Archive for March, 2010

• Friday links: very important positions
  abnormalreturns, March 5th, 2010 at 12:59 pm, Comments: 0

  Can an intelligent person using common sense make money trading?  (A Dash of Insight) A couple of approaches to improve on buy-and-hold returns.  (MarketSci Blog, [...]

• Thursday links: fundamental factors
  abnormalreturns, March 4th, 2010 at 12:41 pm, Comments: 0

  An indication the market may be getting overbought.  (Attitrade) Inflation fears are overblown.  Expect low interest rates for some time to come.  (WSJ) Three fundamental [...]

• Forewarned is forearmed
  abnormalreturns, March 3rd, 2010 at 3:57 pm, Comments: 0

  In our last couple of posts we discussed taking responsibility for your own trading decisions and the dedication the very best investors demonstrate toward their [...]

• Wednesday links: big bet blues
  abnormalreturns, March 3rd, 2010 at 12:54 pm, Comments: 0

  Long term Treasury bonds are setting up for a fall.  (The Money Game contra Barron’s) After a flood of inflows will the new bond fund [...]

• Is obsession necessary for success in the markets?
  abnormalreturns, March 2nd, 2010 at 3:55 pm, Comments: 0

  Scott Adams, of Dilbert fame, notes the fine line between “crazy and disciplined.”  Adams writes: Warren Buffett modestly says he was lucky that his brain [...]

• Tuesday links: death and transparency
  abnormalreturns, March 2nd, 2010 at 12:41 pm, Comments: 0

  ETFs are not as transparent as you think.  (IndexUniverse) ETF Deathwatch for March 2010.  (Invest With An Edge) IBD upgrades its market outlook to positive.  [...]

• Play the ball where it lies
  abnormalreturns, March 1st, 2010 at 3:16 pm, Comments: 0

  As Spring nears and temperatures warm many begin thinking about the game of golf.  And one of the fundamental precepts of golf is to: Play [...]

• Monday links: media slant
  abnormalreturns, March 1st, 2010 at 1:02 pm, Comments: 0

  Like February investors should expect more choppy asset class returns.  (Capital Spectator) Movements in the CBOE put-call ratio have been effective in identifying turns in [...]