This weekās blog article brings your attention to a Trend Following Wizards blog page that I have kept an eye on for a few years. I have done so because of the pedigree of the traders who are followed by this blog – giants of the industry such as original and āsecond generationā Turtles, founders…
After spending over 2 decades researching and investing in the share market, and educating and coaching people on the benefits of profitable mechanical trading, Iāve come to the conclusion that super successful traders and investors have the 6 Pās: Preparation ā they gain a detailed understanding of the environment in which they will execute. They…
This is my last post for 2013 and I want to thank everyone that has contributed their thoughts and experiences on the Gary Stone Journal. I hope that you have enjoyed my commentary and have been able to take away some of the lessons and principles that I have come to learn over the past…
Over the next two weeks Iām going to pass on some of the tougher lessons that Iāve learnt over the past 20 years. Iām talking about the kind of lessons that cause all the grief, frustration and disappointment. These very mistakes may even be killing your chances of getting ahead and achieving what you want.…
Following on from my previous blog, in the discussion with my fellow golfing member I told him that the great majority of investors in Australia are NOT active in the share market at the moment. Retail investor activity in the stock market is at multi-decade lows and retail investor sentiment towards shares is at the…
Recently I was asked by a fellow member at my golf club what the next 10 years might hold in store for an investor with a 10 year investing horizon. While the round of golf progressed we discussed this big picture question and his quizzing helped me express a view that I probably wouldnāt have…
When conducting analysis to determine where resource stocks may be heading in the near to intermediate future, one of the main charts, amongst others, that I consult is the Continuous Commodity Index ($CCI). The CCI is a benchmark of performance for commodities prices. It is an equally weighted index using 17 commodity futures prices. Each…
This week’s blog is a commentary on a recent AFR WEEKEND article that appeared under the Smart Money section entitled “Easy way to ride a hot market”. This same article can be read online under the title “How to make the most of the market’s upswing? . It is one of the better newspaper articles…
It is Spring Carnival time in Melbourne and the horses have come to town. Itās a great time of year where the Champagne flows and much fun is had. The fashion, beauty and food industries look forward to a well deserved boost but the big winners from Spring Carnival are the bookies. While punters hit…
In February this year I wrote one of my most well read and distributed blogs entitled “History Making Event on the Horizon”. Feel free to read it again right now. The event discussed was the potential breakout by the S&P500 of a 13+ year range to a new all-time high thus potentially signalling: the end…
