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Here Are Some Links to Start Your Weekend
Do you believe that our Democracy was bought and sold a long time ago? Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting. Lighter Links: Why You Should Hustle Every Day. (TheNextweb) Discovering Two Screens Aren’t Better Than One. (NYTimes) You Could Read An Entire Harry Potter
Should You Sell in May and Go Away? Seasonality Suggests That's Not Such a Bad Idea
Is it safe to get back in the Market? According to popular trading rules, May 1st marks the beginning of a 6-month period of unfavorable seasonality. This is often referred to as "Sell-In-May-and-Go-Away". Research published by Yale Hirsch in the Trader's Almanac shows that the market year is often broken into two six-month
Here Are Some Links to Start Your Week
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting. Lighter Links: Scientists Debunk the Myth that 10,000 Hours of Practice Makes You an Expert. (Neatorama) This Coach Improved Every Tiny Thing by 1 Percent and Here’s What Happened. (JamesClear) Do Abstract Ideas Deserve Patents? (NYTimes) Why
What Level of Market Correction Is Normal Historically? [Chart]
There's always some pain to endure. This chart shows S&P 500 intra-year declines compared with calendar year returns. The bars represent year-end returns since 1980, while the purple dots mark each year's market low. Buy and Hold investors must stomach significant drawdowns to get their returns — even in 'good' years. via JP Morgan
Here Are Some Links to Start Your Week
Trading pros may not think things are different. However, the public is reacting to suggestions that Wall Streets may be rigged against them. In this cartoon, Darkow draws the Carnival Midway Game of Wall Street, "Spill the Milk" … which disguises the super-fast high-frequency stock trading center for insiders only. The Carny beckons to
Weekly Market Winners and Losers Performance Comparison
Even during a week like this one, there is always something working … if you look in the right places. The chart shows the top-and-bottom performing markets, ranked by weekly performance. The data is color coded based on sector. The first column shows last week's performance, followed by six columns of the most recent weekly