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I'm not putting forward investment as a strategy suggestion, I'm simply seeking to illuminate the difference between true investors and all the rest, I'm not saying its a good policy, for all I know maybe it never was. It just might - conceivably - be a decent strategy if you have millions to...

I tend to the purist view of investors - buy shares for life, for dividend income. The shares eventually pass into their estate and on to their beneficiaries, they are never sold. Buying with a view to sale for a profit from price appreciation is trading, regardless of time horizon. The...

The 30/01 sell-off was unusual, coming from a bull market. Obviously, various over-bought indicators would have been showing by late January, but they had probably been periodically flashing red alert for about 3 years of bull market so not the greatest life-belt. There's nothing radical I can...

These sorts of stories are a good way to get your name noticed and for the media to report news when there is no news. But who acts on this stuff? Not the long-term investor nor the long-term trader like me, we already planned for making a profit out of bad things. Nor the day-trader, who has a...

Thanks for this. Not a chart I have ever looked at previously. However, my trend scoring set-up seems to give this 10/11, which means a long entry asap, my preference is always to get in after a bullish candle which follows a bearish.

Can any more bad things happen to this company? Oh, yes, Elon Musk could actually become successful.

Like wise old pilots say, "Always believe the instruments".

No, I should have waited for the platform to catch up with clicks. All software I have ever used for any purpose does this from time to time. I had an idea I might be just replicating my first click by doing it again and lo and behold I had closed and reversed my position in one easy stupid...

I admit I remember doing the very same thing but it was years ago when platforms weren't what they are now.

Brian Shannon refers to VWAP consistently on his Youtube market summaries. Sounds pretty convincing, worth a look.

Though isn't it usually the case that guilt in criminal proceedings significantly assists injured parties seeking civil redress for losses?

I am consistently told either that trend-following doesn't work or that it used to work but now it doesn't. Maybe there are some environments in which it doesn't work - for one, I never look at intra-day charts so I can't say whether it works on that scale or not, I only trade long-term...

The last 10 years has been great for the stock market. Is there a technical or fundamental basis for gauging performance over then next 10?

What about those mugs who believed in this man and invested in him? Surely they're dangerous to society too? I think there is a limit to how much I would want my government to spend in order to keep fools safe from themselves.

Not that i would so much as lend him my car keys.

There's not much gain by taking one of the country's most successful entrepreneurs out of the game. He has received some restrictions but he can basically carry on his business. Meanwhile, anyone wishing to invest in him sees a large red flag over his name, so they're not unable to invest, but...

Holy moly! And he seemed so trustworthy.

So you're cleverer than me. Who cares. I intend to continue with my trend-following trades.

Thanks for posting these links. It seems that 9 of the 12 TF strategies tested were profitable during August for a net overall gain, while the month was profitable for 23 of the 25 Wizards sampled. Seems positive enough and I intend to continue with my trend-following trades.

I understand you say that chart trend-following is a trading style that cannot be profitable any more. Yet, there are well known credible players who take the opposite view and provide evidence. As I don't know your credentials and you provide no evidence for what you argue, I can't convert to...