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Monthly Archives: December 2012
True to Nature…
Well, one thing you can say bout trends…they are a gift if we listen to them and they remain true to nature. In the past week the markets have done just so and offered up some pretty easy money for those that read the situation for what it was. Just as we talked about last […]
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Precipice…Defined Opportunity…
A week ago we talked about markets that were “itchin” to go somewhere. Well, they’ve managed to bleed up some to the point where both the SPX and INDU are on the precipice of an upside breakout…or a breakdown. Yes, funny as that sounds, the broad indices are at a point where one side or […]
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Still Itchin to Go Somewhere…
Early this week Fed Chief Bernanke was asked if he regretted coining the phrase, “Fiscal Cliff.” Determining that “less” was better serving to the public than “more,” he succinctly answered “No.” Well done Ben…way to be transparent to the peeps. K, cheap shots at Ben are too easy…have to put “no low-hangin fruit humor” on […]
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Ask the Crew:
Crew members tackle questions submitted by readers each month
Q: What is the main value of open interest in an option? A: Primarily it will provide an indication as to liquidity. Greater open interest would generally indicate liquidity sufficient to perform larger trades on a particular contract with less price discrepancy, while smaller amounts of open interest would indicate the opposite. Q: What is […]
Coaches Corner:
Treat Your Trading Like a Business
Hello again fellow traders and welcome to the Coaches Corner! I’d like to chat briefly about an important element that will contribute to any trader’s success… treating your trading like a business. Yeah I know, you’ve heard that a dozen times before. Are you actually doing so? Treating your trading like a business involves two […]
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Musings from the Editor:
The 12 Lumps of Christmas
No doubt you’ve already started to fatigue from the “cutesy” holiday references, abounding wishes of glad tidings, long lines at the stores, etc. Tis the Season and all that… Being that we’re entering the end of the year, it’s certainly time to take stock and reflect. Now I could sugarcoat everything and seek to focus […]
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Zaner’s Perspective:
An Endless Array of Trading Possibilities…
On behalf of the Zaner Group, I am delighted to talk with you about Futures and Forex! Futures and Forex add to your arsenal of profitable tactics and strategies. For example, we have crude oil and gold, in addition to equity futures. For many of you the markets of ES, EUR/USD and USD/JPY loom with […]
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TEI Insight:
This is It?
When we talked a month ago, there were myriad issues facing the markets that traders had to be aware of because of their potential to send the broad indices north or south in a decisive, directional fashion. This is something we’ve talked about for some time, given the coiling and stored energy that has been […]
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Monster’s Perspective:
November Gave us a Little Bit of Everything
As we enter December, 2012, the S&P 500 is higher by about one-tenth of a percent. It has been climbing for the last two weeks of November after bouncing from a pullback earlier in the month and is now in the middle of its trading range for the second-half of the year. Even with improving […]
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Traders Talk:
TEI’s Louis Horkan Interviews Karson Keith
In this month’s Traders Talk we’re chatting with Karson Keith, a principal at TE and someone many of you have trained with. Surely all of you have listened to Preston rave about KK and refer to him as his right-hand man on a frequent basis. No doubt you’ve heard the story—he is a trading phenom…a […]
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