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Seasonal Trends Are Not Seasonal Certainties
by David Keller,
President and Chief Strategist, Sierra Alpha Research
“We’re entering the seasonally strongest part of the year.”
“The New Year tends to be very good for small caps.”
“Year three of the Presidential Cycle tends to be good for stocks.”
“The Friday after Thanksgiving is usually a bullish day on lighter volume.”
How many of these quotes...
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When Emotions Take Over
by David Keller,
President and Chief Strategist, Sierra Alpha Research
I recently returned from a 10-day trip to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. This was my first time in Malaysia, where I spoke at the IFTA Annual Conference along with my fellow StockCharts commentators Julius de Kempenaer and Martin Pring.
After the conference, when I was checking out of the hotel...
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The S&P's Sudden Loss of Altitude
by David Keller,
President and Chief Strategist, Sierra Alpha Research
I was panicked.
On my previous training flight, I had put the Cessna 172 into a nose dive. That’s right, in my attempt to demonstrate a power-off stall, I had literally pointed the airplane directly at the ground. Which is not a good idea if you want to remain...
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Beating Biases With Behavioral Checklists
by David Keller,
President and Chief Strategist, Sierra Alpha Research
During my ChartCon 2018 presentation entitled “The Mindless Investor and the Mindful Investor”, I shared the technical checklist that I use to teach a disciplined process for technical analysis.
I received a question after the session on whether I had a “behavioral checklist” to help minimize the impact of behavioral...
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Welcome to The Mindful Investor
by David Keller,
President and Chief Strategist, Sierra Alpha Research
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to my new blog on StockCharts.com entitled The Mindful Investor. I have been a StockCharts.com user for years but have become even more impressed as I’ve gotten to know the great people behind this website. I’m honored...
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