by John | Jan 6, 2016 | Trading Methodology, Uncategorized
As 2015 concludes we usher in 2016 with great expectations for improved returns in our investment accounts. It is an opportune time to evaluate the performance of your “self-proclaimed” professional adviser. Your expectations should always be that your adviser...
by John | Nov 28, 2015 | Trading Discussion, Uncategorized
Over the last five years the US Stock Market has been in a very strong bull market. Research has shown that individual stocks typically track the S&P 500 about 75% of the time. That means that 3 out of 4 stocks will trend with the broad market. Suffice it to say...
by John | Nov 7, 2015 | Trading Methodology, Uncategorized
The goal of every investor is to achieve consistent, positive returns. Regardless of the methodology you select to make your investment decisions, the results must be reliable and quantifiable. For most of my thirty plus years of investing I followed what the...
by John | Sep 9, 2015 | Trading Methodology, Uncategorized
Those of you that are old enough (like me) probably remember “Hogan’s Heroes”. It was one of those old sit coms that I couldn’t wait to watch each week. The show ran for six years and you can still catch some of the episodes in syndication. If you have watched the...
by John | Sep 3, 2015 | Trading Methodology, Uncategorized
Options trading is nothing more than endless series of probabilities. At first, I was a skeptic when I was introduced to the concept of probability-based options trading. It was hard for me to realize how the answer to what on the surface appeared to be so complicated...
by John | Aug 28, 2015 | Trading Methodology, Uncategorized
Efficient market hypothesis (EMH) evolved from a Ph.D. dissertation by Eugene Fama in a 1960’s dissertation. EMH states that financial markets are efficient and that prices already reflect all known information. Furthermore any stock or other security reacts...