Japan Sees Worst October Trade Figures Since 1979 and That Means What?
If you are trying to make money in the markets from up and down movement in any market (I mean any) does having Trivial Pursuit like knowledge of every economic factoid that pulses across your screen...
View ArticleHow Does One Get to Be a Trend Following Trader? A Great One?
Consider wisdom from author Seth Godin: Wouldn’t it be great to be gifted? In fact…It turns out that choices lead to habits. Habits become talents. Talents are labeled gifts. You’re not born this way,...
View ArticleAuthority v. Tradition Is Central to Your Speculative Decisions
“Because we’ve always done it that way.” Those are the words of someone likely to lose big–soon. Authority is not a wise foundation for speculative moneymaking decisions. Consider: Appeal to authority...
View ArticleReal Times News Will Not Increase Your Bankroll
Another explanation as to why real time news is useless: Mike Bloomberg became the richest man in New York by selling traders just fifteen seconds head start on the data they needed. Fifteen seconds...
View ArticleA Pep Talk From Kid President
Nice: Oh you are just a trader and none of that is critical for you? I see.
View ArticleSorting Through Trend Following Logistics
Feedback in: Would you do me the next best thing and highlight any resources including books or studies (the interviewing podcasts are great, so many cool dudes on there and the mindset stuff really...
View ArticleCNBC Is the Insiderâs Insider
Good video, but the comment that followed made me laugh. CNBC is the “insider’s insider”? That is a new one. I have heard CNBC called many things, but an “insider’s insider”? Jon Stewart’s and Helaine...
View ArticleEpisode 56. Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beyond
Synopsis: Michael Covel comes to us with his first podcast in in China, dedicating today’s episode to the the city of Hong Kong. Having just arrived in Hong Kong from Tokyo, Covel ruminates on the...
View ArticleAre You Being Educated Out of Creativity?
Ken Robinson outlines how school systems appear to universally idealize mathematics while shying away from the arts, leaving those who are more creative to flounder. An interesting perspective to...
View ArticleEpisode 57. Personal Responsibility (How The World Works)
Synopsis: Michael Covel opens up today’s podcast by playing an interview with freelance journalist and author Helaine Olen from “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart”. Olen is there to promote her book,...
View ArticleSTTG Market Recap Feb 28, 2013
After a quiet morning stocks rallied again from noon to about 2:30 PM but after hitting resistance turned over late in the afternoon. A slew of selling in the closing moments actually pushed the...
View ArticleSTTG Market Recap Mar 1, 2013
Stocks had another volatile day, in one of the most volatile weeks in a long time. After a big gap down to start the day as global purchasing manager index data came in weak, a better than expected...
View Article4 Candlestick Patterns Every Trader Should Know
Traders of stocks and other financial markets often use candlesticks as a great visual aid to what a particular price has done within a certain time period.read more...
View ArticleAir China Limited (via noodls) / MAJOR TRANSACTION ... Alerts - "Air...
MAJOR TRANSACTION - PURCHASE OF AIRCRAFT AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS.www.noodls.com/.../33B774298F3207AA6FD8E7E17757750...
View ArticleSTTG Market Recap Feb 21, 2013
Stocks suffered through a second session of vigorous selling although a buy program that came in exactly at 3 PM lifted stocks well off their lows. The S&P 500 finished with a 0.63% loss while...
View ArticleSTTG Market Recap Feb 22, 2013
As was mentioned yesterday, after the two days of selling the next few sessions would be tricky - indeed that proved true.  Once again, just as with the late December action, the S&P 500 broke...
View ArticleSTTG Market Recap Feb 25, 2013
Monday could be summed up by a striking reversal. Stocks gapped up for the second straight session as Italian election results seemed to go the way the market wanted - avoiding former Prime Minister...
View ArticleSTTG Market Recap Feb 26, 2013
Stocks rebounded Tuesday from the big selloff Monday but volume was unconvincing and aside from the safety sectors (utilities, healthcare, consumer staples) most of the strength came from very broken...
View ArticleSTTG Market Recap Feb 27, 2013
Blindsided by strength! Traditionally when you have a day like Monday it leads to a modest bounce back that allows shorts to remount new positions that they covered into the depths of despair, and...
View ArticleSTTG Market Recap Feb 28, 2013
After a quiet morning stocks rallied again from noon to about 2:30 PM but after hitting resistance turned over late in the afternoon. A slew of selling in the closing moments actually pushed the...
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