Blogs

Mid-Week Links – G20, Politics & Boring Finance Stuff

By Mark | Published June 30th, 2010

Wednesdays are my second favorite day of the working week, with Fridays being my favorite. We have had some rain and some cold winter weather. When I say cold I should qualify that a bit, cold for me is when it is less the 10C or 50F. It has been a slow week so far…

Weekend Reading, Videos & Links – Rapid Miner, AI, Stats

By Mark | Published March 19th, 2010

This week I have spent most of my time on system building and things are coming along well. The real-time execution engine will take a bit more work. I am still about 6 months from going live. At the moment I am going over the Timothy Sykes trading DVD’s to see if I can automate…

The Kirk Report – Is it worth becoming a member?

By Mark | Published January 7th, 2009

If you have not heard of the Kirk report you would have to be in the minority. Charles E. Kirk is the Godfather of the finance blog world. His archives date back to September 2003 and has steadily built a large subscriber base.Like many others I read the Kirk Report on a daily basis. For…

Finance Blogs Readability Ranked

By Mark | Published March 17th, 2008

The readability of text or in this case blogs can be assessed in numerous ways. Readability algorithms attempt to measure the grade or level required for a person to comprehend a text. Common factors used for evaluating readability include: Number of words in a sentence. Number of syllables per word. Usually algorithms also include a…

10 Blogs that will make you a better trader

By Mark | Published November 27th, 2007

There are blogs on nearly every single topic you can imagine and trading is no exception. Today I will share with you blogs I enjoy reading and blogs that will make you a better trader. If you have been living under a rock for the past 5 years a blog is: “A website where entries…