I don't know what a VIX is but the attached chart would have lead me to think that the price drop between Jan-May 2002 is an overreaction while in...
Two things: 1. Whatever Oz is doing, ain't working. 2. Giving opinions based on Academic research and backed by successful experimentation over...
Ozzy, I like your journal because it is one of the very rare journals that clearly and honestly displays the progress of the experiment and I...
Always been. Always will. "Name than tune" is the name of the game.
Good suggestion. Then, the next step is to make sure you can quickly recognize bad trades. It looks like you're on a good start with that. How do...
Here we go again. Another political thread that started in the Trading for a Living >> Psychology forum that will be moved to the Chit Chat section.
Price going in the opposite direction with increasing volume and open interest.
Start of list: Were all the required signals present when I initiated a trade? If so, this could be a good sign to get out. Am I tempted to...
Systems generating profits over an extended period of time usually have successful trade rates much closer to 50% than 100%, which leads me to be...
Excellent description of the torture undergone during a trade. But I have a question about "I know I should exit immediately because the market...
Start of list - frustration about previous losses leading to revenge trading - fear of loosing an opportunity leading to impulsive behavior...
I have avoided a few mistakes in the past by realizing that what I was about to do is "what George would do" â always the wrong thing since...
Glad you're back.
As an alternative to eliminating your bias you can also change your bias. George Soros wrote in his books that he makes a right call only...
The Rational Expectation Hypothesis is a good base to build a theory of market behavior and by extension a set of rules constituting a trading...
I don't have the guts to ride the market on stormy days. Being short on stocks sounds like a good move but I prefer to wait for clearer skies...
Are you taking a long position in oil to hedge your long position in stocks? I also see stocks coming back up soon but I'm waiting for oil to...
THE WEEK IN REVIEW After the plug was pulled Monday afternoon at 3:35, it became clear that things had to get worst before they could get...
I will liquidate my remaining DJIA calls on market open.
Liquidating one of the three JUL05 DJIA calls in portfolio.
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