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  • Don’t Complicate JASO
    Posted by Leigh Drogen on September 21st, 2010 at 7:17 am, Comments: 0

    For those of us who use a tactical approach to markets, it’s extremely important that our entries to positions are done so with a great risk/reward setup.  Part of that is understanding where the major market averages are in terms of uptrend/downtrend, or overbought/oversold.  Loading up on momentum names as the market is trending below [...]

  • Chart.ly TV 9/20/10
    Posted by Leigh Drogen on September 21st, 2010 at 6:45 am, Comments: 0

    Last night on Chart.ly TV I sat down with @stevenplace @gtotoy and @zortrades to discuss the market.  We spent a good deal of time talking about how to handle overbought levels within an intermediate term uptrend, something I think is very important right now as many traders are looking to reestablish long positions as the [...]

  • Daily Momentum Watchlist Review
    Posted by Leigh Drogen on September 20th, 2010 at 7:28 am, Comments: 0

  • On Transparency
    Posted by Leigh Drogen on September 18th, 2010 at 8:23 pm, Comments: 0

    I began this blog for a few different purposes.  First, and by far the most important, I like to write and rant.  I just can’t imagine a time when individuals were not able to self publish this easily.  I’m a relatively young guy, but not having this ability just blows my mind.  The ability to [...]

  • Momentum Book Update: An Inconvenient Truth
    Posted by Leigh Drogen on September 18th, 2010 at 12:43 pm, Comments: 0

    Ask just about anyone out there who actively manages money against a benchmark of the $SPX, what type of market action would produce the most alpha for you through the end of the year given your current and near term exposure.  I am certain the answer to that question would be a slow low volatility [...]

  • SPX Gives Trend Buy Signal
    Posted by Leigh Drogen on September 17th, 2010 at 10:41 am, Comments: 0

    The $SPX gave a trend buy signal this morning when it broke through and made a new 55 day high.  This is the first buy signal since March 11 which was closed with a sell (but not a short) signal on May 4th.  See the chart below, the 55 day Donchian Channel is in blue, [...]

  • Don’t Fear China’s Political Rise
    Posted by Leigh Drogen on September 15th, 2010 at 8:16 pm, Comments: 0

    China is marching around the world at breakneck speed buying everything they can.  That is not an exaggeration.  They obviously believe in themselves and their own growth.  I think the best way to put it is this, they are putting their money where their mouths are.  If they didn’t believe in their own growth, they wouldn’t [...]

  • The Infantry Must March
    Posted by Leigh Drogen on September 15th, 2010 at 7:44 pm, Comments: 0

    I like to share lessons here that my old boss and mentor taught me as a young trader.  David Geller was many things, but above all else he was an excellent teacher to me.  Imparting you experience learned over many hard years is not an easy thing to do. Anyway, there’s an important lesson he [...]

  • Long/Short Uncorrelated and Getting Smaller
    Posted by Leigh Drogen on September 14th, 2010 at 6:15 pm, Comments: 0

    I want to get back to doing more theme type posts in the next few weeks, I have a bunch of them I want to write, I just haven’t been able to get around to it.  Tonight I just want to do a little review of what’s taken place early this week, it’s been an [...]

  • Chart.ly TV 9/13/10
    Posted by Leigh Drogen on September 14th, 2010 at 6:06 am, Comments: 0

    Last night on Chart.ly TV I was joined by guests @stevenplace, @weeklyta, and @gtotoy.  Steven covered the failed breakdown setup, which has been working very well recently in a mean reverting market.  The traders looked again at the REIT sector which has befuddled everyone and continues to flash signs of leading this market higher.