Premium Market Analysis, Trader Education, Software, and Trading Strategies. Thirty Years Of Skin In The Game

Premium Blog

  • Essential Knowledge about the Fed and its Mandate [Premium] December 16, 2021

    The Fed mandate and how it affects policy decisions. What possibly drove this month’s decision to leave interest rates unchanged. Access to full article requires premium articles, premium insights or All in One subscriptions.

  • Inflation, Interest Rates and the Stock Market [Premium] December 13, 2021

    We consider the possible impact of sustained inflation on stock market returns and the reason for Fed not having increased rates yet.  Access to full article requires premium articles, premium insights or All in One subscription subscriptions.

  • How the Market Tricked Investors During Dot Com Crash [Premium Insights] December 6, 2021

    The market tricked investors during the dot com crash.  Can it happen again? Access to article requires Premium Insights or All in One subscription.

  • Are Asset Correlations Random? [Premium Insights] November 29, 2021

    Some statisticians insist asset correlations are random and as a result portfolio diversification is an exercise in futility. In this article we look at this problem from a practitioner’s angle. Access to article requires Premium Insights or All in One subscription.

  • Market Cap Vs. Equal Weight S&P 500 Index [Premium Insights] November 22, 2021

    Relative and momentum performance of market cap and equal weight S&P 500 indexes. Access to article requires Premium Insights or All in One subscription. Black Friday/Cyber Monday 2021 Sale: Use discount coupon T30 for 30% off all new subscriptions or renewals of existing subscriptions

  • Emerging and Ex-US Equity Markets [Premium Insights] November 16, 2021

    Some thoughts about including emerging and ex-US equity markets in systematic trading strategies.  Access to article requires Premium Insights or All in One subscription.

  • SPY ETF Price Action, SVOL ETF And A Wake Up Call [Premium Insights] November 9, 2021

    Interesting price action in SPY ETF, a few comments about SVOL ETF and (another) wake up call for those using ETFs without understanding important details. Access to article requires Premium Insights or All in One subscription.

  • Determining The Effect Of Time-Based Stops [Premium Insights] November 2, 2021

    This article includes an example of determining the effect of time-based stops on a mean-reversion strategy for trading Dow 30 stocks. Access to article requires Premium Insights or All in One subscription.

  • Performance of Trend-following and Momentum in TSLA [Premium Insights] October 26, 2021

    We compare the performance of four long-only trend-following and momentum strategies in Tesla stock since inception. This stock is a good example of the problems trend-followers and momentum traders may face.  Access to article requires Premium Insights or All in One subscription.

  • TSLA Price Action Mystery [Premium Insights] October 19, 2021

    This persisting price action in Tesla stock is interesting. Below are some thoughts. Access to article requires Premium Insights or All in One subscription.