Ed Seykota

It's that time of the year. The pomp and circumstance of Independence Day are behind us. The smell of something else is in the air. It's the prediction factory kicking into high gear. The second half of the year is upon us, and the soothsayers, wizards, prognosticators, and Instant Experts of the...

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date. What Happened? On this day in 1946, computerized trading pioneer Ed Seykota was born. Where The Market Was: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 202.96 and the S&P 500 traded at 17.70...