Monthly Archives: October 2007

S&P500 Volatility Timing Report

Well nothing too exciting happened last week, my volatility market indicator remained elevated though but overall the volatility clusters seem to be on a downtrend. Now that October is almost over we can “assume” that a Santa Rally will begin. … Continue reading

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Preliminary October Forex Results

I know that October isn't finished yet but unless something crazy happens over the next two days, I'm pretty much done for this month. I traded early in the month and took some hits but I finished strong and continued … Continue reading

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Power Laws & Investing Long Term

I decided to download about 40 years of data on the S&P500 and analyze how many times the index made an explosive leap higher. The reason I did this was because of something I read in The (Mis)Behavior of Markets … Continue reading

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Forex & Futures Forecast

Good Morning! Here are this week's Forex and Futures forecasts. The forecast indicates that the closing price for Friday will either be UP or DOWN from today's opening. AUD – UP GBP – UP EUR – UP JPY – UP … Continue reading

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US Dollar Crosses

Any US Dollar cross in the Forex markets has been on fire lately. Just look at the EURUSD pair, we’re seeing $1.44 and my guess is that $1.45 isn’t too far behind. AUDUSD is trading at $0.91 with its eyes … Continue reading

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Alan Greenspan Is A Scumbag

I admit, I first liked the guy at first but as time goes on and the more I learn about the Gold Standard, the more I feel the “Maestro” is truly a scumbag.  From his own words in a 1967 … Continue reading

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S&P500 Intraweek Volatility Check

I haven't forgotten about my member section, I'm just insanely busy. I picked up a few side gigs that are demanding my attention right now. I'll still post my forex and future weekly forecasts as well as my S&P500 volatility … Continue reading

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Nasdaq Selloff & Power Laws

I decided to take the chart of actual observed values of Nasdaq ROC over the past 10 years and apply a power law curve to it. I remember reading somewhere that Mandlebrot estimated a power law shape factor of 2.7 … Continue reading

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Nasdaq Market Crash?

The markets have been very volatile lately, can you guess why? It starts with the letter “s” and ends with “prime.” In the midst of this selloff and rumors of a market crash, I decided to see just how volatile … Continue reading

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Is A Top In?

You know, I don’t know but it sure looks that way. My volatility indicator went wild on Friday and the S&P500 made a huge bearish engulfing candle that ate up the last three week’s gains! I’m still net long but … Continue reading

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Breakout Scan

It shouldn’t come as a surprise but my scanner didn’t reveal any breakout’s from Friday!   Who knows, maybe today?

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S&P500 Volatility Report

Friday was a BUY but I didn’t do anything. Nope, I’m not biting till we drop (if) to the low 1400′s. Somehow I doubt that this will happen and Monday is likely to open higher. The returns based on my … Continue reading

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