30-years ago it was considered irresponsible to use a market timing strategy to try and outperform the S&P 500. In recent years as investors have started to gain increased levels of access to historical data and the tools to develop effective trading models, it might now be considered irresponsible to not use a market timing […]
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How to Import Economic Data With Amibroker
I mentioned in a recent article that one of the things I like best about Amibroker is the ability to import data sets from various sources and use it to create indicators. In this post, I show how to import TED spread data and import it into Amibroker. I then build a simple economic indicator that uses the […]
Money Supply And Stock Markets In 2015 (12 Charts)
Market Timing: Trading The Stock Market With The Vix Index Futures Chart
If you watch a lot of CNBC or read a fair amount of financial news you will no doubt have heard of the VIX Volatility Index, also known as the ‘fear index’. What is the Vix Index? The VIX is actually the ticker symbol for the CBOE (Chicago Board Options Exchange) Market Volatility Index future and […]
How To Pick Market Tops And Bottoms
On the whole, it’s better to avoid trying to pick market tops and bottoms. If you try and pick the tops and bottoms every single day you’re going to get frustrated very quickly and wind up losing a lot of money.
