Here is a very interesting study published by Blair Hull and his team. By way of background, Blair is one of the legends in the trading industry having sold his options trading firm to Goldman Sachs for over $500 million. He now runs an asset management firm with ETFs. More information about his ETFs can be… [Read More]
Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 8): 7 Quant Trading Books You Need To Own
I love reading trading books. Literally all trading books. My philosophy is that if I can learn one new thing from the book, it was time well spent. This philosophy has served me well because there’s a lot of great ideas in print available for all of us to learn from and to grow from…. [Read More]
My Mentoring Program Will Improve Your Trading – And You Can Try It Risk Free
Announcing – A Comprehensive Private Mentoring Program With Larry Connors Dear Trader, Do you have a burning desire to improve your trading? Are you frustrated by inconsistent trading results, a lack of a structured trading plan, too many strategies (or not enough alpha producing strategies), not taking trades, not following trading rules, assuming too much… [Read More]
Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 7): Superior Trade Construction for Asymmetrical Gains
In this issue of the Connors Research Traders Journal we’re going to learn one way to construct a fixed-risk trade with the potential to bring you asymmetrical returns. Let’s assume you are highly confident that a stock (or any market) is going to have a large move to the upside. You’ve done all your work,… [Read More]
Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 6): New Volatility Index From The CBOE
Good news. The CBOE just launched a new 1-year Volatility Index VIX1Y. This is significant and I’ll explain why in a minute. First, to make sure you know what the CBOE now offers and what it means, I’ll walk you through their five major Volatility Indexes. 1. VXST – 9-day Implied Volatility. Within VXST are two lesser… [Read More]
Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 4): Five Great Sites For VXX and Volatility Traders
Today I’d like to share with you five sites which I feel can have a positive impact on your trading if you trade VXX or any type of equity volatility. These sites are the ones I either subscribe to or regularly visit. Please note, if a site is not mentioned here it doesn’t mean I… [Read More]
Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 3): Stops (Still) Hurt
In my book Short-Term Trading Strategies That Work, we created a small firestorm with a chapter that was titled “Stops Hurt”. The chapter showed statistically that stops on pullbacks hurt performance (since publishing this test in the book many others have replicated it). Even stops placed 50% away (which few would even consider a stop)… [Read More]