Recent content by Mike McMahon (guest author)

There are too many items to keep track of in the market. The trader must understand that he cannot "know it all". If you could, you would be the ultimate trading machine. This being said, we realize that we are imperfect. We have only 100% of our mental energy to use in any given time frame...

The author looks at the Vix indicator and its use in predicting the market turn of 2002. In the last 2 weeks, I have seen the "VIX" on both CNBC and Bloomberg TV talked about as if it was something new. Well, for all you OTA Grads, you know we have been using it for years. For the rest, let's...