Archive for July, 2011

  • Searching for Rhythm
    Posted by on July 30th, 2011 at 9:11 am, Comments: 0

    I love discovering new music.  It’s one of the reasons I embraced Pandora’s service when it came out…a music genome project, perfect.  With a constant [...]

  • Climate Check July 28
    Posted by on July 28th, 2011 at 3:47 pm, Comments: 0

    “Price advertises the opportunity.  Time regulates the opportunity.  Volume measures the success or failure of that advertised opportunity.”  James Dalton Clearly this market is pushing [...]

  • Climate Check July 26
    Posted by on July 26th, 2011 at 3:39 pm, Comments: 0

    Absolutely nothing clear in the evidence.  No bull or bear leanings.  No divergences.  So what?!  We’ve been in a big ‘ol $SPX range for 6 [...]

  • Trading Checklist?
    Posted by on July 23rd, 2011 at 8:51 am, Comments: 0

    “How does what is happening today fit into our framework for making this decision?” Ray Dalio Over the years, I’ve always enjoyed reading lists others [...]

  • Climate Check July 21
    Posted by on July 21st, 2011 at 3:37 pm, Comments: 0

    That double shake and bake to $ES_F 1316 overnight was deadly for the bear case.  I’m still old-fashioned and like to track the NY session, [...]

  • Climate Check July 20
    Posted by on July 20th, 2011 at 1:34 pm, Comments: 0

    “I’m a little divided, do I stay or run away?”  Foo Fighters As long as it doesn’t interfere with my own trading, I’m going to [...]

  • The Times, They Are a-Changin’
    Posted by on July 19th, 2011 at 3:55 pm, Comments: 0

    “Come Senators, Congressmen, please heed the call”  Bob Dylan Part of making this a regular afternoon exercise is to force me to share the evidence [...]

  • Song Remains the Same
    Posted by on July 18th, 2011 at 3:34 pm, Comments: 0

    Thankfully, I’ve yet to find a redeeming data point that could pull me into expecting an end to the selling.  I’ve finally come to terms [...]

  • What I Want For Today
    Posted by on July 15th, 2011 at 10:52 am, Comments: 0

    Like my kids, the market rarely does what I want, when I want.  But since I won’t be available to post an update later today, [...]

  • Climate Check July 14
    Posted by on July 14th, 2011 at 3:38 pm, Comments: 0

    After 72 hours of a wild but essentially flat $ES_F market, it looks to me like the bears are taking control.  Not only did we [...]