Sep 22Member-onlyWhat Does Diablo IV and Amazon’s Wheel of Time Have in Common?Leverage on existing success for short-term monetary gains For many fantasy book readers and game players, the Diablo franchise and Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time (the book series) have a special place in their hearts. They are the epitome of what the fantasy world should be. Playing the game (Diablo…Prime Video3 min readPrime Video3 min read
Aug 18Member-onlyTo all the writers on Medium Supporting Ukraine continued fightGo volunteer yourself on the Ukraine Frontline If you reside or held any citizenships in any NATO countries, go volunteer yourself on the Ukraine frontline. Stop spreading misinformation.Ukraine War1 min readUkraine War1 min read
Aug 6Member-onlyThe Real Danger of AIIt’s not that they will replace our jobs My relationship with AI I’ve been observing the growth of AI for the past few years. Personally, I had taken an interest in AI way back as a Computer Engineering undergraduate almost 2 decades ago. No, not the generative AI that we are seeing today. The…AI2 min readAI2 min read
Jul 23Member-onlyAmazon’s Wheel Of Time Season 2 will Crush Amazon’s StockThe raping of a beloved fantasy series to promote a woke agenda will come to a bad end. Many true fans of Robert Jordan’s work, “Wheel of Time”, were absolutely appalled by the woke theme in Amazon’s version of WoT in season 1. Reportedly, the book series sold 65 million…Stock Market2 min readStock Market2 min read
Jun 23Member-onlyChange Request VS BugsA true story more than a decade old A migration project More than 10 years ago, I was working in a bank doing projects, but mainly in the corporate banking world. At the same time, the Treasury division had a major migration project going on and were short-handed. Given that my department was…Software Development4 min readSoftware Development4 min read
Jun 17Member-onlyHow the options market has changed and how it affects the stock marketA tale of the tail wagging the dog It is the year 2023 and we are in the mid of June. The stock market has been moving up in a straight line for the last 8 weeks with minimum retracements. In fact, any small dips are quickly bought up at…Stock Market5 min readStock Market5 min read
May 20Member-onlyThe Stock Market Keeps RisingProfessionals are confounded Economic Background US hit debt ceiling of $31.4T on 19th Jan and has been using “extraordinary measures” to keep the government running. The yield curve has inverted since 5th July 2022. The Fed Target rate has risen from 0%-0.25% in Mar 2022 to 5%-5.25% today (20th May 2023). The…2 min read2 min read
May 9Member-onlyAs a BA, I actively avoid looking at codesBecause I don’t want to be disappointed A few articles ago, I mentioned that I had moved from being a developer to a business analyst. As a matter of personal policy, I don’t look at how developers in my projects do their coding. The reason is pretty simple at the…Programming3 min readProgramming3 min read
May 1Member-onlyI regularly cull my resumeRemoving outdated and unwanted items cleanse my profile Unlike most people who tries to squeeze all their experiences and skills into their resume and making themselves “leads”, “seniors”, or “experts”, I regularly did the opposite. I have various reasons for doing that. The most obvious is when I don’t want…Resume2 min readResume2 min read
Apr 4Member-onlyI can’t reconcile market actions with Elliott WavesAnd I have to conclude that there is no natural buyers in the markets I’ve been using Elliott Waves for more than a decade now and have been able to map the wave counts ever since I’ve been using it as my primary method of trading. …Elliott Wave Theory3 min readElliott Wave Theory3 min read
