In today’s Money Weekend… a universal pattern, there are two areas outside the range where I search for signs of prices changing direction… the alert I sent out on 30 January before the crash…and more…
Stock Trader’s Corner — Widening Distribution from Theory to Action
I introduced you to the concept of the widening distribution last week, It would be easy to dismiss the pattern as an expanding triangle as classical technical analysis. But the fact is if you dive deeply into how these patterns…
Trader’s Corner — Traders’ Mistakes Create Opportunity
Last week I told you to spend more time looking inside for the answers to the riddles of the markets. Having a clearer picture of why you do what you do under pressure will add more value to your trading account than studying a company’s balance sheet.
Stock Trader’s Corner — Understanding Why We Do What We Do
Every day we are bombarded by useless information. As a stock trader our job is to filter out the noise and focus on information that matters. But working out what information matters can be tricky business…
Trader’s Corner — Learn How to Trade the Stock Market
Welcome to my new weekly chat about trading stocks. Learn how to trade the stock market. I hope you’ll check in every Saturday with a coffee in hand and settle in to learn all you can about trading the markets without losing your shirt…
The HotCopper Frenzy-O-Meter — Finding Out About Stocks Too Late
When the pump is on it all seems so simple. But the music can stop in the blink of an eye. If you haven’t been managing your position actively you will be staring at the screen watching the price plummet wondering why…
Risk Management Is Sexy. Honest. — Understanding Risk
Today I’m going to aim for a bit of truthiness about what trading the markets is all about. Understanding what risk is and how you should deal with it is the most important thing you can do as an investor…
Did the Bell Ring Last Week? — A Look at US Bonds and the Yield Curve
US markets were closed last night for the Labor Day holiday. After the large sell-off last week, everyone is on tenterhooks to see whether a larger correction is on the way. I reckon it all hinges on US bonds…
A Nearology Punt — How to Analyse Small-Cap Mining Stocks on the ASX
I’m going to leap to the other end of the spectrum and tell you about a very high-risk stock that is looking interesting on the charts and has a heavy hitter as its major shareholder…
A New Era of Inflation is Coming — The Great Demographic Reversal
I’m currently reading an interesting book by a couple of heavy hitters in the world of economics. It is teaching me a lot about the dismal science and adding weight to my view that we are on the cusp of entering a new era of inflation…