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By Richard L. Muehlberg |
September 19, 2008
This article is the second part of a two-part series on algorithmic (algo) trading. Algo trading is about using computer automation to move money to take advantage of the best opportunities. The
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By Richard L. Muehlberg |
August 12, 2008
On Friday, June 27, 2008, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 19.9% below its October 2007 high. The generally accepted definition of the start of a bear market in equities is a 20% drop, which
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By Richard L. Muehlberg |
June 16, 2008
Trading tools do not have to be complicated. Indeed, anecdotal evidence suggests that if you can count by whole- and half-dollar increments, you have a solid basis for tracking intraday movements in
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By Richard L. Muehlberg |
May 13, 2008
If you trade corn, you know the top chart shown in “Light on their feet” quite well. The extent to which prices have moved during this six-month period has been historic in its scope. However, the
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By Richard L. Muehlberg |
March 13, 2008
Most of us learned to climb stairs not long after we learned how to walk. Before long, and with practice, it became second nature. Observing and properly reacting to the charting formations known as
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By Richard L. Muehlberg |
January 16, 2008
A simple daily bar chart can be a powerful predictive tool. As traders, we all have, at one time or another, been guilty of making our analysis more difficult than it needs to be. On the one hand, we
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By Richard L. Muehlberg |
December 12, 2007
When I began my journey to trading full-time, an opportunity to speak with an exceptionally successful investor presented itself. We talked about several aspects of trading, including the differences
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By Richard L. Muehlberg |
November 14, 2007
For example, knowing what gold is doing can make you a better Nasdaq day trader. Following the Nasdaq 100, S&P 500, 30-year bonds, euro, gold and crude oil can make you better day trader in any one,
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By Richard L. Muehlberg |
September 13, 2007
As a day-trader, there is a degree of satisfaction in picking off tight trades, scalping a few ticks. There is also satisfaction in averaging in (profitably) as a market makes a sharp turn; you enter
