Archive for April, 2009

By John H. Anderson This article will discuss some of the things you need to know about to avoid making mistakes when trading online. One of the first thing you must keep in mind is that there are so many systems out there for you to choose from when trading online. A system is not part of any strategy that a broker... »

Develop Your Trading Secret Weapon to Become a Trading Mastermind By David Jenyns I'm going to unveil a trading secret weapon that provides so many traders with their cutting edge. Harnessing your emotions in trading seems to be something of great difficulty. At a presentation I gave a few months ago to a group of about 50 fellow traders, I was asked several questions,... »

Proper position sizing is something many traders never even think of, let alone learn to master.  Here is a very quick guide to position sizing.  I am publishing a full article on this topic and will post the information on where it can be attained when it is available.  So in the meantime…. To determine our positions size we must first... »

By Cory Mitchell, CMT Purchasing power parity (ppp) states that the price of a good in one country should equal the price of the same good in another country, exchanged at the current rate-the law of one price. There are two version of ppp, the absolute and the relative version. Lets look at the absolute version first. This version stipulates the exchange rate... »

By David Jenyns and Stu McPhee The Stochastic Oscillator is another popular oscillator that is widely used. The premise behind its calculation is that when a security is rising, it tends to close near the high of a recent period and a falling security closes near its low. So, the Stochastic actually measures the price of a security relative to the... »

By Christopher Strudwick Share prices often go either upwards or downwards during a typical trading day on the stockmarket. This depends entirely on the prevailing emotion which is impacting that specific stock at that particular time.The cause of these movements will most probable be the emotions of either Fear or Greed. Fear is usually rife in one or two forms. You have the... »

by Cory Mitchell, CMT Note the high and low throughout the first 30 minutes of trading. If at any point during the day the price breaks the high established in the first 30 minutes go long, if it breaks below the low, go short. The amount that the stock has to break the levels needs to take into account the characteristics... »

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This article is basically addressing the special role that the Forex market has played in these bearish times for commodities trading. Many traders who have been stuck in the commodities game have of late lost much of their trust in the traditional markets and with the big names stuck in a rut or constantly falling, they need an alternative solution... »

How to Manage Risk to Boost Trading Profits By Scott A. Cole It never ceases to amaze me, after years of observing and participating in online investing and trading forums, how most amateur traders are obsessed with finding a holy grail trading system. No matter what instrument they trade, stocks, Forex, Commodities, etc., they all have the same attitude. In my experience, most... »