior patterns to s...
Trading
Trading Lesson: Facing a Loss, Protect Assets Rather Than Growing Them
When faced with a trading loss, try to focus on protecting the assets rather than growing them. This minor adjustment allows you to get back into the ...
Investing
"A Storm is Brewing"
There is no way of making even the most nominal bullish case for valuations at current price levels. As we have pointed out many times before, valuati...
Trading
Trading Lesson: Technical Analysis vs. Fundamental Analysis
For many years technical analysts were met with resistance from the diehard fundamental analysts labeling them as fortune-tellers who might as well us...
Investing
Chuck Carlson: The Case for Long-Term Investing
I don’t think it is a stretch to say that many investors are especially nervous about the stock market. Admittedly, I find the fear somewhat sur...
Investing
Trading
Trading Lesson: Managing Risk or, Learning to Lose Money the Right Way
Is it reasonable to trade the markets and expect not to lose money? Of course, the answer is no. So, the challenge for any trader or investor is to kn...
Trading
Investing
Growth, Value Rates and a Yield Curve "Hook"
As the stock market claws its way back toward the January peak, inflationary pressures and subtle market divergences continue to mount, explains Jim S...
Trading
Trading Lesson: Benjamin Graham’s Classic Advice on Predicting Returns
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Today, I plan to share the investment insights Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffet’s mentor, gleaned from reviewing one hundred years of stock market...
Investing
Options Traders: A Warning for Emerging Markets?
I spend a lot of time talking about block trades. These are the huge trades that show up on your options volume screeners, typically in increments of ...