Beating Alpha

iterating towards truth

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Change or die

This actually reminds me of another fascinating statistic, documented in the book Change or Die: of patients recovering from heart surgery confronted with the choice between changing their eating and… Continue Reading

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Bottom

It’s almost impossible to hit a bottom without a massive price/volume spike down on a 5-min chart. Some call this a “flush” but I like to call it a “puke”… Continue Reading

Trades

18.3.2013 – swing trades

On Thursday I was looking to fill the gap long. I have initiated a swing LONG with blind execution from 2885. The trade was triggered during the night. It took a day to evolve but eventually ended up as a break even. The question is: should I have…

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Re-enter

As a trader learn to spot the difference between stop out wicks and the failing of a support level. This takes experience and real-time reps. When I love a level I will reenter, even after stopped out, more often than ordinary plays. I might give …

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Week ahead – EURUSD

At the moment EURUSD is in a neutral territory and as long as it stays above 2880’s I do not consider the long term trend bearish. Although we have broken the descending trendline from 3707 highs we are still far away from saying that EURUSD is in…