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The Hot Summer Markets… and Prismatic Prudence
The old “Sell in May and Go Away” strategy would have cost you roughly 11% if you had sold the S&P500 on May 1st. Market volatility has been low and the trend has been our friend.
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It’s a Crypto-Fight… You Need Crypto-Might
Okay, okay – we’ll start with the exciting stuff and discuss the tiresome, overdue recession later. If you have been paying attention to the financial media, it’s all abuzz about the SEC approval Wednesday of 11 ETFs for Bitcoin, enabling investors to own cryptocurrencies without taking the extra steps involved in buying actual Bitcoin.
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Just a Correction? + Nitrogen Integration!
Starting Monday, April 29th, AlphaDroid’s offerings will be live in the Nitrogen Wealth Partner Store. In addition to offering Advanced Momentum and Risk Mitigation Tools, AlphaDroid has posted 25 awesome SMA Models that may be imported into client portfolios for experimentation or presentation purposes.
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Bubble Check and the Magnificent 7 Strategy
Market bubbles clearly come in many shapes and sizes. Some of the largest bubbles have included the Dutch Tulip Bubble, South Sea Bubble, Nifty Fifty Bubble, Biotech Bubble, Dot Com Bubble, US Housing Bubble, Bitcoin Bubble, and now perhaps an AI Bubble.
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How to “Own the Bubble”
Market bubbles are both euphoric as they form and dangerous when they pop. While FOMO, the “Fear of Missing Out,” drives investors to push markets higher with irrational exuberance, eventually “Buy the Dip” no longer works, and momentum flips to the downside.
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Exchange-Traded Fund Strategy
Financial advisors and investors use a variety of algorithmic trading strategies to reap returns for their clients. Different strategies are used depending on the goals of the client and what the financial advisor wants to achieve. Some of these strategies produce long-term results while others provide short-term results. However, all…
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Factor-Based Investing Algorithmic Trading Strategy
Algorithmic trading strategies are used by financial advisors, investors, and traders to quickly execute orders when stocks reach a certain price. Computers are programmed with specific metrics and alert the trader when those metrics are detected. While there are a variety of algorithmic trading strategies used, they all share particular…
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The Mean Reversion Strategy
Using computer programs to trade quickly based on specific criteria, algorithmic trading helps financial advisors and investors execute orders fast when a particular stock reaches a desired price or drops below a specific price. The criteria can be based on a variety of aspects including stock prices or certain market…
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Momentum Investing 101
Algorithmic trading, simply put, uses computers that are programmed to take specific steps in response to the market data it is receiving. There are many algorithmic trading strategies that are used for a variety of reasons by financial advisors and investors who are looking for portfolio returns while taking risk…
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Which Market Trends You Need to Be Concerned With
The finance industry is a challenging one to keep up with. When you’re working with the money of your clients, one thing is for sure — you need to stay on top of every little change. Even though providing financial guidance to your clients is your job, it can be…
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