Author Archives: Brian Johnson

About Brian Johnson

I have been an investment professional for over 30 years. I worked as a fixed income portfolio manager, personally managing over $13 billion in assets for institutional clients. I was also the President of a financial consulting and software development firm, developing artificial intelligence based forecasting and risk management systems for institutional investment managers. I am now a full-time proprietary trader in options, futures, stocks, and ETFs using both algorithmic and discretionary trading strategies. In addition to my professional investment experience, I designed and taught courses in financial derivatives for both MBA and undergraduate business programs on a part-time basis for a number of years. I have also written four books on options and derivative strategies.

06-30-2014 AAR Strategy Update Posted

Posted on June 30, 2014 by

The June 30, 2014 AAR Strategy update is now available on the AAR Subscribers page.  If you are not currently a subscriber and would like to learn more about the strategy, there is a detailed description on the AAR Strategy … Continue reading →

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A New Market Timing Indicator

Posted on June 26, 2014 by

I am always on the lookout for new trading tools, indicators, and insights.  One of my primary sources of inspiration is magazines like Active Trader and Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities. Now that I have finished my first book, … Continue reading →

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Option Strategy Risk / Return Ratios #1 on Amazon Again

Posted on June 24, 2014 by

The print version of my new book “Option Strategy Risk / Return Ratios: A Revolutionary New Approach to Optimizing, Adjusting, and Trading Any Option Income Strategy was the #1 Options book on Amazon again this morning. Since reaching #1 last … Continue reading →

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“Flash Boys”

Posted on June 19, 2014 by

Michael Lewis’s new book Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt is both fascinating and entertaining, but as a trader, I also find the issues raised in the book to be deeply disturbing. Here are a few of the most troubling … Continue reading →

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Recession Model Forecast 06-01-2014

Posted on June 12, 2014 by

The following article updates the diffusion index, recession slack index, aggregate recession model, and aggregate peak-trough model through May 2014.

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Non-Farm Payroll (NFP) Model Forecast – May 2014

Posted on June 5, 2014 by

This article presents the Trader Edge aggregate neural network model forecast for the May 2014 non-farm payroll data, which is scheduled to be released tomorrow morning at 8:30 AM EDT.

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05-30-2014 AAR Strategy Update Posted

Posted on May 30, 2014 by

The May 30, 2014 AAR Strategy update is now available on the AAR Subscribers page.  If you are not currently a subscriber and would like to learn more about the strategy, there is a detailed description on the AAR Strategy … Continue reading →

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Recommended Reading 05-29-2014

Posted on May 29, 2014 by

Readers repeatedly ask me for book and article recommendations, especially new traders who are interested in learning more about trading and investing.  Here is another book recommendation from my personal finance library. A complete list of all past recommendations is … Continue reading →

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