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The Market Will Crash….One Day

Whenever markets reach all time highs commentators begin bleating about the coming crash. This hysteria is then amplified whenever there is a pullback of any sort. No doubt last night’s slippage in the NASDAQ 100 set many hearts a flutter. However, what these commentators fail to realise is that markets don’t suddenly hit an all…

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Its Not The Economy – STUPID!

Consider the chart below comparing the FTSE 100 and the Nikkei performances. Both have economies that as best could be described as moribund but the Nieekei has been motoring. The trap for investors and traders is that they assume that it is the economy that drives the market as such they hang off every economic…

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The Great Transformational Give Away

How you think and feel as a trader is critical. R!k Schnabel (frequent guest on Talking Trading) is running a huge, crazy competition. He’s created a way to get the best trading mindset training for no charge. If you’ve ever wanted coaching or to advance your coaching skills – or improve yourself – what if…

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Big Money Footprints

Get ready to grasp the three Master Keys – Market Timing, Stock Selection, and the Trade Plan – that make up the core of his trading philosophy. This will help both your share trading and option trading skills.  

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Big Bonuses Make Wall Street Analysts The Best Paid In The World

Analysts, the most junior-level position at most U.S. finance firms, made an average of $232,112, according to a newly published survey by financial careers site eFinancialCareers. The next-highest earners are in the UK with an average total compensation of $148,283 — nearly 57% lower than analysts across the pond. More – Quartz PS:I am always amazed at…

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What Does A Trader Do At Citadel Securities?

What does a trader do at Citadel Securities? This is a question you have probably never asked yourself – I know I haven’t but it is always interesting to find out what other people do. I usually wake up around 7am and the first thing I do is check my phone to see if any…

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At the Money: Lose the Noise

A constant stream of noise distracts investors: earnings reports, news releases, upgrades, downgrades, economic data, geopolitics. How should we best manage this firehose of distractions? Larry Swedrow, head of financial and economic research at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, speaks with Barry Ritholtz about managing through the noise.

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Stillness and The Art of Trading

Following a few recent conversations with both new traders who don’t yet know the correct path and older traders who have strayed I thought this was worth a repop. One of the most persistent things in traders is the desire to be doing something. There is a perennial confusion between effective activity and activity for…

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When An Edge Fails Part Two

The following chart shows the difference between BRKA and QQQ. It instantly explains why BRKA has for the past 20 years struggled to match let alone beat the broader market. The major drivers of the past two decades have been technology stocks – this is shown by the following table which shows the top 20…

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When An Edge Fails.

All traders require an edge and this edge should persist over time, it should not be reliant on special initial conditions or luck. The chart below shows an edge that has failed for the past two decades. This compares Warren Buffet’s performance via his vehicle BRKA versus SPY an S&P500 ETF. As can be seen…

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