{"product_id":"stcov313inme","title":"Stocks \u0026 Commodities V. 31:3 (38-44): Interview: Measuring Market Internals With L.A. Little by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan","description":"Measuring Market Internals With L.A. Little by Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eL.A. Little, who is a professional money manager trading his own accounts\nwhile managing investment funds for qualified investors from his Coloradobased\noffice, is the author of three books (Trade Like The Little Guy, Trend\nQualification And Trading, and Trend Trading Set-Ups) and has written\nextensively for many popular publications such as Active Trader, TheStreet.\ncom, RealMoneyPro.com, MarketWatch.com, Minyanville.com, and Technical\nAnalysis of Stocks \u0026amp; Commodities. He writes daily on his website Technical\nAnalysis Today (www.tatoday.com), which offers services that implement the\nconcepts he espouses. He may be reached at tat@tatoday.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStocks \u0026amp; Commodities Editor Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan interviewed Little\non January 5, 2012.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eL.A., can you tell us about your\nbackground and how\nyou got interested in the\nfinancial markets?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI was raised on a ranch in Texas, and\nthat led me to my first experience with\nthe markets. My father had a herd of beef\ncattle I dont remember the exact time,\nbut it was around the autumn of 1973 \nand he was trying to figure out the best\ntime to sell his herd. Because of the oil\nembargo that was taking place at that\ntime, there was a lot of inflation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe question we faced was, How do\nwe time the market? I was fascinated\nby the idea. Although I didnt act on\nthat curiosity until much later, that was\nmy first experience with realizing that\nthere was this dynamic system out there\nwhere things got priced. And that those\nwith products to bring to market have to\ntry to figure out when is the best time\nto sell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe were rudimentary in our approach,\nand we were absolutely wrong when we\nsold! But that was my first experience\nwith the market. When I began trading\n around 1988 or 1989 I traded the\ncommodity markets. That was where I\ntried to make my fortune, so to speak.\nBeing able to leverage your money like\nyou can in the commodity markets and\nthe potential to become a millionaire overnight was enticing. But like most\npeople, I lost my money.","brand":"store-traders-com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52134130352497,"sku":"V31C03_513INT","price":3.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0900\/3843\/6209\/files\/unnamed_d441517f-016c-4ecb-a2f6-affe50f6a044.jpg?v=1739667942","url":"https:\/\/shop.traders.com\/products\/stcov313inme","provider":"Stocks \u0026 Commodities","version":"1.0","type":"link"}