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Dec 18, 13 •
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Between the lines •
Maria Iacob
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Yesterday in our article titled; “Managing our emotions when trading; why you ignore this issue at your peril and why dreaming ‘works'”, we discussed how positive imagery can help reinforce positive expectations in our trading. We discussed...
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Dec 18, 13 •
2894 Views •
Morning Roll Call •
Maria Iacob
Comments Off on Greece to receive its next tranche of bailout cash, as markets await outcome of FOMC meeting
After yesterday’s sharp rise in equities markets in Europe and the USA, global markets retreated in Thursday’s afternoon session with European indices falling back sharply. This was despite various European agencies publishing positive data...
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Dec 17, 13 •
2751 Views •
Mind The Gap •
Maria Iacob
Comments Off on UK inflation falls to four year low at 2.1% whilst London house prices reach new record level as FOMC meeting in USA begins this afternoon
UK inflation has fallen by a modest 0.1% according to the latest figures published this morning by the UK’s official data agency, the ONS. The figure came in at 2.1%, versus expectations of 2.2%. However, with real wages in the UK only rising by 0.8%...
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Dec 17, 13 •
3886 Views •
Morning Roll Call •
Maria Iacob
1 Comment
There was plenty of positive data, contained in the high impact news events published on Monday, which cheered the markets in the USA and Europe. After the wave of mainly positive European PMIs from Markit were published in the morning session (with the...
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Dec 17, 13 •
2960 Views •
Between the lines •
Maria Iacob
Comments Off on Managing our emotions when trading; why you ignore this issue at your peril and why dreaming ‘works’
As traders we’re often ‘guilty’ of dreaming where our trading may eventually take us financially. In many respects projecting our ambitions into the future, by using our imagination, is a perfectly healthy occupation. We often like to point...
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Dec 16, 13 •
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Is The Trend Still Your Friend •
Maria Iacob
Comments Off on Swing-trend trading analysis for the week beginning Sunday December 15th
Sunday evening witnesses the publication of the Westpac consumer sentiment survey for New Zealand, the previous print came in at 115.4, the anticipation is for a similar result. The Japanese Tankan manufacturing index is published late Sunday evening,...
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Dec 13, 13 •
3977 Views •
Between the lines •
Maria Iacob
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Once we’ve traded on demo for a reasonable amount of time to finally test a strategy that we’re convinced has a positive expectancy and as such represents an ‘edge’, we should be adding to and perfecting our trading plan before finally...
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Dec 13, 13 •
2789 Views •
Morning Roll Call •
Maria Iacob
Comments Off on Banking stress tests reveal Slovenia’s banks need a re-capitalisation programme, Europe’s industrial production falls, whilst USA unemployment figures disappointing
In an echo of season’s past a relatively small European country, Slovenia, revealed that several of its banks require approx. €5 billion in order to pass the E.U. banking stress tests. This situation has a familiar theme to it, it’s reminiscent...
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Dec 12, 13 •
2717 Views •
Mind The Gap •
Maria Iacob
Comments Off on The EU finally agrees a landmark ruling over future bank failures
The days of European taxpayers footing the bill for bank rescues could soon be over. Overnight, officials in Strasbourg, representing the European Parliament and EU member states, agreed new rules for future bank rescues. Under the “bank resolution and...
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Dec 12, 13 •
3652 Views •
Between the lines •
Maria Iacob
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The majority of retail traders are part-time, and we could put forward an argument that even the majority of experienced and successful traders are also part-time. In truth the actual ‘work’ we do on a day to day basis, once you’ve developed...