has the August Doldrum affected your trading?

[bangzilla]

The August Doldrum is an annual slowdown in the markets due to a decrease in institutional participation.

I guess theyve got to take their summer vacations at some point right? 😛

Id like to know if anyone else here has noticed the effects of this in their trading.




so ill go first
HAVE YOU FELT THE EFFECTS?:
yes, my setups occur much less frequently than they did previously

WHAT DO YOU TRADE, ON WHAT TIME FRAME?:
us stocks, intraday




Heres a couple articles i came across with a bit more info
Dealing with Summertime Doldrums - July 2009
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site...-futures-and-stock-market-by-Deron-Wagner.cfm

 

[1Pipped]

Yes, I think I might use my eurusd chart as a spirit level to put some shelves up at weekend.

 

[gooseman]

fsa requires traders to hand over their books for a fortnight to make sure they're not hiding positions.