From The Do You Feel Old File
Almost 42 years ago……
Myth Versus Reality
Traders are often caught in a bind – if the stock they own is going down they feel like they have too many. If the stock they own is going up naturally they feel as if they should have bought more. In the latter case, this generally occurs with a liberal dose of hindsight bias…
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Russell 1000 and S&P500 Stocks Above 200MA
The number of stocks above their 200 period MA continue to drop away for both these indices.
How Spiritual Growth Furthers Our Psychological Growth
When we talk about psychology, we refer to developing ourselves. When we talk about spirituality, we refer to transcending our selves. Most of us have entertained thoughts and feelings that there must be more to life than daily routines at home and work. Such reflections are at the heart of the world’s greatest religious and…
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Mental Health in Athletes: Why The Big Deal?
Prof Ross Tucker is one of my go to sources for anything sensible within the world of sports science. He can also be found at The Real Science of Sport Podcast In this video, he looks at the mental health of athletes and it has surprising parallels to the mental health of traders.
Things I Hear That Make Me Go WTF?
Recently one of the members of our Mentor Program told us that they had been told that they should always sell a stock when the RSI became overbought and I thought what a stupid idea. For those not in the know, an RSI or Relative Strength Index is traditionally defined as being overbought when it…
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Commodities Supercycle or Bump
There is much talk about an emerging commodities supercycle and as can be seen below commodities as a broad group has been on a tear this year. As to whether this is the beginning of a multi-year cycle is anyone’s guess – notice I used the word guess because nobody has a cue. We will…
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