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Skip to contentThrowing Good Money After BadStocks, ETFs, Options and the Money I Throw At Them.Menu and widgetsHomeAbout MeContact MeUPDATED ** Trading SignalsMarket StatusNote: I’m now using a slimmed-down data set from Norgate Data because of cost. I am no longer able to provide daily updates to the Breadth Indicator. Thanks for all those who followed along, and sorry for any inconvenience.Recent PostsStill Alive…Still Red.Early Warning SystemGreen…Finally!Dividends and AlpacasRecent Commentsmoney matt on AmiBroker Code for the Breadth IndicatorJeremy on AmiBroker Code for the Breadth IndicatorJeremy on Still Alive…T on Still Alive…Elad on Open Up!ArchivesFebruary 2021September 2019May 2019February 2019January 2019July 2018May 2018February 2018January 2018November 2017October 2017September 2017July 2017April 2017February 2017January 2017December 2016November 2016October 2016July 2016June 2016May 2016April 2016March 2016February 2016January 2016December 2015November 2015October 2015August 2015July 2015June 2015May 2015April 2015March 2015February 2015January 2015December 2014Categoriesbooks and researchdaily ramblesETFs/ETNs/ETPsGenotickhighly accurate predictionshow-tolies damn lies and statisticslong term tradingmean reversionmomentumoptionspython codeseasonal patternsshorting stockssmart-ass humorswing trading systemsUncategorizedMetaLog inEntries RSSComments RSSWordPress.orgStill Alive…The Y-Axis is total percent gain, expressed as a decimal. I’m up about 100% over two years.I have been very quiet on my blog recently. It’s not because I’ve stopped trading. Far from it! However, I haven’t been doing much in the way of active research or strategy design. I’m currently trading three strategies frequently and another two occasionally (fewer signals). The screenshot above is my account (red) vs SPY (blue). I was underperforming for a while and jettisoned a strategy that promised more than it could deliver. Then the short side really did me well during the COVID panic. Since then, IPO-related trades have been boiling over. Can’t complain!Posted on February 4, 2021Categories Uncategorized6 Comments on Still Alive…Still Red.This graphic really shows how effective the Breadth Indicator can be. Sure, after the indicator turned red, there was a little profit to be had – and then lost. It did foretell the upcoming volatility though. I’m still firmly out of long-term trading.Posted on September 4, 2019Categories Uncategorized1 Comment on Still Red.Early Warning SystemI was just telling my wife the other day: “hey look at my breadth indicator. The market is going up but the indicator has turned red. Things are looking dicey.” Sure enough, it has acted as an early warning system.I use this to time my long-term investments. Unfortunately, the recent market turmoil has bitten my short-term trading too. It sucks when you get stung on the long AND the short end. Oh well, it’s only temporary…Posted on May 14, 2019May 14, 2019Categories UncategorizedLeave a comment on Early Warning SystemGreen…Finally!It has been over six months since the breadth indicator was last ‘green’, but it has finally turned green again. I shall be putting in some long-term bets very soon.Posted on February 15, 2019Categories Uncategorized1 Comment on Green…Finally!Dividends and AlpacasI have been quiet but busy, I assure you. I’ve come up with an interesting system that trades dividend-paying stocks on a