Daily Speculations - This is the website of Victor Niederhoffer and Laurel Kenner. It is an outgrowth of their Spec List--an email distribution list among quantitatively oriented speculators--and highlights many of the best Spec List postings. Nuggets of market wisdom abound, but the best takeaway is a model for how to think scientifically about markets.
Vertical Solutions - Henry Carstens' site is a treasure-trove of insights for system developers and those interested in trading systems. He outlines the performance of his own systems and offers articles on how to develop and evaluate systems.
StockPickr - This very creative site developed by James Altucher enables you to track professional and would-be professional portfolio managers and see what they're buying. It's an excellent way to obtain trade ideas and research whether the stocks you're interested in are hot or not. Some excellent portfolios based on stock screens are featured regularly.
Seeking Alpha - Excellent compilation of articles and blog posts organized by various topics and market sectors. You can have links in defined categories emailed to you as a way of staying on top of market news. Very broad coverage from quite a few excellent contributors; probably my favorite way of staying on top of emerging trends.
InstantBull - A very complete and well-organized aggregator site that compiles bulletin board posts, blog posts, and market research. If you have a stock you want to research, you can find links for fundamentals, analyst ratings, relevant blog posts, and bulletin board talk. Great research tool.
Trade 2 Win - This is a trading forum that provides high quality articles for discussion. It's an active community and, as a contributor to the site, I can vouch for the editorial integrity of John Forman, who heads up content. The Traders' Knowledge Lab archives dozens of articles, and the Traderpedia is, to my knowledge, the first trading wiki on the Web.
Trading Markets - Eddie Kwong does an excellent job keeping fresh, free content on this site, with articles from an array of well-known contributors. I contribute to this site as well and like the way it has evolved. A new feature includes over 20 trading blogs, with a range of technical and fundamental slants.
Trading Education - This is a relatively new site, with solid editing from Darrell Jobman, former editor of Futures Magazine. I've written one article so far with them and find their approach to be professional. It appears that good writers will be on the site, including Robert Colby; publisher Lane Mendelsohn (son of the well-known software developer, Louis)
The Kirk Report - Charles Kirk does a fantastic job of digging up interesting articles and information from all over the Web and assembling them in one place. His blog is a kind of Drudge Report for traders--a great combination of interesting and useful info. Kirk also has a service for paying clients that offers insights into stock selection and market forecasts.
Trader Mike - Trader Mike offers a blog that features stock selection and market commentary. His past entries are archived, and he offers a very useful directory of other blogs. He's been at this since May, 2003 and has accumulated an impressive set of resources.
CXO Advisory Group - This blog is more sophisticated than the average offering. It outlines research and trading strategies, offering original research and trading models, including an interesting "reversion to value" model and a model based on "real earnings yield". I particularly like the inflation forecast feature.
Abnormal Returns - This is a wide ranging blog that scours the Web for worthwhile links to financial stories and offers analyses and perspectives. The entries are categorized by subject, with topics ranging from academic finance and behavioral finance to various trading markets.
The Big Picture - Barry Ritholtz offers linkfests and a variety of interesting and provocative views on markets and the economy. His "Apprenticed Investor" series is designed to help traders think more professionally about markets.
Daily Options Report - Adam Warner offers an entertaining and incisive look at options trading and strategies, modeling how a knowledgeable player thinks about those markets and cutting through Wall St. BS.
Alpha Trends - Brian Shannon integrates video into his blog to create an effective tool for teaching about markets and reviewing current market patterns. It's an excellent way to track technical trading patterns as they occur.
A Dash of Insight - This is truly an insightful blog, written by an experienced money manager. Jeffrey Miller, Ph.D. isn't shy about asking tough questions about markets, traders, strategies, and the economy.
ETF Trends - ETFs increasingly allow individual traders to construct their own global/macro trading strategies, literally opening the world of investment opportunities to the stock trader. Tom Lydon's site does a great job of tracking the various ETFs and developments in the rapidly changing ETF world.
Ticker Sense - Here's an excellent research-oriented blog from Laszlo Birinyi's organization. Lots of good posts on historical tendencies in the markets, strength and weakness among sectors, and trader sentiment--especially the weekly poll of bloggers.
Random Roger - Roger Nusbaum offers incisive commentary on everything from ETFs to the economy, international markets, and portfolio management. I find his reasoning clear and fresh, providing new angles for viewing the markets.
Carl Futia - Carl's blog tracks market patterns with several unique methodologies. He is one of the few market commentators steeped in the work of the late George Lindsay and actively applies Lindsey's work (as well as his own) to current markets.
Thoughts From the Frontline - John Mauldin's blogsite was first brought to my attention by Jim Dalton, whose book Mind Over Markets is a fantastic trading resource in itself. Mauldin's commentaries combine economic, market, and psychological insight--an excellent example of how to think creatively about markets.
MSN Money - This portal has a wide range of useful news, personal finance, and investing information. The most useful feature for me is the commentary section of the investing pages. Jon Markman's SuperModels articles, featuring market commentary and stock selection using quantitative criteria, are a gold mine in themselves. Buried on the site, but referenced in Markman's work, is the impressive StockScouter selection system.
Fallond Stock Picks - Declan Fallond makes use of the Trade Ideas screen and offers an insightful blog for those interested in stock picking. He includes stock scans, breakout stock ideas, and much more.
The Essentials of Trading - John Forman offers a detailed and insightful blog, elaborating on his fine book The Essentials of Trading. Many good ideas about mentoring here, in addition to market views and ideas about risk management.
Footnoted - Very interesting site featuring the work of Michelle Leder, who authored the book Financial Fine Print. The site is a blog that tracks highly revealing footnotes in the financial statements of firms. Very important research for stock pickers.
Stock Blogs - Here's a very complete listing of trading-related blogs, organized by category, including technical analysis, fundamental analysis, and blogs devoted to specific markets.
Dr. John Rutledge Blog - This blogsite describes its topics as "Technology, Policy, Economics, Investing, and Business". It provides a practical take on economics as it affects the investment world and, as such, offers yet another model for thinking about markets.
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