Archive for April, 2012

  • Small spec becomes the big long in S&P futures — Oct. 2007 revisited
    Posted by on April 30th, 2012 at 6:47 am, Comments: 0

      Is the calf being led to slaughter — again?   Photo courtesy of PETA ( : – ) In the futures market typically the [...]

  • Gold is within a week or two of declaring its next $260 move
    Posted by on April 24th, 2012 at 9:24 am, Comments: 0

      The lines in the sand have been drawn. The fireworks will soon be lit. The only unknown now is the direction the next significant move. [...]

  • How do you steal $1.6 billion and stay out of jail? Corzine bundles money for Obama!
    Posted by on April 22nd, 2012 at 6:30 pm, Comments: 0

    Are the two activities connected? You be the judge. In a recently released report on campaign contributions by the Obama adminstration (see above), Jon Corzine [...]

  • The top in AAPL Jesse Livermore called (from his grave) on March 27
    Posted by on April 16th, 2012 at 3:18 pm, Comments: 0

      Blow off top after accumulation cylinder was one of Livermore’s favorite set ups for a short Hey, I am making this post knowing that [...]

  • Webinar posted on blog
    Posted by on April 13th, 2012 at 1:01 pm, Comments: 0

      Link to April 10 webinar here       . ### Share on StockTwits

  • Compare your risk-adjusted trading performance to the world’s best
    Posted by on April 12th, 2012 at 12:02 pm, Comments: 0

      Trading skill is not determined by absolute return, but by the relationship of return to asset volalitility. Risk-adjusted performance is the park where the big [...]

  • Hiatus
    Posted by on April 10th, 2012 at 10:29 pm, Comments: 0

      On Thursday I will post a survey on performance metrics for those of you who participated in the webinar on Tuesday. Other than that [...]

  • Special Factor Boot Camp Webinar, Tuesday, 11:00 EST
    Posted by on April 5th, 2012 at 10:19 pm, Comments: 0

      Are you a candidate for Peter’s 2012 Traders Boot Camps. Hear more about them on a Special International Webinar, Tuesday, 11:00 EST In June and then [...]

  • Gold chart — right in an area where it should hold fast
    Posted by on April 4th, 2012 at 6:59 pm, Comments: 0

      There is a tendency toward symmetry and balance in the best chart patterns In the case of H&S patterns, symmetrical balance would be found [...]

  • DJIA is completing a top
    Posted by on April 4th, 2012 at 1:33 pm, Comments: 0

      Double sell signal, of some duration, is triggered at Dow 12,900 The DJIA is heading into a critical price zone. Two chart observations are [...]