The geopolitical landscape affecting crude oil prices has shifted dramatically since 2009 – 2013, when the U.S. became one of the world’s largest natural gas and petroleum hydrocarbons producer, matching the output of both Russia and Saudi Arabia, according to
Make Simulated Trading As Close to Live Trading As Possible
The Challenges of Simulated Trading Simulated trading presents us with a dilemma: On one hand, there can be a great discrepancy between simulated and live results. Demo platforms were designed to help traders learn the platforms, not the markets. As
Newsletter – Dec 2018
Upcoming Government Reports & Holidays 3-Dec CONSTRUCTION SPENDING REPORT 10:00 AM 6-Dec INTERNATIONAL TRADE REPORT 8:30 AM 6-Dec MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES… 10:00 AM 6-Dec US INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS & SERVICES 8:30 AM 7-Dec EMPLOYMENT SITUATION REPORT 8:30 AM
Trading Volatile Markets Using the Camelback Technique
When volatility ramps up, markets can get exceedingly trickier to trade. Which side of the market (buying or selling) might provide better trading opportunities? Should you go long or short? What might be a good price point to enter or
Day Trading Strategy: Using ATR to Set Profit Targets
It may seem a bit strange to think that stop loss targets may be easier to identify than profit targets. Traders often place stop losses at support or resistance levels (depending on whether they are going long or short). If
4 Ways to Take Advantage of Market Volatility
If there is one characteristic that distinguishes long-term from short-term speculators, passive investors from active traders, it’s their response to market volatility. Volatility is a statistical measure used to assess the dispersion and variance of returns for a given asset
How to Handle Fear in Trading | 6 Fundamental Questions to Consider
Fear of taking a loss or missing out on a trade – every reasonable trader, all the way from the smallest retail trader to the largest institutional investor, must confront the emotion of fear! Is fear really a bad thing?
Newsletter – November 2018
Upcoming Government Reports & Holidays 1-Nov CONSTRUCTION SPENDING REPORT 10:00 AM 2-Nov EMPLOYMENT SITUATION REPORT 8:30 AM 2-Nov MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES… 10:00 AM 2-Nov INTERNATIONAL TRADE REPORT 8:30 AM 2-Nov US INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS & SE… 8:30 AM
Swing Trading: Why You Should Never “Jump the Gun” on a Swing Trade
A contrarian view to gold’s decline Spot gold has declined overall since the beginning of the year. Compared to how investors may typically define a “stock” bear market, which is a drop of 20% of more, gold’s drop might still
Five No-BS Tips to Getting Started in Trading
If you are looking for a few positive and inspiring tips to get started in what can be a very difficult, risky, and unforgiving business, then we hope you will find this post helpful. Be aware that some of these