"I measure
what's going on, and I adapt to it. I try to get my ego out of the way. The
market is smarter than I am so I bend." Martin Zweig
Despite ones own confidence and intuitions, the very best any of us can hope for in markets as dynamic as these is the ability to adapt early enough to a potential pivot and position yourself accordingly for the next drive. Adapt or die - although the truth likely lies much closer to - adapt and thrive. It's as simple and as difficult as that. We've learned long ago, and as many weathered traders and participants have practiced, the wisdom of working confidently with a position while holding a number of opposing perspectives in your head at the same time. This has aptly been referred to as - strong opinions weakly held. What we try to impress through our comparative work is the ability to both use them as intuitive guides within correlation trends, as well as a contrasting blueprint and mirror to where and when a market could potentially diverge. By utilizing both sides of perspective and adapting to current market conditions, we have arguably presented some of the more prescient independent research on the US dollar, euro, silver, gold and the CRB index over the past two years. Our method of comparative analysis typically does not just look at price itself - but the flow of momentum within a given pattern and the contrasts and congruencies it may impart towards future market expectations. In essence - what lies beneath. It is the appraisal of that potential energy which most interests us when placed in the context of current market conditions - e.g. sentiment, commitment and potential catalysts. We recognize it is by no means a guarantee, steeped in subjective reason and always a moving target to assess. In this sense, and one that we enjoy - it's an art form of puzzle pieces and perspectives.
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Connecting the Dots - 1/27/2013 |
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* All stock chart data originally sourced and courtesy of www.stockcharts.com
* Subsequent overlays and renderings completed by Market Anthropology
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