August 18, 2010 · 7 comments
in September, VIX volatility, indicators, market crash, market reports, market timing, news and updates, preparedness, technical analysis, terminology, theories, wealth protection
So what’s this “Hindenburg Omen” you may have been hearing about lately? Is it an economic conspiracy theory, or does it really have any value as a leading indicator for a market slowdown?
The Hindenburg Omen is a technical indicator created by the blind mathematician, Jim Miekka, that is supposed to predict financial crashes – and [...]
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January 22, 2010 · 1 comment
in January, investing, market timing, market trends, psychology, seasonal investing, special dates, stocks, technical analysis, theories
What’s “the January Effect”? It’s a simple seasonal investing rule that goes something like this: “as goes January, so goes the rest of the year.”
Seasonal investing is not quite an investment style, but more like a strategy, for making trades that correspond to cyclical market trends around the year. Certain events, and thus market movements, [...]
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