Archive for June, 2008
Monday, June 30th, 2008
S&P 06-30-2008
Hi All! It’s great to be back if only for one issue this week. Next week, I’ll be back back to writing Monday to Friday.
Before I look at the ES, I want to thank all who dropped me a ‘get well note’. As soon as I can sit for more than 20 minutes at a […]
4 Comments » - Posted in Market Commentaries by ray
Friday, June 27th, 2008
My dilemma
My Dilemma
Cross ref: www.awanginvest.com
My personal Mind-map as follows:
HOW to Multi-task was my dilemma
I must thank my mentor for pointing the best way to keep track of our day’s routine. He has always been advocating the use of Mind-maps ; it has rubbed off on me now. Whenever I do not know how, when […]
6 Comments » - Posted in Psychology by ray
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Collapse in market volatility
Market Volatility and its collapse
Cross ref: www.awanginvest.com
A NUGGET OF TRADING WISDOM TO SHARE WITH YOU:
Fig: SP500 Daily that is close to a collapse in volatility of price bars, (in rectangle) leading to strong down move
What is market volatility?
Volatility is a measure of dispersion around the mean or average return of a security. One way to […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Market Commentaries by ray
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
SEQUEL to the Holy Grail
From James of DT independence_day_2008_schedule.xls
DT - Sponsor of Fx Comp:
http://tradingsuccess.com/blog/trading-and-new-experiences-315.html
cross ref :http://awanginvest.com/?p=475
June 25, 2008 – 12:00 am
I refer to my recent article on the Holy Grail which prompted James Of Daniels Trading of Chicago to send me this article written by Chris Tate which I reproduce hereunder. This document says a lot about understanding […]
6 Comments » - Posted in Psychology by ray
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Flo Nightingale reports
Flo Nightingale reports
Extracts from Diary of “Florence Nightingale”
Ramon is home. He was discharged on Friday afternoon. We had to hire a limo to take him home. His leg cannot be bent; so the back seat of the car had to be of a certain height. So we went home in style.
The security guards were lined […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Well-Wishes by ray
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
CAVEAT EMPTOR - ETFs
Cross ref: www.awanginvest.com
June 24, 2008 – 12:00 am
EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS –ETFs
SGX :
Headlines such as this bombard us in the ads almost daily:
Market Makers: The Wisdom Of Steinberg Aided by two industry legends, here’s how Jonathan Steinberg transformed an ailing publishing business into an ETF juggernaut.
Beyond the hype, an ETF is not for every one.
We need to […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Market Commentaries by ray
Monday, June 23rd, 2008
Focus du jour!
Mystery of the Hindenburg Omen
June 23, 2008 – 12:00 am
The market tends to see a certain idea introduced which becomes a focus and nothing else matters.
The focus du jour for traders appears to be the Hindenburg Omen. This is a data-mined signal that is supposed to be an early warning […]