Creating Long Short Portfolios in Equities Lab Shorting stocks is hard to do profitably. Very hard. That said, adding a short component to portfolios can reduce drawdown. Long/Short portfolios are also useful to see if factors are important for good investment performance. Using the islongshort macro To model a long/short portfolio with maximum control, use the islongshort macro.…
About the book I’m about 1/3 of the way through “The Complete Turtle Trader” by Michael W Covel, and I’m enjoying myself. His narratives about the people are entertaining, though that’s not why I bought the book. It does give me color into how technical traders think, though. …
The stock market is no longer simply about buying stocks you believe in and selling those you don’t. Today’s stock market is full of promotion and false statistics. This is the negative affect of the information age as many people have used these mediums as a way to spread lies that play into their personal agenda.…