Category Archives: September 2012, Issue #4

Welcome to the Coaches Corner! I’m Mike Curtis and today I’d like to discuss a common myth among aspiring traders—the belief that the market is out to “GET THEM!” Who among us hasn’t felt that early on in our career? Eventually we come to realize the market doesn’t know who we are…or for that matter […]

Recently, while driving my two mick sons (Aedan and Colin) to soccer practice, I shared the ol’ axiom bout working smart and not hard. Well, being 10 and 9, they have transitioned from blindly accepting to carefully scrutinizing the bits of wisdom adults (which they refer to as “dolts,” aptly so…) like to shower upon […]

In this month’s Traders Talk, we’re chatting with Jeff Augen, well-known author of a number of highlyregarded books on option trading and the markets. Jeff has actively traded and analyzed the markets since the late 80s. That work, combined with his background in molecular biology, computer algorithms and dealing with venture capitalist and private equity […]

The time of year is probably even more important than news events as summer vacations have slowed trading activity to a crawl. Equities have melted higher during July and August and are now drifting near multiyear highs. On the bearish side, investors see debt problems in Europe and lackluster growth globally. But it’s been hard […]

TEI readers know from my previous writings that I do not have an optimistic outlook on Facebook’s near-term future. When I first wrote about my gloomy outlook FB was bouncing around the mid 20’s and shortly thereafter the low 20’—now the stock is at 18. Obviously it has not been pretty for Facebook since the […]