The purpose of this blog is to provide a comprehensive compilation of articles and posts which have been of great help to me in the past, or that I find very insightful, wise or containing a great deal of useful knowledge.

The original author of the text will be mentioned, so that those who are interested in the subject can explore it deeper.

The blog will consist out of several categories, some more theoretical, other containing charts and analysis.

Finally, this blog is, in a way, a continuation of the journal
I started in the public section on another site.

Small caps Posted 09-30-2008 at 04:03 AM by firewalker Updated 10-06-2008 at 02:11 PM by firewalker It was amazing how, until last week, the small caps (Russell 2000) showed the impression as if a base was building. This is strong contrast with most indices that set new lows in July and September. However, yesterday's huge collapse brought the Russell back to the lows (657) on heavy selling and it looks like this time it's bound to break. ... Continue reading... firewalker

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The Summer Doldrums? Posted 09-04-2008 at 11:42 AM by firewalker Summertime has been tough trading. I have been looking for explanations in several places, but it looks like the volume has been extremely low compared to other years. That, and the fact that many people talk about the Big Money not coming back until after Labour Day might explain why the price/volume relationship has been (at least for me) more difficult to read... From http://www.traderfeed.blogspot.com/: * Liquidity Drying Up - I see that Rennie Yang, author of the... Continue reading... firewalker

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