Old Archive for "February, 2008"

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Here you can find links to old content I had on the blog, prior to switching to our group pages. Have fun looking around... some of it is pretty good! If you are looking for the best of the best posts from both the old and new eras, then go to the Articles Page. If you want the newest material, browse the public group (and the google waves associated with it).

Lame Friday Morning

Posted on February 29th, 2008
Written by Richard

Choppy, mixed signals all morning. No trades yet. Hopefully the market will pick a direction in the afternoon. If not, I am happy with my profits this week, and I’ll do research on my charts this weekend.

[afternoon edit: I never made any trades... there was quite a drop at [...]

Bored Thursday Morning

Posted on February 28th, 2008
Written by Richard

I cleaned up my charts a little.

[update 1:30 EST I did finally take one small trade. Another choppy broadening wedge kinda day. Will be very careful about trading again]

Wednesday’s Trading

Posted on February 27th, 2008
Written by Richard

I thought today was pretty hard trading, especially with Bernanke talking for what seemed like an eternity. But, I ended the day slightly in the green, so I won’t complain.

Guest Post: So Long, and Thanks For All The Fish

Posted on February 26th, 2008
Written by Prospectus

It’s been great to contribute to Move the Markets over the last year or so. I appreciate Richard allowing me to contribute. Without that, nobody ever would have read anything I had to say. Richard’s built-in readership base was just what I needed. I hope that I have brought something good [...]

Tuesday Morning Video

Posted on February 26th, 2008
Written by Richard

I only traded the first hour today. Made one trade for one win. The rest of my day will be fun and relaxing. I hope yours is, as well.

Some Blog Changes Coming

Posted on February 25th, 2008
Written by Richard

A number of things about the blog have been bugging me lately. When I do something for free, it’s not allowed to bug me. So, changes. Get ready!
The biggest annoyances are:

About 1/2 of the non-spam comments are “you suck” comments. Not even “here’s why you suck,” but just your simple [...]

Guest Post: There Just Aren’t Any Words

Posted on February 25th, 2008
Written by Prospectus

Well, not apart from these:
In this corner, we have S&P (”Sluts and Pimps”) reaffirming the AAA ratings on the monolines:
S&P Affirms MBIA, Ambac
Since the beleaguered bond insurance industry was thrust to the foreground of the credit crisis, MBIA has sold $1.6 billion of stock and $1 billion in bonds, fortifying a $17 billion cushion the [...]

Monday’s Trading

Posted on February 25th, 2008
Written by Richard

Today’s video. Enjoy! I hope it doesn’t hypnotize you…

In a Past Life, I Was …

Posted on February 25th, 2008
Written by Richard

I was… I don’t know. In this life, it turns out I am hard to hypnotize. Or, at least I think I am. Actually, I am not sure…
(recall that on Friday I announced I would be hypnotized over the weekend and taken through past-life regression)
The Pre-Show
So, I get there early so I [...]

links for 2008-02-25

Posted on February 25th, 2008
Written by Richard

Dinosaur Trader: Study Your Trades
I went through each of my trades on Friday. Here’s what I learned.
(tags: trading)

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