It's more important to the market than Italy, Greece, Portugal, and Spain combined

The trials and tribulations of these four countries (that have run up huge deficits) have been well known for quite some time. What is more important in my opinion is not the size of the debt, which is staggering, but rather what is going on with market perception.

Market perception trumps everything else out there. Market perception trumps market fundamentals every time. Market perception is the one card that the government cannot control. It is the card that can potentially give the individual trader an edge.
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How the Open Can Make or Break Your Day

If you follow our blog, then you are definitely familiar with trader Larry Levin, President of Trading Advantage LLC. We have gotten such a great response from some of his past posts that he has agreed to share one more of his favorite trading tips as a special treat to our viewers. Determining the direction of the market can be tricky and just plain confusing at times, but Larry’s expert opinion keeps it simple and straight-to-the-point.

If you like this article, Larry’s also agreed to give you free access to one of his top trading secrets.

Today he’s going to talk about how the open of the market can make or break your trading day. Continue reading "How the Open Can Make or Break Your Day"

Getting Technical To Find Potential Trades

If you follow our blog, then you are definitely familiar with trader Larry Levin, President of Trading Advantage LLC. We have gotten such a great response from some of his past posts that he has agreed to share one more of his favorite trading tips as a special treat to our viewers. Determining the direction of the market can be tricky and just plain confusing at times, but Larry’s expert opinion keeps it simple and straight-to-the-point. If you like this article, Larry’s also agreed to give you free access to one of his top trading secrets.

Today he's going to talk about using technical indicators to find potential trading opportunities.

If you know your way around a price chart (Tip#5) then you are ready to learn a little more about technical analysis. This kind of analysis is defined as an attempt to try to forecast price movements based on patterns observed in price changes on charts, or other changes that are not rooted in fundamental observations. Continue reading "Getting Technical To Find Potential Trades"

Fundamental Analysis or Technical Analysis

Today's guest post is from our friends at the Benzinga News Desk. Today they are going to ponder the age old question of fundamental or technical analysis and discuss the Elliot Wave Principle. Be sure to comment below with your own thoughts and learn more about the Benzinga News Desk here.

Investors and traders have been arguing for the longest time about which overarching strategy is king: fundamental analysis or technical analysis. Long-term investors believe that technical analysis is trash and nothing more than lucky betting, while short-term traders think that fundamental aspects of companies and economies do not matter for short-term price movement. Continue reading "Fundamental Analysis or Technical Analysis"

How an Exclusive Group of Private Traders Profited from Amazing AMZN!

From time to time we here at INO.com come across someone in the industry that grabs our attention. Recently we saw a post from Guy Cohen about a trade and how he had called the breakout for sometime in advance. How he caught the breakout was intriguing and we asked him to share a bit about the trade with traders blog readers.

Guy Cohen is a bestselling author of several trading books, and the creator of the OVI Index, Private Traders Club, and Flag-Trader. His clients include NYSE Euronext, The International Securities Exchange (ISE) and FT  Prentice Hall.

Guy is also holding a special webinar for Traders Blog readers tomorrow Thursday 9/22, for more information click here.

Read below how a small band of traders had THREE weeks advance notice of AMZN’s potential breakout … and how they cashed in! Continue reading "How an Exclusive Group of Private Traders Profited from Amazing AMZN!"