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Nov 19, 13 •
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China’s commitment (through its Plenum meeting of last week) to introduce wide-ranging reforms continues to be the dominant force stoking up global investor sentiment. Shares of Chinese companies listed in Hong Kong were up another 1.8 per cent overnight to...
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Nov 19, 13 •
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Comments Off on How long was your longest losing streak, how did you cope and how did you correct it?
Whether in articles, on trading forums, or various blogs, losing at trading is not a concept discussed as much as winning for an obvious reason; no writer or poster wants to come across as negative, or wants to damage the optimism that envelopes the whole...
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Nov 19, 13 •
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Comments Off on Dow Jones Index finally but briefly breaches 16,000, up circa 30% in 2012
The Dow Jones industrial average eventually hit a new record high on Monday, creeping over the critical psyche number of 16,000 for the first time shortly after the start of trading on Wall Street. The Dow rose 61 points in early trading to hit 16,023, up...
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Nov 18, 13 •
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Comments Off on China’s market reforms welcomed by the global markets, whilst UK house prices tumble in seasonal adjustment
China’s planned economic and social reforms sent shares on the Shanghai Composite index up by over 2.8% in the overnight trading session. Shares surged ahead in Hong Kong too, where the Hang Seng was up over 3.3% in late trading. Chinese President Xi...
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Nov 18, 13 •
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Comments Off on Fundamental and technical trend analysis for the week beginning November 17th
Monday sees the publication of Europe’s balance of payments and current account details, the current account is scheduled to come in at €18.3 bn, up from the previous month’s figure of €17.4 bn. In the afternoon’s trading session the USA...
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Nov 15, 13 •
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Comments Off on A backstop for banks needed says Asmussen as Europe’s inflation falls to 0.7%
Euro area annual inflation was 0.7% in October 20132, down from 1.1% in September. A year earlier the rate was 2.5%. Monthly inflation was -0.1% in October 2013. European Union annual inflation was 0.9% in October 2013, down from 1.3% in September. A year...
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Nov 15, 13 •
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Comments Off on Trading ‘tips’ from the inexperienced trader; what went wrong, what was learned and how to go about fixing it…
Far too many trading articles concentrate on experienced traders and trading mentors offering up advice on how to be successful. Very few articles quiz the inexperienced trader and ask for a synopsis of where they are on the ladder of trading success and what...
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Nov 15, 13 •
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Comments Off on Janet Yellen states the Q.E. won’t go on forever whilst Ireland comes in for praise for its austerity handling
There were plenty of high impact news events on Thursday to keep analysts on their toes. The USA unemployment claims came in worse than expectations, the USA balance of payments increased sharply, Janet Yellen gave evidence to a senate hearing during her...
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Nov 14, 13 •
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Comments Off on UK retail sales slump in October 2013, Japan’s GDP halves whilst markets still reacting to Fed chairperson nominee Janet Yellen’s dovish speech
With a cost of living crisis evident in the UK it wasn’t completely unexpected that the UK’s retail figures might slip, we mentioned as much in our morning roll call section. Many retailers are suggesting anecdotally that their customers are...
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Nov 14, 13 •
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Comments Off on What is a high probability set up? And how to develop one…
There are many successful traders who thrive by keeping their trading methods very simple. They’ll look for the same method of entry, time after time. They won’t detour from their set up and can easily adapt this set up to any form of automation....