Last week in The Seed Sower we investigated the primary silver lining of bear markets. They make stocks cheaper thus providing a more nutrient-rich environment for growing our money. The challenge and the topic which we will address today is knowing when to go about planting your hard-earned cash for future harvesting.
≈ The Impossible Trinity ≈ “Every choice is a renunciation. Indeed. Every choice is a thousand renunciations. To choose one thing is to turn one’s back on many others.” ― Ronald Rolheiser That is a life full of trade-offs. We, humans, tend to choose instant gratification over long-term responsibility. However, in order to build wealth,
≈ Master this Holy Trinity of Trading. ≈ “This is why I love the covered call. For the longest time, I refused to trade it because I thought it was boring and pointless. […] It’s now my favorite system. It’s changed how I think about trading and my portfolio design. If you lose on the
≈ Upside down. ≈ This week we’ve published what looks like a Triangle Series. First, the Trilemma, second, The Holy Trinity of Trading and today, finally, the Trading Pyramid. Markets can be intimidating, especially for new traders and that’s no wonder. A behemoth that moves trillions of Dollars per day within its unique anabolic and
One of the carefully crafted and thoroughly vetted systems introduced in the Bear Market Survival Guide is the Bear Tamer.
≈ Sector Rotation Basics. ≈ The S&P 500 hit its all-time high on September 21st, 2018. In the last 76 trading days the best performing sectors by percentage measured against the S&P were Utilities, Real Estate, Staples and Health Care. Energy, Financials, Industrials, Technology and Materials were the weakest performers during this time frame. 11
As we highlighted in last week’s Options Theory blog, the Bear Tamer system has been operating as planned with our mock investment in the Russell 2000 ETF (IWM). The original reason for using IWM as our go-to ETF was simple: it was cheaper than SPY, DIA, or QQQ thus making it easier for traders to
≈ Then I’ll let you touch my money. ≈ It’s incredible how fast this robo-advisor, high-frequency trading, algorithm-driven investing and the general use of A.I. in the financial markets is growing. Focused solely on retirement accounts, these guys are shaping the financial future of millions of people. In 2016, robos managed $126 billion in U.S.
≈ It ain’t no hobby. ≈ “You know… you keep doing the same things and you keep getting the same result over and over again.” — Warren Buffet — Treat trading and investing like a hobby and get hobby-like results. Treat your trading and investing like a serious business and get business-like results. Can’t get
≈ A Beginner’s Guide to Trading. ≈ We’re happy to announce the re-release of our video-based course the 7-Step Guide to Trading. If anyone asks me, “How do I learn how to trade?” I will send them first to this course. We’re very proud of it, and excited to have #TeamTackle take the course. The
Interest rates are a big deal. To borrowers, they represent a burden. To savers, they represent a golden goose that lays eggs of varying sizes.
≈ Numbers don’t lie. ≈ The Law of Large Numbers states that the average of the results obtained from a large number of trials should be close to the expected value, becoming even closer as more trials are performed, i.e., as the sample size grows, the mean will get closer to the expected value of
≈ Learning from a Russian icon. ≈ The use of symbols to represent ideas is called symbolism and symbolism is just as old human consciousness itself. Images and stories speak to us in a way that we instantly understand even the most complex theories and concepts. It’s like it has always been encoded in our genes.
Traders have all sorts of rules and guidelines for managing covered calls that move in-the-money.
Backtest › Forward test › Go Live. The antidote for the risk of ruin.
≈ A challenge for you. ≈ Learning to trade is a process. When you’re new, clear instruction, helpful tutors, great coaches and a vibrant community are all critical to have access to. That’s why Tackle Trading exists! But, to truly understand something, at a deeper level, have you ever tried teaching one of the concepts you
For the first decade of my adulthood, I had little reason to investigate how to be productive with cash. First, as with most people in their early twenties, I didn’t have much money.
Apart from all the heavy lifting we do, our meetings have turned into some sort of factory of funny moments and quotes. Today is Friday Funday so let’s have some fun.
A large part of my “Why” for learning financial markets is to overcome fear: Fear of financial insecurity. Fear of losing something I had (nest egg). Fear of not getting something I wanted (secure retirement).
My biggest setback, also a quality from my mother, is how risk-averse I am. They say that women usually make the best traders because they hedge their risks by taking their profits early.
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