Recent content by Glenn

In the past maybe, but not during Deflation. Gold and Oil bubbles have passed, stocks are next to go down. Being the current global reserve currency. the dollar is the safe haven away from higher-risk speculation in stocks and commodities. imho. Glenn

"Maybe is a silly word though isn't it ? Maybe it'll go up, maybe it'll go down, maybe it will stay flat... Pointless word." Not if you're prepared to put your money on it, which I have. And you ? "I agree that volatility tends to mark bearish conditions rather than bullish - But are you basing...

First off I did say 'may' be. What I was trying to do was to alert Pinto to the possibility, and to the fact that the overall market determines the direction of most shares, so if you are long in a bear market you will suffer loss, and therefore you must have a plan in case it is a bear market...

"I am confident I will be able to turn my portfolio around" So long as you consider that we may now be in a bear market for some considerable time to come. Individual companies rarely move against the tide. Glenn

Paul Here is the calc:- www.aspenres.com/Documents/AspenGraphics4.0/Implied_Volatility.htm Another link:- www.optiontradingtips.com/options101/volatility.html www.ehow.com/how_5033510_calculate-implied-volatility.html A calculator:-...

You might find Implied Volatility more useful than ATR, simply because it is looking ahead rather than behind. At the most basic level I have always used an old British Army saying about what life is like in the Army. i.e. "Hurry up and Wait". In other words, if you get a significant fast move...

You could open an International account with a bank, denominated in dollars. To open the account you will probably have to go through the rigmarole of providing identification by post, even if the International bank is part of your own banks Group. ( Look into the charges levied by any...

Took longer than I thought, but I'm still long-term Short and have added more. Dollar is rallying (as is VIX), Oil and Gold are still going down, and now Stocks are following. Glenn

Company Refs used to be published as a book and CD and on-line - you choose. Whether they still do all three I don't know. Have you checked their website ? Glenn

For UK companies - Company Refs. www.companyrefs.com/newlogin/login_a.asp Glenn

If you stop thinking about the money and concentrate on playing your edge, you will reduce your emotions considerably. Imagine the eye-surgeon just about to take his scalpel to your eye - or the bomb-disposal guy sitting next to the bomb he's working on = are they thinking about their pay ? I...

Be careful with Short ETF's and Leveraged ETF's. They are not what they appear to be, especially on a buy-and-hold basis. www.schwab.com/public/schwab/research_strategies/market_insight/investing_strategies/exchange_traded_funds/leveraged_and_inverse_etfs_not_right_for_everyone.html Glenn

You're welcome Sir. Happy New Year. Glenn

From a techy elsewhere .... Run chkdsk /f Command prompt appears and message says at the end "Would you like to schedule this volume to be checked next time you start the computer" type Y, click enter. Now reboot. A light blue check list screen appears and will work through 3 stages, when it...

Jon Did you try chkdsk C: /f ? Glenn