Have you ever turned on the TV to see the most recent market update directly from the floor? All the activity and commotion of the floor can look a bit confusing.But the reality is that the same guys screaming and waving their hands wildly are the same guys that know exactly what the market is doing. They are screaming and yelling because they want to get into trades and make easy money.Have you ever wanted to know what they were...more
*Stocks in Asia were broadly higher. The Nikkei led the way with a gain of one and a half percent, the Hang Seng was up 0.4% and Shanghai added a quarter percent, but Australia was a rare exception with a decline of a half percent. European indexes are generally a bit lower. The Dax is currently down by a third of a percent and the Footsie is essentially unchanged. US stock futures are fractionally higher as I write. *The final...more
Countless numbers of day traders spend their time and money searching for that magic indicator that will unlock the secret of trading profits. To be sure, I have seen aspiring traders purchase trading program after trading program in search of the new indicator that will send their trading profits soaring. Unfortunately, no such indicator exist and it is unlikely that a magical indicator will be developed that can revolutionize profits for the e-mini day trader.On the other hand, thousands of e-mini day traders successfully trade every day without any wondrous and magical indicator. Of course, it would be much more convenient to have an indicator that unlocks the secrets of e-mini trading. To date though, we are far from developing any such trading tool. So that leaves us with the trading tools we have at hand, and there certainly is no shortage of indicators for the e-mini trader to utilize. The question remains, though, which indicators are the best ones to utilize?While some indicators claim to be leading indicators, that is to say that they have a predictive quality in their results, the evidence suggests that this predictive quality is sketchy, at best. Most indicators are...more
Talk about risks. One of the notable things that most people would commonly say about option trading, or other types of trading for that matter, is that it entails risks. A lot of them. Some of them are discussed in this article.First off, any trade, in fact almost anything that promises much profit surely carries with it lots of disadvantages. You...more
Although there are hundreds of terms that are used in the financial language, beginners have to understand first the most important and commonly used words.Option - is the right of the buyer to either buy or sell the underlying asset at a fixed price and a fixed date. At the end of the contract, the owner can exercise to either buy or sell the...more
It is easy to dismiss the benefits of a trade if the most typical description attached to it is risk. But it should not be so. There are great benefits that may be taken from participating in options trading that most people overlook. One should take into account that all types of trades have inherent risks but they also offer advantages in return.FlexibilityAlthough it is true that options trading may not fit everyone, it still does not change the fact that to those traders who have made this trade work for them, it is clear for them that options offer great flexibility for both the option buyer and the seller.Most types of trading do not allow profiting from the underlying asset. However, with option trading this is very possible. There are various strategies traders use to maximize this advantage.ProtectionIn comparison to other kinds of trades, particularly stock trading, options trading could give better protection to its participants. Significant losses are typically uncommon in this trade since traders only lose what they have invested and more often than not, investments are just minimal because they are limited only to the price of the option. It should be noted that...more
Day trading futures has become a fast way to make extra cash during tough economic times. Work at home moms and dads are now able to wake up, get the kids ready for the day and make a few trades from the comfort their own home. Although the stock...more
One always thinks that this is not going to be something that he or she would easily get into whenever someone would mention stock trading and the stock market, It would either be because that person is thinking that the place is too sophisticated a...more
For individuals who are after running their own enterprise and saying goodbye to their regular job, putting up a business online is one option. Sure enough, you have already heard about options trading. It is one of the hottest endeavors today since...more
There is a natural desire, especially by beginning traders, to want to trade excessively. This is not difficult to understand. A day trader cannot make money unless he or she is in a trade; this is the general outlook of most novice day...more
The webinar last Wednesday night was I believe the best and most informative my friend the former money manager has ever presented.It was packed!He had hundreds of traders on the webinar. He actually took the time to answer everyone's...more
You must never park all your investments in just one stock and no other stock in the market. An experienced player would always spread out their investments among a mix range of stocks to minimize the risk to their portfolio on a bad day in the stock...more