Author Archive

• Wifi, Turtles, Roosters, and a Pairs Trade
  Posted by chicagosean on February 17th, 2012 at 11:51 am, Comments: 0

  Managing my open options spreads with one hand while petting goats with the other. Doesn’t get more minimalist then that, eh? So Mrs. Chicagosean and [...]

• I Know Nothing
  Posted by chicagosean on February 2nd, 2012 at 12:42 pm, Comments: 0

  I truly have no idea which way the market or any particular stock is headed beyond the next 5 minutes.

• What Works for You is What Works
  Posted by chicagosean on January 30th, 2012 at 3:10 pm, Comments: 0

  Show me 100 successful Traders, and I’ll show you 100 unique ways to make money in the markets.

• …in which we reveal all the Secrets to Financial Social Media mastery
  Posted by chicagosean on January 15th, 2012 at 11:14 am, Comments: 0

    “The Impact of Social Media on Trading & Investing” Thursday January 19th, 3:45-4:30pm in the Waldorf Room, Chicago Hilton & Towers.   If you [...]

• Committing to Learning is Easy. Problem is, I Keep Forgetting.
  Posted by chicagosean on January 3rd, 2012 at 2:49 pm, Comments: 0

  I had a little back-and-forth discussion with @Grotaiche on StockTwits this morning. He’s a newer trader based in Paris who is committed to learning a [...]

• The Victim vs The Conquerer
  Posted by chicagosean on December 28th, 2011 at 9:05 am, Comments: 0

  There are several bloggers I read on a regular basis outside of the financial space (yes… they do exist). It helps keep me grounded and [...]

• Things I Learned/Re-Learned in 2011
  Posted by chicagosean on December 9th, 2011 at 10:54 pm, Comments: 0

  We’re nearing the end of the year, so you know all the “lists” are gonna start popping up summarizing the year that was and the [...]

• OFF TOPIC: Who’s Watching the Watchman? (an NFL & NCAA football rant)
  Posted by chicagosean on December 3rd, 2011 at 11:05 am, Comments: 0

  Football fans have long heard that “Football is a game of inches.” I don’t disagree. However, nothing gets my blood boiling during a key moment [...]

• The Best and Only Worthwhile Analysis I’ve Seen on this European Economic Crisis
  Posted by chicagosean on November 28th, 2011 at 8:00 pm, Comments: 0

  It seems every day for months we U.S. traders and investors have been waking up to large overnight moves – in both directions – of [...]

• Social Media & Finance: Best Practices, Compliance, and Personal Hygiene.
  Posted by chicagosean on November 6th, 2011 at 10:25 pm, Comments: 0

  My pink-shirted friend Mike Wilkins (aka @ilkandcookies) recently moderated a panel on Social Media in Finance which I was asked to participate on (most likely [...]