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In case scapling a 1 min FX chart is not working out too well for anyone out there. He touts the success of his magic formula in his book 'The Little Book that Beats the Market ', Joel Greenblatt ISBN 0-471-73306-7, citing that it does in fact beat the S&P 500 96% of the time, and has averaged...

He has a chapter in Jack Schwager's most recent Market Wizards book. I'd say that was legit entry into the pantheon of successful investors. I believe he is known for value investing and his passive investment model targeting companies with high earnings and return on capital. Depends if that is...

Is this thread still alive? Just went long Nikkei 225 at 17926. Stop at 17000. Profit target 1 at 20000ish. Fundamentals point to a rise in the Nikkei so this is a case of buy the dip!

Hi Pat, thanks for such a polite message. I agree with a lot of what you are saying, in particular the very important point about taking into account the fact markets price on expectations. In the example I mentioned, I would say this was a surprise to the broader market and hence warranted a...

Yes, for example if an Amplify type trader was listening to Mario Draghi's speech on 8th May 2014 you would have heard him use the words 'the governing council is comfortable with acting next time' (reference to some kind of loosening monetary policy). It would not have taken a genius to short...