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Category: Trading 101
- January 20, 2006Barry Ritholtz: The Big Picture
Barry Ritholtz of The Big Picture writes today at his site: “I have to emphasize again: I don’t believe in forecasting. I don’t know what’s going to happen next year; Neither do…
- December 20, 2005Feedback on Shorter Trends
Feedback on “shorter-term” trends: “Michael: I have read the older version of Trend Following and am working to apply the knowledge you conveyed so well in it. I am a definite believer…
- December 3, 2005George Crapple: Trend Following Trader
George Crapple of trend follower Millburn Ridgefield offered wisdom in a Barclay Group publication: “A futures fund traditionally invests its underlying assets in Treasury securities, some of which are deposited as collateral…
- November 11, 2005Peter Borish: A View
I have had the opportunity over the years to spend time with Peter Borish. He is truly one of the straight-shooters on Wall Street. A comment from his firm’s marketing materials: “We…
- November 10, 2005Market Wizard Thoughts
I spoke with a gentleman today originally profiled in Jack Schwager’s Market Wizards book (not Ed Seykota for those guessing). He wanted to talk about risk management. He made the point that…
- October 29, 2005Seykota on Trends
Ed Seykota on his web site offers insight into “trends”: “All methods of defining trends compare various combinations of historical price points. All trends are historical, none are in the present. There…
- October 28, 2005The Stock Market Is Just Like Sex
The great line: “The stock market is like sex. It feels the best just before it ends.” Harvey Eisen Dow and Jones: The Wizards of Wall Street “Biography: A & E Television…