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CANSLIM Stock Screening Strategy
2008-04-15 14:45:00
CANSLIM is a stock screening strategy developed by William O?Neil. CANSLIM is a highly successful strategy for trading/investing stocks as it gives proper guidelines, integrates major investment tactics and keeps minimum subjectivity. CANSLIM is an acronym of various factors a trader/investor should look when screening the stock.C : Current Earnings ? CANSLIM traders look for stocks which have large increase in current earnings per share (more than 18%)A : Annual Earnings ? Annual earnings per share should show reasonable growth (at least 25% above than last 3-5 years)N : New - CANSLIM traders target stocks of companies with new product(s), new management, new changes, new market entry, or new price heights. S : Shares Outstanding or Supply/Demand - CANSLIM traders look for companies with less shares outstanding (below 25million; below 5million is better). So they often avoid larger and older companies with large capitalization. The idea is that if good news comes up stocks of compa...
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Weekly Stock Market Trading Newsletter, April 14
2008-04-14 15:45:00
The Week Ahead: Earnings season starts off poorly with General Electric missing its guidance numbers, a sign that even well diversified companies are being impacted by the credit crises. With consumer sentiment continuing to drop as well, watch the retail sales and business inventory numbers on Monday. The PPI is released on Tuesday while the CPI, housing starts, and the Fed's beige book of economic activity are released on Wednesday. Finally, the leading economic indicators and jobless claims are due Thursday.Stock s to Watch: Continental Resources (CLR) continued its upward move after a report that its Bakken field has 3 to 4 billion barrels of recoverable oil in the North Dakota/ Montana area. Higher commodity prices may be hurting Hershey Co. (HSY) as a major brokerage downgraded it. Another downgrade occurred at Johnson Controls (JCI) because of slowing North American construction orders. Ixia (XXIA) which makes internet test systems lowered it 1st Q earnings estimates from a p...
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Aggressive Portfolio Management Strategy
2008-04-11 18:18:00
Aggressive investment management and capital growth strategies are portfolio management strategies which aim at maximizing the return over investment. An aggressive portfolio management strategy often includes high-return high-risk investments such as equities. Aggressive portfolio management requires highest grade of money management and is not at all suitable for those with low-risk tolerance and those with less experience.In an aggressive portfolio management strategy, usually more than 60% of investments are done in equities. Aggressive investors allocate lesser percentage of their money in low-risk low-return or fixed- income products like bonds, treasury notes, money market funds, etc. They often choose to invest in aggressive stocks from high growth companies, small and mid caps, etc. Although these strategies may include methods for limiting down-side risks, they will not be as strict as defensive investment strategies.The advantages of aggressive investment strategy include...
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Automated Vs Manual Forex Trading
2008-04-08 15:29:00
Trading currencies for profit is always a tough practice and traders must be certain about many things. Traders can trade currencies manually or using automated trading systems which follow specific rules or can take a mixed way. Each of the above trading methods holds their own merits and demerits depending upon trading style, brokerage, leverage, currency pair trading, etc.Automated forex trading is done using robots which are created by high-level developers. These trading systems automatically generate signals, executes trades and place stop-loss orders. No human emotions like greed, fear, lack of confidence and hesitation interfere with the decisions; and all calculations are done using sophisticated mathematical functions. Other advantages include fast trading, around-the-clock trading, no need of trader?s physical attention, can execute multiple trades simultaneously, etc. Automated forex trading really favors day trading and swing trading as profiting from these trading styl...
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Stock Market Newsletter, April 7, 2008
2008-04-07 15:53:00
The Week Ahead: The 80,000 jobs lost in March makes the third straight declining jobs report fueling speculation that another interest rate cut is coming. The FOMC Minutes released on Tuesday could shed more light on this topic. The wholesale inventories numbers come out Wednesday while chain store sales figures are released Thursday. March import prices are due Friday, the same day the World Bank and G7 spring meeting takes place.Stock s to Watch: Shares of ITT Educational Services (ESI) are up on pending legislation that allows the Department of Education to buy student loans from lenders in need of new capital. This news lifted the whole group. Riverbed Technology (RVBD) cut 1st quarter guidance after failing to close on several deals as the stock continues a long slide from its top last October. The stock of Allegheny Technology (ATI) blasted higher on takeover speculation that US Steel (X ) is interested in buying them.Special Note: News that Lehman Brothers and UBS Securities p...
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Day Trading and Swing Trading - Comparison
2008-04-04 18:27:00
Both day trading and swing trading are active trading practices which require different strategies, techniques, tools and money management. Both day traders and swing traders usually trade in higher volumes with in short time periods for small price changes; and the processes are really fast. Here is a comparison between day trading and swing trading.Day trading is the most active form of trading and is faster than swing trading; day trader completes a number of trades with in the same trading day, while swing traders complete trades after days or weeks. Day traders look for very small price changes and swing traders for reasonably high price changes. Thus day traders earn less profit per share. With day trading, there is no overnight risk, but swing trading involves overnight risk of holding open positions. Day traders usually make full use of marginal trading to maximize their position sizes; swing traders, because of overnight risks, utilizes lesser margins from brokers. Day trad...
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Defensive Investment Strategy
2008-04-03 15:29:00
As the name suggests, defensive investment strategy is the portfolio management strategy which aims at investing in low-risk products. Defensive investors choose bonds, treasury notes, money market funds, and defensive stocks. Defensive stocks include stocks which are undervalued, less volatile, steadily growing, and/or offering reasonable dividends. Defensive investors must be very strict with their money management and investment product selection.The main advantage of a good defensive investment strategy is the minimized risk of losing the capital. Other advantages include better planning of investments, almost steady and predictable income, and better use of risk-minimizing practices like close stop-losses. Defensive investment strategy suits beginners, investors with less risk-tolerance and investors having less time to monitor their portfolio.Defensive investment strategy is a low profit strategy, and often requires much more capital investment to get a targeted profit. When i...
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Lagging, Coincident and Leading Indicators
2008-04-02 17:27:00
All the above three are economic indicators showing/predicting past, current and predicted economic trend of a country or market. They can be very useful tools for investors and long-term traders if interpreted correctly. Lagging, coincident and leading indicators are prepared from economic data collected/released by government or non profit organizations, like GDP growth, unemployment rates, agricultural and industrial performance, crude oil and metal price, currency exchange rate, etc. They can be used independently or in conjunction.1. Lagging IndicatorLagging indicator confirms long-term economic trends, or is the indicator of near-past economy performance. It takes consideration of factors like GDP, unemployment, labor costs, corporate profits, interest rates, etc.2. Coincident IndicatorCoincident indicator shows current economic state and changes with changes in economy. It takes consideration of factors like personal income, industrial production and employment, etc.3. Leadin...
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Bracketed Orders - Information
2008-04-01 14:04:00
Bracketed orders are used to limit trading risk and to lock profit by creating a bracket in both directions. Bracket orders come handy when the trader is not sure about the price trend of stock, or he lacks the time to monitor the stock market, or he is trading on news and rumors. Bracketed orders are of two types - bracketed buy orders and bracketed sell orders.Bracketed buy orders are orders having an upper sell limit and lower stop-loss limit. On reaching either price level, broker triggers the order execution. For example, trader can place a bracketed buy order for XYZ stocks at $10, and can place a sell limit order at $12 and stop-loss order at $8. Thus once executed the trader will have $2 profit or loss. But remember, once triggered stop-loss orders are executed as market orders, thus can be traded for lower prices than stop-loss price, resulting in more loss.Bracketed sell orders are orders having an upper buy stop limit and lower buy limit. On reaching either price level, b...
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Weekly Stock Information Newsletter, March 31
2008-03-31 15:44:00
The Week Ahead: Consumer sentiment reached a 16 year low blamed primarily on high gas prices, falling home values and weak expectations for future spending. The ISM Manufacturing Index is released on Tuesday with auto sales and construction spending. Wednesday, Ben Bernanke will testify on the economic outlook and factory order numbers are due out. The jobless claims figures and the all important March employment report come out on Friday.Stock s to Watch: Commerce Banc will be replaced by HCP Corp. (HCP) and Circuit City will be replaced by Phillip Morris International (PM) on the S&P 500. Cnooc Ltd. (CEO) the big chinese oil firm received a buy rating from S&P after forming a possible double bottom. The International Trade Commission overturned a judges decision of a stay against Tessera Technologies (TSRA) in a wireless patent case, but the stock remains volatile.Special Note: With earnings season around the corner, profit growth for the first half of 2008 are now expected...
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Triple Bottom Trading Pattern
2008-03-28 17:27:00
Triple bottom is a trend reversal pattern, which is used by traders to generate buy signals. Triple bottom patterns occur rarely for most stocks and are considered as one of the most reliable indicators for buy signal. These are usually long-term trends and are thus noticed in weekly, biweekly or monthly charts.Triple bottom pattern occurs at the end of a prolonged downtrend; and is an indicator of market reversal. It is characterized by three troughs in charts near a price level and is followed by a long upward trend, breaking the resistance level. The repeated lows and highs forms informs fairly clear support and resistance levels and buy signals are generated when the price breaks the resistance level after the third low. Height of the pattern, time taken for pattern formation and trading volume involved can give some idea about longevity of the bullish trend and price targets.Once the stock enters the long bullish trend, the breakout point (original resistance level) becomes the...
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Being a Successful Stock Trader
2008-03-27 16:03:00
Becoming a successful stock trader is not at all an easy task and is impossible with out clear goals, dedication, planning and hard work. Below are some features those most successful stock traders have.A successful trader always trades with a plan, and he will be well informed about his strengths and weaknesses.He maintains proper charts and records and will be keen to update it regularly. Every evening he evaluates the day just finished and does home work for next trading day. A successful trader maximizes his profiting by going with the trend and limits his loss by exiting losing trades early.He never overtrades or under-trades. He adjusts trading volume with respect to stock, market trend and account balance. Successful trader holds his nerves on both profit and loss. He knows no one single trader can control the market and thus he has to adjust with the market. He never predicts the market blindly. He will be keen to learn from every opportunity he comes across. He learns from ...
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Accumulative Swing Index or ASI
2008-03-26 13:50:00
Accumulative swing index or ASI is a technical indicator developed by Welles Wilder. It was originally designed for futures trading, but is also used for trading stocks and forex currencies. ASI is a simple and easy tool to interpret technical indicator which traders use predominantly as a trend conformation tool.Accumulative swing index is a better indicator than plain ?Swing Index ?. It gives relatively long-term trend information, and is useful for traders of all styles. The values range from positive to negative integers, which can be plotted on a graph for easy interpretation. ASI shows positive values if long-term trend is up, shows negative values if long-term trend is down, and oscillate around zero for sideways trends.For easy interpretation, Welder used two terms as High Swing Point (HSP) and Low Swing Point (LSP). HSP is the any trading day with ASI value higher than previous and following trading days. LSP is the any trading day with ASI value lower than previous and foll...

Starting Your Forex Currency Trades
2008-03-25 15:35:00
Forex currencies are the most recent financial product available for individual traders. Forex market is the largest and most liquid financial market available today. Starting your trading career with forex is always a good option; although it is better to have previous trading experience. Here are steps to follow for starting your forex career.Learn about currency pairs, economy of countries and factors causing currency price changes.Know different technical analysis and fundamental research tools used by traders.Decide which type of product you are going to trade standard, forex contracts or mini contracts, and also figure out the expected volume and frequency of trades.Arrange enough money to open a trading account. Account sizes differ for mini and standard accounts.Develop a trading strategy with respect to the time and money you can spent, your risk tolerance and your previous trading experience.Find a right forex broker offering online forex trading account. Compare features ...
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Weekly Stock Trading Newsletter, March 24
2008-03-24 13:32:00
The Week Ahead: Leading economic indicators showed a fifth straight monthly decline confirming the economic slump. With this data now widely known, will the markets start looking ahead to a possible recovery? Existing home sales are due on Monday. Consumer confidence figures are out on Tuesday. New home sales and durable goods numbers are reported Wednesday while the final 4th quarter GDP is released Thursday. Friday brings the personal income and spending reports along with consumer sentiment.Stock s to Watch: Credit Suisse (CS) management warned it may post its first quarterly loss in 5 years, but the stock has been resilient to bad news of late. Winnebago Industries (WGO) showed only .09 a share compared to .24 in its 2nd quarter do to fewer motor home sales caused by tough economic times and high gasoline prices. Long term the chart looks weak for this stock. The Children's Place Retail Stores (PLCE) reported weak earnings but traded up on a pending deal to sell its Disney store...
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Gaps ? Information and Types
2008-03-22 12:00:00
Gaps occur when there is no trading of financial instruments in between a two different price levels. They can be easily noticed from trading charts, where one worm stops a place and starts from a different place. Gaps occur for all type of financial instruments like stocks, options, forex and futures, and are more predominant is volatile markets with less liquidity. Usually gaps are created when traders collectively respond to news or rumors.Gaps can be of 4 types as 1) Breakaway gap, 2) Exhaustion gap, 3) Common gap and 4) Continuation gap. Breakaway gaps are created when the stocks are at the start of bullish or bearish trends. Exhaustion gaps are created when the stocks are at the end of bullish/bearish trends. Common or area or trading gaps are created as a result of normal trading practices and they do not give any specific messages. Continuation or runaway or measuring gap is created at the middle of a trend in same direction of trend and is used by traders as a measure calcu...
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Managing Your Investing Portfolio
2008-03-20 16:14:00
Most people consider stock market trading or investing as an option for diversifying their portfolio, and are less active traders. Most stock market investors are employees, who want to maximize their savings by retirement. But trading or investing in stocks or other financial products is a risky practice and the trader/investor has to be strict with the portfolio management. To create an effective investment portfolio, you?ve got to understand the principles of risk and asset allocation.Trade or invest with proper financial goals. Determine what you want from your investing account, how much money or what percentage of savings you can invest in market and how much risk you can afford. If you have no intension of active trading, then it is good to construct an investment account with spare money that would not affect your living standards and living costs for a considerable period of time, say 6 months. Long-term investors should adopt a systematic investing plan for managing accoun...
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Dividends ? Things to Know
2008-03-19 11:44:00
Dividends are payments that stock holders receive as a ?share of wealth? from companies of which stocks they are holding. Dividends are paid either as cash or as stock and will be on a quarterly or annual basis. Here are some basic things a trader must know about dividends.Dividends are usually paid by large established successful companies. Fast growing companies often retain their profits for sustain or push the growth rate. For receiving the dividend, the trader should hold the stock on ex-dividend date. Remember buying the stock of ex-date does not qualify you for dividends, as sellers are qualified to receive them. On ex-dividend date, the exchange(s) on which the company stock is listed lowers the stock price according to the amount of dividend. This adjustment is easily noticeable for large company stocks trading in higher prices. This is because the amount payable for dividend now does not belong to the company, but to its shareholders. Dividends from stocks are subjected to...
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Martingale and Anti-Martingale Trading Systems
2008-03-18 13:25:00
Both martingale and anti-martingale are position sizing strategies, which can be used to win trades and/or to maximize profit from trades. Remember both are high-risky trading strategies, are not at all suited for inexperienced traders and traders with low risk tolerance, and need very strict money management.Martingale is the position sizing system that includes doubling position sizes after each loses. The idea behind it is no trader can lose a series of consecutive trades as the market will reverse at any time. By doubling the position size, a winning trade can thus recover previous loses and can yield profit. In a falling market the average entry price for entering trades also falls because of falling stock, equity or currency prices. Martingale trader must ensure virtually unlimited supply of money so that he/she can remain alive in market till he/she wins. Also there is chance of margin call if trades are done using burrowed money.Anti -martingale is just opposite to martingale...
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Weekly Trading Newsletter, March 17
2008-03-17 17:21:00
The Week Ahead: The collapse of Bear Stearns and its ultimate rescue by the Fed and J.P. Morgan has financial markets fearful others may follow and may be more widespread than is actually known. The Fed also lowered the discount rate this past weekend between lending institutions by a 1/4 percent in an emergency move. The FOMC meeting on Tuesday is likely to produce a .75 to 1.00 reduction in the fed funds rate as well. Other reports to watch are Tuesday's PPI and housing starts. Friday the markets are closed.Stocks to Watch: Ann Taylor Stores (ANN) showed a 4th quarter loss versus a profit a year ago and is very cautious about next quarter as same store sales fell 3.7%. Newcastle Investment (NCT) was downgraded after a dividend cut from .72 to .25 a share. S&P placed Western Refining (WNR) on notice for a possible rating downgrade. SkillSoft (SKIL) reported earnings of 31 vs .08 in the 4th Q and sees .32 to .35 in the 1st Q. Finally the largest IPO ever of VISA is anticipated ...
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Condor Spread Trading Strategy
2008-03-14 13:28:00
Condor spread is a multi-leg options trading strategy. It is a complex neutral trading strategy with limited profit and limited risk. Like butterfly options trading strategy, condor spread strategy also has maximum profit and loss levels; but instead of 3 legs it consists of 4 legs. Condor spread is a debt spread options strategy and employed when minimum change is expected in underlying stock price.A long condor spread involves 4 call options - 2 in-the-money (ITM) and 2 out-of-the-money (OTM) options. Condor trader enters the trade by writing an ITM call of lower strike price, buying an ITM call of even lower strike price, writing an OTM call of higher strike price and selling an OTM call of even higher strike price. Traders can also construct put condor spreads using puts instead of calls.Maximum profit is attained when the underlying stock price on expiration is between lower short and long call strike prices. Maximum profit is the difference between lower short and long calls m...
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Percentage Price Oscillator or PPO
2008-03-14 02:25:00
Percentage price oscillator (PPO) is a stock market indicator used to figure out the relationship between long-term and short-term trends. Percentage price oscillator gives the percentage difference between long-term exponential moving average (usually 26 day EMA) and short-term exponential moving average (usually 9 day EMA). The formula for PPO is,PPO = (short-term EMA ? long-term EMA) / long-term EMAResults are integers, both positive and negative, which can be plotted on either side of a center line Zero. Positive values mean short-term average is above long-term average and negative values mean short-term average is below long-term average. Usually buy signals are issued when PPO values are above zero and sell signals are issued when PPO values are below zero.Percentage price oscillator offer many advantages over Absolute price oscillator (APO), including better representation, easy to compare price oscillation of different stocks regardless of their price and easy to compare EM...
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Advantages of Futures Trading
2008-03-12 12:59:00
Over the years, futures trading is considered as a measure of hedging the price volatility of underlying stock or commodity. In addition to hedging price changes, futures trading offers much more advantages over other forms of trading.Easy to own underlying commodity or stock. No need for holding/storing the underlying commodity or equity.Standardized contracts guarantee the quality and quantity of underlying product. Reasonable market liquidity available for all major futures types. Instant execution of market orders.Availability of both standard and mini contracts helps traders to choose; especially with modest accounts. Availability of around the clock electronic trading services. Futures trading usually includes simple and reasonably low commission fees and plans.By using futures contracts, traders can maximize profit or limit risk on trading other funds, equities or commodities. NobleTrading .com FeaturesOnline Stock Trading, Online Options TradingOnline Futures Trading, Online ...

Triangle Forex Arbitrage Strategy
2008-03-11 12:37:00
Triangle or triangular arbitrage is a Forex trading strategy, which is theoretically ?risk free?. As the name suggest, triangle arbitrage includes trading 3 different currency pairs almost simultaneously to profit from exchange rate difference between them.In global Forex market, the price of one currency pair depends on the price of one or more other currency pairs. The basic formula for the relationship of three related currency pairs, having 3 different currencies, is as follows.AAA/BBB x CCC/AAA = CCC/BBBChance of triangular arbitrage occurs whenever this equation goes wrong. A triangle arbitrator buys BBB spending AAA, then buys CCC spending BBB and lastly returns to AAA selling CCC, capturing a small profit. The chance of profit is maximized by utilizing margin from brokers and trading with higher amounts.For example take exchange rates EUR/USD = 0.6522, EUR/GBP = 1.3127 and USD/GBP = 2.0129. With $500,000 one can buy 326100 Euros, using that he can buy 248419.29 Pounds. He ca...
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Stock Market Trader Newsletter March 10
2008-03-10 14:56:00
The Week Ahead: American businesses cut jobs at the fastest pace in 5 years as back to back increases in job losses in January and February combined with a record number of home foreclosures intensifies recession fears. The markets will key in on the wholesale inventories report on Monday and the trade balance numbers on Tuesday. More significantly though will be Thursday's retail sales and business inventories followed by Friday's Consumer Price Index.Stock s to Watch: National Semiconductor (NSM) bounced strongly off its recent low despite a weak tech sector after announcing earnings 5 cents better than street estimates. Ciena Corp. (CIEN) which makes networking equipment also beat earnings estimates by 8 cents and gave a positive growth outlook for 08'. American Axle (AXL) is seen benefiting from its UAW workers accepting buyouts resulting in sharp labor cost reductions. Germany's Allana is said to be in talks with Rockwood Holdings (ROC) to buy the company.Special Note: The V...
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Reading the Order Flow
2008-03-07 13:01:00
Good understanding of order flow ? ask and bid prices ? is vital for market timing. It is found that many beginners although strong on technical analysis and trading strategies lose their money because of poor order entry timings. These tips below can help a novice trader to better read the order flow.Comparing the volume of best 5 bids against best 5 offers. Roughly add the numbers and compare, keep the ratio in mind.Do the same for next change. If the bids number increased against offers then market can be bullish; if opposite, market can be bearish. Examine the difference between offer volume for last trade (often top of the offer column) and you can estimate the number of orders executed last time. Examine whether the volume of last bid price is increasing or decreasing. If increasing, market can be bearish as more sellers are placing orders and if decreasing market can be bullish as more traders are willing to buy. Examine whether the volume of last offer price is increasing or...
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Long Guts Options Trading Strategy
2008-03-06 15:52:00
Long guts is an options trading strategy which is practiced by traders when high volatility is expected in underlying stock price. It is a neutral options trading strategy with unlimited profit potential and limited risk. Long guts traders buy the same number of call and put options of underlying stock with the same expiration date and higher strike price.Long guts is a debt spread options trading strategy, i.e. trader enters the trade with a net debt. Profit increases with the increase/decrease of underlying stock price. If the stock price goes beyond the striking price of put option, the trader will profit by exercising in the money call option; and if the stock price goes below the strike price of the call option, then the put option expires in the money. In both cases, profit is calculated by deducting the original debt from the amount earned by exercising in-the-money option.Loss occurs when both options expires in the money. Net loss is calculated by deducting the amount earne...
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McClellan Oscillator ? Market Indicator
2008-03-05 12:00:00
McClellan oscillator is another stock market indicator, which can be used in conjunction with other technical analysis tools for predicting market direction and overbought and oversold conditions. McClellan oscillator was developed by Marian McClellan and Sherman in 1969. This market indicator is most helpful for short-term traders, especially for figuring out correct market reversal points.The actual formula of McClellan oscillator is quite complex, and takes consideration of EMA (Exponential Moving Average) of difference between daily advances and declines. The simplified formula is,McClellan Oscillator = (19 day EMA of Advances-Declines) ? (39 day EMA of Advances-Declines)The oscillator values include both positive and negative integers. For NYSE the values above or around +100 indicate the market is overbought and selling pressure is increasing. The values below or around -100 indicate the market is oversold and a rally is around the corner. For NASDAQ the overbought and oversol...
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Things a Forex Trader Must Know
2008-03-04 13:44:00
Like all other financial products traded in different markets, currency trading also requires vast knowledge to be profitable. No trader can blindly trust his/her trading system or generated Forex signals. Knowledge of market and international affairs is must for Forex traders. Below are some basic things that a Forex trader must know.The nature of market and currency movement patterns. On close examination you can find that there are many currency pairs which go up or down with movements in other currency pairs; some go in same direction, while others in opposite direction.Fundamental trading tools. Here your ability to grasp international matters comes in to play. You must know about countries of which currencies you are trading, including the GDP growth, economics, politics, policies, geography, and moreRisk reducing strategies. Including hedging by trading different (opposite) currency pairs or buying and selling same currency pair by timing the execution, arbitraging practices ...
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Weekly Stock Market Newsletter March 03
2008-03-03 17:42:00
The Week Ahead: The credit contraction continues to threaten corporate profits going forward especially financial companies as they led the market down again this past week. With oil priced over $100 now, the inventory report on Wednesday takes on more meaning. The ISM Manufacturing Index will be watched on Monday. The Fed's beige book and factory orders are released on Wednesday. Pending home sales and chain store sales are due Thursday, but the most important report will be Friday' employment numbers.Stock s to Watch: All 30 Dow Industrials were down on Friday in the markets sudden downspout. Exxon Mobil (XOM), Chevron (CVX), American Express (AXP), Caterpillar (CAT), and Boeing were among the hardest hit. R.H. Donnelley (RHD) which publishes yellow pages suffered another downgrade as the stock continues its spiral downward. Bucking the market's trend on strong earnings and revenue growth was Universal Health Services (UHS), CommScope (CTV), and FTI Consulting (FCN).Special Note...
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