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Irrational Exuberance (Book)

Robert J. Shiller, Co-Winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Economics published a New York Times Bestseller:

Irrational Exuberance is about something far more important than the current situation in any given market because the book explains the forces that move all markets up and down. It shows...

Dow Jones Transportation Index (18th Apr. 2015)

Danger ahead in the Dow Jones Transportation Index? check out also the famous "Dow Theory"

http://www.cnbc.com

DJT_check_SMA50_weekly_ATTENTION_SIGNAL

If the DJT should fall below its SMA50-weekly => This should make us very cautious !!!

updated DJT incl. SMA50-weekly:
http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com

SL-Ideas (March 2015)

 

  • Du Pont (DD):
    SL @ ca. 73.89 USD
  • Oracle (ORCL):
    SL @ ca. 35.81 USD
  • Wacker Chemie:
    SL @ ca. 88.89 EUR

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quote #1 Benjamin Graham

“Individuals who cannot master their emotions are ill-suited to profit
from the investment process.”

Quote by Benjamin Graham (Father of Value Investing and Warren Buffett's teacher at Columbia Business School)

A study by Dalbar underscores the importance of controlling emotions and avoiding ...

Anchoring (heuristic)

Anchoring (heuristic)

Anchoring is a particular form of priming effect whereby initial exposure to a number serves as a reference point and influences subsequent judgments about value. The process usually occurs without our awareness (Tversky & Kahneman, 1974), and sometimes it occurs when ...

Deutsche Boerse (87,27 EUR), Juli 2015

Deutsche Boerse (Chart per 13. Juli 2015, Kurs per 17. Juli 2015: 87,27 EUR)

Im Oktober 2014 testete die Aktie der Deutschen Börse nochmals den langjährigen Aufwärtstrend, der sich ab dem Tiefpunkt des Jahres 2003 bildete. Ab dann ging es steil bergauf, innerhalb eines halben Jahres gewann die ...

Home-builder confidence still strong (> 50)

Home-builder confidence strong (> 50)
source: Marketwatch

A gauge of confidence among home builders remained at 60 in July, the strongest reading in almost a decade, according to National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo data released today (16th July 2015).

“This month’s reading is in ...

Highest Cash Percentage since Lehman (July 2015)

Fund Managers Holding Highest Cash Percentage Since Lehman
Posted July 14, 2015 by Joshua M Brown (a New York City-based financial advisor at Ritholtz Wealth Management)

as written by Joshua: Michael Hartnett is out with his latest Fund Manager Survey for Bank of America Merrill Lynch and it’s, ...

Procter & Gamble/PG @ 81.91 USD (July 2015)

Procter & Gamble ( Snapshot @ 81.91 USD, 14th July 2015 intraday)

The Procter & Gamble Co. (PG) operates in 180 countries and territories, and it’s expanding its presence in the e-commerce market. One might think as a private person one has nothing to do with Procter & Gamble, but chances are ...

Biotech Stocks (July-Sep.)

Seasonality / July for 3 selected BIOTECH-stocks (as per 13th July 2015)

monthly gain(loss)/average Statistics as per equityclock.com (as per June 2015),
**20 years-history (only 4years-cycle years used: 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011), source: stockcharts.com

**xy% probability = % of months in ...

put-call ratio (1.45 @ July 2015), SPX @ 2.050

"Contrarian (?)" / put-call ratio at high level (1.45), last high was in Oct. 2014

Betting Against the "Crowd"
It is known that options traders, especially option buyers, are not the most successful traders. On balance, option buyers lose about most of the time. Although there are certainly ...

DAX -Flaggenformation (2. Juli 2015)

DAX (Flagge), per 2. Juli 2015

Die Flagge gehört zu den Konsolidierungsformationen. Dies bedeutet, dass es sich um eine kurz- bis mittelfristige Formation innerhalb eines intakten mittel- oder langfristigen Trends handelt. Dieser setzt sich nach Abschluss der Formation fort.

Quelle:  ...