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Process and Outcome
Success in any endeavour relies upon a triad of components process measurement and outcome. Traders, as a rule, have a tendency to focus on the outcome not the process this is understandable because the process is boring whereas the outcome enables us to daydream about a different future. This daydream is obviously more attractive and…
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Market Wrap Week Ending 04/11/22
Markets look forward not backward whereas traders look backward and not forward. This paradox means that whilst markets are thinking about next year traders are obsessing about last Wednesday’s sharp rate rise by the Fed. This paradox means that traders are often left behind because their narrative is one of worry and concern whereas the…
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Visualizing 40 Years of U.S. Interest Rates_
So why is everyone surprised that they eventually started to go back up? More here – Visual Capitalist
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The Power of Not Having a View
If you work in the investment industry then you must have a view. Always. About everything. When will inflation peak? Will the Fed pivot? How will Japanese equities fare over the next six months? Is Amazon expensive? Does this fund manager have skill? If we don’t have an opinion then we either lack knowledge or…
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Bitcoin Bust or What?
In my previous market wrap, I posted a chart similar to the one below highlighting the current action in Bitcoin. Given that I find compression patterns with declining volatility interesting it’s worth spending a little bit more time analysing what exactly is happening with price at present. However all these things have to be viewed…
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