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We compare the historical performance of All Seasons strategic allocation and Price Action Lab tactical asset allocation. The well-known All Seasons strategic allocation makes use of the following ETFs and weights: ETF Weight (%) TLT 40 VTI 30 IEF 15 DBC 7.5 GLD 7.5 The portfolio is rebalanced annually. Below is the equity curve ...

A 6.6% gain in S&P 500 this week is not a signal of market direction. The market is smarter and more powerful than any market participants who make forecasts. This week the S&P 500 gained 6.6%. Based on the sample of ...

If a momentum strategy could identify the absolute bottom of large corrections and bear markets, the total return could be increased by a large factor. Since we and our strategies are not omniscient, we rely on leverage and the risk ...

A crash in two stocks from the consumer defensive sector brought back memories of the 1987 crash. After 35 years, these price moves were not expected. The stock of Target Corporation (TGT) crashed 24.9% yesterday, Wednesday, May 18, 2022, due to ...

We are pleased to announce that annual All-in-One subscriptions will receive a free license of DLPAL DQ software. This is a limited-time offer. DLPAL DQ is a quantitative scanner of price action anomalies used by quant discretionary traders. No programming is necessary. ...

Nearly every day there are articles in the financial blogosphere and media, as well as on social media, that show a positive 1-year forward stock market return on the average for certain macro and technical analysis setups. Their conclusions are ...

The sentiment inferred from social media and other alternative data can be wrong due to low signal to noise ratio and bluffing. The inception date of BUZZ VanEck Social Sentiment ETF was on March 2, 2021. This ETF is down 34.5% ...

In hindsight, long-term charts impose the illusion of passive investing. The fact is that there are lucky and unlucky passive investors. The timing of their investment in an index fund determines whether they are lucky or unlucky passive investors. The chart ...

On the last trading day of this month, the S&P 500 and SPY ETF ended below the 10-month and 12-month moving averages, contributing to the stock market’s sell-off. The 10-month and 12-month moving averages are widely used momentum indicators. On the ...

There are three versions of DLPAL software for systematic and discretionary traders: S, DQ, and LS. No programming is necessary. For more details about the different versions, and differences click here. DLPAL DQ is a quantitative scanner of price action anomalies and ...