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.

Option Strategy Risk / Return Ratios #1 on Amazon

Posted on May 25, 2014 by

As of yesterday, 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. In addition, the early … Continue reading →

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Divergence Strategies Generate High-Probability Trades

Posted on May 22, 2014 by

Divergences are simple conceptually.  When prices are making higher highs and higher lows and a predictive indicator, such as market breadth, is making lower highs and lower lows, then the indicator has diverged from price and the upward price trend … Continue reading →

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Recommended Reading 05-14-2014

Posted on May 14, 2014 by

Readers repeatedly ask me for book and article recommendations, especially new traders who are interested in learning more about trading and investing.  Education is the single most important prerequisite for trading success.  Here are two new book recommendations from my … Continue reading →

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Recession Model Forecast 05-01-2014

Posted on May 8, 2014 by

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

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

Posted on May 1, 2014 by

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

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04-30-2014 AAR Strategy Update Posted

Posted on April 30, 2014 by

The April 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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Five 5-Star Reader Reviews for “Option Strategy Risk/Return Ratios”

Posted on April 27, 2014 by

The early reviews for my new book “Option Strategy Risk / Return Ratios: A Revolutionary New Approach to Optimizing, Adjusting, and Trading Any Option Income Strategy are very encouraging.  Five independent readers have posted 5-Star reviews on Amazon. Continue reading … Continue reading →

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Print Version of “Option Strategy / Risk Return Ratios” Now Available on Amazon

Posted on April 23, 2014 by

The Print and Kindle versions of my new book “Option Strategy Risk / Return Ratios: A Revolutionary New Approach to Optimizing, Adjusting, and Trading Any Option Income Strategy are now both available on Amazon.  The new Amazon link above provides … Continue reading →

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