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Babak’s blog, tradersnarrative.com, mainly covers the U.S markets but also dabbles into European and Canadian markets - with special attention given to the income trust market in Canada. Within the U.S. markets, most of his attention is concentrated on timing, sentiment and new ways of analyzing and trying to understand markets.

Babak used to be quite active on trading messageboards but after the noise to signal ratio got out of whack, he decided to instead dedicate his time and resources to a blog where he would have more control and interact with others on his own terms.

Other than selfish reasons, Babak created his blog as a way to give back in some small way and repay his debt to the many others who have given so generously of their time and talents. Since he didn’t have a mentor to guide him when he started out, he is hoping that this blog will help others who are considering the same journey. While he doesn’t regret not having a mentor, because it allowed him to grow and find his own individual path, he admits that it would have been nice to have a nudge here and there to cut down on time spent pursuing dead ends and reading useless books (cough Bernstein cough).

In his free time Babak enjoys trapping mimes in plexiglas cages, then watching from a distance to time how long it takes passers-by to figure it out.

Babak's Latest Articles

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Why Are the NYSE Bullish Percent Signals Failing?
on Nov 20, 2008 about QQQQ, SPY, DIA
Canadian REITs: Is Nothing Safe?
on Nov 18, 2008 about RIOCF.PK
Sentiment Overview: Still Too Many Optimists
on Nov 15, 2008 about QQQQ, SPY, DIA
Is Divergence Pointing to a Bottom?
on Nov 13, 2008 about QQQQ, SPY, DIA
Sentiment Overview: Bullishness Is on the Rise, Insiders Are Buying
on Nov 09, 2008 about QQQQ, SPY, DIA
Citigroup's Panic/Euphoria Model: A Useless Sentiment Indicator
on Nov 06, 2008 about C
Sell in May and Go Away
on Nov 04, 2008 about QQQQ, SPY, DIA
Sentiment Overview: Consumers Extremely Pessimistic Entering Holiday Season
on Nov 02, 2008 about QQQQ, SPY, DIA
Where Have All the Peak Oil Believers Gone?
on Nov 01, 2008
Tug of War Between Deflation and Inflation
on Oct 30, 2008 about UUP, UDN
Price Dividend Ratio: Lessons From History
on Oct 28, 2008 about SPY
Ticker Sense Blogger Sentiment: Does It Have Any Value?
on Oct 27, 2008 about QQQQ, SPY, DIA
Sentiment Overview: Selling Pressure Still Has the Upper Hand
on Oct 26, 2008 about QQQQ, SPY, DIA
Dearth of IPOs Could Be a Bullish Sign
on Oct 24, 2008
What’s With This Crazy Options Market?
on Oct 23, 2008
Will Low Satisfaction Rate Affect U.S. Election?
on Oct 20, 2008
Sentiment Overview: Volatility Index Hits an All Time High
on Oct 19, 2008 about QQQQ, SPY, DIA
Is Gold As a Safe Haven Just a Myth?
on Oct 17, 2008 about HUI
If This Is a Bottom, Is It Secular or Cyclical?
on Oct 16, 2008 about QQQQ, SPY, DIA
Trying to Make Sense of Cramer's Advice
on Oct 13, 2008
Why the Price Dividend Ratio Is Better Than the P/E Ratio
on Oct 13, 2008 about QQQQ, SPY, DIA
Lehman CDS Auction Ends, Now What?
on Oct 12, 2008 about GM, F, DIA
Sentiment Overview: Downright Gloomy
on Oct 12, 2008 about QQQQ, SPY, DIA
Today Might Have Market the Bottom or Top of ... Something
on Oct 10, 2008 about LEH
If We Aren't Near a Bottom, Find a Cave
on Oct 10, 2008 about QQQQ, SPY, DIA
Looking for a Value Based Buying Opportunity
on Oct 09, 2008 about QQQQ, SPY, DIA
Transportation Sector May Be Overly 'Clobbered'
on Oct 06, 2008 about IYT, DBO, OIL
Sentiment Overview: Options Action Confuses
on Oct 05, 2008 about QQQQ, SPY, DIA
Volatility Spike May Indicate Buying Opportunity
on Oct 02, 2008 about QQQQ, SPY
After the Snap-Back Rally, What's Next?
on Oct 01, 2008 about QQQQ, SPY, DIA
Update: Crude Oil, Priced in Gold
on Sep 30, 2008 about DBO, OIL, GLD
Sentiment Overview: Cash is King
on Sep 28, 2008 about QQQQ, SPY, DIA

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