Security Trading Analytics

  An Assessment of Selected Bitcoin-Related Securities from 2020 Through 2024 One of the most successful trading themes in 2024 was trading bitcoin-related securities.   This post assesses success for selected bitcoin-related tickers relative to one widely traded non-bitcoin security as well as an index of bitcoin value.   An earlier post examines outstanding performances by other securities during 2024. The bitcoin-related financial tickers tracked in this post include MSTR, GBTC, and MARA.   These tickers are assess relative to two benchmark tickers -- namely, SPY and BTCUSD. MSTR is the ticker for a firm that began as a business intelligence and analytics firm.   Starting in 2020, the firm began transforming itself into a bitcoin treasury so that it now has one of the world’s largest bitcoin holdings (around 440 thousand and growing at a relatively rapid pace). GBTC originated as a bitcoin trust, but it converted to a bitcoin ETF in January 2024.  GBTC ...

  Assessing Returns for Stocks In Watchlists A watchlist is a collection of stocks that can help you identify stock market trends by revealing securities driving those trends.   In addition, you can also think of a collection of watchlists as sets of stocks designed to reflect changing growth rates in complementary market areas. It is not unusual for traders to take advantage of multiple contrasting watchlists.   A watchlist does not necessarily contain your current portfolio of holdings.   Instead, you can use a set of watchlists to identify stocks that are currently good candidates for either adding or removing positions from your current holdings.   Trading decisions about when to buy, hold, or sell securities can be based on watchlists as well as technical and fundamental indicators along with trading narratives. Watchlists can be especially important for swing traders who hold positions over several weeks or months, and then exit positions within days w...