Before my family and I moved to a remote swath of the Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont, we lived in NYC’s West Village. It was quite fashionable and respectable, but without my permission, my kids continued to grow and need … Continue reading →

“Some men work so that they can eat.  I eat so that I can work.” I had thought that this quote was from Plutarch but when I searched Google to confirm, I couldn’t find a source. Anyone know who said … Continue reading →

Hotwire.com gives you a smattering of choices ranked by stars and grouped by location.  You are not informed of the address of the choices or their name. On the other hand, Priceline.com lets you bid a price that you would like … Continue reading →

With all of the hubaloo about Romney’s 15% tax rate, I am reminded of a quote from Abraham Lincoln, who, by the way, was a Republican. In this quote, Lincoln is referencing tariffs…but the spirit of his intent, I believe, … Continue reading →

Below is a first pass to create a working outline for using WIND and other algos to trade S&P 500 binary options: Use WIND to determine the direction of the Binary trade.   Solid GREEN in the pre-market points to buying the … Continue reading →

I have only read the abstract and the first few pages but I think that this could be an important paper by Alessandro Beber, Michael W. Brandt and Kenneth A. Kavajec. Here’s a quote: ‘it is conceivable that orderflow may contain more … Continue reading →

Though I do not know much about Binary Options I think that a suite of algos can be parceled together that can provide enough market insight, early enough in the trading day, to provide a steady statistical edge in this space. I … Continue reading →

Khrushchev has a great quote, ”Berlin is the testicles of the West. When I want the West to scream, I squeeze on Berlin.” It seems that Ahmadinejad realizes that the Straight of Hormuz is the new Berlin. Twain was right…History doesn’t … Continue reading →