I was recently asked about how I determine my “universe” of stocks. That is the stocks that I consider fair game to be traded. I use different filters for swing trading and day trading but they do have similar criteria. In both cases I’m trying to find liquid, volatile stocks. Once [...]

“Nobody makes money in a true bear market, not even the bears“

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The action this week got me thinking that I need to write a Duru-like missive on shorting. But since I don’t have a Ph.D you’ll just have to suffer through the following rant which I’ll try to keep relatively short. [...]

Michael J. Panzner takes us on safari through what most definitely is a jungle in his book ‘The New Laws of the Stock Market Jungle : An Insider’s Guide to Successful Investing in a Changing World‘. The book focuses on the changes that have occurred in the marketplace over the last 10 years or [...]

After yesterday’s super tight range, I started thinking that we were experiencing the calm before the storm. That is to say that low volatility gives way to high volatility. Here’s an article that talks about that very concept by examining the current action in the VIX — A Big Move Is Near — [...]