After yesterday, you need this to survive the future

It is always interesting to live through history. However, I think many traders, or should say investors would probably like to forget about the history making market action on Thursday.

I just wanted to write a short post and show you where we stand with our "Trade Triangle" technology.

One of the advantages of using MarketClub's "Trade Triangles" is that you don't have to worry about the problems in Greece, nor do you have to worry about earnings reports, downgrades, supply and demand statistics, and all of the millions of other things that make up the price of a stock or a commodity.

An inescapable reality of the market, that effects all of us, is perception. This one characteristic can trump earnings reports, good news, and any other market changing force that comes out. For the last 12 months, the perception has been that things are getting better, and that pushed the market higher. Perception may have changed yesterday as investors are now once again beginning to worry about the euro, sovereign debt, and the value of paper currencies.

So here is how we stand in the major markets with our "Trade Triangle" technology: Continue reading "After yesterday, you need this to survive the future"

Q1: Gold vs. "World Cup Portfolio"

We began Q1 with high hopes of keeping our winning streak alive, just as we had finished out the year on a very positive note with some strong gains in Q4 of 2009.

Q1 proved to be a challenging quarter for the "World Cup Portfolio." Out of the six markets we track, we had winning positions in four markets (that's the good news) and losing positions in the other two.
However, the big disappointment in Q1 was the gold market which produced our biggest quarterly loss of any market since we began tracking the "World Cup Portfolio."

The main reason for this loss was the choppy, trend-less action in the gold market. In the eleven quarters we have been tracking gold, we have made money in eight of those quarters. This is not the time to abandon trading gold, rather it is a time to continue with our game plan and "Trade Triangle" approach that has been so successful for this portfolio. Furthermore we have never had back-to-back losing quarters in gold.

On the brighter side, the grain markets proved to be resilient and just the ticket as corn, wheat, and soybeans all put in positive performances. The only other market to put in a negative performance in Q1 was crude oil. Continue reading "Q1: Gold vs. "World Cup Portfolio""

This could be the most frustrating market in the world for traders... which market is it?

In this new (brief) video, I show you how this market is setting itself up for a large move to the upside. I'll also point out that I don't think this is going to happen tomorrow. The video is about two minutes long and I think it will give you a great insight into the past and future of this particular market.

As always, our videos are free to watch and there are no registration requirements. Drop a note in our comments section and let us know what you think.

All the best,
Adam Hewison
President, INO.com
Co-creator, MarketClub

Gold Alert: "Trade Triangles" signal an exit at $1,150.30

Our short-term Daily "Trade Triangles" signaled an exit today at $1,150. 30. For short-term traders, we are now on the sidelines after taking a $17 profit out of this market. We are looking to re-enter this market from the long side when a new green Daily "Trade Triangle" kicks in.

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Is gold ready to challenge its all-time high? (New Video)

The bull market inched higher during Sunday night trading, subsequently pushing gold to its best levels since December of last year. The sudden move down on Monday was a reminder that the 1160 area is an area of resistance for this precious metal.

In this new video on gold, I'll show you some of the indicators that you may want to look at in this market.

As always, our videos are free to watch and there are no registration requirements, but we please share your thoughts on gold in our comments section below.

All the best,
Adam Hewison
President, INO.com
Co-creator, MarketClub