A quick postcard from Maine.

Well the good news is that hurricane Bill missed Maine and the rest of the Eastern seaboard this past weekend. Too close for my liking. Huge surf and lots and lots of rain was the order of the day.

I thought you would like to see a picture of my father-in-law, Retired Admiral Harold Rich. We don't use his formal title up here, but I thought you might notice his hat. You see, Harry loves to wear hats and I thought he would enjoy one of our new MarketClub hats.

It was Harry who came up  with the phrase "To small to succeed " that I recently used in a blog posting. So that's one of the reasons why Harry is modeling his new MarketClub hat, the other is that he looks darn good in one.

Just to keep you all up-to-date, the MarketClub team is working hard on a special project that I believe will greatly benefit all MarketClub members. We will be making an announcement soon.

It is not all fun in the sun up here in Maine, I am actually thinking and working on how we can make MarketClub even better. We have some big improvements coming your way so stay tuned.

All the best,

Adam

P.S. I think there is something in the works next month to include some good looking hats and shirts in a contest. So stay tuned to the blog as I am not privy to all the details on that one.

How I became a successful trader


We shot this video a while back, but the core principals on how to become a successful trader remain the same today as they did 100 years ago. Enjoy the video and please give us your feedback on this blog.

All the best,

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

Q2 results for MarketClub's "Trade Triangle" Technology

As we are in the middle of earnings season for most stocks, I thought it appropriate that we report our own results for Q2 of 2009.

We have been tracking the profits and losses of MarketClub's "Trade Triangle" technology for the past 8 quarters for corn, wheat, soybeans, crude oil, gold and the dollar index.

We started this hypothetical portfolio with $50,000, which is approximately twice the margin required to trade the above markets. The reason behind that is that we de-leverage every futures markets and this allowed us to continue to take signals with little or no pressure. The other key for our success is that we are diversified into six markets. Some may argue that the grain markets do not provide true diversification, but I would not argue with that point.

See Q2 results on next page.

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Is it a correction or a major turn in the S&P 500? (New Video)

With the S&P 500 falling to a fresh two-week low, the big question is this a correction, or the start of a major trend on the downside?

I have just finished a short video that details many of the key concerns that we have for this market. If you have not seen our videos before you may enjoy this one. This video does not require a plug-in.

The video is free to watch and there is no need to register. I would love to get your feedback about this video on our blog.

All the best,

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

A conundrum wrapped in an enigma... that's the S&P 500 index. New Video

I was just looking at the S&P 500 index as we come to a close for the week of June 6th. While the market appears to be higher for week, it also appears that we're losing momentum on the upside.

This can be seen in the second attempt to close over the 950 level. Also some of our momentum indicators are showing negative divergences. This means that while the S&P 500 is making new highs for the move, the momentum indicators are not showing the same configuration and making new highs. This can often be the first clue of a potential market correction.

In this short video on the S&P 500, you'll will see exactly what I'm looking at and why.

The video is free to watch and there is no need to register. I would love to get your feedback about this video and your own predictions about these markets on our blog.

All the best,

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