The SP500, aka the SPY, has been on a tear since the low of $2,200 on March 23rd. To the disbelief of many, the market has been on a V shaped recovery so far. As I am a primarily a trend trader and use the Ichimoku Cloud as my primary technical trend indicator I noticed today that the SPY had …
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The Trend is your Friend
Jesse Livermore, the legendary early 20th century stock trader, is the single greatest influence on my trading mindset. If you have not read “Reminiscences of a Stock Operator” and/or “The Boy Plunger” I recommend you buy and read them immediately. These books about Jesse Livermore’s life are entertaining and highly educational for everyone, trader or not. One of the best …
Read More »Stocks get Clowned
This was easy to see coming. Using AMZN as a proxy fo the market. After 10+ years of QE, 2,800% return and four tries at new ATH over 12 months, there is no one left that is willing to buy the top. This won't take much to push over the edge. (looks like BTC in early 2018 tbh) pic.twitter.com/r1Q588K5lA — …
Read More »Priced out of California
Cost of living in California is spiraling upwards at a dizzying pace. I left in November of 2018 because even though I make Bitcoin sized returns California still seems insanely unaffordable. Sure, San Diego has perfect weather but housing and rents have doubled within a few years. This is not sustainable. I see a huge correction coming to “America’s Finest City”. For rentals, …
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