http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/-t1.htm Come, comment and discuss here the posts of the Fellow Traders blogs: the Eye of Sauros, Analyze Capital blog and other trading blogs. Bloggers, please let a link in any of your posts inviting your guests to discuss here! Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:17:40 GMT 10 http://www.thelordoftrading.com/images/LOT blackbg460.jpg http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/-t1.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/pyramid-under-construction-t1065.htm Sauros http://blog.thelordoftrading.com/2010/09/pyramid-under-construction.html]]> Fellow Traders Blog updates Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:17:40 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/pyramid-under-construction-t1065.htm#2427 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/pyramid-under-construction-t1065.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/eurusd-faites-vos-jeux-t1061.htm Sauros http://blog.thelordoftrading.com/2010/09/eurusd-faites-vos-jeux-place-your-bets.html]]> Fellow Traders Blog updates Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:09:13 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/eurusd-faites-vos-jeux-t1061.htm#2423 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/eurusd-faites-vos-jeux-t1061.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/the-lord-of-gossips-t1055.htm Sauros Read the Post at The Eye of Sauros]]> Fellow Traders Blog updates Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:38:35 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/the-lord-of-gossips-t1055.htm#2413 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/the-lord-of-gossips-t1055.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/bear-trap-or-bull-run-spx-update-t1051.htm Batman http://analyzecapital.blogspot.com/2010/09/bear-trap-or-bull-run-spx-update.html
]]> Fellow Traders Blog updates Thu, 02 Sep 2010 04:14:28 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/bear-trap-or-bull-run-spx-update-t1051.htm#2408 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/bear-trap-or-bull-run-spx-update-t1051.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/martingale-vs-anti-martingale-t1047.htm Sauros http://blog.thelordoftrading.com/2010/09/martingales-vs-anti-martingales.html]]> Fellow Traders Blog updates Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:47:01 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/martingale-vs-anti-martingale-t1047.htm#2398 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/martingale-vs-anti-martingale-t1047.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/illustrious-imperfections-questions-for-the-fed-t1049.htm Batman http://analyzecapital.blogspot.com/2010/09/illustrious-imperfections.html]]> Fellow Traders Blog updates Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:46:54 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/illustrious-imperfections-questions-for-the-fed-t1049.htm#2401 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/illustrious-imperfections-questions-for-the-fed-t1049.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/did-friday-s-rally-really-happen-t1041.htm Sauros The summer holidays are now over, so the long weekend for me and other guys in the UK... Now, back to my screens, I'm wondering if Friday's rally did really happen and was not a dream . It’s said be triggered by the "better than expected" US GDP and "less pessimistic" Helicopter Ben's comments but I didn't buy those two reasons, just journalists job to find some reasons to any moves. Afterwards I'd say it looks like it was a Friday's short squeeze, probably strengthened ... Fellow Traders Blog updates Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:22:44 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/did-friday-s-rally-really-happen-t1041.htm#2388 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/did-friday-s-rally-really-happen-t1041.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/the-3-musketeers-usd-jpy-spx-vix-t1033.htm Batman http://analyzecapital.blogspot.com/2010/08/three-musketeers-usdjpy-vix-spx.html
]]> Fellow Traders Blog updates Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:58:32 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/the-3-musketeers-usd-jpy-spx-vix-t1033.htm#2379 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/the-3-musketeers-usd-jpy-spx-vix-t1033.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/djia-update-charting-for-success-t1032.htm Batman http://analyzecapital.blogspot.com/2010/08/dow-jones-industrial-averageupdate.html
]]> Fellow Traders Blog updates Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:57:42 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/djia-update-charting-for-success-t1032.htm#2378 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/djia-update-charting-for-success-t1032.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/one-post-a-day-keeps-the-sovereign-bonds-low-t1030.htm Sauros One post a day keeps the doctor away...it's my fifth post in a row this week. Blogging has put me up to speed after a pretty inactive summer period in trading (and I’ve to confess, a losing streak) and while the benefits of blogging on my trading account are not really evident, I enjoy! One of the major facts this week on the markets that I've not discussed yet is definitely the govies bonds yields hitting record lows (meaning bond prices increase as they are inversely proportional to yields). ... Fellow Traders Blog updates Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:44:02 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/one-post-a-day-keeps-the-sovereign-bonds-low-t1030.htm#2375 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/one-post-a-day-keeps-the-sovereign-bonds-low-t1030.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/natural-born-bears-t1025.htm Sauros
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Fellow Traders Blog updates Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:40:40 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/by-the-way-a-stock-market-crash-is-imminent-t1021.htm#2365 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/by-the-way-a-stock-market-crash-is-imminent-t1021.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/the-yen-and-the-germany-vs-england-football-game-t1016.htm Sauros Nikkei has hit today a 15-month closing low while the Yen has hit a 15-year high against the dollar. The USDJPY broke 85, easily took out a bidding zone at around 84.80 and managed to reach 84.15 in the European morning as the Japanese Finance Minister Noda commented in a news conference that recent currency moves are one-sided, excessive and disorderly moves could harm the economy, and that he is closely monitoring currency moves with great interest (so do we!). Well, thanks mate, very inspiring ... Fellow Traders Blog updates Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:27:50 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/the-yen-and-the-germany-vs-england-football-game-t1016.htm#2359 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/the-yen-and-the-germany-vs-england-football-game-t1016.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/market-comments-aug-23rd-kill-boredom-doing-boring-stuffs-t1013.htm Sauros Nothing is more boring than Market comments, those stories of past action and settled battles that only give the losers more sorrows and the winners more auto-satisfaction. We all know how the prices have progressed during the trading day, for instance we know the SPX opened at 1075 and closed at 1064 on Friday, but we DON'T know precisely WHY it occurred, we just have assumptions on the reasons of the move and those are just interpretations of the news. I believe there's a strong trading bias ... Fellow Traders Blog updates Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:40:30 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/market-comments-aug-23rd-kill-boredom-doing-boring-stuffs-t1013.htm#2356 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/market-comments-aug-23rd-kill-boredom-doing-boring-stuffs-t1013.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/the-fear-and-greed-indicator-a-new-weapon-in-my-arsenal-t1007.htm Sauros As it's probably not the most exciting week of the year in terms of trading, it may be the time to write a post about some TA (stands for Technical Analysis and not Tits and Ass as suggested Batman in our weekly discussions, anyway it's always time for the latter isn't it?). If you're crazy enough or have some too much time to waste to follow my blog (and if you do, thanks again!), you know how the ATR or Average True Range is important in my trading. The True Range is merely the difference between ... Fellow Traders Blog updates Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:30:05 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/the-fear-and-greed-indicator-a-new-weapon-in-my-arsenal-t1007.htm#2340 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/the-fear-and-greed-indicator-a-new-weapon-in-my-arsenal-t1007.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/gauging-market-sentiment-t1003.htm Batman The current equity market is a lethargic trade. The more I look into potential trades the more I find a lack of opportunity. Since The May 9, 2010 ‘Flash Crash’ markets adopted an elusive modus operandi. The European Sovereign Debt crisis waned in and out of news, a bubble in Gold prices tempted us, and economists argued the nuances of stimulus vs. austerity. I miss the ubiquitous uncertainty. Read the rest here: http://analyzecapital.blogspot.com/2010/08/gauging-market-sentiment.html Fellow Traders Blog updates Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:02:03 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/gauging-market-sentiment-t1003.htm#2331 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/gauging-market-sentiment-t1003.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/happy-anniversary-to-me-t1002.htm Sauros Yesterday was my kid's second birthday, it was as well the 24+9=33-month anniversary of my decision to dedicate my time to learn the art of Speculation and to strongly commit to quit asap the Orc Race I'd been running at the Front-Office of Investment Banks for more than a decade. The moment I realized I would be a dad for the first time (and I've to confess a bad bonus that year, keep in mind it was end of 2007..., helped) was a total eye-opener to me at least on two points : Read the full ... Fellow Traders Blog updates Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:13:57 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/happy-anniversary-to-me-t1002.htm#2330 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/happy-anniversary-to-me-t1002.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/too-obvious-actually-t995.htm Sauros Read the full post]]> Fellow Traders Blog updates Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:46:23 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/too-obvious-actually-t995.htm#2317 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/too-obvious-actually-t995.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/thoughts-on-fomc-decision-t989.htm Batman http://analyzecapital.blogspot.com/2010/08/fomc-decision.html
]]> Fellow Traders Blog updates Tue, 10 Aug 2010 20:37:16 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/thoughts-on-fomc-decision-t989.htm#2309 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/thoughts-on-fomc-decision-t989.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/and-the-winner-is-t988.htm Sauros Read the post]]> Fellow Traders Blog updates Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:35:13 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/and-the-winner-is-t988.htm#2307 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/and-the-winner-is-t988.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/today-is-the-pay-day-t981.htm Sauros It looks like today is the pay day for the long EURUSD - short SPX strategy I've been carrying for a month or so as further to bad Non-Farm Payrolls figures (-131K vs -65K estimated while the unemployment rate stays at 9.5% vs 9.6% est) and as I write the EURUSD jumped from below 1.32 to above 1.33 and the S&P 500 dropped from above 1120 to below 1110. Bad US economic data, that's essentially what the strategy has been about...On the one hand, those bad figures push the US stock indices down, ... Fellow Traders Blog updates Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:01:39 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/today-is-the-pay-day-t981.htm#2292 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/today-is-the-pay-day-t981.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/crunching-the-voodoo-t974.htm Sauros I happen to look at what I call "Voodoo" tools : the indicators that seem to work properly while I have absolutely no idea why they do, for which I can't find no other rationale than they're just voodoo : among them are the Fibonacci retracements for instance. The reason is probably such tools are self-fulfilling prophecies fed thanks to plenty of guys who either believe in them or don't believe (or don't understand in my case) but trade them. Actually the reason why they work doesn't ... Fellow Traders Blog updates Wed, 04 Aug 2010 17:11:54 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/crunching-the-voodoo-t974.htm#2282 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/crunching-the-voodoo-t974.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/operation-absolute-trader-t971.htm Sauros I've been focusing hard on 2 objectives lately : - Make £100 million from trading - Do 100 press-ups (or push-ups for American fellows) in a row. I'm not sure which of those is the most difficult but I first managed to do the press-ups after I followed a 6-week program found on the web : http://www.hundredpushups.com/ 100!!! I nailed them yesterday! Now it's done, I'm thinking I should have focused more on the trading as with 100 million quids I'm sure I could buy for myself Gerard Butler's ... Fellow Traders Blog updates Tue, 03 Aug 2010 15:47:49 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/operation-absolute-trader-t971.htm#2272 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/operation-absolute-trader-t971.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/the-long-eurusd-and-the-short-spx-of-it-t968.htm Sauros The Long EURUSD and/or Short S&P 500 (SPX) position I've been eyeing for a month or so finally started to work last week and I managed to take back from the markets with a short SPX part of what I gave before because of bad market timing (once again!). The chart below shows the performance of a long EURUSD-Short SPX position, adjusted to match their daily volatility during July while so far, I've been trading one side or the other but not both. Read the full Post Fellow Traders Blog updates Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:46:41 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/the-long-eurusd-and-the-short-spx-of-it-t968.htm#2259 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/the-long-eurusd-and-the-short-spx-of-it-t968.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/the-one-ultimate-back-test-t961.htm Sauros Further to yesterday's post, I've kept the Excel spreadsheet where I computed the 10Y returns of the S&P500 for the discussion and it reminded me the precise reason why I started a few years ago to consider to "pound-cost-average" for my long term investments in stocks. This was to me the ONE ultimate back test : the Great Depression decade. If you invested in January 1929 and put all your money on the S&P500, 10 years later you would have suffered a loss of more than 45% of ... Fellow Traders Blog updates Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:34:58 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/the-one-ultimate-back-test-t961.htm#2248 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/the-one-ultimate-back-test-t961.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/sauros-could-advise-your-grand-ma-t955.htm Sauros A former colleague of mine in the Rat Race, ("Hey man keep on running, I'm sure if you work hard enough they'll give you a billion bonus"), a CFA, speaks like in the personal finance books and use "standard" arguments when it comes to investments and savings. Every time we happened to discuss about these, I felt like I spoke with the financial advisor of my grand ma. One of his commonly shared arguments to buy stock is that "in a 10-year period, stocks are ALWAYS profitable"... ... Fellow Traders Blog updates Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:21:37 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/sauros-could-advise-your-grand-ma-t955.htm#2236 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/sauros-could-advise-your-grand-ma-t955.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/don-t-go-on-holidays-until-you-re-a-billionnaire-t953.htm Sauros July will be a bad month for my trading. I've started the year pretty well, long on the rise, short on the falls, but since I returned from a vacation in early June, I've been struggling to make serious money out of the markets and it looks like I've lost the right timing... My wife won't like the lesson : Never go on holidays if you're on a winning streak... or alternatively and you won't like the lesson : don't go on holidays until you're a billionnaire. I was short the stock markets ... Fellow Traders Blog updates Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:31:37 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/don-t-go-on-holidays-until-you-re-a-billionnaire-t953.htm#2234 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/don-t-go-on-holidays-until-you-re-a-billionnaire-t953.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/thoughts-on-transition-t946.htm Batman http://analyzecapital.blogspot.com/2010/07/thoughts-on-transition.html]]> Fellow Traders Blog updates Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:01:45 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/thoughts-on-transition-t946.htm#2217 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/thoughts-on-transition-t946.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/victoria-concordia-crescit-victory-comes-from-harmony-t947.htm Batman http://analyzecapital.blogspot.com/2010/07/victoria-concordia-crescit.html]]> Fellow Traders Blog updates Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:26:55 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/victoria-concordia-crescit-victory-comes-from-harmony-t947.htm#2218 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/victoria-concordia-crescit-victory-comes-from-harmony-t947.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/californication-no-longer-enough-to-delude-the-state-from-its-fiscal-responsibilities-t926.htm Mithrandir Californication is no longer enough to delude the State from its fiscal responsibilities Part 1: There are many reasons to compare the State of California with the small European nation of Greece besides their warm Mediterranean climates. Like Greece, the Golden State has become a symbol of fiscal irresponsibility, in effect spending what it cannot pay for through taxes. And, although there is no serious need to worry about the state defaulting on its debt; rating agencies consider that ... Fellow Traders Blog updates Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:56:52 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/californication-no-longer-enough-to-delude-the-state-from-its-fiscal-responsibilities-t926.htm#2180 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/californication-no-longer-enough-to-delude-the-state-from-its-fiscal-responsibilities-t926.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/ppi-industrial-production-deflation-hypothetical-bantar-t921.htm Batman http://analyzecapital.blogspot.com/2010/07/ppi-industrial-production-deflation-and.html

]]> Fellow Traders Blog updates Thu, 15 Jul 2010 15:39:25 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/ppi-industrial-production-deflation-hypothetical-bantar-t921.htm#2162 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/ppi-industrial-production-deflation-hypothetical-bantar-t921.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/summer-sales-on-shorts-soon-t907.htm Sauros Well, let's say the things are not really going for the best for my short stock index position initiated on June 29th... It started not so badly and I made a 1-ATR (Average True Range) paper profit before the stocks initiated a rebound on July 7-8th which has some kind of strength. I don't want to face a train coming (I've already taken too many of them, it's a bit unpleasant each time) and for now got out of the position with a loss equivalent to around -0.5 ATR. That's a so-called "whipsaw ... Fellow Traders Blog updates Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:38:33 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/summer-sales-on-shorts-soon-t907.htm#2123 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/summer-sales-on-shorts-soon-t907.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/britain-s-budgetary-blues-t906.htm Mithrandir The financial crisis of 2008 has left the British Government this year with a fiscal deficit of 11% of GDP. To combat the growing deficit that is crippling the British economy, George Osborne, the newly elected Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer, presented a new austere budget called an “emergency package” aimed to reduce government spending by 6.3% of GDP by 2014-15. Three quarters of the projected budget cuts will come from spending in many of the governments departments, including ... Fellow Traders Blog updates Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:35:22 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/britain-s-budgetary-blues-t906.htm#2122 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/britain-s-budgetary-blues-t906.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/stimulus-package-tank-reading-empty-t896.htm Mithrandir http://analyzecapital.blogspot.com/]]> Fellow Traders Blog updates Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:18:30 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/stimulus-package-tank-reading-empty-t896.htm#2081 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/stimulus-package-tank-reading-empty-t896.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/one-step-in-the-bear-side-t892.htm Sauros As I wrote in my previous post, the Bear side is strong with me and I'm afraid I've finally stepped in again. Just one foot for now... In my previous post, I was quite proud of the performance of my holdings in an asian equities fund in GBP (+8-10% for the year). But on June 29th in the morning, just a few hours before the big slump in the stock markets as there were concerns about the Chinese growth, I asked the asset manager to get me out as these profits vanished to something close to 5-6%, ... Fellow Traders Blog updates Fri, 02 Jul 2010 16:38:37 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/one-step-in-the-bear-side-t892.htm#2071 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/one-step-in-the-bear-side-t892.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/dona-merkel-quichotte-vs-the-mills-of-inflation-t881.htm Sauros We might be at a turning point. As you may know, I've started the year with the Bulls and my main argument was that the Sheriffs, governments and central bankers "worldwide", having learnt the lessons from the Great Depression would do anything possible, whatever the price is, to make sure the recovery would sustain. It may be time now to re-assess this view and it might be the time for the Bear Lord to come back. Since the very beginning of the crisis, I've been thinking that the better ... Fellow Traders Blog updates Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:59:36 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/dona-merkel-quichotte-vs-the-mills-of-inflation-t881.htm#2030 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/dona-merkel-quichotte-vs-the-mills-of-inflation-t881.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/jobs-and-recovery-june-24-2010-t878.htm Snapman http://analyzecapital.blogspot.com/2010/06/jobs-and-recovery-june-24-2010.html Thursday, June 24, 2010 Jobs and Recovery: June 24, 2010 I apologize for my recent disappearance on the blog, recently on the work front I have been tackling a plethora of issues. Recently I have been revisiting the blogsphere and came across an interesting zerohedge article: How US Job Losses Will End In short, (even though the article is quite short), the rise in wages seen in emerging markets ... Fellow Traders Blog updates Thu, 24 Jun 2010 21:41:58 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/jobs-and-recovery-june-24-2010-t878.htm#2017 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/jobs-and-recovery-june-24-2010-t878.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/the-gain-of-the-year-1-atr-t863.htm Sauros It may be surprising but the main profit I made this year isn't the +380% performance I achieved on stock indices the first five months. It lies in my stop loss system. Let me detail a bit further. I use so-called "Volatility stops" based on the daily Average True Range (ATR) technical indicator. Technically, the ATR is the exponential average of the daily range (high minus low) taking into account the opening gaps, in more "normal" words it measures the daily volatility in ... Fellow Traders Blog updates Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:33:42 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/the-gain-of-the-year-1-atr-t863.htm#1960 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/the-gain-of-the-year-1-atr-t863.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/sauros-trading-secret-to-let-the-profits-run-make-a-huge-profit-t841.htm Sauros It's almost of common knowledge that the Golden rule (or I should say Goldum rule to stick to TLofT language) of trading is to "cut your losses short and let your profits run" and the more I gain trading experience, the more I firmly agree this principle. Paradoxically, it's extremely difficult to follow and this because it goes against our human nature that leads us, though a mechanism involving fear, hope and greed, to buy when we should sell and sell when we should buy. For me, the ... Fellow Traders Blog updates Tue, 15 Jun 2010 15:39:35 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/sauros-trading-secret-to-let-the-profits-run-make-a-huge-profit-t841.htm#1877 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/sauros-trading-secret-to-let-the-profits-run-make-a-huge-profit-t841.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/death-of-the-investment-bank-t484.htm Batman http://groupanlz.blogspot.com/2010/01/death-of-investment-bank.html]]> Fellow Traders Blog updates Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:32:05 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/death-of-the-investment-bank-t484.htm#1153 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/death-of-the-investment-bank-t484.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/saved-by-the-bell-once-again-t807.htm Sauros Once again I've been saved by the bell. Back to a few weeks ago, while I was pretty bullish on the stock markets, I cut my most leveraged long positions near the May top (closed my DAX positions at around 6250) only because I had to leave for a 2-week vacation and no one can keep a leveraged position in such a market environment. Thanks to The Lord of Trading! Back to my trading record for the period this year from Jan. 1st to May 14th : I think I've never been so wrong in my global macro ... Fellow Traders Blog updates Wed, 02 Jun 2010 20:38:30 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/saved-by-the-bell-once-again-t807.htm#1784 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/saved-by-the-bell-once-again-t807.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/when-you-have-to-trade-trade-don-t-blog-t791.htm Sauros It's been a long time I've not posted here but the markets have lately kept me pretty busy, what a volatility my Fellow Traders! What an action! To adapt a quote from "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly": when you have to trade, trade! Don't blog... In the case you were wondering : YES ! I'm still alive! Stayin' alive stayin' alive despite the fact that I was trading heavily on the DAX with a leveraged long position I initiated at around 5800 that I pyramided 5 times on the way up and ... Fellow Traders Blog updates Wed, 12 May 2010 22:49:12 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/when-you-have-to-trade-trade-don-t-blog-t791.htm#1755 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/when-you-have-to-trade-trade-don-t-blog-t791.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/uk-general-election-results-2010-t787.htm Snapman http://analyzecapital.blogspot.com/2010/05/uk-general-election-results-2010.html Saturday, May 8, 2010 UK General Election Results 2010 Results are out, It looks like the UK ended up in a hung parliment with the Tory party missing over 20 votes for an overall majority. With the Greek debt crises still looming, fiscal uncertainty in the UK region will not help stabilize the UK/EUR region. For my perspective, I see a possible new lower dollar trading range vs. these major pairs as ... Fellow Traders Blog updates Sat, 08 May 2010 21:04:23 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/uk-general-election-results-2010-t787.htm#1734 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/uk-general-election-results-2010-t787.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/second-third-quarter-market-outlook-t778.htm Batman
http://analyzecapital.blogspot.com/2010/05/long-term-long-spx-short-crude-long.html]]> Fellow Traders Blog updates Tue, 04 May 2010 14:08:39 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/second-third-quarter-market-outlook-t778.htm#1723 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/second-third-quarter-market-outlook-t778.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/those-grey-swans-of-extremistan-t769.htm Batman http://analyzecapital.blogspot.com/2010/04/those-grey-swans-of-extrimistan-042810.html]]> Fellow Traders Blog updates Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:19:54 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/those-grey-swans-of-extremistan-t769.htm#1707 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/those-grey-swans-of-extremistan-t769.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/the-dangers-of-etfs-thoughts-t770.htm Batman http://analyzecapital.blogspot.com/2010/04/brief-market-notes-april-28-2009.html]]> Fellow Traders Blog updates Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:02:20 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/the-dangers-of-etfs-thoughts-t770.htm#1709 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/the-dangers-of-etfs-thoughts-t770.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/confession-of-a-cdo-insider-the-eye-of-sauros-t747.htm Sauros The infamous CDO hit again the news headlines... I had been running the Orc race with Investment Banks in the CDO business on the arranger’s side for a while and I know that sooner or later they will come back along with other structured products and financial weapon of mass destruction and bring the Armageddon. Regarding the CDO of subprime RMBS (Residential Mortgage-backed Securities), the dust from 2007 and the subprime crisis has not settled yet and we still don’t have a precise view ... Fellow Traders Blog updates Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:47:45 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/confession-of-a-cdo-insider-the-eye-of-sauros-t747.htm#1661 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/confession-of-a-cdo-insider-the-eye-of-sauros-t747.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/jp-morgan-wasn-t-rich-ashley-cole-isn-t-but-sauros-will-t691.htm Sauros Last weekend, as I was to the loo for a moment and without my blackberry (big mistake), I had a look to one of my wife's magazine. I found out that Ashley Cole, the English footballer who has been appearing frequently in women's magazines after he cheated on his wife, has a wealth estimated to £14m (before divorce). 14 million quids... The guy is an international star, he has the most selective job on Earth as zillions of guys would kill to be in his shoes (and have tried to), he's able to make ... Fellow Traders Blog updates Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:35:58 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/jp-morgan-wasn-t-rich-ashley-cole-isn-t-but-sauros-will-t691.htm#1538 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/jp-morgan-wasn-t-rich-ashley-cole-isn-t-but-sauros-will-t691.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/the-daxspx-pair-trading-strategy-the-eye-of-sauros-t710.htm Sauros I've lately had a tendency when entering a stock index position to trade indifferently (almost) any stock index: Dow, S&P 500, Eurostoxx 50, DAX, CAC40, FTSE, Nikkei,... depending on the value of the index which defines the size of the position and the leverage, on my mood and mainly on the colour of my underwear at the moment of the trade. The reason for this is that after the systemic shock provoked by Lehman's collapse and during a major part of last year, most of the Capital ... Fellow Traders Blog updates Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:29:58 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/the-daxspx-pair-trading-strategy-the-eye-of-sauros-t710.htm#1575 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/the-daxspx-pair-trading-strategy-the-eye-of-sauros-t710.htm http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/gold-index-day-trading-analysis-video-t724.htm TheGoldAndOilGuy Friday April 9th It’s been a relatively slow day in the market as Fridays usually are. I am most likely sounding like a broken record about gold and the indexes but I will show you again just to make sure that everyone’s on the same page for the upcoming correction. In short, major indexes and metals are way overbought and ready for a pullback which will most likely be sharp. I feel a 3-5% correction is just around the corner. Both the broad market and precious metals are about to have ... Fellow Traders Blog updates Fri, 09 Apr 2010 21:45:20 GMT http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/gold-index-day-trading-analysis-video-t724.htm#1590 http://forum.thelordoftrading.com/fellow-traders-blog-updates-f10/gold-index-day-trading-analysis-video-t724.htm