Tag Archives: EWC

What if the market breaks out?

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Eva Zaleski

I am taking a week off and writing this blog before the Friday 03-30-2012 close. To prepare for the time away from the market I was cashing out step by step from my active trades. I am going to leave … Continue reading →

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Next winner: Weekly or Daily

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Eva Zaleski

What should guide the trades this week? Some ETFs I track show H&S on weekly charts (EEM, EWC, XME). These H&S started when the market took off in July 2009. See weekly chart of EEM: left shoulder top around $44 … Continue reading →

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12 months have come and gone (Part 1)

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Eva Zaleski

That was fast! What are the results? Very mixed. My accounts are slightly positive on average. However this is not satisfactory for so much work that I had put into trading. With market being negative for the year so far, … Continue reading →

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Looking for similarities

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Eva Zaleski

I check once in a while if any of ETFs form similar patterns. Why? When I identify that some ETFs trade somewhat together, then I can just choose the one that looks more predictable, has higher beta or has a … Continue reading →

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Playing the catch-up game

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Eva Zaleski

I do not chase the trades. It’s against my rules. I rather look if there is anything, from my selection of ETFs, which might try to play a “catch-up” game. Most of the time I find at least couple of … Continue reading →

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Don’t ignore VIX signals

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Eva Zaleski

I have heard many explanations how we should look at VIX and what the levels of VIX mean. My usage of VIX is rather simple: daily chart of VIX for 10 day hourly charts or daily charts trading; five minute … Continue reading →

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Why ETFs?

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Eva Zaleski

Last week I was on the road with limited access to the computer and very limited new trades. Let me start with addressing a general question about trading ETFs: where to find information about ETFs, would I trade TZA, etc. … Continue reading →

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