Published in April 23rd, 2012
BarroMetrics Views: The Importance of Keeping Records
In my classes, I emphasize the wisdom of keeping records. In particular I recommend that traders keep a snapshot of all orders and fills. When asked in class, I have to admit that the last time I had to fall back on my records was before the Internet […]
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Published in February 29th, 2012
BarroMetrics Views: Services
I haven’t done this for a while; so, it’s a great time to review the services I use.
Rob Hanna’s “Quantifiable Edges”
Rob is a swing trader who uses quant studies for his method. His style and mine could not be farther apart. But, I find his studies useful and robust. Great value for money.
Jason […]
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Published in February 14th, 2012
BarroMetrics Views: Trading Success
Somewhere, a long time ago, I heard that when it comes to trading, ‘off goes the head, on comes a pumpkin’. As I recall, the comment was made at a Trading Expo by a trading-educator, lamenting that newbie traders believed that you could attend just the freebie presentations for success.
I saw this […]
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Published in February 10th, 2012
BarroMetrics Views: Resources for Traders II
As I was watching the S&P jerk around last night (in apparent response to the unfolding Greek situation), it struck me that a book I had just read was most appropriate: The Principle of Relevance by Stefania Lucchetti.
The book title suggests that the book has little to do with trading; […]
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Published in February 8th, 2012
BarrosMetrics Reviews: Resources for Traders II
I met Stuart Mcphee when we both spoke at the ATIC seminars in Singapore and KL. He was kind enough to include me in the interview section of the 4th Edition of his book, “Trading In A Nutshell”.
The book is an excellent resource, especially if you are a newbie trader.
In […]
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Published in February 6th, 2012
BarroMetrics Views: Resources for Traders
I came across two resources recently:
One for the more experienced trader and
One for the newbie.
Let’s start with the one for the experienced trader.
One of the problems I have been facing is QE by the FED - now PoMo (Permanent Open Market Operations). The FED used to ‘manage’ the liquidity in the […]
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Published in January 31st, 2012
BarroeMetrics Views: US Presidential Elections
While the election does not of itself affect a trading position, the election of President who was also a Leader is something the world desperately needs. But that prospect seems now a remote possibility.
(And before my US readers deluge my e-mail box, let me say this: in the Asian crisis, US […]
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Published in January 5th, 2012
BarroMetrics Views; The Rule of Law
Two items in HK’s SCMP (the equivalent of the WSJ (US) or Sydney Morning Herald).
The first quoted Bloomberg’s ‘Breaching the Public Trust’. To quote:
“Laws that were set up to punish bad guys got waived within days of announcemnts that offenders had been brought down” It went on to quote the […]
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Published in November 28th, 2011
BarroMetrics Views: The Effort for Success
“The sucker play is always the same.. to make easy money. Greed, vanity, and laziness..(his) hope of gaining more keeps him from taking profits when he should;(his hope) of losing less….keeps him from taking a relatively small loss.” (Jess Livermore, “Reminiscences of a Stock Operator“)
This year I started a new […]
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Published in November 17th, 2011
Today, I am attaching a great article by Dr. Janice Dorn (http://www.thetradingdoctor.com/).
With the markets poised on a knife’s edge, it’s worth keeping Janice’s words in mind…..
….. I don’t know what it’s like in the US, but the desire for instant success is rampant in Singapore (if the ads in the daily papers are anything […]
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