Though there is evidence that oil had been used for medicinal purposes since the early 1400’s, the first commercial well was not drilled until 1859 when oil was struck in North Pennsylvania, USA. The Drake Well at Titusville was able to produce around 20 barrels of oil a day, and kick started an industry that [...]
For experienced stock traders that have invested the time to develop their skills of the trade, the mind often contemplates where there may be other avenues to ply these hard-earned skills to advantage. Over the past decade, multitudes from the trader community have migrated to our global currency markets to check out this potentially “greener [...]
Market Timing The Stock Market Trends With The Follow Through Day Oh, that evil market timing! A few years ago, there was a big push to blame market timers for everything wrong with the stock market. Thankfully, high frequency trading has taken the center stage as the things that the evil computers do. Those [...]
Are We Even In A Bear Market? Today is Sunday, August 28th 2011 and there is an ongoing debate amongst financial journalists, analysts and traders as to whether or not we are in a bear market. My view is that since we are under the 200 day moving average, it’s pretty easy to say that we [...]
During the trading day there are certain times when the market should be avoided. Volume gets thin, and the range starts to contract. This leads to short term fake out moves and reversals that can frustrate the stock trader to no end. Even a veteran trader with a good feel for the stock market trends can [...]
Though there is evidence that oil had been used for medicinal purposes since the early 1400’s, the first commercial well was not drilled until 1859 when oil was struck in North Pennsylvania, USA. The Drake Well at Titusville was able to produce around 20 barrels of oil a day, and kick started an industry that [...]
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Are you having trouble remembering the last time you had a winning trade? Are you ready to quit this gosh forsaken business already and do something less stressful like air traffic controller or lion tamer? Don’t give up just yet, at least not until you read the rest of this article. Trading slumps happen to [...]
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When we enter a bear market, the trading and investing rules don’t necessarily change, but they get modified for sure. Contrary to popular belief, a bear market is not just the opposite of a bull market. The behavior of a bear market is quite different, and can be quite a challenge if you don’t have [...]
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A gap occurs in a price chart when a trade takes place outside of a previous day’s range. Gaps are usually related to news events, but that doesn’t mean they lack genuine value. Gaps give clues as to the location of the trend, and will many times be reliable predictors of the immediate expected movement. [...]
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A gap occurs in a price chart when a trade takes place outside of a previous day’s range. Gaps are usually related to news events, but that doesn’t mean they lack genuine value. Gaps give clues as to the location of the trend, and will many times be reliable predictors of the immediate expected movement. [...]
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I read an interesting article on some research done in regards to meditation and thought it had a potentially interesting connection to improving your stock trading. If you’ve read this site, you know that I’m a big proponent of meditation before the start of the trading day. I do not believe it is possible to [...]
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Are you having trouble remembering the last time you had a winning trade? Are you ready to quit this gosh forsaken business already and do something less stressful like air traffic controller or lion tamer? Don’t give up just yet, at least not until you read the rest of this article. Trading slumps happen to [...]
Using Relative Value Investors looking to benchmark against an index or a basket of stocks might consider relative valuation as a method of stock selection. A form of fundamental analysis, relative value models enable an investor to assess current valuations, measure those against similar companies, and factor in certain assumptions (for example forward earnings growth [...]
Though there is evidence that oil had been used for medicinal purposes since the early 1400’s, the first commercial well was not drilled until 1859 when oil was struck in North Pennsylvania, USA. The Drake Well at Titusville was able to produce around 20 barrels of oil a day, and kick started an industry that [...]
For those interested in getting involved in investing, the stock market is a logical place to start. However, the earning potential of domestic companies isn’t quite what it used to be. As many U.S. stock prices continue yo-yoing from the recession and interest rates at an all-time low, many investors are looking to invest their [...]
Spot forex or FOReign EXchange trading burst onto the retail scene just a few short years ago. Previously, cash, or spot forex trading was reserved for banks, hedge funds, institutions and companies that were looking to do business in other countries. The interweb changed all that, some say for the worse, not better like many [...]
I’ve made so many mistakes in my trading career that it’s hard to focus on one being the biggest. But since I cornered myself by writing the title of this article first, I guess I’ll have to figure it out. I’ve traded many times without a plan. Not having a trading plan before you start [...]
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