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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).

FreeStockCharts.com

Posted on February 11th, 2010
Written by Richard

Today, I was browsing a TAS&C during lunch, and came across a glowing review for freestockcharts.com, so I checked it out. It’s pretty full-featured for a web app, and has realtime data from the BATS exchange. And, it’s free!

RWT-009 Posted

Posted on February 9th, 2010
Written by Richard

This one was sparked by a comment one of the team members made the other day, about how coin flips can beat their intuition for where the market is going sometimes. Well, it turns out that in a variety of zero-sum games, randomizing your strategy is the only way to keep a stronger opponent [...]

RWT-004 updated

Posted on February 5th, 2010
Written by Richard

RWT-004 was about storing references to Ninjatrader indicators. In NT7, as of recent betas, there is an OnStartUp() method that is a perfect place to initialize indicator references. So, I’ve updated the document to reflect that.
It’s #4 on the articles page.

RWT-008: Forever is a Long Time

Posted on January 28th, 2010
Written by Richard

I’ve posted RWT-008, which goes over some basic game theory as it applies to a common trading decision: taking profits vs. letting the trade ride. In a canned example, I show how you can mathematically decide which option is best, and also give a way to model the imperfection of the common trader when [...]

Understand Your Terms

Posted on January 18th, 2010
Written by Richard

I’m not sure why so many traders refuse to use accepted scientific terms correctly. Recently I’ve seen the terms leading and lagging used incorrectly far too often. And don’t get me started on fractal!

It’s Gotta Be the Charts

Posted on January 14th, 2010
Written by Richard

Whenever I see people on forums endlessly discussing whether or not to use indicators, I always think of the old “it’s gotta be the shoes” ad campaign.

Catching the Wave

Posted on January 7th, 2010
Written by Richard

The Elliott Wave, that is (yuk, yuk). Anyway, I took my fourth Elliott Wave trade today. Again I traded 6B, which seemed clearest of all my charts when I sat down at my desk today. I think I made the perfect entry, to be honest. Unlike my previous trades for [...]

Elliott Wave Study Underway

Posted on January 5th, 2010
Written by Richard

I’ve finally (after literally years of procrastinating) started a serious look at Elliott Wave theory. I’ve just been noticing their standard wave shapes too often lately to ignore it. Maybe there’s something to it, and maybe there’s not. One of our MtM Team members writes a forecasting newsletter leaning heavily on EW, [...]

RWT-007: Indicators Just Indicate

Posted on December 31st, 2009
Written by Richard

This is a topic I’ve spent some time thinking about, since I’m always being asked about various properties of indicators. I tend to think nearly everyone that asks me is on the wrong page. Are you? Check out RWT-007: Indicators Just Indicate. It’s also #7 on the articles page.

TradingSim

Posted on December 19th, 2009
Written by Richard

I get several requests every month to feature new products and services here on the blog. It seems like every time, it’s a horrible idea or an over-priced service. Today, I think, is an exception. Check out www.tradingsim.com.
Basically, it gives you a minimal sim-trading “platform” right in your browser window (cross-platform: I [...]

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