The Return of Value?
Growth stocks have been on an incredible run for the last sixteen months, handily outpacing value names. A recent breakdown in the growth to value range suggests this trend may be reversing.
Dialing Up the Dollar
One of the most important lessons I learned as an aspiring technical analyst was to consider multiple time frames in your analysis…
Behold the Power of Data Visualization
The story goes* that in the mid-1800's in London there was an outbreak of cholera. Doctors were faced with an epidemic with people dying off in droves. They needed to get to the bottom of things, and fast.
How to Handle a Range-Bound Market
I’m often asked whether I’m bullish or bearish on a certain market. I always like to remind people that the market can actually go in three directions, listed in order from least painful to most painful: up, down, and sideways.
Fare Thee Well, Long Blockchain
It is with a heavy heart that we acknowledge the delisting of Long Blockchain, a stock that quickly became the poster child for Blockchain Bubblemania.
Habe Einen Backup Plan
We had a couple days in Munich last week before flying down to Palermo for Spring Break in Sicily. We also were blessed with yet another reminder of the importance of the well-crafted backup plan.
On Driving in Italy
We've fallen into a sort of daily routine for our Spring Break in Sicily. Lazy morning at home, load the car up around 10:00, go exploring. Lunch on the fly and a bonus gelato stop when we need a morale boost. With very little English spoken, every step of this journey has been an adventure. However, the most hair-rising and invigorating challenge has been driving in Sicily.
The Universal Language of Charts
My family and I are on Spring Break this week in Sicily. We decided to go full immersion and rented a house in a small town outside of Palermo. We travelled via Munich and had a couple days there to explore before heading to Italy. As I had hoped and expected, we're learning so much about new people and places. At the same time, we're learning a great deal about ourselves as well as the universality of the human condition.
The Three Features of Technical Analysis
I was a guest speaker this week on MarketWatchers LIVE over at StockCharts.com. Tom Bowley and Erin Swenlin do a fantastic job breaking down the markets. Simple charts with powerful messages!
Awareness Does Not Equal Immunity
I've spoken often about behavioral biases and how to minimize their impact on your investment decisions. So if I'm so familiar with all of these biases, then I'm able to completely avoid them in my own investing, right? A recent interview with Professor Patricia Devine from the University of Wisconsin-Madison shows why the answer is a big "no."
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