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Getting Started with Chart Trader at TrendInvestorPro!
This page explains the Chart Trader offering at TrendInvestorPro. We cover the publishing schedule, navigation links, our philosophy and the tools of the trade.
Getting Started with System Trader at TrendInvestorPro!
This page explains the System Trader offering at TrendInvestorPro. We cover the strategy reports, signal pages, articles page, publishing schedule and tools of the trade.
Ordinary Dividends: To Adjust or Not to Adjust
Dividends may seem like harmless add-ons when it comes to price data, but they can have big effects over time. The biggest problem is that dividend adjustments create artificial prices that do not reflect reality at the time of the actual trade. There are also short-term problems as moving average values, price highs and price lows also shift after an adjustment.
ETF Liquidity Considerations – Volume, Dollar-Volume, Liquidity of Holdings, Bid-Ask Spread and Liquidity Grades
There are two things to consider for ETF liquidity. First, there is the actual trading volume for the ETF. Second, there is the trading volume for the holdings in the ETF. Hat-tip to Joe H. for enlightening me on this aspect. An ETF with relatively low trading volume can
A Dozen Books that Influenced my Analysis Process, Understanding of Markets and Trading Mindset (Free)
While there are too many influences to list in one post, this commentary features a dozen books that helped me over the years. These books cover technical analysis, trend-momentum strategies, insights from great traders and the mindset required to stay in the game.
Changing the Offering: Moving from ETFs to Stocks
ETFs lost their low drawdown edge in 2022 as the strategies drawdowns exceeded expectations. Traders use relative performance to find stocks that are outperforming the broader market. Relative performance is also important for evaluating trading strategies. A strategy with a relatively high drawdown should deliver