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A Trading Podcast For You, Plus Further Data From The Alpha Formula
We have two ways to grow your trading knowledge this weekend. Chris recently did a podcast which we thought would be of interest to you. The podcast was with Alpha Mind, a podcast a number of us listen to and very much respect. The topics discussed include: Understanding how markets behave. Understanding our behavioral biases…. [Read More]
Fact-Checking CNBC with Python
The ability to code is like having a trading superpower. For instance, when something that seems “rare” happens in the marketplace, you can quickly and easily write some code to see how rare that event actually is. Instead of relying on the financial media, you can do your own analysis. More importantly, you can see… [Read More]
The Low Volatility Edge
One of the main takeaways from our recent Quantamentals course is that combining different edges together leads to greatly enhanced trading and investment results. In our course, we specifically combined historical edges from Fundamental, Technical and Quantitative analysis to build high performing portfolios. This stacking of edges ultimately led to portfolios with double-digit returns and… [Read More]
Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 64): 3 Rules – A Nearly 500% Increase in Cumulative Returns
Can your trading and portfolio returns be increased by combining the best of technical analysis, fundamental analysis, and quantitative analysis (known as “Quantamentals”)? In our opinion, and based firmly on the data, the answer is yes…oftentimes by a great amount. We’ve been publishing trading and investing research since 1995. Based on what we’re seeing from… [Read More]
Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 57): 7 Real-World Reasons Why Short Strategies Should Be Included In Your Portfolio
In our new book, The Alpha Formula – High Powered Strategies to Beat the Market with Less Risk, we show the benefits of including short-strategies in your portfolio. As a reminder, building portfolios should be based on First Principles – otherwise known as truths. These truths are: Markets Go Up Market Go Down Markets Go… [Read More]
Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 56): Further Proof Why Owning Treasuries In Times Of Stress Is a Superior Strategy
Would you like the opportunity to profit when markets go through times of stress? Here’s how. US Treasuries – The Universal Investment of Choice In Times of Stress In our new book, The Alpha Formula; Beat the Market with Less Risk, we introduced the idea of constructing portfolios through the lens of First Principles. In… [Read More]
Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 55): Introducing Quantopian – A Quant Trader’s Best Friend
How would you like to build trading strategies, do trading research, improve your existing strategies, plus get access to historical data including fundamental data, technical analysis tools, futures data, and more for free? How To Improve Your Trading with Quantopian There Is No Future For Traders Who Don’t Know Python – efinancialcareers.com Quantopian is a… [Read More]
Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 54): Increasing Your Edges With The 4-Period RSI
In two of the strategies presented in our new book, The Alpha Formula: Beat the Market with Less Risk, we utilized the popular technical indicator RSI or Relative Strength Index. Connors Research has been at the forefront of RSI research for decades. We’ve clearly shown that shorter period RSI’s, such as a 2-period or 4-period… [Read More]
Connors Research Traders Journal (Volume 53): Billionaires and Their Thought Process – A Multidisciplinary Approach To Thinking
In this weekend’s Connors Research Traders Journal, we wanted to share with you a brilliant talk given by Peter Kaufman. Peter Kaufman is a friend of billionaire Charlie Munger (Warren Buffet’s long-time business partner) and in fact is the co-author, with Munger, of the book Poor Charlie’s Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T…. [Read More]