Sol Palha is a self-taught Student of the Markets, having widely read conventional and non-conventional texts on all aspects of technical analysis, Mass Psychology and philosophy. He has been studying the markets for over 18 years. He combines the magnificent elements of mass ... more
Sol Palha is a self-taught Student of the Markets, having widely read conventional and non-conventional texts on all aspects of technical analysis, Mass Psychology and philosophy. He has been studying the markets for over 18 years. He combines the magnificent elements of mass psychology, with the most compelling element technical analysis to create indicators that are extremely useful in determining market topping and bottoming action. This should not be confused with trying to predict the precise, top or bottom; an extremely foolish endeavour best reserved for fools with plenty of time on their hands and an inordinate capacity to deal with pain and failure. His latest tool the Trend indicator is a classic example of how these two very useful and often misunderstood fields can be integrated seamlessly.
lessAA | Alcoa Inc. |
ABB | ABB LTD. |
ABT | Abbott Laboratories |
ACI | Arch Coal Inc |
ACTG | Acacia Research Corporation |
AEP | American Electric Power Company Inc |
AFL | AFLAC Incorporated |
AGNC | American Capital Agency Corp. |
AKAM | Akamai Technologies Inc. |
ALB | Albemarle Corporation |
ALU | Alcatel-Lucent |
AMZN | Amazon.com Inc. |
ANR | Alpha Natural Resources Inc. |
APA | APA Corporation |
APL | Atlas Pipeline Partners L.P. |
ARCC | Ares Capital Corporation |
ARNA | Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
ARR | Armour Residential REIT Inc. |
BAC | Bank of America Corporation |
BAYRY | Bayer Aktiengesellschaft |
BBRY (now BB) | BlackBerry Ltd |
BBT | BB&T Corporation |
BHP | BHP Group Ltd. |
BIDU | Baidu, Inc. |
BK | Bank of New York Mellon Corp. |
BP | BP p.l.c. |
C | Citigroup Inc. |
CAT | Caterpillar Inc. |
CBL | CBL & Associates Properties Inc. |
CEO | CNOOC Limited |
CERN | Cerner Corporation |
CF | CF Industries Holdings Inc. |
CHK | Chesapeake Energy Corporation |
CHL | China Mobile Limited |
CIG | Companhia Energtica de Minas Gerais - CEMIG |
CIM | Chimera Investment Corporation |
CMI | Cummins Inc. |
COST | Costco Wholesale Corporation |
CQP | Cheniere Energy Partners, LP |
CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc. |
CSX | CSX Corporation |
CTL | CenturyLink Inc. |
CVX | Chevron Corporation |
DE | Deere & Company |
DNDN | Dendreon Corporation |
DNR | Denbury Resources Inc. |
DUK | Duke Energy Corporation |
DVN | Devon Energy Corporation |
EIX | Edison International |
EMC | EMC Corporation |
EMR | Emerson Electric Co. |
EOG | EOG Resources Inc. |
EPD | Enterprise Products Partners L.P |
ETP | Energy Transfer Partners L.P. |
EXC | Exelon Corporation |
F | Ford Motor Company |
FCX | Freeport-McMoRan Inc. |
FFIV | F5 Networks Inc. |
FITB | Fifth Third Bancorp |
FRT | Federal Realty Investment Trust |
FSLR | First Solar, Inc. |
FTR | Frontier Communications Corporation |
FXE | Euro Currency Trust |
GE | General Electric Company |
GG | Formerly Goldcorp Inc. (see NEM) |
GIS | General Mills Inc. |
GLW | Corning Inc. |
GOOG | Alphabet Inc. (Google) |
GS | Goldman Sachs Group Inc. |
HAL | Halliburton Company |
HON | Honeywell International Inc. |
HTS | Hatteras Financial Corp. |
IBM | International Business Machines Corporation |
ISRG | Intuitive Surgical Inc. |
JNJ | Johnson & Johnson |
JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co. |
KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corporation |
KMP | Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P |
KO | The Coca-Cola Company |
KOG | Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp |
LEG | Leggett & Platt Inc. |
LINE | Linn Energy, LLC |
LMT | Lockheed Martin |
LO | Lorillard Inc. |
MBT | Mobile TeleSystems |
MCD | McDonald's Corporation |
MDLZ | Mondelez International, Inc. |
MFA | MFA Financial Inc. |
MMM | 3M Company |
MMP | Magellan Midstream Partners L.P. |
MO | Altria Group Inc. |
MOS | Mosaic Company The |
MRK | Merck & Co Inc. |
MRO | Marathon Oil Corporation |
MS | Morgan Stanley |
MSFT | Microsoft Corporation |
MT | ArcelorMittal |
MWE | MarkWest Energy Partners L.P. |
NBL | Noble Energy Inc. |
NLY | Annaly Capital Management Inc. |
NOK | Nokia Corporation |
NUE | Nucor Corporation |
PAA | Plains All American Pipeline L.P. |
PBI | Pitney Bowes Inc. |
PBR | Petrobras - Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. |
PCLN | Priceline (Now BKNG) |
PFE | Pfizer Inc. |
PG | Procter & Gamble Co. |
PM | Philip Morris International Inc. |
PNC | PNC Financial Services GroupThe |
POT | Potash Corp (Now NTR) |
PSEC | Prospect Capital Corporation |
QCOM | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
RGLD | Royal Gold Inc. |
SBUX | Starbucks Corporation |
SCCO | Southern Copper Corporation |
SDRL | Seadrill Limited |
SHW | Sherwin Williams Co. |
SID | Companhia Siderrgica Nacional |
SINA | Sina Corporation |
SIRI | Sirius XM Radio Inc. |
SLB | Schlumberger Limited |
SLV | iShares Silver Trust |
SLW | Silver Wheaton Corp. |
SO | Southern Company |
SOHU | Sohu.com Inc. |
SQM | Sociedad Qumica y Minera de Chile S.A. |
STO | Statoil ASA |
SU | Suncor Energy Inc. |
TBT | ProShares UltraShort Lehman 20+ Year Treasury ETF |
TEF | Telefonica S.A. |
TEVA | Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited |
TM | Toyota Motor Corporation |
TNK | Teekay Tankers Ltd |
TOT | TOTAL S.A. |
UTX | United Technologies Corporation |
V | Visa Inc. |
VALE | Vale S.A. |
VAR | Varian Medical Systems Inc. |
VVUS | Vivus, Inc. |
WFC | Wells Fargo & Co. |
WMB | Williams Companies Inc |
WPRT | Westport Innovations Inc |
WR | Westar Energy Inc. |
X | United States Steel Corporation |
XOM | Exxon Mobil Corporation |
YUM | YUM! Brands Inc. |
YZC | Yanzhou Coal Mining Co. Ltd. |
ZNGA | Zynga Inc. |
Owner, | |
Tactical Investor | |
January 1999 - Present (23 years 9 months) | |
Understanding the inner rhythms of the market or the hidden order, by combing mass psychology with technical analysis. Mass psychology is far superior to contrarian investing. Mass psychology enables one to wait till sentiment levels have turned Euphoric or extremely bearish. This enables one to predict market tops and bottoms in advance of the event. |
City University of New York | |
BA | |
1996 / 1999 | |
Psychology, Economics and Sociology |
Latest Comments
Stocks And Bonds Will Not Crash Soon
Gary
That is why we are suggesting that investors wait for a pullback (re the markets). This is one of the most hated bull markets in history. Bull markets usually end when the crowd is euphoric, and stocks are trading at insane levels and this is not the case yet.
Is China's Stock Market Crash Just Beginning?
Thank you for taking the time to comment
Is China's Stock Market Crash Just Beginning?
First of all, I have to add that we cannot give personal recommendations and that you should consult with your personal advisor before making any decision.
QIHO is a bit more speculative in nature. In general when one is looking at speculative stocks even though they offer great returns, one should wait for the broad market to bottom out. In other words there should be signs that a bottom is in place; the market trending sideways for several weeks to several months and putting higher lows would be one such indication that a bottom was in place.
The resource sector looks attractive from a long-term perspective and YZC falls under this category
Mass Psychology And Why The Average Joe Is Destined To Lose
Thank you. The most difficult part is to identify the problem. Once the problem is identified finding the solution is rather easy. Most traders do not even bother to consider how dangerous uncontrolled emotions are when it comes to investing and hence a solution is never found to this simple problem.
Mass Psychology And Why The Average Joe Is Destined To Lose
We think individuals who always focus on the gloom doom scenario must be lacking in humour. A bit of humour always helps ease the tension and perhaps makes the concept easier to understand. The concept in this article is very easy to understand, the problem is implementing it
Mass Psychology And Why The Average Joe Is Destined To Lose
John one of the ways it to monitor sentiment and be patient. For example, in the not too distant future Gold and Energy stocks will make good long-term investments. The adage to buy when there is blood in the streets was not coined without reason. If you can couple sentiment analysis with technical analysis you will be miles ahead of the average joe. There is one thing to have the emotions you speak of, but it is quite another thing to let them be the drivers behind your decision-making process when it comes to the markets. However, if you simply look at history, it is replete with examples illustrating how when the masses fully embraced an investment, a top was not far in the markings and vice versa