wcgortel
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Mostly lurk, curious for a living.
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Comment · 9 years ago
Congratulations on your launch! Well done. A great idea that needed to happen. Looking forward to kicking the tires on it.
Comment · 11 years ago
You may be interested to read the other guy's take on that bet. One of the more interesting reads on the business of running a hedge fund I've seen.
http://blogs.cfainstitute.org/investor/2015/02/12/betting-wi...
(Disclosure: I work at CFAI)
Comment · 12 years ago
It really depends how you use it. "Technical analysis" refers to techniques that are as disparate as "cooking". There is evidence of some technical stuff being quite valid--the relevance of momentum to returns, for example--but there are also plenty of people who misuse it.
My own view is that it's a window into the pricing process and adds depth to the practice of reading the market that many analysts go through. Ignoring technical analysis when looking through charts is kind of like watching TV in standard definition instead of HD. Even though it's kind of still the same thing, I enjoy it.
Comment · 12 years ago
You might dig this article on the economics of star trek. It's kind of an inquiry into what currency might look like in an era of abundance.
https://medium.com/@RickWebb/the-economics-of-star-trek-29ba...