Info Mco
Anyone and everyone Historically, pairs trading has been more of an institutional trading style coveted by hedge funds for wealthy investors or those with trading savvy who invest for a living. As a brief side note, while hedge funds seem mysterious, they are simply mutual finds that can go short. That is not to say that all mutual funds cannot go short, though for the most part, many are able to purchase only long positions. As computers help to unlock much of the mystery of the financial...
Info Dih
First, grab a cold beer . . . just kidding maybe wait until Chapter 3 If you smiled or chuckled just now, great If not, put this book down and seriously go get some air it's time to relax. While trading is a very serious business, and should be approached with complete dedication, it is also important to remember to take life in strides. This book was written with a pinch of humor, while attempting to uncover the very dry but incredibly interesting subject of pairs. My only point here is that...
Engulfing Patterns
An engulfing pattern is a candle that literally engulfs the entire day's previous candle. A bullish engulfing candle opens lower than the previous day and then proceeds to close higher. The pattern is usually at the bottom of a descending move and can mean that traders are heavily covering shorts in anticipation of a possible ascending move. The bearish engulfing pattern is very similar but is on the top of an ascending trend and has an open and close at more extreme points than the previous...
Info Wso
Before I begin to get into pairs, it is important that I build a small foundation for which to lay our new pairs knowledge on. I will first cover fundamental analysis and then briefly tackle technical analysis. Fundamentally, it is important to understand at least a little bit about why stocks move as they do. In other words, it is incredibly valuable to try to understand how and why a stock is currently priced. It is not my goal to make you a superstar analyst, nor am I claiming to have a...