128 Years Of Dow Components
This is very clever if you have ever wondered what the components of the Dow were at any given point in time. Click the image below to be taken to the interactive site.
Dr Tae – The Skateboarding Physicist
There is a bit of a chat going on within the current mentor program about the teaching of financial literacy within schools. I have no doubt this is probably a good thing but I would actually like them to get around to teaching actual literacy first. The discussion reminded me of this bloke – Dr…
DetailsGilligan And The Prediction Of Markets
With some folks now proclaiming that Google trends can predict markets…..after they have moved which does defeat the purpose of a prediction system I thought it worth revisiting something I wrote awhile ago about the idiocy of predictive systems. PS: Mary-Anne and Ginger included only for reminiscing. I have a new trading system and judging…
DetailsIts Friday
And just in case you were wondering…..
Ethics And Honesty Rating
At least stockbrokers are still ranked ahead of land rats…..sorry real estate agents.
Dow
Still struggling to move through the 15,000 point mark but November uptrend is still in place.
Jaguar F Type
Not bad for a British car – wonder if it would be like my old Triumph Dolomite Sprint and decide that only wants to go on certain days for no apparent reason.
Google Trends And Predicting Markets
There has been a story doing the rounds in the past week about researches demonstrating the efficacy of tracking key word searches to predict market direction. One news report proudly trumpeted that it was more effective than a stockbroker in making you rich, you can insert your own snarky remark about this. The use of…
DetailsThe Worlds Big Five
Source : Bloomberg Businessweek
