Indicator Settings Are Not Important
Wednesday October 29, 2008
Every time a trader mentions a trading system, the first question that is asked is what the indicator settings are. Typical questions include what input data the moving averages are ... Read More
Economic Calendar With Volatility
Monday October 27, 2008
This week's economic calendar includes several news releases from all three regions (the US, Europe, and Asia). The US has most of the high volatility news releases, while Europe only ... Read More
Review of the Stock Trader's Almanac 2009
Wednesday October 22, 2008
Have you ever wondered how many bullish and bearish days there are in a year? Or, perhaps you think that every Thursday in March is a good day to be ... Read More
Where is the Money in Options Trading?
Monday October 20, 2008
Time and time again, options traders are told that making short options trades (i.e. selling options) is very risky, while making long options trades (i.e. buying options) is the only ... Read More
Economic Calendar With Volatility
Sunday October 19, 2008
This week's economic calendar includes a few news releases from the US, and several news releases from Europe and Asia. The US only has two high volatility news releases, while ... Read More
Do Professional Traders Use Moving Averages?
Tuesday October 14, 2008
This seems like a silly question with an obvious answer, but in reality there is quite a difference of opinion about this. So much so, that I occasionally receive emails ... Read More
Economic Calendar With Volatility
Sunday October 12, 2008
This week's economic calendar includes several news releases from the US and Europe, but only a few news releases from Asia. The US and Europe have five high volatility news ... Read More
Review of Sell and Sell Short
Wednesday October 8, 2008
Given the current bearish markets, it seems a good time to bring attention to my review of Sell and Sell Short and to the book itself.
Sell and Sell Short is ... Read More
Interactive Brokers Increases Margin For Stocks and Forex (UPDATED)
Tuesday October 7, 2008
Interactive Brokers has announced that they will be increasing their margin requirements for stock markets and currency markets (forex) as follows:
Stock Markets
The margin requirement for stock markets will increase from ... Read More
Economic Calendar With Volatility
Monday October 6, 2008
This week's economic calendar includes many news releases from Europe and Asia, and several news releases from the US. However, the US and Asia have most of the high volatility ... Read More
Are You a Discretionary or System Trader?
Sunday October 5, 2008
Discretionary traders like to make their own decisions in real time using the information that is available at the time. System traders like to make their decisions well in advance, ... Read More
Why the Short Trade Prohibitions are Bogus
Wednesday October 1, 2008
The SEC and FSA claim that their short trade prohibitions are designed to protect the markets and investors, from the evil traders who like to make a profit from short ... Read More