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What Jim Chanos Looks for in Shorts
After the bankruptcy of energy merchant bank Enron and subsequent criminal trials of the company’s executives, everyone on Wall Street knew Jim Chanos’ name, as he was short the stock before the Street began to suspect anything. Since then, he has continued to impress...
Introduction to the Turtle Trading System
What started as a friendly bet with a fellow trader changed the lives of many and started a whole school of thought in trading. Richard Dennis believed that anyone could become a trader if given a working system and mentoring, and William Eckhardt took him on that...
Short Selling Activist Spotlight: Andrew Left
Andrew Left is a famed short seller, who publishes his short ideas through his website CitronResearch.com, formerly known as StockLemon.com. Citron’s main goal, according to their website, is “identifying fraud and terminal business models.” Who is Andrew Left?...
Trading Momentum Stocks With Relative Strength
What is relative strength? Relative strength is a momentum style trading strategy that involves making trading decisions based on the relative strength of one security compared to another. An example of a relative strength strategy would be going long tech stocks when...
4 Trading Subreddits Worth Reading
Reddit can be hit or miss. Because of the anonymous nature of the site, you have a lot of amateurs posing as experts, as well as a heavy tendency towards herd mentality. One also has to consider the fact that in niches like trading/investing, a much higher percentage...
Short Seller Activist Spotlight: Bill Ackman
Most hedge fund managers live in the shadows, with little fame or press, not Bill Ackman, who is one of the most famous hedge fund managers of our time. He’s known best for predicting the 2008 financial crisis by aggressively shorting MBIA and their bonds, and his...
How to Trade the VIX: Two Strategies
The VIX Explained The VIX is a well debated, but much misunderstood index. You’ll often hear financial media pundits refer to it as the “fear gauge” or “fear index” of the stock market, which is mostly true. Put simply as possible, the VIX projects the implied...