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02Feb2:44 pmEST
Afternoon Trading Wisdom from Paul Tudor Jones
Here is some fascinating wisdom from a legendary trader, which runs contrary to many trading systems and philosophies. My take-There is a ton of merit to what Paul Tudor Jones is saying, provided that you maintain stop-loss discipline along the way to catching said top or bottom. Hat Tip to @z8angela on my Twitter stream for posting this .
02Feb1:55 pmEST
Changing Weather Patterns
While shorting biotechnology stocks has been a tricky, tough, even dangerous endeavor for a while now, the weakness in AMGN today is a sign of a change in character. On the daily chart, below, note AMGN breaking below the highlighted descending channel pattern. True, BIIB GILD, even CELG have been resilient. But the sector has been churning of...
02Feb12:07 pmEST
An Attractive Point of Attack; Chess Moves
I went long NUGT again, the triple-long ETF for for the senior gold miners, at $18.46 with a protective stop-loss below $17.20. This position represents roughly 4% of my trading portfolio capital. I have played the gold miners numerous times this year with good results. But, of course, each trade is going to need to stand on its own merits. It...
02Feb11:22 amEST
Slow Morning Bounce
After some opening strength which was faded into red, buyers are staging a methodical bounce-back as I write this. The SPY, ETF for the S&P 500 Index, seen on the 30-minute timeframe below, has morphed into a larger sideways pattern, denoted by he light blue lines. Buyers brought price right back up to that $200 area, which is likely going to...
02Feb10:31 amEST
The Dog Days of Winter; Chess Moves
Charles Barkley once referred to early-February as being the "dog days" of the NBA regular season, meaning that the NBA season had already been in progress for several months, but the end of the season was still too far away to be considered close. In the stock market, February is typically a cold months for prices, in addition to the weather...
01Feb2:29 pmEST
Weekend Video Strategy Session 02/01/15 {Video}
The following video contains coverage of the broad market, as well as tons of actionable trading ideas for equities and other markets regarding the coming week of 02/02/15-02/06/15. Trade Well. Protect your portfolio at all times. -chessNwine Direct Vimeo Link Click Here
01Feb10:40 amEST
A Football Life: Bill Belichick
While it is true that the New England Patriots now appear to have an "aura of cheating" around them due to incidents over the past decade, the fact of the matter is that they still have been a wildly successful football organization since 2002 in an NFL which promotes parity. Thus, it is worthwhile on this Super Sunday to take a deeper look at...
31Jan11:58 amEST
Saturday Night at Market Chess Cinemas
As football season officially ends tomorrow night after the Super Bowl, I am going to recommend Everybody’s All American (1988), literally an all-American tale. I consider this one a classic, and it is easily my favorite football movie of all-time. Based on the novel by Frank Deford, Jessica Lange, Dennis Quaid, Timothy Hutton, and John...
31Jan10:43 amEST
Trading Interview with Mark Cook, Market Wizard
Here is a good educational piece for your Saturday morning.
30Jan3:44 pmEST
Diving Into Super Bowl Weekend; Chess Moves
With the expansion in price range and volatility in recent weeks, combined with the inability of the market to sustain a rally late this week, I have placed bearish bets into Super Bowl weekend. I went long TZA at $12.83 with a stop-loss below $12, betting on a major breakdown in the Russell 2000 Index next week. This is a triple-levered short...