US Equities have a bullish outlook this month. Breaking important levels and resuming their prior uptrends, indicates an end of the multi-months consolidation phase. We see important price action events in the Gold and USD Index and a potential resumption in uptrends, too.
Video: Futures Monthly Trend Scan July 2023 By, Gabriel Grammatidis Read More »
Editor’s Note: Today’s feature is material from a past article. We all play “Games” in different areas of our lives. There is the game of work that follows certain rules for moving up the career ladder. There is the education game we follow to earn good marks to then get a good job. There is also a wealth game, a health game, a politics game, etc. The capital markets are no different. Markets represent a big trading game with some players winning huge amounts of money and others losing huge
Your Game, Your Rules: Winning Your Trading Game By, Gabriel Grammatidis Read More »
Editor’s Note: Dr. Van Tharp’s content is timeless and our goal is to continue to share his material with our readers. Today’s tip is an excerpt from the Definitive Guide to Position Sizing Strategies book. While some readers may be familiar with this topic, a refresher is always useful. For readers who have yet to learn more about position sizing, take note. This is important information! John was a little shell-shocked about what happened to him over the last three days of volatile market activity—he had lost 70% of his trading equity!
The Importance of Position Sizing™ Strategies By, Van K. Tharp, PhD Read More »
If you would like to read this article in a downloadable pdf format, click here. Just past the summer solstice, the month of June and second quarter ended last Friday—the halfway point for the calendar year. Yes, the S&P market type is “Bull Normal” but that’s not half of the story. Part I: The World Market Model Let’s look first at Market SQN scores for equity markets across the globe and the various asset classes. The US market has a very strong large cap growth segment (QQQ) and a moderately strong
Bull Normal Market Type Market Update June 30th, 2023 By, RJ Hixson Read More »
Almost exactly 15 years ago to the day, I wrote my worst article for the Van Tharp Institute. In an attempt to minimize any additional stressors to my writing psyche, I’ll not go into the details of why the article was (ahem) less than my best. Or about the emails I received that called into question my worth as a human being with quotes such as, “…Or perhaps you could leave Van to cover position sizing and you can target what really seems to be bothering you…”. To make a
Two Charts for Today’s Market Plus the Passing of a Legend By, D. R. Barton, Jr. Read More »
