Trader’s Narrative

This is a guest post by Wayne Whaley (CTA):
Men Who Can Be Right and Sit Tight Are Uncommon.
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
The S&P 500 has officially closed the month of September up by 3.68%. A few weeks ago I shared some statistics on the significance of a positive September: When September Flexes It’s Muscle. […]

One of the sophisticated investors I track is Jeremy Grantham of GMO. Back in 2007 he warned that the financial world was full of bubbles. The only asset class he liked then was an alternative one: timber.
He was right of course. Bubbles popped in the credit market, mortgages, real estate, the stock market, etc. […]

From City Slickers
This is a guest post by Wayne Whaley (CTA):
Before I share some statistics with you on the impact that positive September’s have on the last quarter, I’m reminded of a scene in one of my favorite comedies, “City Slickers”. Billy Crystal’s character Mitch fancies himself a cowboy and in an attempt […]

Take it from the person who won the United States Trading Championship with profits of more than 440% in 1984 – there are five things that every successful trader needs to know how to do:

Have a method to trade.
Have the discipline to follow your method.
Get real trading experience, instead of only trading on paper.
Have the […]

It isn’t difficult to argue that demographics is one of the most powerful engines of destiny for society and in turn every important facet within it, including the economy and the stock market. Think about it. Demographics determines what the priorities of a society, their spending patterns, their saving patterns, and beyond.
We are all familiar […]