Why You Shouldn’t Let Market Bottoms Consume You
Calling for a market bottom is the new rage. But, truth be told, what feels cool is often a very dangerous thing to do...
Investors: Beware The Certainty Trap
Data availability is something of a double-edged sword in today’s financial markets. On the one hand, we now have a nearly unlimited supply of...
The Art Of Trading And The Illusion Of Control
I’ve written and said many times before that simplicity is a good thing—if you have a trading methodology that is overly complex, there’s a...
Top Trading Links: Some BadAss Investing Research
As market volatility picks up, it’s become increasingly clear to all of us that our mind plays tricks on itself. It’s a major reason...
Why Great Companies Don’t Always Make Great Stocks
If you guys follow me on Twitter and StockTwits, then you know I’ve been working on what I call my Detrick Daily Scorecard. It...
Making Sense Of Recent Market Sentiment Polls And Data
Even as U.S. stocks are coming under renewed pressure, there is a battle brewing between newsletter writers and mom-and-pop investors. They are on different...
Top Trading Links: Killer Research And Making Progress
What is progress? Progress in education is when you look back and you see things differently. As George Bernard Shaw said “Progress is impossible...
Investor Sentiment: Why A Market Correction May Be Slipping Away
I continue to be amazed at how quickly the masses panic. Just two weeks ago all the rage was Greece is imploding, the Chinese...
The Momentum Factor: Why Momentum Investing Works
In a recent Q&A with Patrick O’Shaughnessy, I said the following when asked about the momentum factor (re: momentum investing):
I’m a huge fan of...
Professional Trading Insights: When Everything Goes Wrong
Regardless of your investing or trading strategy, prowess or experience, there will be times when everything (and I mean “everything”) goes wrong. I share...
