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The Volatility Index Hit a Three-Year Low — Important or Not? By, D. R. Barton, Jr.

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A quick note to the VTI faithful: Yesterday, just before I joined RJ Hixson and a truly international group for the first session of the “How to Develop Winning Trading Systems” course, the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) hit a new post-pandemic low and closed below 14 since the first quarter of 2020. Three years is a really long run for high VIX. And for an index widely known as the “Fear Index”, it’s pretty easy to see why a drop to new lows has raised some eyebrows, and driven some […]

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Bull Normal Market Type: Market Update June 2nd, 2023 By, RJ Hixson

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If you would like to read this article in a downloadable pdf format, click here. Part I: The World Market Model The market type says “Bull Normal” but how does the market feel to you? To me, it feels more like . . . sideways abnormal? Let’s see what the World Market Model says at the beginning of June. Asia/Pacific markets are weak again and slightly weaker than in April. US stock market segments strengthened and now have no red segments. Two are now green. Large cap tech (QQQ) is

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Follow the Path of Least Regret By, Gabriel Grammatidis

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Having coached many traders over the years, one of the recipes for success is to follow the “path of least regret.” However, human nature struggles with that concept as we typically go for perfection, trying to overachieve to feel good about ourselves. This keeps the trader in a state of frustration, leading to FOMO (fear of missing out) and revenge trading. To trade well, you want to follow and trade according to the path of least regret! How is this done? Let’s take the example of Setting Trading R-Goals. This

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Investing and Asset Re-Deployment — Do I Need to Upgrade My System? By, D.R. Barton, Jr.

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I have found myself in the middle of one of the most interesting gatherings I’ve been to in years. I’m in Tennessee, among about 90 self-selected money managers, risk managers and market analysts talking about, well, financial markets and risk. But the discussions are from a much higher level than asset allocations and strategies. The changes that have taken place in financial markets since 2009 have been the main topic of discussion. With the pandemic, its aftermath and the first war on European soil in well over half a century,

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Using Key Indicators and Tools to Understand Market Decision Points By, D.R. Barton, Jr.

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Today’s article was going to be a cool introduction to a series on psychological biases that investors and traders need to keep “front of mind”, especially in today’s evolving markets. However, with the U.S. debt ceiling rhetoric ringing in our ears and both sides of the political spectrum milking the drama for all it’s worth, I was carried in my memory to Cherry Grove — the northernmost beach in South Carolina. Why did my mind leap there? Because in early August of 2011, I was looking out of the screen

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