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Brant Hahn: From technology to trading

By Christine Birkner

An entrepreneurial spirit led Brant Hahn into the world of trading. Hahn, now the managing principal at Aurapoint Asset Management, has a background in software, earning a degree in computer information systems from Purdue University. An internship at Charles Schwab that included classes in investing and finance drew him into trading. "I didn't think I'd like it, but I took the classes and it peaked an interest in me," he says. After college, he took several consulting jobs in software before going back to Indiana University for his MBA and master's degree in finance. more »
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A more deadly dead cross

By Daniel P. Collins

Back in January, Ashraf Laidi alerted us to a strong sell signal in the euro currency based on the dead cross indicator. The indicator worked and provided those that followed it a successful short position that continued to pay dividends into May as the euro broke further.

Perusing various technical indicator sites shows that many technicians have their own take on defining the dead cross and the golden cross indicators. The basics involve a faster (shorter-term) moving average crossing below a slower (longer-term) moving average in the case of a dead cross (bearish signal) and the faster moving average crossing above the slower moving average in the case of the golden cross (bullish signal). Most technicians use either the 50-day and 200-day simple moving averages (SMA) or the 100- and 200-day SMA. more »

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