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Why risk is so hard to measure
Building on this theme of risk that’s capturing my attention as of late, I wanted to drill down a bit further into this discussion of risk. One of the things I’ve discussed on my podcast has been how traditional tools used by financial advisors and RIAs aren’t sufficient to get a real handle on our risk. … Continue Reading
Investing tool: interesting sentiment indicator for overbought/oversold
Check out what Dr. Richard Peterson is doing at MarketPsych. He’s done perhaps the deepest research into different sentiment indicators in the stock market. He’s got so many emotions to describe the activity in social media that it sounds almost like he’s anthropomorphized the markets and market chatter.
Investment risk: what is it and how a two-headed hyrdra monster can ruin your investment returns
Been talking to a lot of investing people about Risk recently: what it is, how to measure it, how to control it. Why Risk matters Risk is one of those things you don’t realize you have too much of until it’s too late. Being able to manage risk effectively is essential in the investment process. … Continue Reading
[free webinar] Insider trading strategies: how to follow the smart money
I’m hosting a webinar tomorrow on insider trading strategies — following the corporate insider smart money. You’ll learn about: recent Harvard research that shows a new insider trading strategy produces 10% of abnormal returns — per year how to identify the smart insiders (versus other noisy trading) the methods to create a portfolio that mimics … Continue Reading
Using Google to forecast an earnings pop (or plunk)
Google’s my friend. Not only do I rely upon it for email, video, and of course, search, but I’m using it to invest better and smarter (the Tradestreaming way, right?). Let me explain: One of my first podcasts on Tradestreaming Radio was with finance professor, Joey Engelberg. In How to use Google search data to … Continue Reading
[free ebook] The Harvard Guide to Insider Trading
Insider trading (talking about legal insider trading, of course) typically beats the stock market by 10% — per year. For those of you who’ve been following Tradestreaming for the past couple of years (and read my book), you know that I’m a fan of following the smart money. By following the tradestream of hedge funds … Continue Reading
