Over the last few years, there has been a great deal of interest in Forex trading. This interest has been fueled by the fact that people are now starting to look for greener pastures, especially after the housing bubble burst in various countries and the slow down in the economy. Amidst all these issues, it […]
So you know your nest egg can no longer offer you the retirement lifestyle you had hoped for and are joining the fast- swelling ranks of newbie market trading investors, but you are over-whelmed by the sheer scale of investment possibilities out there, or don’t know where to start. The good news is that help […]
The past few months it seems the gold and silver play has been getting a little crowed with everyone wanting to own gold. While I am a firm believer that these precious metals are a great hedge/investment long term, I can’t help but notice the price action and volume for both metals which looks to […]
There have been some major trend changes recently and it looks as though more investments are about to follow. The real question though is… Are You Ready To Take Advantage Of It? It has been an exciting ride to say the least with the equities and metals bull market and the plummeting dollar. But it […]
Robert Prechter’s Elliott Wave International (EWI) has just released a free 10-page trading eBook: How You Can Find High-Probability Trading Opportunities Using Moving Averages, bySenior AnalystJeffrey Kennedy. Moving averages are one of the most widely-used methods of technical analysis because they are simple to use, and they work. Now you can learn how to apply […]
Over the past few months it seems as though everything has been tied to the dollar. Simple inter-market analysis makes it obvious that almost everything in the financial market eventually has an affect on stocks and commodities in some way. But recently trading has really been all about the dollar. If you watch the SP500 […]
Forex arbitrage trading is one of the various strategies employed by day traders on the Forex markets. The basic concept is to profit from inefficiencies in the market that are present for only a short period of time. The nature of this kind of trading is complicated, especially for the beginner, and usually requires high […]
David Banister- www.MarketTrendForecast.com Regular readers of my articles on Gold over the past few years know that I have a theory on this Gold Bull market. In summary, it’s that we are in a 13 Fibonacci year uptrend that started in 2001, and now we are in the final 4 years of that uptrend. It […]
It is no coincidence that market traders using instruments such as the world’s major indices have been dramatically switching their investment plans of late. A powerful combination of globally disruptive economic factors is making even hardened of traders twitchy. “Febrile markets” have meant that even the most seasoned of market investors have even been losing […]
Scalping stocks can provide a means to make a living for individual traders, but definitely should not be assumed easy. Scalping involves making several (or many) trades throughout the day, often only being in a position for a few brief seconds and other times for a few minutes. This type of trading is not for […]
More traders than ever are using candlestick charts due to the extra trading edge they can get with this form of charting. Because of the way candlestick charts are viewed, they can give warnings of market reversals, far more visually than traditional bar charts. The way the candlestick chart is drawn not only gives the […]
When investors think of emerging markets, they often think of the BRIC countries of Brazil, India, Russia, and China. The nation of Chile, however, has a lot more going towards it than the recent catastrophe of trapped miners. Chile is an under looked developing economy that has grown to become one of the most stable […]
If you look at the 10 year performance of Emerging Markets and compare that to the 10 year performance of the S&P you might think it would be crazy to be invested in the U.S. market. However, when you look a bit closer you will see that even though emerging markets out-perform on the upside […]
Charts and more charts. This is the word you will most frequently hear from people who are active in the stock trading industry. This is because every decision many investors take, every purchase or sale they make, is always based on a profound analysis of stock price patterns. And, candlestick charts are the subject of […]
The financial markets continue to climb the wall of worry on the back of more Fed Quantitative Easing. Those trying to pick a top in this choppy bull market may prove to be correct for a couple hours but over time the shorts continue to get clobbered. Quantitative easing was enough to turn gold back […]
Many people enter the stock market for various reasons. For some, they have a 401K retirement account with their job. For others, they have some savings that they accumulated over the years. Which ever way they entered the stock market, they all have the same goal – “Financial Freedom!” Despite brands hopes of financial freedom, […]
Many investors are struggling to understand the ramifications of the recently announced QE2 plan. Quantitative easing, or more simply known as money printing, is a dilution transaction similar to issuing more shares for a stock. The dilution has two primary affects: a decrease in the value of the initial shares and a redistribution of wealth […]
Trading gold and silver can make you a fortune. The best way to trade gold, silver or other precious metals is to trade futures contract. Now, trading futures can be risky. Futures contracts move fast and show a lot of volatility. Traders profit from this volatility. But, if you are not comfortable with risk then […]
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MetaTrader 4 is increasingly becoming one of the most popular Forex trading platforms available. As a result there are now a wide range of MetaTrader 4 Forex brokers to choose from. While some brokers have introduced the platform in parallel with their own platforms, increasingly many are becoming solely MetaTrader 4 Forex brokers. Below we […]
Most casual stock market investors do not pay too much attention to the current price of the various different commodities such as oil, gold and copper, for example. However these current prices can have a major bearing on the value of the main stock market indices. Just take a look at the FTSE 100 companies, […]
You must have heard about the famous DOW Index and the S&P 500 Index. But have you ever heard about the US Dollar Index. Just like these stock market indices, USD Dollar Index is used to measure the strength or weakness of US Dollar (USD) against a basket of currencies. This index is very helpful […]
Learning to trade opening gaps is one type of stock trading strategy that many traders wind up looking into and trying, at one point or another in their journey. Since stock trading has an “excitement” factor about it already, opening gaps add even more excitement on top (no pun intended). This is one of the […]
November 1st, 2010 This week we have a major wild card (Election) happening on Tuesday. Most of you know I don’t get involved with political discussion for several reasons… one of them being that I am Canadian “an outsider” looking in. That being said, it looks and feels as though the market has been propped […]
What is the ADX and how should a trader use it? Firstly, the ADX stands for the Average Directional Index. But apart from knowing what it stands for, how can a trader take advantage of it? I’m hopeful the following article will help to answer this. The ADX indicator measures the strength of a trend […]
By Lane Clark BEta2 Ltd Trader Lane Clark talks about the factors affecting the Forex / FX markets. Although exchange rates are affected by many factors, in the end, currency prices are a result of supply and demand forces. Supply and demand factors are constantly shifting, and the price of one currency in relation to […]
Announcements: Robert Prechter and the folks over at Elliott Wave International have just released an urgent new report for bond holders and mutual fund investors. Prechter’s report, The Next Major Disaster Developing for Bond Holders, is the first of its kind from EWI. Never before has the world’s largest technical analysis firm published such extensive […]
Fixed odds financial trading is a relatively new and potentially profitable way in which profits can be made from the financial markets. It is designed to be both simple to understand and easy to execute, making it particularly suitable for newcomers looking to profit from the financial markets. A unique feature of fixed odds and […]
The first key to making 120 pips in one day is realizing that you might not be able to make 120 pips every day. I know this seems obvious but it is a very important concept to understand. It’s possible that if your trading plan requires you to make a set number of pips every […]
Back in late February 2009 I decided enough was enough, and I stuck my neck out and called for a massive bull market in stocks. I based this prediction purely on Elliott Wave patterns I identified as bottoming and the sentiment gauges were off the charts bearish. We had not seen sentiment that negative since […]
