Author: Jeff Quinto

I have an unbreakable rule that you and I probably share. This unbreakable rule is so important that there are absolutely no circumstances in which I would even consider breaking it. My unbreakable rule is when I am shopping at...

Running has been a part of my life since I was 27 years old.  I was never the most naturally talented runner, but  I always had heart and I looked at running the same way I looked at life and at my trading. You decide...

Last time we discussed the theory of climbing back out of a dip having avoided the bulk of the drawdown that might have otherwise been experienced.  During the recovery the aim is to increase size quickly in order...

The markets appear to have stabilised after a most challenging period.  For the first time in quite some while we seem to be seeing a period of more normal volatility.  That is not to say that conditions are perfect as...

It seems impossible, but June 17th 2010 marked 28 years since the day we not-so-fondly refer to as the “Blowout”. To begin the story, my wife came from a little farming town in Northwest Iowa.  Everyone in her...

According to tonight’s Wall Street Journal Online: DJIA Slides Under ‘Flash Crash’ Low Blue Chips Fall 115.48 Points to 7-Month Low as Buyers Stay Away See my “Path of Least...

I had some fairly awful jobs when I was working my way through college. My longest running job during college was delivering 160 pound soft-water tanks into people’s basements while their dogs snarled at me. The oversized...

I will never forget the day a few years ago when I was watching the risk in our proprietary trading firm. It was a quiet, nondescript day. Like all days, I was watching our firm-wide P&L like a hawk. All morning our P&L...

Simon Townshend writes: I want to start this article by pointing out that I am no economist, just a humble engineer with a half logical but inquiring mind. Not that I place much faith in the predictions I have seen from proper...

You can see Simon Townshend’s presentation on how he looks behind the charts to the supply demand dynamics that move prices.  In this exciting video, English hedge fund manager extraordinaire -Simon Townshend shows...