Archive - The Speculator's Journal

Mining for Gold

“Dad, I think I found a winning stock!” my son exclaimed, bursting into the room with his laptop in hand.

Feb 1 •

December 2024

Lesson 4: The Life Cycle of a Stock

Stocks Are Only Good if They are Going Up

Dec 22, 2024 •

Lesson 3: So You're a Gambler?

The Thin Line Between Speculating and Gambling

Dec 14, 2024 •

Lesson 2: This Little Piggy Went To Market

A lesson in price dynamics

Dec 7, 2024 •

Son, You're a Trader

A speculator's lessons to his son.

Dec 2, 2024 •

September 2024

In Fed. Speak: "We gon' party like it's your birthday"

Sep 23, 2024 •

August 2022

Back in The Saddle Again

We Got Ourselves a Rally

Aug 14, 2022 •

May 2022

Back to the Bench

If it wasn’t clear from this morning’s posts, this is not a market to be a hero.

May 5, 2022 •

Back in the Saddle

After a month and a half of not seeing much in terms of a tradable market, I dusted off the buy button and bought a bit of AMD yesterday.

May 5, 2022 •

March 2022

Back to Reality

I enjoyed a nice spring break vacation in the Smokey Mountains.

Mar 30, 2022 •

I’m traveling today for spring break and won’t be trading so my morning thoughts will be short.

Mar 18, 2022 •

Back in Business?

What Happened Yesterday?

Mar 17, 2022 •

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