Investor Guide
Bringing Out the Chartist in the Apple Investor
Last week I produced the podcast called Technical Analysis Top Ten List, and in the prologue I said that I would cover each of the top ten in subsequent podcasts. By the way, you can subscribe to the podcast here on iTunes. Well today, I’m going to talk about charting. I’m going to cover this [...]
9Nov2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
Wilderness Technical Analysis Top Ten List
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One of the queries I get frequently from Wilderness members, who are not familiar with Technical Analysis, is about terminology, and about the various disciplines within technical Analysis. I’d like to answer each and every one of those questions, but it would take several podcasts to do it. So, what I’m going to [...] 1Nov2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
Apple is a Buy Here, and Again Here
Disclosure: Long for the Near-term
My preferred style of trading stocks is Swing Trades. You can think of Swing Trading as something between Day Trading and Trend Trading. It’s a medium term strategy, looking to hit your intended target price anywhere from a couple of days to a couple of weeks.
Swing Trading carries a bit more [...]
Apple Investors 89 Is the Number
No, I’m not talking the price of AAPL (although it’s very possible we may reach that level before this debacle is over). What I’m referring to is a call for the bottom from my friend Ted Aguhob of WaveGenius, an Elliot Wave analyst savant, which he made based on his Fibonacci analysis. Ted says that [...]
18Sep2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
Apple Investors Here’s My I Have No Idea Strategies
Yup, I submit to the great Bear in the sky, because it has become painfully obvious that in this frothy market I have no idea which way the markets are headed. A rally today was all but in the bag, or so I thought, as professed in my last blog entry. But volatility kicked it [...]
2Sep2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
Post Labor Day Apple Trading Strategy Part 2
In the previous post I had proposed a strategy to take advantage of the current conditions, providing that the near term there may be some price fluctuation with AAPL, but looking further out there’s generally a bullish sentiment. And the strategy I suggested was a Bull Put Spread with Puts that expire in Sep 2008. [...]
1Sep2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
Post Labor Day Apple Trading Strategy
There’s growing sentiment that Apple and the markets, particularly the Tech Sector, will rally going into the latter part of 2008. In the near term, there’s technical indicators that the major indices will start this rally soon, as the weekly and monthly charts favor such a move. But we can expect some turmoil from Gustav, [...]
1Sep2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
Apple Feels Max Pain, Bears Capitulate, Earnings Bite
Many of you are probably wondering what is going on with Apple. They come off a historic product release, products are flying off the shelves, customers are in lines that extend for blocks waiting to hand over gobs of cash, and the media is abuzz 24/7 over Apple’s sheer brilliance. Yet the stock is stuck in the mud.
18Jul2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
Technical Analysis, What it is and What it is Not
The first misconception that must be cleared up is that Technical Analysis (TA) is not technical, it’s completely subjective. More of an art or craft. And therefore, the effectiveness and quality of result depends upon the skill of the person practicing that craft.
Secondly, TA is about identifying the extremes of behavior, the seams of events, [...]
Technical Analysis, the Study of Mob Behavior
Many think of Technical Analysis as a pseudo science, that if applied properly will give you a measurable, statistical advantage, much like a card counter at the Black Jack table.
Well, in my opinion, this is a load of bunk. Technical Analysis (TA) is the art of analyzing mob or herd behavior. And for the most part the [...]
Zach’s Asset Allocation Strategy
It’s impossible to conjure up a generic asset allocation strategy for someone without knowing their tolerance and capacity for risk, their short and long term goals, and the time they have to dedicate to managing their money. So I’m not going to try to do that. Instead, I’m going to describe my strategy of asset [...]
15May2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
Using Support and Resistance to Predict Price
Stocks move up and stocks move down. And like all things like bananas, price is ultimately determined by supply and demand. If demand goes up, the price goes up. If the supply goes up, the price goes down. If demand goes up and supplies goes down; well, let’s just hope you bought plenty banana futures.
When [...]
Stock Price Chart Lesson
I’m often asked what tool I use for charting, and what should I look for in a stock chart. Well, I’m not going to go into all the different types of charts, because that would take a book. What I will do is describe what I use, and what I look for in a chart.
I [...]
Position Sizing, How Much Should I Invest?
There are many theories and techniques that professional traders use to size their positions. For some, it can be very formulaic, especially for forex traders, taking the human element out of the equation and let the computer do the work. A properly sized position can mean the difference between great gains and spectacular losses.
For the [...]
What is a Pre-Market Routine?
Anyone that has played competitive sports at a higher level, knows the importance of consistent routine, because it builds Muscle Memory (MM), and the routine positively reinforces that MM. For example, the golfer works tirelessly in her routing addressing the ball prior to the swing, the 9-ball player, the archer, the batter in baseball, etc. [...]
22Apr2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
What Style of Trader Are You?
Trading styles can be categorized in to one of three categories; Day Trading, Swing Trading, and Position or Trend Trading. The styles differ essentially by the amount of time the position is open or in play. Traders that day trade, like the name implies, open a position and close it within the same day or [...]
20Apr2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
Do You Keep a Trading Journal?
One of the most powerful tools you can have in your trading arsenal is documenting all your trades in a journal. How else can you learn and grow as a trader, than from the positions you take? Also it’s critically important to periodically review your journal, to analyze your successes and your failures, and understand [...]
19Apr2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
Show Me Your Plan… What? No Plan?
Should you treat your investing like a business, and have an investing business plan? When you consider that the greatest source of failure among traders, is their lack of planning, the answer is a resounding yes!
There’s a common characteristic among successful people and businesses, they set goals, and they create plans to achieve those goals. [...]
Zach Bass - Investor Wilderness Guide
Looking to venture into the wilderness of trading, then you’re going to need a guide, an experienced mentor that you can trust to lead you down the correct path. If your guide can’t be with you, then you need the next best thing, The Zach Bass Investor’s Wilderness Guide. With this, you can study and [...]
19Apr2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
The Zach Bass Investment Philosophy, Part2
What do you need to know when your investing thousand, perhaps hundreds of thousands of dollars in a stock? Well, in the astute words of the smart real estate investor, philanthropist, author of many books, such as “The Action Principles,” and world renowned martial artists, Bill Fitzpatrick, you need to “Know Everything.” Before you [...]
6Apr2008 | Zach Bass | Comments | Continued
