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You'll learn more from your losing trades than your winners
After a series of poor trades, I recently went back and read this Dan Zanger quote:"You'll learn more from your losers than your winners will ever provide."Now I believe in studying success and I also...
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History of Low Volatility Investing
I saw this story in Bloomberg magazine a couple weeks ago, so I decided to speak with Ric Bratton again on the history of the low volatility effect. I wanted to speak more about other people's work,...
View ArticleRequisite Assumptions for the Persistence of the Low Volatility Anomaly
My new paper was motivated by Frazzini and Pedersen's model of the low volatility anomaly. Though I think they are profoundly wrong, I think the paper was done well in good faith. Wrong mainly because...
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Crash at ASPS and OCN: early warning signs
Altisource (ASPS) and Ocwen Financial (OCN) are on the rocks. What were the early warning signs? We'll examine the stock charts of these two mortgage finance companies to see what went wrong. First,...
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Tech stocks chart roundup: GOOG, AMZN, PCLN, AAPL, BABA, GPRO
Earlier today I tweeted about Alibaba (BABA) and the stock's plunge after its 3Q earnings update.Since we'll also see earnings from Google (GOOG) and Amazon (AMZN) after the close today, it's a good...
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Jim Leitner quote: Follow up on your investment ideas
Global macro investor, Jim Leitner of Falcon Management was interviewed for Steven Drobny's book, Inside the House of Money. I've included one of my favorite quotes, on the importance of following up...
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How to "Pull the Trigger" on Your Trading Ideas
In our last post, I quoted hedge fund manager, Jim Leitner on the importance of following up on your investment ideas. Today I'd like to follow up and share some thoughts on how you can learn to...
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The Dot-Com Bubble in 1 Chart: InfoSpace
With all the recent talk of a new bubble in the making, thanks in part to the Yellen Fed's continued easy money stance, I thought it'd be instructive to revisit our previous stock market bubble - in...
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What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars: Interview with Brendan Moynihan
Next on my to-read list is Jim Paul and Brendan Moynihan's book, What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars. It is the story of one trader's (Jim Paul) disastrous losing streak and how he (barely)...
View ArticleVideo: Paul Tudor Jones and Peter Borish on trading
Trader - The Documentary (Paul Tudor Jones) from Paul Loffredo on Vimeo.read more...
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Tesla Model X opens its Falcon Wing Doors (GIF)
Tesla Model X opening its Falcon Wing doors. Having made this GIF, I think it's safe to say I've gone full Elon Musk/Tesla fanboy. Well, it's pretty darn cool.Check out the full presentation at the...
View ArticleFutures winners and losers: VIX jumped, crude oil sank in 2015
Futures, 1-year performance highlights: Futures, 1-year: $VIX +33% Nikkei $NKY +13% S&P 500 $SPX +1% Yen $FXY -10% Copper $HG_F -22% Oil $CL_F -51% pic.twitter.com/Hipjg8C2tiâ David Shvartsman...
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Wal-Mart plunges to 3-year low: chart update
Wal-Mart's ($WMT) stock plunged 10% lower today, its worst one day drop in six years, after the company detailed its increased operating expenses and projected lower earnings (click for slides and EPS...
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