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Back to the post series on Dow Theory. Today, we’ll look at how to use Dow Theory when examining an investment. Dow Theory’s basic tenets actually lend themselves to a very successful market timing strategy, though some argue that it is a little too reactionary and not necessarily the most efficient way of timing in […]
Everyone has heard Cramer yell about his favorite stock, usually one which is in the middle of a big rally. And, he always finishes by warning you to buy on a pullback. But, what exactly is a pullback? The answer depends on your investment outlook - trader or investor, long-term or short term.
From a trader’s […]
Every person who graduated the third grade has heard of the Fibonacci numbers - 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, etc. Each new number in the sequence is created by adding the two numbers preceding it. Surprisingly enough, this sequence has been studied by various cultures throughout history, but its first appearance in […]
For those of you that are new to investing or haven’t experienced financial meltdowns like the one we’re seeing currently, I thought I’d write up a post on a somewhat similar situation which arose about twenty years ago. Contrary to what it may have seemed like the last 10 years, our capital markets are happy […]
I mentioned the term circuit breaker in yesterday’s post on government intervention in falling markets without really defining it. Circuit breakers are a market euphemism for trading curbs which are instituted during particularly intense draw downs in the broad market. They typically refer to stoppages of trading by the NYSE and were instituted after Black […]
After my recent post examining the response to event risk (and when it manifests itself) depending on perspective as a trader or as an investor, I realized that it might be a good idea to throw my two cents in on the difference between trading and investing. It would seem that this is a pretty […]
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