Selected articles from 2000 - 2004
The Best Of Bernstein Volume IV Selected Articles 2000-2004
From Jake Bernstein’s Weekly Commodity Trading Letter Learn More
A Chart Study of Daily Seasonal Tendencies in Futures Prices
...a major reference work for serious traders who seek to harness the immense value and reliability of seasonals. Learn More
Each 90 minute session will deal with a specific trading issue or aspects of that issue and I will provide several working, cogent, solutions to that problem. We will have six sessions in all, each one dedicated to a specific trading problem and its solutions. I will not sugarcoat anything, but I will give you answers that you can really use based on my vast expertise and knowledge! SESSION1: Overview of the most serious trading issues The 5 categories of trading problems that limit performance Behaviors consistent with failure: examples Behaviors consistent with success: examples Methods for change How to overcome issues Practical solutions: 2 procedures you can implement immediately SESSION 2: Problems of discipline Definitions and examples How to identify subtle and obvious discipline issues The origin of discipline Is your system bad for you or are you bad for your system? Finding the right fit Easy to implement solutions and examples SESSION 3: Lack of organization How to identify the problem Consequences and examples Simple solutions Detailed solutions How to vastly improve efficiency SESSION 4: Inability to maximize profits WHY traders take profits too fast HOW to overcome the “get out fast before it’s over” syndrome How LESS is MORE 4 easy to implement profit maximizing strategies Track records compared: with and without profit maximizing strategies SESSON 5: Errors of focus Defining focus How to know if you lack focus Examples of how lack of focus limits profits Types of focus 5 ways to fix your focus SESSION 6: Tell me your troubles Examining trading issues YOU have sent me for discussion An anonymous look at problems sent in by the group Knowing the exact issue(s) FIXES and solutions Summary and overview Learn More
Over the course of just a few days many futures markets can make moves
of over $5000 per contract. While this has left many small traders
out of the markets due to risk, many short-term traders, myself included,
see this massive volatility as a means to an end...
BUT ONLY IF THE MOVES CAN BE HARNESSED CORRECTLY!
That's where my new SHORT-TERM TRADE GENERATOR™( ST2/G™)
comes into play. Learn More
Market sentiment and contrary opinion as measured by various indicators have been used by traders for many years. The theory of contrary opinion asserts that if a majority of traders agrees on the direction of a market move, then the odds are significant that prices will, in fact, move in the opposite direction. Various measures of market sentiment have been used over the years in attempts to apply contrary opinion effectively in the markets. Among these are odd lot short sales, options volatility, broker opinion surveys, and trader opinion surveys. The good news is that the theory of contrary opinion is correct; the bad news is that the traditional measures of contrary opinion either tend to be LATE or generally unreliable. Learn More
The PMF is a very specific way of selecting trades in stock and futures.
PMF has been developed in order to pinpoint market moves BEFORE they happen
or VERY SOON after they begin Learn More
The best time frames for short-term trading
How to TIME PRECISE market entry with small trader sentiment
The INSIDE bar and OUTSIDE bar patterns with timing
Short-Term Bernstein Trend Indicator
Clear examples and exact rules
Step-by-step walk through of each pattern
Best markets for short-term application of the patterns
Time of Day Pattern
And more Learn More
I believe that the next huge currency moves will be up versus the US dollar and I believe further that my JBCC system can get you in the right position for these moves. While I can’t guarantee profitability into the future I can tell you that I have taken the utmost of care and caution in constructing a system that is not only valid, that is based on a three-day price pattern and also incorporates careful risk management and trailing stop methodology. Learn More