December 2011

Market Timing Strategy

Long-term stock market timing strategy does not require a stopwatch

 

Market timing has a bad reputation... which is not completely justified. Opponents say that you cannot be smarter than the market. They argue that you can be lucky a few times but not consistently.

The problem is that the term “market timing” is used for a variety of investing strategies. When you discuss the merits of a market timing strategy, you first want to distinguish between short-term and long-term strategies.

Which Trend Following Book to Read

Trend Following book

 

Which trend following book to read depends on how you intend to apply what you learn in this book.

 

There are two different types of readers of trend following books:

  1. Traders
     
  2. Investors

 

 

Traders spend a considerable amount of time each day or week on managing their money and trades. They aim to make a living or additional substantial income from trading.

The 5 Trend Following Books by Michael Covel

Trend Following by Michael Covel

 

Michael Covel has written many books about trend following. Further below you find a list of his most well known books.

Before buying and reading any of the books written by Covel, be aware of what you can expect. Michael Covel is a firm believer and promoter of the trend following idea. His books will tell you why it works and how it works. Do not expect any arguments in the books against trend following that he cannot handle.

S&P 500 Rallies and Still Loses in November 2011

Be very cautious now when you want to invest in S&P 500 fundsThe S&P 500 gained 7.6% during the last 3 days of November. Great news you may think. However, you need to see it in perspective. Even after these last 3 days, the S&P 500 still lost 3% during November.

During periods like now, when markets fluctuate multiple percentages per day, it is easy to lose the overview of the real direction that the market is moving.

 

Commentary and Trend Observations by Market and Region 2011

Here you find our latest conclusions and commentary on the observed
stock market trends by region and market.


We recommend reading this page on a monthly basis. Do not hesitate to contact us
with your questions and thoughts on what we have written here.

 

December 2011


Trend Investing Dashboard December 2011

 

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