Posts Tagged ‘trade ideas’
Cycles of Market Technology: A Quick Brief History
Jaime shows us historical examples of how trading technology and innovation allow individual traders to exploit market inefficiencies and leverage themselves onto the same playing field as the institutions. Below he describes the trends in the kinds of artillery used by market participants and highlights the constant battle between innovators who create advantages in trading…
Read MoreSchizophrenic Since 2-27-2007
Jamie Hodge submits his thoughts in response to recent observations on the high degree of vacillation in the markets: This vacillation is the product of: Thin markets (i.e., low liquidity) Algorithmic market making Here are some facts and observations: The market has been quite schizophrenic since 2-27-2007 and is still terribly over done. How many…
Read MoreA New Contributor with an Experienced Voice
Please welcome Jamie C. Hodge, a new contributor to this blog, who will provide occasional commentary on the markets and his trades. I say occasional because Jamie is first and foremost a trader. His best nuggets of wisdom are usually not written but verbally delivered throughout the trading day. We’ll try to capture that wisdom…
Read MoreScottrade Makes a Splash with Online Ads
These Scottrade ads featuring Trade-Ideas are running on Yahoo Finance in high frequency. They look great. What results will we be able to see thanks to these marketing efforts? Increased attendance at the next Scottrade User’s Summit in SF (scheduled sometime in September) – the last one was in Chicago Increased positive feedback, emails, and…
Read MoreYou Can’t Beat ‘Em, so Adapt and Trade That Way
An Early Instance of Man vs Machine Holds Lesson for Traders Trade-Ideas is going automated! How can a human be expected to compete against a machine in an unfair competition? The legend of American pioneer John Henry foreshadowed a similar situation facing traders today. John Henry’s reputation as the greatest “steel-driver” in the mid-18th century…
Read MoreAdd Some Fizz to ‘Your Natural Thirst for Learning’
Thanks to Trader Mike for finding this excellent list of How to Fail As a Trader in 10 Easy Steps. #4 should be #1: 4 Look for the right system [the Holy Grail]. Rather than gaining an understanding, search for the killer trading system – it is out there and it will make you rich…
Read MoreA Showcase of Technology & Education: DTI’s Open House with Trade-Ideas
Tom Busby, a gentlemen so genuine they could name a beer after him, invites Trade-Ideas to present an interactive presentation and discussion with potential and existing customers of his firm, DTI Trader.com this Wednesday (tomorrow). I want to give you the heads up that it is free to attend and participate in the online, interactive…
Read MoreOnline Trading Journals: This Innovator Tells You How He Lives to Trade Another Day
An online trading journal is like a CSI team picking apart your trading crime scene. When maintained and reviewed it gets easy to spot what works and what doesn’t. Even more important are the correlations you can spot as to reasons why trading results fail to live up to expectations. For example a trading journal…
Read MoreTrade-Ideas Releases Beta of v2.1 with Plenty of New Features
Spring, despite the ugly Nor’easter’s effect on baseball’s schedule, is sprung. We celebrate with the release of a new BETA version and upgrade called Trade Ideas PRO v2.1. https://trade-ideas.54solutions.com/Samples/Setup_2_0_12_Beta.exe We reward readers of this blog with a special invitation to beta-test Trade-Ideas Pro Version 2.1 ahead of other subscribers and its formal release sometime in…
Read MoreStocks Up Exactly 8 Days
From TickerSense yesterday: “This is just the 64th time since 1900 that the DJIA has been up 8 days in a row … The last time the Index had an 8-day winning streak was in March of 2002.” I’m not suggesting a correlation between the DJIA and the following lists of stocks, but to carry…
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