chicagosean
Profile: My name is Sean McLaughlin and I trade my own account from my home office on the Northside of Chicago, IL. I’ve worked at prop firms, started and ran a small hedge fund, was a member of the Chicago Board of Trade, and have learned – the hard way – to seek simpler ways of trading, investing, and living.
What a Ride.
Posted by chicagosean on August 25th, 2011 at 2:59 pm, Comments: 0
Steve Jobs is stepping down as CEO of Apple – PANIC! We’re gonna sell off! Warren Buffett rides in on his white horse to save [...]
The Epic Gold Run
Posted by chicagosean on August 22nd, 2011 at 2:45 pm, Comments: 0
Gold has been on quite a run over the past few years. This is a surprise to nobody who spends any time on StockTwits and [...]
The Trend is Your Friend…Until the End.
Posted by chicagosean on August 12th, 2011 at 3:26 pm, Comments: 0
What a wild week. Traders have earned this coming weekend – at least those who weren’t already on vacation. As if to put an exclamation [...]
Wild Weekend Charts
Posted by chicagosean on August 7th, 2011 at 12:10 pm, Comments: 0
So much for quiet summer trading and relaxing weekends at the pool or the beach. Congress has spilled our umbrella drinks on our pile of [...]
QOTD: “The Bigger the Base – The Higher in Space!”
Posted by chicagosean on July 18th, 2011 at 2:59 pm, Comments: 0
J.C. Parets, aka @allstarcharts, shared this daily chart of the S&P 500 today on the stream and on his blog. If you’re an options premium [...]
The Netflix Graveyard is Littered With Tombstones of Short Sellers
Posted by chicagosean on July 13th, 2011 at 3:11 pm, Comments: 0
The news from Netflix this week regarding their increased subscription costs has received tremendous backlash from users. Meanwhile, the stock continues to display tremendous strength, [...]
What Say You on Fiat Currencies?
Posted by chicagosean on July 12th, 2011 at 2:17 pm, Comments: 0
Everyone’s got an opinion on the future of Fiat currencies. What opinion does this 8 year monthly chart of $GLD have? Some thoughts [...]
The Financials Have a Long Way to Go
Posted by chicagosean on July 11th, 2011 at 4:51 pm, Comments: 0
No surprise on a down day that financials (as measured by $XLF) lead the bloodshed down 2.72% while the S&P 500 shed 1.81%. Despite today’s [...]
Chart of the Day: Do Old Axioms Still Hold True?
Posted by chicagosean on June 22nd, 2011 at 9:37 am, Comments: 0
Today’s chart of the day comes courtesy of Eddy Elfenbein (@EddyElfenbein). He posted up this chart showing the relative performance of financials against the S&P [...]
Lower Energy Costs are Great, but….
Posted by chicagosean on June 13th, 2011 at 2:06 pm, Comments: 0
Energy costs are a hot-button issue for every World citizen. Here in the U.S. where we consume a disproportional large share of it, at first blush it [...]
