Top Trading Links: Markets Change, Good Traders Adapt

Another excellent technician is pointing to a possible rally in Silver.

silver prices momentum rally october tweet_sheldon mcintyre

 

Secular margin trends have been bullish for quite some time. Naturally, we’re all looking for sources of margin pressures. @humblestudent discusses margin pressures will be a long term headwind.

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The Zweig Breadth Thrust indicator has been featured by mass media this week. Mcoscillator.com looks into the usefulness of this signal over history.

 

MARKET OPERATOR INSIGHTS

 

Having realistic expectations can help you weather the emotional stresses of the learning curve. –  “5 Steps To Mental Strength via @AdamHGrimes

 

@ZorTrades shares some valuable insights on recent market sentiment.

 

In scenario based planning, it’s important to take into account what is actually happening. Over the past few years, pundits have gotten caught up on what happens when interest rates rise substantially. Well, we don’t know when that will happen. In the meantime, today’s opportunity is ignored due to the evident fears. @millenial_inv makes a great point about companies assuming debt to fund share buybacks.

“There is no reason to assume that more debt is a bad thing. It’s been a really cheap source of financing, and it even has tax benefits.”

 

It pays substantially to take headlines with a grain of salt. In this example, @jessefelder leverages his accumulated knowledge to not get caught up in an eye opening visual. Here’s the link to the story. Notice they provide little color, other than the most optimistic sectors are energy and financials.

jesse felder tweet insider buying october 2015

 

We have to manage losses. They add up fast. Check out this visual on the difficulty of recouping losses via @BrattleStCap:

brattle st capital tweet about stock market losses

 

NEWS AND RESEARCH

Is India the next tech superpower via @TechCrunch? Hat Tip to @howardlindzon

Genomics expert and investor James Blair discusses the genomics industry via @IBDinvestors

Why the recent manufacturing slump might not matter so much.

How Google goes about the hiring and training process.

 

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