Quant Studies

Published in July 7th, 2011
Posted by ray in Miscellaneous, Written Plan
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BarroMetrics Views: Quant Studies
As a visual, discretionary trader, quant studies are not my forte. But that doesn’t mean I can’t outsource the expertise. I have found Rob Hanna’s Quantifiable Edges to be by far the best (at least so far as I am concerned). His blog is well worth reading. (My link will take you […]

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Wolfe Waves

Published in June 20th, 2011
Posted by ray in Written Plan
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BarroMetrics Views: Wolfe Waves
I have received quite a few requests to follow-up on Wolfe Waves. Here is my take. In the free section of my site, I’ll be uploading the material I found on the net.
Figure 1 shows an ideal Bullish Wolfe Wave. It’s a very common pattern and I found that I applied it […]

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Context and Trading

Published in June 16th, 2011
Posted by ray in Written Plan
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BarroMetrics Views: Context and Trading
One of the areas I feel is most neglected trading education is the importance of context.
There is a pattern I use in my trading, Wolfe Waves,  that I find useful in the appropriate context. We are seeing the pattern and its context in the S&P today.
Figure 1 is the e-mini futures, […]

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Taylor Rule v QE3

Published in June 2nd, 2011
Posted by ray in Written Plan
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Cross ref
http://anatrader.com/?p=1016
QE3 v Taylor Rule
Many in the financial circle feel it is untenable for the interest rates to remain at zero.   According to the Taylor Rule, the Fed Funds rate should be at least 1%: here is why:

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 06/01/2011 09:58 -0400
A month ago, Zero Hedge first posted […]

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Errors of Judgment a Trader Can Make

Published in March 23rd, 2011
Posted by ray in Market Commentaries, Written Plan
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BarroMetrics Views: Errors of Judgment a Trader Can Make
In the chapter I am writing for Wiley, I am writing about how Barros Swings help define the trend of trader’s timeframe and how the Swings help answer the question: continuation or change?
If you think about it, there are three types of errors a trader can make:

Failing […]

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Evaluating Trading Systems

Published in February 11th, 2011
Posted by ray in Written Plan
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BarroMetrics Views: Evaluating Trading Systems
I am constantly amazed how gullible we are - how we want to believe in unrealistic claims and how willing we are to put our hard earned on the line in the pursuit of our fantasies.
So I am writing this blog in the hope it will help someone avoid a burnout. […]

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Constructing a Ray Wave Count

Published in September 16th, 2010
Posted by ray in Written Plan
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BarroMetrics Views: Constructing a Ray Wave Count
Jordan, a new Ray Wave student, asked me for a step-by-step process to construct a Ray Wave Count.  The charts provide the visual process, the text the written one.

Step 1: Place Barros Swings up to the First Higher Timeframe. In Figure 1, the Black represents the 75-period swing, the […]

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What A Difference A Day Makes

Published in September 2nd, 2010
Posted by ray in Market Commentaries, Written Plan
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BarroMetrics Views: What A Difference A Day Makes
On Wednesday, the papers were filled with doom and gloom and filled with stories about the ‘certainty’ of a double dip recession. Today we are told that figures yesterday in the US and China have negated the ‘double dip’ at least for the moment.
If ever there was a […]

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The Nature of Price Action

Published in August 25th, 2010
Posted by ray in Written Plan
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BarrosViews: The Nature of Price Action
I was listening to an interview of S James Gates Jr. During the interview he said (more or less): “Many believe science is about truth; that is a misconception. Science is about providing the best possible explanation of what we observe”. The assumption is the explanation is based on the […]

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Insights from Wyckoff and The Profile

Published in August 5th, 2010
Posted by ray in Written Plan
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BarroMetrics Views: Insights from Wyckoff and The Profile
It’s been a week for mail. The offer of ‘free coaching’ from the attendees from the Intensive Training Seminar brought a ton of mail. This was closely matched by questions regarding the Wyckoff and the Profile.
Time prevents me from answering the questions individually. I think the best way […]

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