Trading and Investing

The market has had a fantastic week so far for stocks and precious metals. The financial and energy sector are underperforming, which is a concern, but we continue to hold our positions and will wait until a reversal to lock in our gains. Things seem to be lining up for stocks and precious metals to take a breather, which is in line with the Dow Jones Seasonal chart below. Let’s take a look… Dow Jones ETF (NYSE: DIA, Stock Forum) You can see from looking at the chart the repeated pattern... Read Full Story

It’s been a great year as we head into the final few trading sessions. The past several weeks the indexes have not done much of anything which is why we are now in cash. I feel as though the market is about to change direction abruptly in the coming days or weeks. I feel this way for several reasons: 1. NYSE, Dow Jones, S&P500; are all drifting higher into resistance levels on the 10 day, 60 minute charts. Light volume tends to favor higher price hence the reason for the holiday rally. 2. Broad... Read Full Story

It’s been a great year as we head into the final few trading sessions. The past several weeks the indexes have not done much of anything, which is why we are now in cash. I feel as though the market could change direction abruptly in the coming days or weeks. I feel this way for several reasons: The NYSE, Dow Jones, and S&P500 are all drifting higher into resistance levels on the 10-day, 60-minute charts. Light volume tends to favor higher prices hence the holiday rally. Broad market... Read Full Story

We have entered the Christmas season which is usually typical by light trading activities and volumes. We have more time now for our analysis and also it is the the time for creating or adjusting your investing strategies and setting targets for the year 2010. Today I have 3 interesting video analysis produced by Adam Hewison. Unbeatable NASDAQ, trading volatility with Gold and investing in US dollar. 1. Unlike Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500, NASDAQ continues to reach all time highs... Read Full Story

Hi Partner, Happy Thanksgiving! (Personal: The Five Things I'm Most Thankful For)... 1.   I'm thankful for the love of my wife and my family. 2.  I'm thankful for the time I got to spend with kind people all over the world.  3.  I'm thankful for the opportunity to help traders be more successful in their trading.  It's fulfilling. 4.   I'm thankful that I have and  to give more than we every have this year to our favourite charities. 5.   I'm thankful for my state of mind even with a Painful... Read Full Story

Activision is a component of the Nasdaq 100 index, and in a series of articles over the coming days and weeks featuring companies of the Nasdaq we will begin tonight with Activision (ATVI). Activision is a maker of game software for PC’s, hand held game devices, and maintains some online gaming portals. Activision’s reported earnings have not been meeting street expectations, and in their Q2 statement they cut their Q3 earnings expectations. ATVI – most recent earnings reported... Read Full Story

The Energy Department will likely report a 2 million-barrel draw in crude oil reserves on Wednesday for the week ended Dec. 18, according to a survey by Platts, the energy information arm of McGraw-Hill Cos. The Energy Information Administration releases its weekly report at 10:30 a.m. EST. Platts also expects gasoline stockpiles to rise by 1.3 million barrels, distillate stocks to decline by 2.25 million barrels and refinery utilization to increase 0.55 percentage point to 80.55 percent. A... Read Full Story

Learning ETF trading is going to take some time. There is no quick way to get around the learning curve that requires one to develop the skills and knowledge that will help them to become successful traders. By having a basic understanding of how ETF works and what to expect an individual will be able to focus on those areas within ETF that are most relevant to their needs. There are many Internet sites that offer information, materials, and courses on ETF trading. Some of these courses... Read Full Story

Dear Friend, Relatively recently, during a late-night Forex trading research session, one of the industry's most respected trading educators made a discovery around day trading Forex that he's finally ready to share with you... -and from what I've seen, NO ONE I know is trading Forex like this (yet)... not to mention this completely turns traditional "day trading" on its ear... He recorded a new training video this past weekend that "pulls back the covers" on this discovery & reveals how you... Read Full Story

Browse > Home / Business News / Asia Stocks Fall As Dollar Rises December 17, 2009 by hussnain   news under Business News HONG KONG: Most Asian stock markets fell Thursday as the dollar strengthened after the Federal Reserve signaled it would start undoing some of its emergency supports next year as the economic recovery gathers pace. Major indexes were down by about 1 percent or less. The dollar gained ground against most currencies, sending the euro... Read Full Story