Why Fading The Opening Gap Is The Ideal Setup for Me

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I recently had the opportunity to sit down to dinner with Scott Andrews from MastertheGap.com, and at the end of the dinner I honestly said to myself, this guy has got something here. Now there's a lot of "gap" research and insight out there, but Scott takes it to a different level. So if you have some time, please read his article, fire away with the comments, and visit his site MastertheGap.com.

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If you are looking to become a serious trader, there are two critical questions that you must answer; “What is my primary trade setup?” and “What is my edge?”

When I started out, it seemed like every book, every website, and every trader touted a different setup – each with its own merits. But I knew that I needed a trade that fit “me” and my trading personality.  After lots of searching and introspection I settled on fading (i.e. trading the opposite direction of) the opening gap in the indices (e.g. S&P 500, Dow 30, Nasdaq 100, Russell 2000). Not only do opening gaps occur daily and offer significant profit opportunity,but they have an inherent directional bias. In fact, over 70% of gaps will retrace from their opening price back to the prior session closing price that very same day, often in the first hour of trading.
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What happened to the gold market?

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I think it came as a big surprise to many traders that the gold market imploded on Tuesday pushing to its lowest levels in several days.

The downward spiral was enough to trigger a daily "Trade Triangle" which moved us into the neutral camp on this market. Exiting our long gold position based on our "Trade Triangle" signals produced a very small profit or in some cases of break even trade.

So the question is: Is the sharp downward move in gold over?

In my new video I answer that question and share with you some levels I think gold will go to on the downside. I also share with you that we could be setting up for it excellent buying opportunity, if and when our "Trade Triangles" are aligned.

If you have a few minutes I strongly recommend that you take the time to watch this gold video.

You can watch this video with my compliments and there is no registration requirements. I would love to get your feedback about this video on the MarketClub Trader's blog.

All the best,

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

Is Natural Gas Cheap?

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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. Continue reading "Is Natural Gas Cheap?" →

Why weekly charts are so important (new video)

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Today I'm going to be looking into why weekly charts are so important in the Forex market.

I will use the EUR/USD as the example and deeply investigate the buy signal we received on this cross on Monday, July 27th. Although it's too early to tell if this signal will be profitable, it is certainly a signal you must take if you are a disciplined follower of MarketClub's "Trade Triangle" technology.

You can watch this video with my compliments and there is no registration requirements. I would love to get your feedback about this video on the MarketClub Trader's blog.

All the best,

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

How to use trading cycles in your own trading

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Everything in nature moves in cycles. . . the cycles of the seasons … night and day… tides… phases of the moon. Each year animals hibernate… geese migrate… salmon swim upstream to spawn… and every seven years lemmings run into the ocean.

While nature’s cycles are very visible, there are many cycles in the futures markets that are not quite as obvious. Often the reason some cycles are not easily seen is because the interaction of many large and small cycles makes individual cycles harder to see.

Cycles are the tendency for events to repeat themselves at more or less uniform intervals. One of the easiest cycles to see and understand is the seasonal cycle. Agricultural commodities have a repetitive annual price pattern called the seasonal price cycle. More than 70 of the time, the lowest cash prices of the year for corn, cotton and soybeans occur during the fall harvest period. Due to increased marketings, cattle and hogs also have price weakness during the fall. Wheat and oats tend to make seasonal lows during their summer harvest. Seasonal price trends are a reflection of regular annual changes in supply and demand factors caused by weather, production and demand.

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