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It is unclear what the future will bring, but the steady erosion of the manufacturing labor force and the massive dislocations in labor around the US will not come without consequences. Several individuals argue that the erosion of the manufacturing labor force is positive for the economic...

So, what did you buy today? Or is this another thread where everyone says 100% up room and 0% risk, but nobody will even dare to stick their neck out?

I think that's what they said back in 2000...

There are several points that one can raise issues here. One is that you assume traders "going belly up" with a 50% mortality rate based on a "rude and crude" linear function. The 50% mortalility rate in itself and the linear function for mortality assumption are not backed by any factual data...

some kind of power struggle?! That has been going on for awhile now...

I would be careful in posting charts and the work of others that have copyright protection. Mr. Zanger might not be too pleased...

While "buy and hold" has its merits...I'm wondering what those fellows that bought near Nasdaq 5000 would have to say today. Back then it was de rigeur to say "invest for the long term". It was the only way to "rationally" justify those insane valuations.

NEW is just the tip of the iceberg...

Agree completely. On a different note it is interesting to see the exponential rise of quant based research in the past few years and the shift from longer term to short term oriented strategies. One would conclude that the law of ever-changing cycles will eventually bring quite a few of...

while I rather not get into the discussion of "trend following" is in itself a superior strategy or not...I would point out that "false beliefs" are just part of the market structure. Inexperienced traders, popular myths, voodoo analysis is just part of the food chain. A heavy dose of false...

which brings to mind if such data is predictive of anything beyond randomness. Perhaps a fruitful exercise that requires me to take some pencil and paper... Thanks for the insight.

Oh yes...the gems of wisdom never backed up by proper testing and filled with popular jargons. :p

S&P 500 daily return day after Christmas... 1990 0.29% 1991 1.38% 1992 -0.14% 1993 0.67% 1994 0.57% 1995 0.38% 1996 0.64% 1997 0.40% 1998 -0.06% 1999 -0.09% 2000 0.71% 2001 0.41% 2002 -0.31% 2003 0.17% 2004 -0.43% 2005 -0.96% last 2 yrs negative...sure but up 10 in the last...

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yes, hindsight is always a great timing tool one wonders if there was actually a need for books on this one. Some due dilligence would have shown that NFLD was waiting for critical FDA results on its artificial blood product. A small company with one product...hmmmm...how much does one have...

Yes, the Hanns G monitors are great. I bought a few myself several months ago. Unfortunately one of the monitors went bust so I took it back to Tigerdirect. It seems that the "service plan" that I bought from Tigerdirect only covers the monitor after the Hanns G warranty expires. So much for a...

Here's surprise #26 Interest rates make a big upturn...and the deflation scare turns into stagflation.

Two points come into consideration: 1) not coincidentally we have been in a roaring bull for 3+ yrs. 2) market orders at the onset of new 52-wk highs should give you plenty of slippage on your entries.

Forex has turned into one of the biggest areas for potential scams and frauds, particularly in the area of managed accounts. I have alerted several of my clients about this issue but a few things to keep in mind are: 1) the most prolific areas of Forex scam in the US are South Florida and...

A fixed stop (be it 4 ticks, 1 point or any other hard measure) has the inherited characteristic of ignoring price volatility. It might be a productive exercise to do some research in volatility...