For the past few years, there’s been on-going interest in whether Social Media, especially Twitter, can be used to predict short-term movement in stocks. At least one fund was created that I know of (after a good first month they got very quiet), along with a number of data and software services which now provide… [Read More]
Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 29): How This Hedge Fund Has Achieved Over 30% a Year For Two Decades
Here is a fascinating article from Institutional Investor magazine on Joseph Edelman, a hedge fund manager who has achieved over 30% annual returns after fees for two decades. Edelman runs Perceptive Advisors, a multi-billion hedge fund which primarily focuses on one sector – the biotechnology sector. I’d suggest you read the article first and then we’ll together look at, and learn from,… [Read More]
Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 28): Optimizing Your Position Sizing In Order To Increase Your Returns
I received a number of positive comments from the interview of Index Trader Sam Beckers, CTA, in the previous issue of the Connors Research Traders Journal. One trader was kind enough to share back an interview he thought would be of interest to me because it covered the very important topic of position sizing. A topic… [Read More]
Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 27): An Interview With Professional Index Trader Sam Beckers
I’d like to share with you an interview done with money manager Sam Beckers, CTA, that a friend recently sent me (for the sake of disclosure I’m mentioned in it). The interview has a good amount of solid professional information in it as it pertains to finding trading edges, successful system development, and proper money… [Read More]
Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 24): Beware of Large One-Day Drops
After a market or stock has had a large one-day sell-off do you ever have the urge to jump in and buy because you’re anticipating a quick reversal? I know I have. Yet, it was never the holy grail as many people would have us believe. And many of those people who do believe it’s… [Read More]
Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 23): VIX Futures as a Market Timing Indicator
************************ If you would like to read Chapter One of my new book Buy The Fear, Sell The Greed – 7 Behavioral Quant Strategies for Traders, please click here. ************************ I thought you’d enjoy reading this working paper on applying the VIX term structure to timing the S&P. Their concept of buying SPY puts and… [Read More]
Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 22): 10 Smart Ways To Improve Your Trading; Part 10 – The Importance of Execution
If you would like to read Chapter One of my new book Buy The Fear, Sell The Greed – 7 Behavioral Quant Strategies for Traders please click here. Today is the last and potentially the most important lesson in our 10-part series. Today’s lesson is “The Importance of Execution”. There are so many aspects to… [Read More]
Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 21): New Academic Studies To Identify Shorting Opportunities
If you would like to read Chapter One of my new book Buy The Fear, Sell The Greed – 7 Behavioral Quant Strategies for Traders please click here. Today’s Connors Research Traders Journal is going to look at potential profitable opportunities in shorting stocks. These opportunities are backed by academic studies which show large edges in shorting lottery… [Read More]
Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 20): 10 Smart Ways To Improve Your Trading; Part 9 – Go Deep, Not Wide
If you would like to read Chapter One of my new book Buy The Fear, Sell The Greed – 7 Behavioral Quant Strategies for Traders please click here. This is Part 9 of our 10 Part Series on “Smarter Trading”. Today we’ll focus on the topic of “Go Deep, Not Wide”. Trading has so… [Read More]
Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 19): 10 Smart Ways To Improve Your Trading; Part 8 – Trade VXX
If you would like to read Chapter One of my new book Buy The Fear, Sell The Greed – 7 Behavioral Quant Strategies for Traders please click here. In this issue of the Connors Research Traders Journal we’re going to cover Part 8 of our 10 Part Series on 10 Smart Ways To Improve Your Trading – Trade… [Read More]