Archive for month: September, 2007

Dear Fed, you suck

28 September, 2007 (10:49) | Fundamental Analysis | By: Colin McGinley

If you are looking for some pure economic related comedy gold I don’t think it comes any better than Long or Short Capital’s response to the 50 basis points rate cut from the Federal Reserve last week.
The article is such a good rant here it is in full:

The Llama of Lame
by Johnny Debacle
To: The [...]

Chuck Norris trading

27 September, 2007 (11:16) | Journal | By: Colin McGinley

There’s a pretty entertaining article on Bloomberg.com today that showcases some Chuck Norris jokes related to trading and the markets.
Ones I found particularly chuckle-worthy include:
The Chuck Norris dollar buys 3 Canadian dollars, and trades at parity with the euro.
Chuck Norris is the pilot Ben Bernanke calls when he wants to shower the economy with dollar [...]

PACE update

27 September, 2007 (11:04) | Journal | By: Colin McGinley

I have been meaning for a while to give an update on the exercise routine that I started back in April. I think it is important to look at all aspects of our life and how it impacts on our trading. This most definitely includes our own bodies. The amount of rest [...]

Review of Psycho-Cybernetics

26 September, 2007 (17:23) | Books, Psychology | By: Colin McGinley

One of the hardest areas to tackle and improve as a trader is our own psychology. Often times we don’t even know where to begin. It is just as well that there is a thriving personal development industry out there that any aspiring trader can tap into.
One of the main works in the [...]

Catharsis

21 September, 2007 (17:00) | Books, Journal | By: Colin McGinley

I feel much more relaxed and even-minded about my week’s trading performance since I wrote my journal entry earlier today. It is as if putting the details of my week’s trades into a journal entry has cleansed them from my mind.
I spent most of yesterday and much of this morning mentally beating myself up [...]