Which Is Best? Fundamental Or Technical Trading?
This article will probably be a bone of contention between many of my readers. This will probably be the case with people who have devoted their entire lives to either…
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Trader Tips: The Case For Fundamental Analysis
Back in the 1990’s many analysts and pundits used fundamental analysis as a way and means of determining if a stock was worthy of purchase. They would use the company’s…
The Merger – Applying Technical And Fundamental Analysis To Your Trading
I would have to say that if I were to break trading down into only two categories that most, if not all, of you out there reading would agree that…
Should Technical Traders Watch the Fundamentals?
I’m a technical trader, and I think most speculative futures traders would be best served by using technical analysis to make trade decisions. I know successful futures traders that use…
Stick With The Fundamentals
I guess good economic news is relative for the market these days, or maybe it is as I always say – the market ultimately cares about earnings more than anything…
Not What You Have Been Taught: Why Capital Market is Not a “Zero Sum Game”
People often refer to capital markets as a “Zero-Sum Game”, meaning that one’s profit comes at the expense of another one’s loss. This has been the case for many years,…
Learn To Navigate Your Assets In Times Of Big Change
One Risk Aspect Often Overlooked When Assessing Risk There are many aspects to trading risk. The risk to capital exposure due to excessive position size relative to one’s stops is…
Trading The Jobs Number: Define Your Risk
When I worked on the trading floor of the CME, the first Friday of the month meant one thing; Unemployment. That was short for the batch of numbers released by…
Is “Smart Beta” A Good Strategy For You?
Will Value Investing Become The Norm? In a January 30, 2016 interview, Rob Arnott, Chairman and CEO of Research Affiliates, questioned the value of many new Smart Beta strategies, supported…
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