Stock trading systems are a dime a dozen. You will come across hundreds of them in your career, and see all kinds of promises on performance, profitability and the like. Most of these will not work out as described, but that doesn’t mean that all of them are fraudulent. Some of them could have indeed [...]
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7 Things I’m Doing To Trade Better In 2013
It’s that time of year again. I always take the last few days of the year to debrief and reflect on my trading business, using what I’ve learned to gear up for next year’s market action. This list is the groundwork for my trading plan, which I rework each and every year. I would love [...]
Slow Down Speedy! Why You Should Take Your Time When You Are Trading
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it”- Ferris Bueller The world we live in travels at breakneck speed. Everyone is looking to do things faster. Speed seems to be the best known secret to success, and the faster you can grab the data [...]
My view of AAPL March 15th- 2012
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Black Gold: How And Why To Invest In Oil
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 [...]
Investing Abroad: Understanding Emerging Markets
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 [...]
Greece, Cultural History and the Financial System
Historical Background Greece has always had a thriving underground economy. The long history of human civilization there and even the geography of the island nation has created long-standing traditions and deep kin relationships that bypass official governmental channels, which leads to a significant percentage of the economic activity happening outside of the purview of the [...]
Fundamental Stock Analysis Explained
I make my trading decisions based on technical analysis, which is the study of past price and volume patterns to predict where price may go. Technical analysis is what is often used for timing buy and sell decisions, and for the short term, that is often times all that is needed. When you start to [...]
Historical Stock Market Trends: Window Dressing Primer
Winning is public and losing is private. That’s one of the stock market trends that you can bank on. If you don’t believe it, then ask any mutual fund manager about window dressing, one of the most pervasive historical stock market trends out there. At the end of each quarterly reporting period, many fund [...]
The Perils, Pitfalls and Potential Profits of Biotechnology Investing
Biotechnology stocks offer the allure of getting in on the ground floor of companies that are developing lifesaving and life altering drugs and pharmaceuticals. Oh, yeah, and there’s the potential for big profits. Returns of 100, 200 300 percent or more on biotech stocks in a very short period of time are not uncommon on [...]
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