AAPL by the Hour

I've been collecting intraday minute data for over a month. Here's a quick set of graphs showing the gain/loss for every hour throughout the day (the first half hour considered an hour by itself). The images are named in PST.

I doubt much can be gleaned from this alone. On average the 7am hour has been the best play for a long, the 9am hour (lunch? in NY) is the best hour to sit, and the last hour is the best to go short. The largest standard deviation in values is in the 7am hour, followed by the 6am half hour.

Those Who Finish Second

Here's a really good article. Yeah, it may not always be true that those who finish first were mostly lucky or bold; but, it can certainly be the case. Think Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, or Mark Zuckerberg. They're all intelligent, skillful, and successful. But do you do yourself a favor following their strategies? Probably not.