What’s The 30-Day Volatility Telling Us?
I promised myself that I wasn't going to post anything until my book is done...just another failed New Years resolution I guess. If you look at the chart below you…
I promised myself that I wasn't going to post anything until my book is done...just another failed New Years resolution I guess. If you look at the chart below you…
Ah yes, Virginia was not disappointed this week. Now if it could only snow here in Dallas this weekend. Of course the real test will be what the market brings…
The average true range (ATR) is a measurement of volatility based on price action moving beyond a defined average (the default is 14 periods and what I'm using for now).…
2011 is nothing but a memory for me as far as trading is concerned. With Friday's expiration I've decided to take the rest of the year off to recuperate and…
I have a guy that lives down the street from me that I've used to tack down loose floorboards, repair cracks in my driveway, clean the gunk out of my…
I've always wanted to visit Europe but right now I'm so sick of it that you probably couldn't get me on a plane over their if the trip was free.…
I recently had the opportunity to present at the Money Show in Las Vegas. Below is a brief clip of me rambling about whether or not good traders are born.…
For those that have just started trading you should know that V shaped moves like we've seen the past two weeks are perfectly normal. In fact, this high level of…
It's no secret that one of the most volatile economic reports out there is the BLS' nonfarm payrolls report. Probably one of the most studied and gamed report but I…
Take a look at the SPX chart below that shows a daily close .42% outside the +2 standard deviation for volatility. Going back 5 years there were five other occasions…