has the August Doldrum affected your trading?

[bangzilla]

The August Doldrum is an annual slowdown in the markets due to a decrease in institutional participation.

I guess theyve got to take their summer vacations at some point right?

Id like to know if anyone else here has noticed the effects of this in their trading.




so ill go first
HAVE YOU FELT THE EFFECTS?:
yes, my setups occur much less frequently than they did previously

WHAT DO YOU TRADE, ON WHAT TIME FRAME?:
us stocks, intraday




Heres a couple articles i came across with a bit more info
Dealing with Summertime Doldrums - July 2009
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site...-futures-and-stock-market-by-Deron-Wagner.cfm

 

[1Pipped]

Yes, I think I might use my eurusd chart as a spirit level to put some shelves up at weekend.

 

[gooseman]

fsa requires traders to hand over their books for a fortnight to make sure they're not hiding positions.