Good one from Steenbarger I always been a fan and admirer of Dr. Steenbarger. Today on his blog, there is this post titled: Why Trading Might Be the Most Difficult Job in the World . Please read it, it is very insightful. Go to Full Article

Listen to My Audio Interview As promised, the audio version of my Trader Interview with Tim Bourquin is now loaded in the widget below. The interview lasts about 20 minutes covering topics such as how/ when I started trading, the types of fundamental screens I use ... Go to Full Article

Blog Roll â?? Coping With Depression Brett Steenbarger, who blogs about trader psychology, discusses depression, and particularly how it can manifest among active traders (particularly, one assumes, in heated times like these. ?The problem for traders occurs for depressive ... Go to...

Stocks to watch Friday - STX, AMZN, AAPL, BIDU Chart courtesy of stockcharts. BIDU - The stock has found a nice resistance on its 200-day moving average, stabilizing some of the recent gains. Now, the buy point will be on the day it blows through $260 on heavy volume. ... Go to Full...

Investment Themes: The Global Perspective Brett Steenbarger submits:. click to enlarge. * Mixed Global Picture - Here we see year-to-date returns for the S&P 500 value stocks (IVE); S&P 500 growth stocks (IVW); EAFE value shares (EFV); and EAFE growth issues (EFG). ... Go to Full Article

This looks good, too Good Readers of "A Dash" do not need us to tell them the old common-sense idea, "If it sounds too good to be true...." Or so we would think. Meanwhile, those watching financial television are bombarded with self-serving ads from brokerage ... Go to Full Article

links for 2008-02-29 Australian dollar set to strike US95c soon | NEWS.com.au Business. Heading towards parity and beyond? Wish it was that strong when I was travelling a lot. Bingo for Bear?s bikers! Bandits? number?s up - National - smh.com.au. Too funny. ... Go to Full Article

Shifting Winds I haven't had to post a trade disaster since November I think... it's an awful thing to have to do. But I really fucked up in BG today. My timing was wrong, I was using market orders in a thinly traded stock, I was pissed off... it was ... Go to Full Article

Stock Chart Analysis DE Stock Chart Analysis DE Deere & Company (Public, NYSE:DE) DE had a strong rejection of the $70 area when the stock started to rollover in January. If this were towards the end of a trend you could call it a V bottom or tweezer bottom, ... Go to Full Article

50 stocks closed at all-time lows Symbol, Price, Volume, Avg. Volume, % Vol. Increase. RHD, 9.34, 21450216, 2011820, %966.20. IAR, 5.76, 6267518, 2470490, %153.69. BORL, 1.96, 6161126, 697356, %783.49. MGI, 3.7, 3797731, 2377040, %59.76 ... Go to Full Article

102 stocks closed at all-time highs Symbol, Price, Volume, Avg. Volume, % Vol. Increase, High Alpha. EOG, 124.73, 16411905, 2974460, %451.76. EWZ, 88.2, 13252254, 14807000, %-10.50. GLD, 95.99, 11082796, 9612030, %15.30. AUY, 18.63, 10353577, 11301900, %-8.39 ... Go to Full Article

A Bullish Divergence in AAPL? Frequent e-mailer and one of my most loyal readers, Hal B., asked about a bullish divergence setup in AAPL. I don't have annotation capabilities from my current local, so bear with me as I explain the chart. ... Go to Full Article

Today's Trade: PCLN I bought 50 shares of PCLN at $121.30. I like the chart, but it was tough finding a good entry. We've got support at old resistance, which is $120. However, many strong breakouts pullback to the bottom of the breakout candle. ... Go to Full Article

Today's Trade: TWM and CREE As I noted in a previous post, I am using individual stocks for by bullish plays and inverse ETFs for most of my bearish plays. Today I bought 400 shares of TWM at $77.10. The inverse ETF is at the bottom of its trading range which ... Go to Full Article

Good Morning Time: 8:00 Mood: Loving. Go to Full Article