Category: MarketClub Techniques, Tips & Talk

Tips and trick from traders on how to become a better trader.

Nasdaq Index - Trendline Alert

Posted on by The INO.com Team

One of the most powerful technical tools that a trader possesses is a pencil and a ruler. It sounds kind of old-school, but the reality is trend lines in technical analysis are enormously important.

In my new video I will show you how the NASDAQ index has broken a very important trend line and what the ramifications are for this index.

We can all learn from the simplicity of this approach and how effective it is in the long run.

As always our videos are free to watch and there are no registration requirements.

Enjoy the video and please feel free to comment on blog about this simple yet effective way of trading.

All the best,

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

Trader's Whiteboard: Lesson 5

Posted on by The INO.com Team

If you’ve made it this far through the series, you’ve learned the basics: reading charts, spotting trends, implementing stops, but what now?

Today Adam shows you what you need to do to tie all of this information together. Becoming a more effective, organized, and successful trader is just one short video away.

Click here to watch Lesson 5 in the Trader's Whiteboard series and take the next step in order to trade like the pros.

Enjoy!

The MarketClub Team

Another Profitable Quarter for the Perfect Portfolio

Posted on by The INO.com Team

We first introduced the “Perfect Portfolio” theory in early October and posted updates here and here.

We plan to update the hypothetical “Perfect Portfolio” every quarter to show exactly how you can utilize what I believe is a very conservative, but profitable approach to markets. We're using four, very liquid and well known ETF's that I believe are going to be very important in the investment world for the next three years.

The results of the “Perfect Portfolio” for Q4 were as follows: The ETF GLD that tracks gold bullion managed to gain 8.55% for the quarter. Our next ETF, FXE which tracks the Euro, suffered a small loss of 2.9% for the quarter. The star performer for the quarter was USO, which tracks crude oil. This market had a positive return of 8.63%. Our last ETF is SPY, which tracks the S&P 500, and this market put in a very respectable 5.63% return at the end of December.

The average return for the “Perfect Portfolio” for the quarter was 5.13%. This was lower than some other quarters simply because the markets were less volatile. In the future we expect this portfolio to continue to do well and we will be reporting on this blog on a quarterly basis with the results.

If you have any questions on the hypothetical “Perfect Portfolio” and how you can use this strategy with your own account and brokerage company please feel free to contact our office at 410-867-2100. Any one of our professional member relationship team can help answer questions on the “Perfect Portfolio”.

All the best,

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

Traders Toolbox: Money Management Part 3 of 4 Revisited...

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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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Money Management Part 3 of 4

"Crucial but often overlooked, money management practices can mean the difference between winning and losing in the market.-Placing Stop Order- It’s helpful to think of these by their more formal name, stop-loss orders, because that is what they are designed to do – stop the loss of money. Stop orders are offsetting orders placed away from the market to liquidate losing positions before they become unsustainable.

Placing stop orders is more of an art than a science, but adhering to money management rules can optimize their effectiveness. Stops can be placed using a number of different approaches; by determining the exact dollar amount a trader wishes to risk on a single trade; as a percentage of total equity; or by applying technical indicators..."

Revisit the Trader's Toolbox Post: "Money Management Part 3 of 4" here.

The MarketClub Minute - Lesson 7

Posted on by The INO.com Team

In just one minute, Adam will share a simple technique to keep the "odds in your favor". It's what he and co-founder Dave Maher have built MarketClub to help you do.

Click here to see what this strategy is and share your tips with our other readers in the comments section.

Best,

Adam and The MarketClub Team