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Using Real-time News to Profit in Today's Unreal Market Conditions

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Its no secret that here at MarketClub we are technical traders. We look to the charts to reveal setups and trends that we expect to act a certain way. Technical trading is not for everyone though, that's why we have invited our friends from Benzinga to tell you a bit about trading the news. Enjoy and be sure to visit the Pro's at Benzinga for more insight on trading news.

Every day, investors from all over the world discuss the prospect of trading on technicals or fundamentals. It is much less common, however, that investors discuss the idea of trading the news. But by doing so, it can provide them with an opportunity for quick intraday gains, as market-moving headlines can make a stock soar or send it plummeting to its death.

Without question, the key to successful headline trading is to receive the news in real-time before the stock has made its move. The news regarding M&As, FDA approvals, increased guidance, or new contracts frequently (and immediately) send shares higher the moment the news is released. On the other hand, key personnel resignations, secondary offerings, and disappointing economic data generally provide profitable short opportunities. The moves can vary anywhere from a few percent points to more than 50% gains or 50% reductions.

Let’s take a closer look at some of the key investing opportunities that can be brought on by breaking news: Continue reading "Using Real-time News to Profit in Today's Unreal Market Conditions" →

Hello From Maine

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Have you missed Adam as much as we have? Unfortunately technical issues have kept Adam from being able to post his usual 1pm updates, but you can guarantee that he is watching the markets like a hawk and will have lots to talk about when he returns.

Click here to watch Adam's Update from Maine and find out when he'll be back.

Every success,

The MarketClub Team

 

Lowest Trailing P/E Ratio In 2 Decades, But...

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Today we have a special guest blogger, Price Headley of Big Trends. Price is a Traders Hall of Fame inductee and is a regular contributor on CNBC, Fox News and Bloomberg Television, and in a variety of print and online financial news outlets. Today Price will share some of his insight on the recent sell-off and his predictions on the week ahead. Be sure to look over Price’s shoulder as he trades with 3 Months of his Investor’s Edge Newsletter FREE!

If you thought two weeks ago was rough, last week's 7.0% slide made the previous week's 4.0% pullback look like child's play. There is sort of' a bright spot in there though, IF the bulls play their cards right and the bears still aren't angry. (That's a big if though.)

Before we slice and dice the market though, let's run down last week's and this week's big economic numbers.

Economic Calendar:

Even relatively good news was treated like bad news last week by expert market analysts. Mainly, a slightly optimistic employment picture still didn't stave off some serious selling. The unemployment rate fell from 9.2% to 9.1%; job creation easily topped the expected figure of 100K with 154K new payrolls added, and unemployment claims basically held steady. Nobody cared. Continue reading "Lowest Trailing P/E Ratio In 2 Decades, But..." →

Triangles or Crystal Ball?

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It would almost seem like MarketClub's Trade Triangles could see into the future, but you won't find any mumbo-jumbo or "black box" technique hiding behind our symbols, just market-conquering technical analysis.

If you tuned into last week's MarketClub TV show, you heard Adam talking about the Proshares Ultra-Short inverse etf, SKF.

MarketClub gave SKF gave a green monthly Trade Triangle on May 24th - nearly 3 months ago(!) with an exit on June 29th (profit of 1.06%). Then, a re-entry point occurred on July 18th and if you bought then, you'd be up 32.71%!

Even if you didn't get in until the morning after Adam talked about it on MarketClub TV, you STILL be up 28.33%!

I don't think we could make it any easier if we tried.

Every success in this crazy market,

Susan Jackson
MarketClub TV Co-Host

Simplifying Complicated Charts

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On the Trader's Blog you've heard us talk plenty about how to simplify your trading. As a matter of fact, you've heard Adam preach about keeping it simple over the years. Today we've asked Bill Poulos from Profit's Run to share with us how he keeps his trading method simple by using a simple indicator that we could all benefit from. To find out more about Bill Poulos visit his website here.

One of the problems that many traders run into is trying to find the perfect combination of indicators that will lead them to the perfect trading method.  Not only is this a problem for new traders but we find that many experienced traders continue to over complicate their charts with too many indicators.  They often think that the more indicators they can get on the chart the more successful they will be.     This is usually not the case and only leads to more confusion on the part of our entries. The concept of keeping things simple works especially well when applying it to our trading strategies.  The key for many trading methods is to simply know the trend of the pair and then know when to buy or sell that pair.

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