Unless you are living under a rock you would be aware of this event. The media has megaphoned it to all the corners of the globe and in the process magnified it above all other news. As the saying goes: “Bad news sells!” Or rather in this case, the potential of bad news. Is it…
A month ago I looked at the hard right hand edge of two charts in which a symmetrical triangle had occurred following a SPA3 entry signal, viz. INPH and ARWR. These are examples of real money trades that I entered in our publicly traded real money SPA3 NASDAQ Portfolio. Â The entries were triggered by SPA3…
Once in a while I select a comment from the blog that I think all bloggers will gain benefit from. This week I have chosen a comment left by Don. Last time I looked SPA3 didnât make any investments in falling markets thereby missing out on profit opportunity. Response to comment by Don: Letâs firstly…
One of the realities of trading and investing in the share market is that we WILL suffer losses. Not every trade we place will make a profit, and many will actually be losers. It is this fact that we have to come to grips with and be able to fully acknowledge and understand to be…
The word ‘systems’ when used in terms of trading and investing invokes thoughts of complicated computer software tools completing intricate analysis tasks and procedures but in reality, systems create order, consistency and objectivity. Systems are the very definition of a Road Map and they enable us to operate in “auto pilot” mode and react to…
In 1990, when I first got bitten by ‘the market bug’ and started spending hours and hours stooped over price charts and listed company financial statements, using technical analysis and charting was often likened to reading tea leaves or using voodoo to make decisions in the financial markets. This was the opinion of the great…
Is the mining boom over? Are the major miners a BUY? What is the status of the markets right now? What historically has occurred to the markets when countries announce WAR? These questions and many more were discussed by Gary Stone and Peter Switzer recently on Switzer TV. Watch Gary Stone run his eye over…
This week I’ll try to take a different tack on trying to explain the workings of a successful investment strategy, that of making a cake. Look at the list of ingredients that are used to make most types of cakes and typically most of the individual ingredients that are used in just about every cake…
Two quotes were provided by one of the comments to my posting last week which in turn provide the opportunity to continue discussing this very important area of trading, that of beliefs and what you believe, which I started discussing 2 weeks ago. The two quotes are: “beliefs are not based on evidence” and “without…
“I believe in the sun, even when it doesn’t shine. I believe in love, even when it isn’t shown.” What other things do you believe in that are unseen? Gravity? Radio waves? Microwaves? Gravity, causes the apple fall to the ground from the apple tree. Radio waves, used by your ‘wireless’. Microwaves, used by mobile…
