Every so often, Seth Godin writes a post that hits home for me. I love this latest post of his: Are you going to succeed because you return emails a few minutes faster, tweet a bit more often and stay at work an hour longer than anyone else? I think that's unlikely....
The Impact of Noise on Trading
Besides being successful investors, what do Nicolas Darvas (author of How I Made $2,000,000 in the Stock Market) and Bruce Berkowitz of Fairholme Funds have in common? Both recognized the negative impact that noise from other traders had on their investment...
Paul Merriam on Market Timing
Trading Systems and Your Personality
Having put a tremendous effort into the development of my timers and relevant ETF trading systems, I can relate to some of the insights provided by expert traders interviewed by Jack Schwager and discussed in "The New Market Wizards - Conversations With America's Top...
Ulcer Index
I use the Ulcer Index rather than Sharpe Ratio or Sortino Ratio as a means of measuring the risk associated with my models. Information on the Ulcer Index is available at Peter Martin's site. Mr. Martin is the creator of the Ulcer Index and on his site he briefly...