Archive | November, 2009

Hedge Ratios for Tuesday

Hedge ratios are used to calculate the amount of inverse ETFs needed to hedge ETFs found in the model portfolios.
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Correlation and Volatility for Tuesday

This correlation matrix tracks short-term movements in asset classes found in our model portfolios. Daily and weekly volatility analysis helps to identify extremes.
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The Hot 100 (or so) Stocks for Tuesday

The Hot 100 is a list drawn from three sources purported to have expertise at picking momentum stocks. Rank and stop losses are updated daily.
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Trading Ideas & Workbook for Tuesday

The stock scan performed after the close found 6 winners and 46 losers. They have been ranked along with 300+ ETFs, all S&P 100/NASDAQ 100 Index constituent stocks and 60 optionable indexes.
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Market Barometers for Tuesday

Let’s transform these statistics into market barometers to give us the big picture.
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Seven Steps to Better Stock Trading Part 1

So you find a hot stock. What’s next? Make informed decisions by using a well-defined process to trade with less stress and less heat. These are the seven steps I use to evaluate each and every potential candidate. Continue Reading →

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Dollar and Yuan: The Defiant Ones, Part 2

The synopsis of the 1958 Stanley Kramer classic The Defiant Ones starring Sidney Poitier and Tony Curtis goes something like, “Set in the deep south, two escaped convicts are separated by their color, but bound by their desire for freedom — and a 29-inch steel chain.” And so it is for the United States [...]
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Brazil, The Magazine Cover Indicator

I saw this a couple of weeks ago, but didn’t have time to blog it.
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