BarroMetrics Views: A Better Way to Learn
One of the questions that has perplexed me from as long as I can remember is: what is the difference that makes the difference? Why is it that some traders succeed while so many others fail? And why is this true of other aspects of our lives?
In trading,

Some argue […]

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 BarroMetrics Views: Expected, Unexpected and Surprise Events
In the early day of the Market Profile, Pete Steidlmayer taught that ‘long-term’ perspective was governed by three types of fundamentals:

Expected events: where traders correctly the fundamentals (i.e. assessed data in accordance with reality) and Value and Price were around the same levels. This lead to trading ranges.
Surprise events: […]

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Amazing how long it has taken my neck and shoulder to heal. Fifteen years ago, I had a similar occurrence and if my memory serves me well, I took 2 to 3 days to recover. This time it has taken me 2 weeks - sure sign of age, I guess.
The break has allowed me to […]

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Updates for Thursday markets
Sharing Financial overview from Market Volume:
After a severe slump over the past eight months, the US dollar appears to be springing back to life.
Some market pundits  believe that a sharp rally lies just ahead for the US dollar. Should the current inverse correlation between the greenback and the broad market continue to […]

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November 9, 2009
 
SINGAPORE: Chefs in Singapore are busy preparing food for 10,000 guests and ground staff at APEC 2009, who are expected to consume some 63 tonnes of food throughout the summit.
International delegates can look forward to feasting on dishes created from local and imported ingredients.
The cuisine will have a Singapore touch, but chefs […]

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 Video on Bloomberg: on commodities & Dollar
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On commodities and Dollar
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As our mentor is still under the weather with his fibro neck pain, here is a brief post about FOMC taken from my IdkitAna:
http://idkitana.wordpress.com/2009/11/05/after-fomc-before-jobs-report/
After FOMC & Before Jobs’ Report
For general information: Quote
As widely anticipated, the Federal Reserve kept interest rates on hold today, and in fact announced it would keep them low for an extended […]

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BarroMetrics Views: An Offering from John Mauldin
I am getting better but I am still finding it too painful to type for sustained periods.
I have ‘borrowed’ John Mauldin’s latest offering: ‘Just Deserts and Markets Being Silly Again‘. Bentham always provides me food for thought. Hope you like it.
just-desserts-and-markets-b.pdf
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As our mentor has a possible whiplash, (a fibro pain in the neck) I have offered to write his post today as he has great difficulty holding his head! Last night on the webinar for his first batch of students to test his revolutionary teaching method, he was in agony to be coherent.This suggests to […]

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