Monthly Archives: August 2011
I have an offer you can’t not love
| August 31, 2011 | Posted by admin under Intro to Trading, Stock Market Analysis, Techncial Analysis Tutorials |
Maybe you’ve seen or heard about trading veteran Adam Hewison’s powerful Trade Triangle technology. But unless you are a member of MarketClub, you truly have no idea of the full benefit of these incredible indicators! Maybe you just haven’t wanted to take the leap? Well, then this post is for you. For the first time…
Behind Closed Doors at the Fed: Ten Years of Research into America’s Central Bank
| August 28, 2011 | Posted by admin under Food for Thought |
Behind Closed Doors at the Fed: Ten Years of Research into America’s Central Bank Free Report Available Now August 26, 2011 By Elliott Wave International During the past few years, The Federal Reserve has engaged in a “deliberate inflating policy.” This policy earned disfavor, both at home and abroad. Robert Prechter said this in the…
How to Survive a Market Crash
| August 25, 2011 | Posted by admin under Food for Thought, Intro to Trading |
Markets opened higher this morning but have given up those gains. Equities have been strong the last couple sessions, giving investors some reprieve. Yet, it may not be over yet. Who is to say. If you are an investor the article below is definately good reading, especially if your only investment input is your broker/asset…
Destructive Power of Financial Markets
| August 24, 2011 | Posted by admin under Food for Thought |
Fascinating 4 part series on how the financial markets are shaping our lives, controlling politicians and how speculation is completely out of whack with fundamental demand. Markets and products of our own construction are too complex even for those that create them to understand. People often do not understand that speculators are required in the market. Speculators…
With Consumers Saddled by Debt, Is Recovery Possible
| August 24, 2011 | Posted by admin under Food for Thought |
In several posts as of late I have discussed the consumer, and how as a whole our North American population is in pretty poor shape financially. (See: Stocks Low for Decades as Baby Boomers Sell Shares, Canadian Banks Could Be In Trouble-Part 2) Here is another look at from the Washington Post, It’s the household…
When “bias” hurts…I take my lumps
| August 23, 2011 | Posted by admin under Day Trading Ideas, Food for Thought |
Today’s pre-market and early session was great. The markets have been weak and higher opens are normally met with selling. So when the market started to move off the highs in the pre-market I loaded up short and profited nicely as the market opened and sold off. But, then came a problem. If you read…
Stocks up 2.5% intra-day, watch resistance
| August 23, 2011 | Posted by admin under Day Trading Ideas, Stock Market Analysis |
Stocks putting in an impressive upward trend this afternoon in spite of bad economic data. SPY currently trades at 115.19, up from a previous close of 112.73. Volume is moderate. Based on average true range there is more room to upside today, but watch resistance at 115.90, 116.65. These are the highs from Thursday and…
Stocks Low for Decades as Baby Boomers Sell Shares
| August 23, 2011 | Posted by admin under Food for Thought, Stock Market Analysis |
Unfortunately, for those that are retiring, market timing is not an option. When you gotta sell, you gotta sell. As baby boomers come towards retirement they begin extracting their investments. This process will create a constant stream of selling over the next couple decades according to a study done by Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco…
Triangle forming in USD/CAD
| August 23, 2011 | Posted by admin under Forex Technicals, Swing Trading Ideas |
A triangle chart pattern is forming in the USD/CAD. The triangle has a height of 250 pips. This provides a target of the breakout price +/- 250 pips. Based on approximate breakout levels this puts targets at 1.0150 if the breakout occurs to the upside, or 0.9550 if the break occurs to the downside. More…
Bear Market for Bonds…coming soon
| August 22, 2011 | Posted by admin under Food for Thought |
Rick Santelli is one guy I like listening to, especially the rants! He has composed an interesting little piece on Fibonacci and the bond market. Hell, I learned a few things. Like the “anniversary” thing. Crazy, I had no idea about that. So I pass this article along because 1. it is a good intro…
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