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How To Spot Big Trends?

February 22, 2010 By

Every trader and investor I know would love to buy at the bottom and sell at the top. The reality is that this is not a winning solution, nor is it possible to do this on a consistent basis.

What we look for at MarketClub is to catch the sweet spot of the trend. The sweet spot is the 70% to 80% that’s in the middle of a trend.

I’ve been in this business a long time and know enough people in the industry to know that nobody buys the bottom and sells at the top. If they tell you that’s what they do on a consistent basis, run a country mile because they are exaggerating their capabilities.

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A Simple Strategy for Day Trading

February 21, 2010 By

Today I’d like to welcome Markus Heitkoetter from Rockwelltrading.com. Markus’ article below dives into what most traders just don’t get. Enjoy the article, comment below, and visit Rockwelltrading.com to see what Markus’s next webinar event is.

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With dozens of indicators, hundreds of chart patterns, and thousands of combination’s between the two, it’s no wonder that many traders struggle to find and enter trades with confidence. “Analysis paralysis” is a common problem for many traders, and it can even keep experienced traders from taking good trades. It’s easy to plot a dozen indicators on your chart, but what are they really telling you? Are you able to make split second decisions when there is an opportunity in the market? If not, it’s probably time to simplify your trading.

One of the easiest ways I’ve found to keep things simple, and avoid being a victim of “analysis paralysis”, is to use a strategy that I call, “The Simple Strategy”.

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Saturday Success Story – Bruce, Missouri

February 20, 2010 By

At MarketClub, our mission is to help you become a better trader. Our passion is creating superior trading tools to help you achieve your goals—no matter which way the markets move—we promise objective and unbiased recommendations not available from brokers.

Here’s great news from a member…

“I’ve been with MarketClub for over a year now and I have used their service almost daily. If you’re interested in trading the markets, whether it be stocks, commodities, futures or forex, this is the place to be! Want to search for stocks? Their platform has a remarkable screener that will help you zoom in on what you’re looking for and the unique Trade Triangle technology provides signals and alerts for entering and exiting positions. Not sure how to get started, well MarketClub has the answer for that too!
They have an educational section that is fantastic, with video tutorials from Adam Hewison. If you already have a portfolio and just want to keep track of it, you can set it all up in MarketClub, review every position at a glance and even get alerts to your e-mail on positions you may want to trade!

I believe MarketClub has given me a better understanding of the markets and provides a wonderful service that enables me to make more money!

So if your looking to make money in the markets and who isn’t, than MarketClub is the place to be. Try it, I’m sure you will love it!” ~ Bruce M., Missouri

To send your own success story, please email blog@ino.com. We wish all of our members the best and we look forward to hearing your success story.

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There’s No Quick and Easy Fix for This Economy

February 19, 2010 By

Regardless of what others might say, there is no quick fix for the economy.

To illustrate this point, a friend of mine recently sent me a chart which I would like to share with you. This charts shows that we may be going into a prolonged period of no growth overall in the stock market. The NASDAQ peaked at 5,132.52 on March 10th, 2000. The NASDAQ market is in many ways more important than the DOW, and should be considered more of a leading indicator. If that is truly the case, then we have been in a bear market for the last eight years.

I expect to see a prolonged economic climate that is not conducive for stocks to move higher. However, there will be pockets of opportunity where certain markets and sectors will move higher.

All in all, this is not a rosy picture for either the US or world economy. As I have said many times on this blog, these are trading markets and not markets to hold long-term.

Trading throughout the balance of this decade and into the early part of the next decade is going to be the key to survival and for recovering the profits in your portfolio. We strongly recommend that you approach these markets with some level of expertise and knowledge of technical trading.

The future is going to be the future and we need to take advantage of every moment and prepare ourselves to be the very best we can be in whatever business or endeavor we are pursuing.

Every success in the future,

Adam Hewison
President, INO.com
Co-creator, MarketClub

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7 Highlights From My Recent Holiday Down Under

February 18, 2010 By

My Daughter’s Wedding The number one reason my wife and I traveled halfway around the world was, of course, our daughter’s wedding in New Zealand. My daughter married a wonderful young man from New Zealand who we are all thrilled about and being her dad, this was most important.  I’m happy to report that my daughter looked beautiful and the wedding was fantastic. The bride and groom were blessed with a rare double rainbow at the reception.

Franz Joseph and Fox Glaciers After the wedding my wife and I took off for a helicopter tour of the Franz Joseph and Fox glaciers. I must admit that we were very lucky with the weather and were able to land on the top of the glacier.  It was an experience I hope you all get to enjoy in the future. After our adventures on the North Island, we flew down to the South Island. It was there that we had one of the most amazing experiences with the geography of New Zealand. We stayed in Queenstown, which is a mecca for thrill seekers. Among the exciting activities offered are parasailing, bungee jumping, jet boats and skydiving.  Basically, you name it and they do it there. My wife very wisely held me back from doing something really stupid like jumping out of an airplane, but I have put it in my list of things to do in the future, maybe next year?

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Trader’s Whiteboard: Lesson 8

February 18, 2010 By

Despite a shaky economy recently, there are traders still making money. If you’re wondering how, watch today’s Trader’s Whiteboard video where Adam will share how you can be successful in any market. He points out 5 components that every trader can put in place and see results immediately.

Click here to see the last installment in the Trader’s Whiteboard series and beef up your trading strategy.

Enjoy!

The MarketClub Team

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Five Reasons Why Gold Will Not Make A New High This Time

February 17, 2010 By

Gold has made some exciting moves recently, but what can we expect in the future? In today’s video, I point out five reasons that I do not expect gold to make a new high just yet.

If the current cycle persists, there will be some interesting trades to be had in this market and a possible new high before summer.

The video is free to watch and there are no registration requirements. I hope you enjoy this gold update and make a comment on the blog about how you feel about this video and this market.

All the best,
Adam Hewison
President, INO.com
Co-creator, MarketClub

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Pulling the Trigger Exercises

February 17, 2010 By

Today I’d like everyone to welcome Larry Levin. Larry is a very well known trader and is often featured on CNBC and other financial television shows, and today he’s going to be talking about one of the hardest things we as traders must do – pull the trigger! He’s got some excellent advice that can be applied to all levels of traders. Please enjoy the article, comment below, and visit LarrysBook.com to learn more about Larry and check out his book.

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Sometimes we can’t pull the trigger when we sense an opportunity in the market for one reason; we’re afraid!  But we are not afraid of the market, we’re afraid of ourselves.  Our fear comes from not trusting in ourselves to act in our own best interest.

You fear your inability to do what you need to do, when you need to do it, without hesitation.  Being afraid causes us to freeze and makes us unable to pull the trigger to execute our trades.  This causes missed opportunities, but the result of these missed opportunities is the real problem of not being able to pull the trigger.

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Another Update – Stevenson High School

February 16, 2010 By

We want to share an update we received from the economics team that we sponsor from Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois. Their “Stock Market Game” teams are using MarketClub to help assist in their trades and we’ve been following their success for the past few months. Their teacher was nice enough to send me this message informing me of the progress his 6 teams have made in their participation with the “The Stock Market Game” (a program of the SIFMA).

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Lindsay,

It has been a while since our last correspondence and it is time I got you up to date.

Well, the Fall competition was interesting. One team (freshman girls) finished 77th!! Not bad out of 500 teams. I am very proud of them. They did their research, including with MarketClub and the rest speaks for itself.

The junior and senior boys did not fare as well with standings in the high 400′s (470 +). Their research was a bit spotty and in some cases relied more on headlines rather than solid research. I think they learned a valuable lesson there.

Now that we have started the Spring competition, the landscape has changed. Finally, all the teams are seeing the value of MarketClub. I am getting a lot of “Oh, I didn’t know MarketClub could do that”, “How does it know that?,” to “We are now using it (MC), as our guide.” I expected this type of reaction now that we are in our second competition. The more the students are using your service the more they are seeing its value and learning how to separate the “wheat from the chaff.” The biggest obstacle I have now is teaching them how short selling works. As you know, this concept is a difficult one for beginners to get their arms around. I have told them to find some stocks they think are on the way down and just try a short sale. I am confident that once they get the hang of it they will look at the market as not just a one way street but a two way street with profits to be made regardless of trend.

Again, I want to thank you and MarketClub for your invaluable service.

Stay warm and I hope you all fared well with the snow.

Sincerely,

*Teacher’s name removed for privacy*
Adlai E. Stevenson High School
Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069

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Good luck to the spring competition teams! We look forward to hearing about your experiences using MarketClub as your guide.

Best,

Lindsay Thompson
Director of New Business Development
INO.com & MarketClub

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Traders Toolbox: Learning Options Part 2 of 4 Revisited…

February 16, 2010 By

Trader's Toolbox

At MarketClub our mission is to help you become a better trader. Our passion is creating superior trading tools to help you achieve your goals — no matter which way the markets move — with objective and unbiased recommendations not available from brokers.

The Trader’s Toolbox posts are just another free resource from MarketClub.

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“Many people like options because they believe them to be less risky than futures. Options sometimes offer reduced risk, but usually at the cost of reduced profit potential.

One drawback of options is that a trader must consider market speed (volatility) as well as direction. Traders who buy or sell options outright to profit from up or down moves in the underlying market can find themselves fighting an uphill battle against volatility and time decay. With futures, if you’re right about market direction, you’ll win. With options, you can be right about the market and still lose….”

Revisit the Trader’s Toolbox Post: “Learning Options Part 2 of 4″ here.

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