Market Data Trader

The last week of October is a sensitive time period for modern traders.  Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929 was quite an auspicious date.  Although not the last week of the month, not far from it was the 1987 Black Monday, October 19.  These historical events hang a shadow over October.  This year is no different. [...]

It’s not a wizard behind a curtain, there is no central planner to blame, it is the pure nature of a market to screw the most people most of the time. How do I know this? Through experience. It’s all around you. You can measure it in an endless array of studies. Take any options [...]