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- Building a Safe Simple Winning Investment Strategy using Market Timing, Money Management and a Little Bit More - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2010 from Jay Leavitt PhDImagine being able to profitably trade the market, both when it’s rising and falling – and without employing options or shorting. Imagine beating most investment managers and mutual funds. Imagine doing this by simply following the S&P 500 index. This article will show you how I do this with ...
Views: 2546(3 votes) - Is it Possible to Invest Safely Without Stop-loss Orders? - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2010 from Jay Leavitt PhDWe are told by the pros that stop-loss orders are the means to shelter profits. Yes, placing stop-loss orders right after you have opened a new position is good advice. However, stop-loss orders are not a solution. They are about as practical as swatting flies with a sledge hammer. Here is a ...
Views: 1954(3 votes) - A Revolution in Pairs Trading - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2011 from Jay Leavitt PhDDuring the 1980s, a group of analysts working for Morgan Stanley struck gold with a new strategy called pairs trading. The goal is to match two highly correlated equities, trading one off against the other. When their prices diverge, the trade is entered. If the pair reverts to its mean trend, a ...
Views: 2596 - ETF Trading System Designed for Emerging Markets - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Jay Leavitt PhDTrading Emerging Markets can be a tribulation. Each trading analysis system I had tested was a dreadful failure. I could not eke out any gains without experiencing unacceptable draw downs. On account of the volatility of the emerging markets, represented by the ETF named EEM, the draw downs ...
Views: 1557 - What Are Leveraged and Inverse ETFs - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Jay Leavitt PhDWhat are Exchange Traded Funds? Exchange Trade Funds (ETFs) are cousins of mutual funds. They correspond to baskets of stock that are bought and sold like stocks. Generally, there is a one day delay after a sell order is placed on a mutual fund; ETF sell orders are executed immediately during ...
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