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Nov 27, 13 •
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Between the lines •
Maria Iacob
Comments Off on Stops, we know they’re essential and invaluable, but where should and where shouldn’t we place them?
Presumably the majority of our readers are now passed the belief, often mistakenly peddled on trading forums or through articles on trading websites that traders should trade without using stops. Of all the myths propagated in the industry the “trading...
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Nov 27, 13 •
2303 Views •
Morning Roll Call •
Maria Iacob
Comments Off on New Zealand is the Lord Of The Rings as deficit shrinks to a record low
Tuesday was a busy day for news from the USA. But firstly the news that the UK is hiring in the service sector, at the fastest rate for six years, adds more fuel to the belief that the UK economy is recovering at a better pace than many would have predicted...
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Nov 26, 13 •
2164 Views •
Mind The Gap •
Maria Iacob
Comments Off on Could the Case Shiller house price index in the USA show a reduction?
Both overnight and early morning it’s been a quiet two sessions of trading in the markets. And looking at the diary of upcoming events it’s difficult to imagine if we’re going to see a change to the doldrums we’re currently witnessing....
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Nov 26, 13 •
2256 Views •
Between the lines •
Maria Iacob
Comments Off on Hanging tough, how to cope emotionally with that inevitable large drawdown and how we decide what that drawdown should be
One of the most important subjects, that new traders fail to address in their trading plan, is the element of drawdown. There are several reasons for this but we’ll highlight just two. Firstly, it could be that the overt optimism new traders experience,...
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Nov 26, 13 •
2149 Views •
Morning Roll Call •
Maria Iacob
Comments Off on US private sector rebounds in November according to Markit Economics, as USA pending home sales fall yet again
According to Markit Economics U.S. private sector activity increased in November after slowing during the previous month, whilst new orders grew at their fastest pace since April 2012. Financial data firm Markit stated that its preliminary composite...
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Nov 25, 13 •
2684 Views •
Mind The Gap •
Maria Iacob
Comments Off on German DAX reaches a record high as oil futures slump
As many European markets opened in positive mood, with some analysts suggesting that the Iran nuclear negotiations has helped to boost confidence in the region, the German DAX index has posted a record high in early trading, other European indices also gained...
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Nov 25, 13 •
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Is The Trend Still Your Friend •
Maria Iacob
Comments Off on Trend trading analysis for the week beginning Sunday November 24th
The coming week’s fundamental policy decisions and high impact news events that could affect sentiment during the week are dominated by housing data from the USA, UK and Australia. Whilst durable sales orders and retail sales from the USA and Germany...
