Candlesticks From The Land Of The Rising Sun…
Dec 10th
I briefly touched on candlesticks in a previous blog but let’s explore candlesticks in a bit more detail. For this purpose I will use more than one blog. Today we’ll cover what candlesticks are. Next time we’ll cover the different candlestick types and how to identify each one. Candlesticks were created by the Japanese…. Read more
Important Update! Copied Trades of Less Than $0.2 Will Not Open for Copiers
Dec 9th
Hi Everyone, following previous post regarding the refreshing upgrade of CopyTrader, here comes another important update: The minimal copied trade size has been reduced from $0.5 to $0.2, but more important: Copied trades will not open if the proportional amount is below the minimal amount. What does it mean? Here is an example:… Read more
Is The Bumpy Ride Over?
Dec 9th
Hi Everyone, I hope all of you are enjoying your trading and making a lot of money. Well I suggested in my last blog that the coming week will be a bit more volatile and more active than rest of the year. Now a lot of people have sent me email and Facebook… Read more
The Criteria for Listing Commodities on an Exchange
Dec 8th
It may be unclear why some commodities are traded on futures exchanges while others are not. The simple answer is that many commodities do not have a prominent role in the economy and therefore their exchange is not practical. The reason commodities are exchanged if they have more economic value is that large producers of… Read more
Falling Apple Stocks Cause Investors to Become Wary
Dec 8th
Apple shares hit a critical technical level on Friday which could mean that more declines are on their way for the giant tech company’s stock. After coming extremely close to this level that is referred to as the ‘death cross’, Apple finally gave in to continued selling pressure that pulled it into the territory of… Read more
Traders Buy into Commodities Ahead of Fed Meeting
Dec 7th
Gold prices increased on Friday and came back from previous lows as a positive U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls report did not change the belief that the Federal Reserve will still use a bullion-friendly stimulus to increase economic growth. During the week, bullion was down by 0.7% and faces its 2nd weekly loss. The metal dropped to… Read more
Daily Equity Prices and Market Overview 07.12.2012
Dec 7th
U.S. stock markets were mixed and rose slightly in today’s trading. Stocks rallied earlier during the day after a more positive-than-estimated November jobs report was released by the U.S. Labor Department saying that 146,000 payrolls were added. Nevertheless, markets slipped later during the session as the Reuters/Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index posted the lowest level since… Read more
Investor Sentiment on the Non-Farms Payroll and Fiscal Cliff
Dec 7th
U.S. consumer confidence has dropped during the month of December as fears rise in regards to how the fiscal cliff, which involves tax hikes and spending cuts, will affect one of the largest economies in the world. There is data that indicates the U.S. economy still has some positive movement but in order for the… Read more
The Long and Short: Important Trading Terms
Dec 7th
The financial trading world is full of specialized trading terms. However, none are more important than those that deal with the purchasing and trading of an asset. Some of the most common and important trading terms that investors need to know are long, short and shorting. The Definition of Long When a trader… Read more
YvanCoessens Loves to Channel Trade with New CopyTrader
Dec 7th
Enthusiasm about the new eToro CopyTrader feature: By YvanCoessens I’m a fervent copier of channel traders. I like the low risk and high growth that is created by copying a channel trader or running a channel. I also like making profits in both directions of the market, long or short. At the moment I’m… Read more
