Caution, Caution, Caution

Here we are at the first trading day of 2015. You may remember one of my posts in December indicating that the markets can be quite dangerous over the holiday time period. Well, that same danger carries over in to the first week of January when many traders are just getting back from vacations and preparing to setup their trading desks for the New Year. Typically, I like to get serious about the market after the first full trading week of January is over and volume once again returns to the market.

At the moment, we're still in a very low volume period indicating that the markets can be extremely volatile on a moment's notice. You only have to look at gold in the last several days to see the extreme swings up and down that market is going through, which proves my point. This extreme kind of market action can happen in any market with little or no notice - so the word for today and next week is caution, caution, caution.

On A Personal Note

I hope everyone had a wonderful time with family and loved ones over the Christmas holidays.

I am very fortunate, thought some would say unfortunate, that right after Christmas I have a birthday. The 26th of December is my birthday, for those of you living in England and Australia, that's Boxing Day. I've gotten to the age when birthday presents really aren't my thing anymore as I pretty much have all the underwear and socks I will ever need. However, this year was different, as I did want something, something very special and close to my heart. Continue reading "Caution, Caution, Caution"

Gold Webinar: RSVP Today

We're expecting space to be tight for this week's upcoming gold webinar. Have you reserved your seat yet? If not, we're extending a last minute invitation to all of our lurkers out there.

Save your seat by registering today and find out what MarketClub co-founder and former floor trader Adam Hewison will be sharing about this ever-popular precious metal. Adam will show you how this market can be traded, what the pros and cons are, and how you can analyze all the ways to trade it with MarketClub's "Trade Triangles."

Click here to attend MarketClub's "5 Ways to Tackle the Gold Market" Webinar to be presented live on Thursday, December 2nd at 4pm EST/9pm GMT.

We promise that you won't be disappointed so register today!

The MarketClub Team

ALERT: Weekly "Trade Triangle" Flashes a Sell Signal On Gold

Attention all MarketClub Members:

A Weekly "Trade Triangle" flashed a sell signal on long positions and entry signal on short positions in spot gold this morning at $1,086.00. The market is currently trading at $1,086.00. Please use money management stops and be aware of the risks involved.