What is A Good Spread Betting Strategy?

It is very well to have yourself a profit target and a stop loss set at the maximum you are willing to lose but what happens when you are triggered into a trade and the profit target is not quite reached? Do you allow the trade to simply reverse and go against you the amount […]

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How to Make Money With CFD Trading

To start with the procedure of making money through contract for difference trading, you should have a basic idea about what you want to do in order o achieve your profit goal. Once again, it is important to mention here that good market knowledge is essential. Learn more about the market trends, performance of various […]

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08/04/2010 – What You Can Learn From a Multi-Millionaire Who Understood Market Psychology

How much do you know about Bernard Baruch? He’s mentioned in the foreword of The Elliott Wave Principle – Key To Market Behavior, A.J. Frost’s and Robert Prechter’s definitive book on wave analysis (emphasis added): “Baruch, a multimillionaire through stock market operation and adviser to American presidents, hit the nail on the head in just […]

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08/04/2010 – What You Can Learn From a Multi-Millionaire Who Understood Market Psychology

How much do you know about Bernard Baruch? He’s mentioned in the foreword of The Elliott Wave Principle – Key To Market Behavior, A.J. Frost’s and Robert Prechter’s definitive book on wave analysis (emphasis added): This article was syndicated by Elliott Wave International. EWI is the world’s largest market forecasting firm. Its staff of full-time […]

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01/04/2010 – The Wave Principle: Where The Rubber Hits The Road

You could be to technical analysis what tweens are to texting, and it wouldn’t make a lick of difference: You still wouldn’t necessarily be trading at your fullest potential. The reason being: Without Elliott wave in your technical analysis toolbox, it’s like looking at the world of opportunity through a narrow keyhole and ultimately missing […]

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01/04/2010 – The Wave Principle: Where The Rubber Hits The Road

You could be to technical analysis what tweens are to texting, and it wouldn’t make a lick of difference: You still wouldn’t necessarily be trading at your fullest potential. The reason being: Without Elliott wave in your technical analysis toolbox, it’s like looking at the world of opportunity through a narrow keyhole and ultimately missing […]

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31/03/2010 – You Still Believe The Fed Can Stop Deflation?

Think back to the fall of 2007. The deflationary “liquidity crunch” that over the next year-and-a-half cuts the DJIA in half, decimates commodities, real estate and world markets is only starting. Almost no one believes that the crash is coming — to a large degree, because everyone is convinced that the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, […]

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31/03/2010 – You Still Believe The Fed Can Stop Deflation?

Think back to the fall of 2007. The deflationary “liquidity crunch” that over the next year-and-a-half cuts the DJIA in half, decimates commodities, real estate and world markets is only starting. Almost no one believes that the crash is coming — to a large degree, because everyone is convinced that the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, […]

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30/03/2010 – Your Cheatin’ Chart Will Tell On You

“Your cheating chart will tell on you.” Hank Williams may not have known about Elliott waves, but he did know when a story doesn’t add up. Such is the case with the nominal rise of the Dow Jones Industrials from 2000 to 2007. In the language of country music, this stock index has a “Cheatin’ […]

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30/03/2010 – Your Cheatin’ Chart Will Tell On You

“Your cheating chart will tell on you.” Hank Williams may not have known about Elliott waves, but he did know when a story doesn’t add up. Such is the case with the nominal rise of the Dow Jones Industrials from 2000 to 2007. In the language of country music, this stock index has a “Cheatin’ […]

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29/03/2010 – Fibonacci Techniques for Math Geeks — and Everyone Else, Too

The word Fibonacci (pronounced fib-oh-notch-ee) can draw either blank stares or an enthusiastic response. There’s hardly any in-between ground. But for those who ask how an esoteric mathematical relationship can apply to price charts and trading, here’s a quick lesson. Everyone who uses Elliott wave analysis will sooner or later want to try using Fibo […]

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29/03/2010 – Fibonacci Techniques for Math Geeks — and Everyone Else, Too

The word Fibonacci (pronounced fib-oh-notch-ee) can draw either blank stares or an enthusiastic response. There’s hardly any in-between ground. But for those who ask how an esoteric mathematical relationship can apply to price charts and trading, here’s a quick lesson. Everyone who uses Elliott wave analysis will sooner or later want to try using Fibo […]

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24/03/2010 – The Stock Market Is Patterned — Here’s Proof

This is an excerpt from Elliott Wave International’s free Club EWI resource, “What Can a Fractal Teach Me About the Stock Market?” by EWI’s president Robert Prechter. In the 1930s, Ralph Nelson Elliott described the stock market as a fractal — an object that is similarly shaped at different scales. Scientists today recognize financial markets’ […]

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24/03/2010 – The Stock Market Is Patterned — Here’s Proof

This is an excerpt from Elliott Wave International’s free Club EWI resource, “What Can a Fractal Teach Me About the Stock Market?” by EWI’s president Robert Prechter. In the 1930s, Ralph Nelson Elliott described the stock market as a fractal — an object that is similarly shaped at different scales. Scientists today recognize financial markets’ […]

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23/03/2010 – Bob Prechter Reveals the Most Dangerous Gold & Silver Myths

Right now, the gold BULL-ion bandwagon is more crowded than a New York subway train during rush hour. But before you squeeze your way into the crowd of passengers, you should know one thing: Those steering the course are using outdated maps based on ill-conceived notions and illusory hopes. Nico Isaac writes for Elliott Wave […]

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23/03/2010 – Bob Prechter Reveals the Most Dangerous Gold & Silver Myths

Right now, the gold BULL-ion bandwagon is more crowded than a New York subway train during rush hour. But before you squeeze your way into the crowd of passengers, you should know one thing: Those steering the course are using outdated maps based on ill-conceived notions and illusory hopes. Where can you get better information […]

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19/03/2010 – Take Time from March Madness for 2010’s Most Important Investment Report

You got your brackets filled out before the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament’s opening game on Thursday afternoon. Good — now sit back and enjoy the games. But if you’re looking for a good read during the numerous and lengthy time outs, we’ve got just the thing. It’s the most important investment report you will read […]

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19/03/2010 – Take Time from March Madness for 2010’s Most Important Investment Report

You got your brackets filled out before the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament’s opening game on Thursday afternoon. Good — now sit back and enjoy the games. But if you’re looking for a good read during the numerous and lengthy time outs, we’ve got just the thing. It’s the most important investment report you will read […]

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16/03/2010 – What To Do With Your Pension Plan

There is no question that Robert Prechter’s Conquer the Crash foresaw and explained nearly every chapter of today’s financial crisis, years before it happened. Enjoy your 8 free chapters from the book with this free Club EWI report; here’s a quick excerpt from chapter 23, “What To Do With Your Pension Plan.” Note especially the […]

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16/03/2010 – What To Do With Your Pension Plan

There is no question that Robert Prechter’s Conquer the Crash foresaw and explained nearly every chapter of today’s financial crisis, years before it happened. Enjoy your 8 free chapters from the book with this free Club EWI report; here’s a quick excerpt from chapter 23, “What To Do With Your Pension Plan.” Note especially the […]

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15/03/2010 – What Can Movies Tell Us About Markets?

The following article is adapted from a special report on “Popular Culture and the Stock Market” published by Robert Prechter, founder and CEO of the technical analysis and research firm Elliott Wave International. Although originally published in 1985, “Popular Culture and the Stock Market” is so timeless and relevant that USA Today covered its insights […]

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15/03/2010 – What Can Movies Tell Us About Markets?

The following article is adapted from a special report on “Popular Culture and the Stock Market” published by Robert Prechter, founder and CEO of the technical analysis and research firm Elliott Wave International. Although originally published in 1985, “Popular Culture and the Stock Market” is so timeless and relevant that USA Today covered its insights […]

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12/03/2010 – How Safe Is Your Bank really?

So far in 2010, the number of US bank failures has reached 25, a rate of two per week. This compares to 25 total bank failures for ALL of 2008, and three for 2007. The benchmark KBW Bank Index still stands 60% below its 2007 peak, while one-third of all US banks reported a net […]

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12/03/2010 – How Safe Is Your Bank really?

So far in 2010, the number of US bank failures has reached 25, a rate of two per week. This compares to 25 total bank failures for ALL of 2008, and three for 2007. The benchmark KBW Bank Index still stands 60% below its 2007 peak, while one-third of all US banks reported a net […]

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11/03/2010 – Paper Trading Is NOT What Will Teach You To Trade

This is an excerpt from Elliott Wave International’s free Club EWI resource, “What a Trader Really Needs to be Successful” — a classic Special Report by EWI’s president Robert Prechter. … 3. Experience. Some people advocate “paper trading” as a learning tool. Paper trading is useful for the testing of methodology, but it is of […]

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11/03/2010 – Paper Trading Is NOT What Will Teach You To Trade

This is an excerpt from Elliott Wave International’s free Club EWI resource, “What a Trader Really Needs to be Successful” — a classic Special Report by EWI’s president Robert Prechter. Elliott Wave International (EWI) is the world’s largest market forecasting firm. EWI’s 20-plus analysts provide around-the-clock forecasts of every major market in the world via […]

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09/03/2010 – Gold: Best Supporting Role In Economic Downturns? Think Again

As I sat down to watch the Oscar pre-show on Sunday night, March 7, one word was repeatedly used to describe the celebrity starlets and their designer duds: GOLD. Gold bustiers and gold lame skirts, shiny gun-metal dresses and glittery sequined gowns all basking in the golden shadow of the final golden statue. Everywhere you […]

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09/03/2010 – Gold: Best Supporting Role In Economic Downturns? Think Again

As I sat down to watch the Oscar pre-show on Sunday night, March 7, one word was repeatedly used to describe the celebrity starlets and their designer duds: GOLD. Gold bustiers and gold lame skirts, shiny gun-metal dresses and glittery sequined gowns all basking in the golden shadow of the final golden statue. Nico Isaac […]

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3 Great Spread Betting Books

The Financial Spread Betting Handbook by Malcolm Pryor (2007) The theme of this book is to look at how the people who succeed at spread betting do things differently from those that lose. The author uses the analogy of climbing a mountain to explain how if you are serious about trying to make money in […]

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Distinctions Between Spread Betting and Share Trading

First, spread betting allows you liquidity while share trading does not. Opening a trade using spread betting is easy and you can close out your position quite easily as well, but stock market trading is more rigid and you cannot close your position or bet before the time you have chosen expires. Another difference is […]

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