The Importance Of Using A Trading Journal
If we look at any other highly competitive field apart from trading it becomes very clear that keeping a track record of important performance data is the number one tool on the road to success…
FLS Market Insights: The Fed’s Biggest Problem 05.28.15
The Federal Reserve is in a tough spot and faced with a big conundrum: the economy is not responding well (GDP most likely contracted last quarter) to their historic easy money policies. Since 2008, the Fed has held rates at zero and has pumped more money into the system (QE1, QE2, & QE 3), than any…
VIX and the S&P 500
Posted by ddshort.com March 16, 2011Let’s review today’s volatility in the S&P 500. The first chart features an overlay of the index and the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) since 2007. Today the VIX rose to 29.34, a gain of 20.6% over the previous close. Click for a larger image As the chart above illustrates, the…