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Re: Why are value investor types so rigidly opposed to TA?
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Why are those types so ready to dismiss TA as worthless? [/ QUOTE ] because they are poor value investors and have a strong need to validate themselves. [/ QUOTE ] Neither of this applies to Buffett or dozens of value managers with multi-decade records of beating the market. These guys don't use TA, and don't need any more validation. Whether TA works or not, they'll tell you they never needed it. [/ QUOTE ] i don't consider buffett et al "those types" - and (correct me if i'm wrong) i don't think buffett would claim that TA is worthless to everyone. [/ QUOTE ] How come there are value investors in the Forbes 400 but no TA types? [/ QUOTE ] John Arnold for one. Youngest on the Forbes list, was a trader for Enron and now has his own hedge fund. |
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Re: Why are value investor types so rigidly opposed to TA?
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[ QUOTE ] How come there are value investors in the Forbes 400 but no TA types? [/ QUOTE ] John Arnold for one. Youngest on the Forbes list, was a trader for Enron and now has his own hedge fund. [/ QUOTE ] He's in commodities, which is different than stocks because commodities don't really have intrinsic values, so traditional FA isn't possible. But just because he's called a trader doesn't mean he uses TA. [ QUOTE ] Arnold said he looks to place bets when he thinks a market has become "biased," moving prices away from what he considers fair value, according to a February report about the annual meeting by Platts Power Markets Week. marketwatch article [/ QUOTE ] He places bets when price is different from value, that's more FA like than TA. He takes on contracts based on risk analysis, using a full time meteorologist on staff to help, that's FA. At Enron, he made almost risk free money as a market maker, i.e. arbitrage, i.e. FA. And remember, Brian Hunter at Amaranth was also a top trader and headed for billionaire status until he blew Amaranth up. Whatever his techniques, Arnold needs to stand the test of time before we can crown him. |
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