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Dr. Van K. Tharp, Ph.D.

About the Author: Trading coach, and author, Dr. Van K. Tharp is widely recognized for his best-selling books and his outstanding Peak Performance Home Study program – a highly regarded classic that is suitable for all levels of traders and investors. You can learn more about Van Tharp www.vantharp.com.

January 2020 Market Update Bull Quiet Market Type by Van K. Tharp, PhD

February 7, 2020 / 9 minutes of reading / Leave a Comment

  I always say that people do not trade the markets; they trade their beliefs about the markets. In that same way, I’d like to point out that these updates reflect my beliefs. I find the market update information useful for my trading, so I do the work each month and am happy to share that information with my readers. If your beliefs are not similar to mine, however, then this information may not be useful to you. Thus, if you are inclined to go through some sort of intellectual …

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December 2019 System Quality Number® Report By, Van K. Tharp, Ph.D.

January 6, 2020 / 5 minutes of reading / 1 Comment

  There are numerous ETFs that track everything from countries, commodities, currencies and stock market indices to individual market sectors. ETFs provide a wonderfully easy way to discover what’s happening in the world markets. I apply a version of my System Quality Number® (SQN®) score to measure the relative performance of numerous markets in a world model. The Market SQN score uses the daily percent change for input over a 100-day period. Typically, a Market SQN score over 1.47 is strongly bullish and a score below -0.7 is very weak. …

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December 2019 Market Update – Bull Quiet Market Type By, Van K. Tharp, PhD

January 6, 2020 / 7 minutes of reading / Leave a Comment

  I always say that people do not trade the markets; they trade their beliefs about the markets. In that same way, I’d like to point out that these updates reflect my own beliefs. I find the market update information useful for my trading, so I do the work each month and am happy to share that information with my readers. If your beliefs are not similar to mine however, this information may not be useful to you. Therefore, if you’re inclined to conduct some sort of intellectual exercise in …

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Update on Cryptoassets as of December 15th, 2019 By Van K. Tharp, PhD

December 19, 2019 / 9 minutes of reading / Leave a Comment

Market Summary Cryptoassets started 2019 with three flat months followed by a strong uptrend until the end of June when the Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index (BGCI) peaked. The peak in the index this year was on June 26th at 668.61. You can see the clear decline since the Peak in June. Last month the index was at 366.20 and now it’s at 280.27 – down 23%. The following table below tracks the price of five major cryptoassets across three generations of the technology now along with Bloomberg’s index: Bitcoin, a …

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Six Key Factors to a Great Trading System By Van K. Tharp, PhD

December 18, 2019 / 4 minutes of reading / Leave a Comment

Most people, as they learn about trading, are exposed to a lot of misinformation. It’s almost as if there is an intelligence agency putting out information to make sure that the average person can’t get ahead in trading. In short, there are six major factors that are the keys to your success trading well. These six factors include: Factor 1: Reliability, meaning “what percentage of the time do you make money?” is the first key factor. Most people emphasize this. They want to be right on every trade because they …

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My 2019 Trips By Van K. Tharp, Ph.D.

December 9, 2019 / 15 minutes of reading / Leave a Comment

I started traveling this fall on September 16 and the travel didn’t end until November 9th. And during that period I was in Honolulu (six hours behind Cary NC) and in Paris (six hours before Cary NC). I’m 73 years old and changing time zones isn’t that easy anymore. But at the same time, I love it. But why am I telling you about my travels? The answer is simple: I want you to know a little bit more about Van Tharp and how he thinks. I’ve been told through …

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November 2019 System Quality Number® Report The SQN® Report by Van K. Tharp, PhD

December 9, 2019 / 4 minutes of reading / Leave a Comment

There are numerous ETFs that track everything from countries, commodities, currencies and stock market indices to individual market sectors. ETFs provide a wonderfully easy way to discover what’s happening in the world markets. I apply a version of my System Quality Number® (SQN®) score to measure the relative performance of numerous markets in a world model. The Market SQN score uses the daily percent change for input over a 100-day period. Typically, a Market SQN score over 1.47 is strongly bullish and a score below -0.7 is very weak. The …

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November 2019 Market Update Sideways Quiet Market Type by Van K. Tharp, Phd

December 9, 2019 / 6 minutes of reading / Leave a Comment

I always say that people do not trade the markets; they trade their beliefs about the markets. In that same way, I’d like to point out that these updates reflect my beliefs. I find the market update information useful for my trading, so I do the work each month and am happy to share that information with my readers. If your beliefs are not similar to mine, however, then this information may not be useful to you. Thus, if you are inclined to go through some sort of intellectual exercise …

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Update on Cryptoassets as of November 15th, by Van K. Tharp, PhD

December 6, 2019 / 12 minutes of reading / Leave a Comment

A lot of things are happening in the crypto world but none of them seem to be driving prices up. In September BTC went into a bear market according to our Market SQN® score and it was a pretty clear bear trend on the charts. In mid September, for example, the GBCI index was at 405.65. Mid month October, the index was down to 358.28. Market Summary Cryptoassets started 2019 with three flat months followed by a strong uptrend until the end of June when the Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index …

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October 2019 System Quality Number® Report The SQN® Report, by Van K. Tharp, PhD

November 18, 2019 / 4 minutes of reading / Leave a Comment

There are numerous ETFs that track everything from countries, commodities, currencies and stock market indices to individual market sectors. ETFs provide a wonderfully easy way to discover what’s happening in the world markets. I apply a version of my System Quality Number® (SQN®) score to measure the relative performance of numerous markets in a world model. The Market SQN score uses the daily percent change for input over a 100-day period. Typically, a Market SQN score over 1.47 is strongly bullish and a score below -0.7 is very weak. The …

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