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Fair value gap (FVG): A test on 26 years of S&P 500 data
A fair value gap (FVG) is a three-candle pattern: the first candle’s high and the third candle’s low don’t overlap, and the empty space between them…
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Is day trading gambling? What the numbers actually say
For most people who try it, day trading works like gambling: the expected result after costs is a loss. Two large studies of real accounts say so. In…
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A surprising twist that boosts long-term momentum results
I wasn’t sure if I wanted to write about this publicly because I found something that boosts long-term momentum results by a lot, and I haven’t seen…
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The market is understood backwards, but can only be traded forwards
I’ve been thinking about the structural changes in the financial industry. I really think the markets have had a huge shift in the past 5-6 years…
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Good performance comes from not knowing
I’ve put some thought into this lately. Let’s be honest, nobody knows what the stock market will do next. If you’re still thinking otherwise and…
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Life is poker, not chess
Wise words by Annie Duke, whose book “ Thinking in Bets ” I read and reviewed in the blog several years ago. What she means with this quote is that…