Archive for the 'Topics' Category
September 12th, 2006
How much to risk on each trade (Risk, part III)
In the third installment of ‘Six weeks to a full trading risk/money management plan’ we turn to gambling to find …
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September 8th, 2006
10 explosive CANSLIM rockets
Here are 10 rocket stocks found after running our modified CANSLIM screen over US stocks.
The …
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September 7th, 2006
Keeping things, R, simple
TraderMike had a good piece on the debate over R-multiples. Van Tharp defines R simply as “the risk you have …
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September 5th, 2006
Creating a trading risk management plan, part II
Last week I discussed how thinking appropriately about risk forms the basis of a successful risk/money management system. This week …
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August 31st, 2006
Why I’m increasingly using log-scale charts
One little discussed, but crucially important, aspect of charting is whether to use logarithmic or arithmetic scale charts. Here I …
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August 30th, 2006
Betting against Ronald McDonald?
I went to McDonald’s on Monday night (don’t ask why) and developed an overwhelming desire to …
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August 29th, 2006
Six weeks to a full trading risk/money management plan
There is really only one cast-iron rule in trading and investing: don’t lose all your money. In the next few …
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August 28th, 2006
Two GARP picks from Oak Associates
FundWatch: White Oak Select Growth Fund looks for growth companies at cheap prices. Most of its holdings are beaten-down growth …
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August 28th, 2006
Five ways to stop you breaking trading rules
Ugly at uglychart.com is struggling with sticking to his trading rules and has set up a support group. Here are …
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August 25th, 2006
Birinyi: shift from value to growth not far off
Charles Kirk had an excellent interview with money-flow expert Laszlo Birinyi. Kirk asked him if value stocks with continue to …
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