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Even Wizards Have Off Days

I bought my first copy of Market Wizards almost 20 years ago and it remains not only the most read book in my trading library but also the most useful. In my early days I used to be an avid reader of trading books but most would get the once over and then get dumped…

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Its Friday

And you will need something to watch on the weekend. Best action film I have seen in a decade and as someone with an interest in Kali – it is good to see its cousin art Silat getting a run.  

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Weekend Reading

Things on the tablet for the weekend. Timing is everything: Brain scans reveal the secret of Bruce Lee’s one-inch punch Karate Black Belts’ White Matter Shows How a Powerful Punch Comes from the Brain Kudo to David B from the mentor program for these two Ding Dong, Daily Deals Are Dead ‘Beam Us Up, Mr.…

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Knightmare On Wall Street

Last week I wrote about the implosion of Knight Capital a market maker whose minor software glitch managed to almost implode the firm. Nanex a firm that deal in supply data and analysing market movements have produced the following little video that tracks one of their screens during the Knight meltdown. It starts a little…

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Olympians And Advisors

I get feeds from all sorts of things ranging from HFT, obscure bits of derivatives trading news, physics – particularly string theory (which I don’t understand nor does anyone else) to how to lift heavy things without your small intestine popping out your backside. But occasionally I get something I dont expect. Such is the…

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Fear and Ignorance

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Over the past few months LB and I have noticed what I would call a climax in fear in businesses and individuals. We have tried in vain to engage other trading businesses in various joint ventures that would be good for all.  However, despite leaping at the chance the reponse from all has been…..we cant…

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A Few Rules

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Whilst at the AIA Conference I was surprised at the number of folks who did not have a coherent approach to the market. In fact I would say that a plan was a rarity. This prompted me to dig out this old ready reckoner of points I think should be somewhere in your plan. Its…

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Keep in mind these thoughts for today: – Obstacles cannot stop you. Problems cannot stop you. Most of all other people cannot stop you. Only YOU can stop you. – There are 3 times when people change – When hurt enough, when they desire enough, or when they learn enough that they want to change.…

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