Published in January 31st, 2011
BarroMetrics View: Context in Technical Analysis
A subscriber to the newsletter asked:
From: Bill Mitchel
Date: Saturday, January 29, 2011
“Through your book and your posts I am learning about your technical
analysis process. But one of the things I think really sets your
method apart is the use of context. For example the FOMC.
How do you interpret an event like […]
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Published in January 26th, 2011
BarroMetrics Views: Tracking The Quality of Our Trades
In the comments section today, D asked how do I track the quality of my trades.
My answer…
I keep two types of journals:
a qualitative journal - my ‘psyche’ journal. This journal has 3 aims:
to identify patterns of success and failure in my qualitative environment. For example, if I have […]
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Published in January 25th, 2011
BarroMetrics Views: A Reader Asks for Help
A reader asked a question that many have asked before. Generally with this sort of problem, the trader is seeking a solution to a psychological issue. I tend first to look to see if the plan is clear and then see if the trader has looked at the problem […]
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Published in January 24th, 2011
BarroMetrics Views: Questions on the FRED graph
Thomas Young asked a series of questions, my response below the question.
Hi Tom…..
‘Ray,
I read your October blog post on the Fred Graph where you suggest that a stock market downward turn may come in the Jan11-Apr11 window.
As I understand your point, when banks go back to lending at more […]
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Published in January 21st, 2011
BarroMetrics Views: Hubris & The Trader:
Unlike any other profession, in trading, a misstep can cost us dearly. Just the other day, that was again brought home to me and in no uncertain terms.
For my personal trading and large fund, last year was the best year I had since I started managing funds in 1990. The […]
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Published in January 20th, 2011
Once more unto the breach! Our mentor has to attend to a sad loss in the family in Hong Kong, which may take his time for a few days. I have offered to step in to blog for him.
If you will go to:
http://anatrader07.wordpress.com/2011/01/
you will read a few blogs pertaining to global outlook for 2011 by […]
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Published in January 20th, 2011
BarroMetrics Views: A Shift in Sentiment?
In my newsletter this morning, I indicated that the S&P had set up for a high; all we needed was a trigger to confirm a correction. We may be seeing that as I write: to confirm the move, we need to see a bearish-conviction close below 1283 (basis March). Given […]
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Published in January 18th, 2011
BarroMetrics Views: A Shift in Sentiment?
First off: a wish for all the US readers: I trust that you had a great Martin Luther King holiday!
In this post, I consider whether we are starting to see a shift in the inter-market relationships that mark the beginnings of stagflation in the US.
Did we see the first glimpse […]
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Published in January 14th, 2011
BarroMetrics Views: S&P Jan 14 2011
It’s good to be back. Now all I have to do is to clear the 300 or so e-mails that have accumulated while I was down with the flu ! (G).
Thanks to all those who dropped me a ‘get well soon’ note - I greatly appreciate it. A special thanks […]
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Published in January 13th, 2011
Today our mentor is up and about but he has to catch up on his mails. So, I shall continue to write here by sharing this post at my blog today.
Timorous or Bold World?
A Timorous v Bold World
Today I attended a gourmet lunch hosted by Bank Julius Baer at the Four Seasons Hotel, Singapore, […]
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