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In a recent article I showed you some of the magic you can do with our formula editor.  Here are some additional examples. This is just a sample to show you what’s available.  I want to spark your imagination so you can create your own favorite formula. This article covers advanced topics.  Ask us if…

I have many custom formulas in my Trade-Ideas account. Some of these were used to help a specific customer or to work on a special project. I decided to share these so you can see some real examples of formulas. This article is for people who already know how to make custom formulas. If you’re…

Don’t Always Believe What You Think I saw this expression on a bumper sticker one day and I’ve loved it ever since. Like so many concepts that are seemingly unrelated to trading, when you dig deeper this one has lessons for all traders. I believe it was Dr. Van Tharp who said something to the effect of…

How I use a multifaceted approach to beat the average In the last blog post we discussed how our brain will often lead us in the wrong direction when it comes to investing and trading the markets. In his book Blink, Malcolm Gladwell writes more about this topic and the term “rapid cognition.” Rapid Cognition…

You know when you stumble upon some obscure piece of information (like you learn a new word) and then afterwards you encounter it over and over?  Apparently there’s a name for these seemingly amazing coincidences: The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon.  It turns out our brains are hardwired for pattern recognition.  In fact, we often place too much…

I was talking with a GUI consultant recently.  We typically do not use GUI consultants, however, she sparked an interesting discussion about the use of “Grammar” for our icons.  She had brought up a great point.   Though it may be a bit redundant on our Alert & Filter definition page, we did agree that…

Slicing Fundamental Data with a Quant Knife Our development pipeline is an open book found on the “What’s New” page of our site. We recently added a new complement of fundamental filters that add balance and flexibility in designing trade set-ups. Our What’s New page displays the new fundamental filters What type of data yields…

Last week we were at Stocktoberfest in Coronado, CA presented by StockTwits. The event was a great opportunity to network and engage in productive discussions with investors, traders, money managers, and entrepreneurs. As one of the Stocktoberfest sponsors, we want to thank everyone who attended and participated for making the event successful and fun, especially…

Join Trade Ideas, Stocktwits, and more at Stocktoberfest Our friends at Stocktwits are hosting a big gathering of industry players including investors, traders, money managers, and entrepreneurs this Thursday and Friday across the bay from San Diego in beautiful Coronado. Guests and speakers will engage in discussions about the latest tools, strategies, and overall market…