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Why Day Traders of ’09 have become Swing Traders of ’10

April 14, 2010 By

I was recently talking to Idan, CEO of FocalEquity.com, when he mentioned something I thought was worth repeating. From ’09 – ’10, Idan says that he has seen a major change in trader mindset. Idan believes that shorter term traders have moved to longer time frames due to a change in market conditions.

Read on to see how Idan has come to this conclusion and be sure to visit FocalEquity.com.

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As the CEO of www.focalequity.com, I have witnessed staggering changes in the minds of retail investors in 2009. The most interesting phenomenon was that most day traders have been completely swept out of the current type of market. [Read more...]

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Candle Sticks, Gold and a Trader’s Journey

March 24, 2010 By

Consistent, successful trading requires a systematic approach that you are 100% confident in.  When talking to today’s guest blogger and INO TV author Gary Wagner of “Forex Gold Forecast” a few days ago about recent trades, it amazed me how confident he was in his own technical analysis. I thought it would make a good article for the Trader’s Blog so I had him write down a few thoughts on trading and how he has utilized his own system.

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Effective trading is a science, but it is also an art. Choosing the scientific models (technical indicators) you wish to combine to create your trading methodology requires a journey. A journey over time, through which by trial and error you will arrive at an approach that is successful. You need to assemble a toolbox of technical indicators like an artist assembles brushes. Just as each brush creates a different effect, each technical indicator reveals distinctive information about the market. Knowing which technical brushes to use and when to use them is essential. It will provide the trader with the tools needed to create an effective systematic approach. [Read more...]

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6 Key Components of Winning Trading Strategies

March 10, 2010 By

Today’s Guest Blogger is Chris Dunn of Emini Academy. Chris and the Academy specialize in identifying high probability trade setups in the fast-paced e-mini S&P futures market. Today Chris is going to share with us his key components in a winning trading strategy.

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Over the past 8 years, my team and I have been able to test over 200 different trading strategies and systems in the e-mini, currency, and equity markets.  We’ve used and abused everything from standard indicators, to fully-automated trading systems.  As a result, we found 6 key components that would repeat themselves in most of the winning strategies.
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Finding an Edge with Support and Resistance

January 27, 2010 By

Today I would like to introduce Karen of Wealth Wizard World. Karen is an experienced trader who took an interest in the markets at a very young age has continued since then. Through her own blog and website, Karen shares what she has learned in her twenty-plus years and today she has agreed to share this knowledge with Trader’s Blog readers as well.

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I’ve traded for many years – about 20 to be precise. During the early years, I read everything I could get my hands on and tried several methods. The lessons learned were not what to do, but what not to do, and yet I was looking for something more.

There are lots of indicators to use and chart patterns to watch. What bothered me was that I realized that indicators lag. They respond to the movement of price.

Chart patterns work very well for some people, but they didn’t do much for me. I saw several head and shoulders patterns break to new highs; flags, pennants, and wedges break opposite of what they were supposed to do. What was an eager, studious, young trader supposed to do?

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What Kind of Investor Are You?

December 10, 2009 By

I found today’s author Mr. Moneybags’ through his blog BigFatMoneybags.com a little while back. His view on finance isn’t necessarily the norm and I thought it was great. Moneybags take on finance adds a bit of humor in an atmosphere that can too often become stressful. Without further delay I present, Mr. Moneybags.

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What kind of investor are you? It’s a simple question really. Although, it is surprising how few people can answer that question due to their lack of investment strategy – these are the same people than end up collecting empty cans off of the sidewalk for spare change. Let’s take a look at the four prominent types of investors: [Read more...]

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An Old Fashioned View…

October 21, 2009 By

With the Dow back over 10,000, I like a few other people have been considering a taking a few more positions, sticking my neck back out if you will. This got me thinking about the very basic principles of the market. I wanted to share with you a brief list put together by my friend Hale of Bonddad Blog. These are a few basic points that still resonate with him while trading. What do you think, what are some of the basics that you’ll never loose? Leave us a comment and be sure to visit Hale at Bonddad blog.

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For a guy who lives in the 21st century I have a remarkably old fashioned view of the market.  My favorite technical analysts — Gartley, Murphy, Gann and Schabacker — are some of the earliest practitioners of the art.  There are a few basic points from these people that still stand out for me.

First, you can make money on both sides of the markets – going long and going short.  This means we can always be invested so long as we know the market’s direction.  To know the market’s direction we need to know how the fundamentals of the US economy are doing – is the economy expanding or contracting?  This requires basic knowledge about the economy.  If you don’t know it, learn it. [Read more...]

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Rio 2016: Guide to Investing In Brazil

October 7, 2009 By

There was a lot of talk about potential host cities for the Olympics lately and the politics associated. That talk died down after Brazil was awarded the honor of hosting. You may be asking “how does that relate to trading”…well my friend Raul of the Shocked Investor is about to make that connection. He has been researching the Brazilian stocks and options recently and more importantly ones traded on American exchanges. Enjoy the article and be sure to leave a comment with your thoughts.

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With Rio de Janeiro having just being awarded the Olympics 2016 there will be enormous activity and interest in Brazil. There will be tremendous investments made in the city and in the country. Whether the government itself makes a profit money-wise is a difficult proposition, and difficult to measure. However, the benefits to the country are long term and in many other indirect areas. Many companies and sectors will certainly boom and make considerable revenue. [Read more...]

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GM’s 200 MPG+ Fantasy…

September 3, 2009 By

Everyone was shocked when GM took a gigantic government bailout. What was equally shocking to me was to see GM claim that in 2010, they would have a car capable of 230 mpg. Well, as we all know everything is not always as it seems. When I came across this article by Adrian Veidt, Senior Editor of Casey’s Extraordinary Technology I thought I would share it with you and get your take. The auto industry is changing, will GM be able to finally make the changes it needs to?

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A few weeks ago, Government Motors dropped a public relations bomb when new chief Fritz Henderson announced that the forthcoming Chevy Volt would get an astonishing 230 miles per gallon (that’s 98 kilometers per liter, for our metric-system friends).

For those of you not yet familiar, the Volt is a plug-in hybrid car. The car runs primarily on electric power, with batteries charged overnight by simply plugging the car into an electrical outlet like a cell phone. Its gasoline engine is used only to charge the battery and supplement the power when the batteries run low. [Read more...]

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Is Natural Gas Cheap?

July 29, 2009 By

Today’s guest is David Galland, the managing director of Casey Research. David’s going to give us a look through the trained eyes of the Casey Researchers at the energy sector, more specifically, natural gas. So take a look and see why David thinks cheap doesn’t always mean buy. As always, be sure to leave us a comment on your energy strategies.

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At the height of its late 2005 rally, natural gas in the U.S. was selling for just over $16/MMBtu, 350% higher than today’s price of $3.56. The oil/gas ratio, now over 18, is an all-time high… suggesting that natural gas is dirt cheap. So, it’s a buy, right?

In a phrase, not exactly. [Read more...]

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Using Gann Swing Charts In Futures Trading…

July 8, 2009 By

Looking at a chart is like looking at a complex painting. Everyone has their own interpretation. Likewise, being able to see trade setups takes a trained eye and everyone has their own approach. Today, Duncan from Swing Trends is going to show us how he uses Gann Swing Charts to analyze futures.
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One of the largest problems in trading any kind of financial instrument is how to analyze price action. Present 10 different traders with a given candle chart and ask them to classify market trend, support and resistance and chart patterns and the chances are you will receive 10 different looking sets of analysis in return. Not only is it likely that traders will differ substantially in the important areas identified, present the same trader with the same chart, at a different time, it is highly likely that the two charts you will now have will be different to each other. [Read more...]

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