Saturday, February 4, 2012

General Market Banter

High Frequency Trading – The Barriers to Entry are Falling

High frequency trading (HFT) continues to grow across the globe, particularly in Europe, due in large part to the fact that the technology required to start an HFT operation is getting cheaper and cheaper. Many traders are setting up their own high frequency trading shops, backed either by the money they have made in bonuses [...]

If You’re Short Amazon (AMZN), Raise Your Hand

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If you’re short Amazon (AMZN), raise your hand and Tommy will come over and hit you on the head with a tack hammer. There was no end to the stream of people getting killed trying to short this stock.  I’ll admit, this was one of the stocks that I talked about day trading yesterday. I tried to short [...]

Groundhog Day Trading

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Day Trading Mistakes Happen.  Get Over Them and Move On Have you ever seen the movie Groundhog Day?  It stars Bill Murray as a disgruntled weatherman who’s pissed about his assignment to cover the events surrounding Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney.  Due to a blizzard after the events he is forced to spend the night in [...]

Trade the Trend

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An alliterative title and a simple message; trade the trend. Sam of Tradersam’s Blog wrote a this post today about a website called Wordle.  This program takes any block of text, including that from a website, and converts it into a word cloud.  This allows you to visualize what the site might be about. Trade the Trend [...]

The Market Doesn’t Give A Shit About You

The market doesn’t care if you’re a bear or a bull. It doesn’t care if you think it’s oversold or undervalued. It doesn’t care about your fundamental analysis or your charting skills. The market will do what the market will do, with or without you. You are not in control. Accept It One of the [...]

NASDAQ Closing Bell with StockTwits and Data Junkies

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I wrote here that I would provide a replay of the StockTwits and Data Junkies Closing Bell Ceremony. Well, here’s a quick overview of my time in NYC, the NASDAQ Closing Bell Ceremony, and the after party. Getting There As mentioned in my previous post, I took this crazy midnight bus to Chinatown. The trip [...]

NASDAQ Closing Bell Ceremony with Stocktwits and Data Junkies Preview

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In just a few hours I will be boarding a crowded bus in the middle of the night for the 6 hour trip to NYC. I am Going to NYC Because I am a Winner Stocktwits and Data Junkies had a contest with 1 prize for 30 people.  That prize was to join Stocktwits & Data [...]

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