Every time a question like this comes up I hit my head and ask "why isn't everyone just using Wealth-lab?" I guess, though, thank the good lord...
Buy, "Trade Like A Hedge Fund" by James Altucher (me) coming out in March, 2004. Quite possibly the worst book about trading ever (gratuitous...
You are correct about the ratio. My mistake, and it was the ratio being at a low that I initially used as justification for making the trade....
A few months ago on thestreet.com i wrote an article about why I like Silver. All of the arguments still hold so I will repeat the article here....
PM me and I'm happy to send out the specific chapter. I can probably respond to the first five. More than that and the publisher might get upset.
I have tested a turtle trading strategy on a basket of futures and ETFs. Again, not to toot my own horn (but I will shamelessly) but I am pretty...
one way to judge success is to look at the people one has mentored who have gone on to great success. In Victor's case the obvious answers are:...
lets face reality, its just not good to go to 0. it feels like sh*t and everyone loses money. Not to mention the ego is reduced to nothing....
I wrote that quote on Vic's site and I actually don't really intend it to be unflattering. The reality is, I hate to say it, is that Buffett...
I actually went to a presentation the RQSI guys gave at the Peninsula Hotel in NYC two weeks ago. It was very interesting. Basically, they are...
"Trade Like a Hedge Fund" by James Altucher
Having gone through the Crabel material, I would note that the thought process is interesting (fading constrictions in volatility) but the...
The great thing is is that this statement is testable. Looking at all NR7 days, with ADX < 20 and VIX < 10% below its 50 day moving average...
I typically like to trade countertrend. However in the middle of a short squeeze, you get killed (hence, the squeeze). The hard part is...
I wouldn't call the II numbers indicative of a top. Almost by definition market tops are associated with high levels of bullishness. However,...
Thanks for the reply Harry. I guess I need some more experience in real world industries. -James Altucher
There is no one sample size that can give you a comfort level. The way you determine statistical significance is by calculating the "z score"...
Yes, but he went for it anyway. Lost it, and committed suicide. Kids had nothing but wife took a garbage bag filled with cash and ran off.
updates and thoughts on various Market Wizards: a. Nobody has mentioned on this thread the Michael Lauer scandal that has occurred after Stock...
It seems rather late to the game to be thinking this way after three down years. Most interesting is to think what growing industries and stocks...
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