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About wallstreetpirate

Thirty-five years in financial services from insurance to registered investment adviser, and trader (now retired). Currently helping wanna-be traders and experienced alike as a trading coach and mentor. I've been in and around, on top of, in the middle of, and on the bottom of the stock market for a long, long time. Here's all I've learned: Trading is about behavior, psychology, and appreciating what the charts are saying technically. You can't fake it. Either you know what you're doing or you don't. And as much as this isn't rocket science, it takes knowledge and a skill set to survive.

Bulldoodoo, Mr. Market

Posted on March 27, 2020

Relief rallies can be powerful and misleading in that they end up as shown in hindsight as a bull trap.
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Facts Do the Heavy Lifting

Posted on September 27, 2018

Eventually, the market will care deeply about rising rates but only when the economic muscles (data points) starts to contract Continue reading →

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T’was Not Grandma Killed By Reindeer

Posted on December 29, 2017

We were wrong. It was not grandma that was killed by the reindeer in the Christmas classic  by Randy Brooks. It was Santa! Mr. Claus would never have let his herd of traders hanging by hopium for the last four … Continue reading →

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What Kind Of Santa Rally Is This?

Posted on December 28, 2017

In a world where sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes you’re the bug, we have thirteen trading hours left to the week, the month, the quarter, the half, and the year. U.S. equity futures point to a higher open in the … Continue reading →

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The Babble Of Babel Blubbers On

Posted on December 27, 2017

Maybe it’s just me. I think financial media are entertainment and not a whole lot more. Continue reading →

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This Is Your Stock Market On Drugs

Posted on September 17, 2017

I’m not the only bear out there.  This is your market. Yes, there are major issues as shown, but what if this guy is right? There’s no way I agree with Tim Knight’s view, but it almost seems that way, … Continue reading →

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Bovine, Ursine, Donkey, or Elephant Dung: It All Stinks.

Posted on August 5, 2017

Aren’t you really here because you can’t find anything to read, anywhere, in any language or publication that does not contain the letters t r u m and p? That’s what I thought. Continue reading →

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