If I ever want to feel old (and who doesn't?), I tell my children about what computers were like when I was growing up. One of my favorite programs was Leo Christopherson's Dancing Demon, which was a wildly popular software product from Radio...
Topics: Anecdotes

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I don't have any populist rant or sweeping statement to make this morning, so I'll just rely on the faithful habit of sharing a couple of charts that I really like. I have short positions in each of these: Hopefully I'll have something...
Topics: Short Ideas

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It's interesting to me that financials aren't exactly setting the world on fire lately. One in particular, symbol BK (Bank of New York - Mellon) has been amazingly lame during most of the huge run-up this year. Sure, it had a pop back in the...
Topics: Financial Stocks, Short Ideas

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What does one do when he, as a trader, feels like nothing is working right? With the market reaching new highs on a daily basis, and with me so bearishly tilted, this is certainly a question I'm facing a lot. It's hard enough addressing such a...
Topics: Defeat, Psychology

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Topics: Market Direction, Victory, Video

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