The legendary Paul Tudor Jones once said: “Markets trend only about 15 percent of the time; the rest of the time they move sideways.” When you think about this quote in the context of today’s stock market it’s clear that we’re in the midst of that 85% of the time when markets move sideways. In […]
Getting Sentimental
While on the surface Technical Analysis seems to be mainly about drawing lines on a piece of paper (or these days, a computer screen), the practice actually goes much deeper. There are other sub-studies, such as Seasonality, and understanding the human behavioral ticks when it comes to trading and investing. However, another topic that is […]
Thinking in Percentages vs. Points
Yesterday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 767 points or 2.90%. News outlets had a field day with this and we saw some pretty misleading headlines like the one below. In reality, the sell-off wasn’t nearly as bad as some were suggesting. Apparently, ‘historic lows’ now means the Dow is 6% off of an all-time high. It […]
U.S. Dollar at a Key Inflection Point
The U.S. Dollar has been in focus for a lot of traders and analysts lately. It broke out to a new 52-week high at the end of May but since then, has pulled back rather sharply. It’s been in a healthy uptrend for over a year, as it’s traded above a rising 200-day moving average. […]
