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An important theme throughout the TraderFeed blog is that reading the psychology of markets is a core trading skill. Markets, like people, behave in patterns. Those patterns shift over time, with shifts accompanied by markers that accompany changes in state: changes in direction and changes in volatility. The first important state marker to be able to read is volume. Volume tells us *who* is in the marketplace. Volume also correlates highly with volatility.As a follow-up to yesterday’s “ Bullish Sector Rotation Model” post , let’s take a moment to clarify how investors and traders can use top-level Sector Rotation themes to their advantage. Traders and investors often use the model – or at least compare sector relative performance – to pinpoint trading or investing opportunities from the strongest stocks in the strongest sectors during bull/rally phases in the market. The alternate strategy would be to locate the weakest stocks in the weakest sectors during a down or bear phase in the market. As mentioned in the prior update , the Financial and Technology sectors – as viewed using the AMEX Sector ETFs XLF and XLK – are the top performers so far in 2012 (year to date to the end of March 2012). The chart above shows the price performance of five leading Technology stocks so far in 2012. While the XLK – broader Technology ETF – is up 20% year to date, some stocks rose more than that while other technology stocks did not rise as much.
Afraid To Trade - By Corey Rosenbloom
MarketClub Trader’s Blog
Hello fellow traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Wednesday, the 28th of March As a special treat to Trader’s Blog readers, Ron Ianieri is offering you an in-depth look at how to optimize the ABC charting formation. The ABC Charting Formation is one of the most basic and frequently occurring charting patterns that exist. Watch how this basic chart can be turned into a big payday with the use of options. Follow along as we use options to safely and easily follow the ABC’s charting patterns twists and bends.
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Lagging Psychology at Turning Points | The Big Picture
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been debating the state of the economic recovery . The posts that have emphasized the shift in data towards the positive have generated a lot of pushback. This is something that I want to discuss in general terms — I want readers to not only understand my perspective, but to grasp what typically occurs heading into recessions and recoveries, into new bull and bear markets. (Note I am speaking generally, and not referring tot he details of this cycle). Over the next week, I will put together a broad overview of the positives and negatives of the economy, looking at the risks and opportunities presented.
Selectors reveal the strategies they are backing | Fund Selector
In the first part of a series, we ask three leading fund selectors which they think are the best strategies for ensuring consistent outperformance over the coming year? Fabrice Roy, Valartis Bank With many uncertainties still in the markets and the macro figures, trend followers and global macro fund managers will find it difficult to generate strong performances this year. In this environment, we favour market neutral hedge funds – such as the Exane Archimedes Fund – which benefit from their pair trading and relative value strategies.Order Management