Analysis Topic: Investor & Trader Education
The analysis published under this topic are as follows.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Commodity and Futures Trading 1-2-3 / InvestorEducation / Learn to Trade
By: Charles_Maley
I would like to start with a simple yet very powerful concept. I am sure that over time we will elaborate much further on this simple concept but it seems appropriate to start here.
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Monday, August 24, 2009
Why Some Traders Are Successful And Most Are Not / InvestorEducation / Learn to Trade
By: Charles_Maley
I think successful traders realize a few important things that escape the failures. It doesn’t seem to matter if they trade discretionary or with systems, they all seem to know that the market is the boss. They are defensive and have a great deal of respect for risk. They all tend to manage risk and let reward take care of itself. The failures are for the most part completely focused on the reward, usually at the expense of risk.
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Saturday, August 22, 2009
Why Are We Such Suckers For Prediction? / InvestorEducation / Forecasts & Technical Analysis
By: Charles_Maley
I keep CNBC on all day while I work. Perhaps I think I will miss something, or maybe it’s the background noise that’s appealing. In any event, what I always find amazing is the parade of experts making one prediction after another. I think I would fall out of my chair if I heard one of them say “Well, to tell you the truth Mark, I have no idea”.
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Friday, August 21, 2009
Seventeen Japanese Candlestick Technical Trading Chart Formations / InvestorEducation / Technical Analysis
By: INO
Today's video is something quite special.
In many of my previous videos we've looked at charts using Japanese candlestick charts. While this is interesting, I've never quite explained to you some of the powers behind using Japanese candlestick charts.
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Saturday, August 15, 2009
Are These 4 Emotional Pitfalls Sabotaging Your Trading? / InvestorEducation / Learn to Trade
By: EWI
Jeffrey Kennedy writes: The following is an excerpt from Jeffrey Kennedy’s Trader’s Classroom Collection. Now through August 17, Elliott Wave International is offering a special 45-page Best Of Trader’s Classroom eBook, free.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Corporate Bond Interest Rate Spreads Key to Stock Market Rally Continuing / InvestorEducation / Learn to Trade
By: Mike_Shedlock
Want to know where the S&P 500 (SPY) is headed? The corporate bond market likely holds the answer.
So far this year, investment grade debt sales are on a record pace according to the article Blackstone Group to Sell Debt as Investment-Grade Spreads Widen.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Dollar Cost Averaging Stock Market Investment Strategy Still Works / InvestorEducation / Learning to Invest
By: Money_and_Markets
Nilus Mattive writes: More than a year ago — when the S&P 500 had begun to wobble but still sat comfortably near 1,400 — I wrote a column right here in Money and Markets talking about dollar-cost averaging.
I said that the strategy “puts time on your side, and allows you to kick back and relax a lot more in the process.” I went ahead to say that “it’s a great way to deal with the kind of bumpy markets we’re seeing right now.”
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Friday, August 07, 2009
The Hidden Risks of ETFs Investing / InvestorEducation / Exchange Traded Funds
By: Money_Morning
Shah Gilani writes: In just a few short years, exchange-traded funds have become the hottest item on the stock-market menu, with U.S. ETFs alone now holding more than $600 billion of investors’ money.
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Speculation in the Commodity Markets / InvestorEducation / Commodities Trading
By: Andrew_Abraham
The first thought of some regarding the word, speculation in the commodity markets is of total risk or cowboy mentality. More so, the term speculator is looked down upon by the idea of trying to control the crude markets or selling short last year. All of these are inaccurate.
Sunday, August 02, 2009
Dealing with Losses in Commodity Trading / InvestorEducation / Commodities Trading
By: Andrew_Abraham
For any of those contemplating investing in the commodity markets, they need to be very aware that losses are part of the game. As Ed Seykota has taught so many commodity and forex traders… losses are like breathing. They can not be avoided. If you are not having losses..either you are not trading.. or you are risking way too little. There is no way around it!
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Investment Strategy 101: One Trend to Bet On / InvestorEducation / Learn to Trade
By: Q1_Publishing
Old trading axioms, “the trend is your friend” or “never bet against the trend,” are more useful today than ever before.
The day-to-day action on Wall Street has been commandeered by a small group of investors and individual investors are getting left in the dust.
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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Donchian’s Holy Grail & Trading Guides for Commodity trading & Forex Markets (First published- 1934) / InvestorEducation / Forex Trading
By: Andrew_Abraham
Follow these and compound your way to wealth:
Beware of acting immediately on a widespread public opinion. Even if correct, it will usually delay the move.
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Trend Following Success- Intelligence or Discipline / InvestorEducation / Learn to Trade
By: Andrew_Abraham
seem to have this discussion quit often. In order to achieve success in the commodity markets or forex markets does one need to have a higher level of intelligence than most. Past experience has proven this not to be the case. Example after example both public as well as in our brokerage have proven this to me.
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Rocky Balboa on Investing / InvestorEducation / Learning to Invest
By: Richard_Shaw
Rocky Balboa actually never talked about investing, but while preparing for a fight he said ” It ain’t how hard you can hit. It’s how hard you can get hit.”
Those words from a simple man are a simple explanation of part of our approach to investment decisions for those of our clients who have completed the accumulation stage of their financial lives, and now rely on their assets to support lifestyle.
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Zero Sum Nature of Commodites and Forex Trading / InvestorEducation / Learn to Trade
By: Andrew_Abraham
There are many that do not understand that commodity trading and forex trading are a zero sum game. In other words in order for one forex or commodity trader to benefit ( make money) another trader loses money. It is very clear to me after all these years of commodity trading. Consistent winning commodity traders can only profit to the vast extent that other traders or speculators are willing to lose. Wait a minute..what does it mean “willing to lose”.
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Monday, July 27, 2009
Every so often …You get the key to the Stock Market / InvestorEducation / Learn to Trade
By: INO
All the best,Every so often something comes along in the financial world that is very special. Today is one of those days.
The good news is it’s coming from a world class company that has being on the web since 1995, so you know it’s valid.
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Monday, July 27, 2009
Accuracy Versus Returns in Commodity Trading & Forex Trading / InvestorEducation / Learn to Trade
By: Andrew_Abraham
There are many novice traders in commodity trading & forex trading that feel they need to have accuracy higher than 70% or even 80%. This is absolutely inaccurate. These are the same inexperienced traders that believe that they can have an automated forex holy grail system.
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Sunday, July 26, 2009
Trend Following in the Forex Markets / InvestorEducation / Learn to Trade
By: Andrew_Abraham
I want to speak this morning with the idea of trend following in the forex markets and how to use forex signals. There is no magic to trend following in the forex markets. It is not easy however. The magic is using one of the time tested simple forex systems such as Donchian breakout. The Donchian breakout has been around since the 1940s.
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Trading Rules, Pajamas and Profits / InvestorEducation / Learn to Trade
By: Dr_Janice_Dorn
Most traders come to the markets because they see a way to break from the 9-5 routine. They want to make their own decisions, say” bye bye” to working for the boss man (or woman), set their own time schedules and routines. There is a magnetic attraction to the idea that you can make money, sitting in your pajamas, typing on a keyboard and doing what is called “playing” the markets. Playing at home in pajamas…sounds like a teenage slumber party with lots of fun, doesn’t it?
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Friday, July 24, 2009
Trend Following in The Forex Market / InvestorEducation / Forex Trading
By: Andrew_Abraham
For those who are seeking success in the Forex Market, there is really only one proven concept. That is trend following. Trend Following works in every asset class over time ( with strong discipline and patience) such as commodity trading, futures trading, stock trading and forex market. The basic premise there is a break down or break out and the trader enters his/ her position. What differs in many cases is the time frame. There are those who are glued to the computer screen trying to day trade the forex market.
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