Archive: May, 2010

This is really confusing for a numbers guy…

I am about to give a talk on what I call “emotion analytics”…. because to me, I really don’t see any reason that we can’t get as systematic and effective about analyzing our feelings and emotions as we are about analyzing markets or anything else. But what is simple to me… doesn’t necessarily come easily [...]

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The ? They Aren’t Asking about “Flash Crash”

1. Was it purposeful? 2. Were specific orders entered that would “sweep the book” in PG, MMM and Accenture? Why those stocks? 3. Why 2:40 pm? Isn’t that a suspicious time in terms of margin calls from clearing houses and expiration of limit down rules @ NYSE? 4. What kind of requirements should there be [...]

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Market Personality Change

… well I feel rather obligated to go through with my bullish ITM put spread but honestly, since I didn’t manage to get it on, I also feel a personality change in the market. For me, I sense these things through speed and rhythm and the s/r of yesterday and this morning, is striking my [...]

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Still bullish… “the trend is your friend”

Well between the margarita’s and the great NYC weather (and the garden and the dogs and …), I have yet to learn tos analytics… so my trade isn’t on. But… it is about to be (or at least I am dedicating the rest of the afternoon to the analytics part)! Yes I should be writing [...]

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