20100630 Timer Commentary

We suggested you could expect some violent swings, and wild behavior is exactly what we have had since then.

20100607 Timer Commentary

Whatever near-term noise happens in the upcoming days or weeks, we believe the market direction is down

20100528 Timer Commentary

The Climber has had a back-to-back signal change, which was very infrequent with the previous logic, but will be more frequent with the new logic

20100527 Timer Commentary

A new build of the market timing systems will be put into production tonight.

20100426 Timer Commentary

…Had a dream last night that contained the phrase “the market is having a blow-off top”…

20100311 Timer Commentary

…it is hard to find a good time to make changes to the website but preparations have been going on in the background…

20090918 Timer Commentary

…Chasing returns usually ends badly, but gathering a stable of multiple uncorrelated and high-performance strategies can mitigate some of that risk…

20090415 Timer Commentary

…If the model revisions had not been put in place, the Climber would have missed the nice gains during this time…

20090215 Timer Commentary

…we would be happy if the model started following its own trend line more closely. We might get a little less attention, but we prefer our performance to be steady…

20090211 Timer Commentary

…While our recent performance has been doing exceedingly well, and we would like to eternally have this euphoric experience, honesty is more important than conceit…

Are your systems 100% mechanical?

The short answer is “yes”, but this question deserves more consideration. Usually, this phrase implies “there is no person making a subjective decision” or that being mechanical “takes the emotion out of your trading”. Here is a fuller discussion about mechanical timing.