Interest rates can have a major effect on how certain currency pairs are traded. For some traders looking at a long term trade, the practice of collecting rollover comes into effect. Rollover is when interest is figured out between the currency pairs… Read More

Dual intraday divergences can be very helpful in pinpointing short-term turns (reversal) in price which create ideal low-risk, high probability trade set-ups for the intraday index… Read More

Imagine a market strategy that did 11 times better than buy and hold and never experienced a down year. With perfect market timing, that’s as good… Read More

Statistically, trading may be one of the most difficult ways to make money. In fact, it’s estimated that up to 90% of traders lose money. That’s a shame, since there are several simple trading systems that trounce the market. Read More

I never learned why they invited us, but I’ve never felt more out of place in my life. It happened at a trading conference in San Francisco two years ago. Just about every speaker at the conference was talking about trading in terms of “nanoseconds.” In the… Read More

What’s the best strategy for investing in stocks? James O’Shaughnessy was determined to find out…   O’Shaughnessy tested literally hundreds of stock investing strategies in the updated version of his book, What Works on Wall Street.   The… Read More

  You’ve done the research. The stock looks like a solid breakout trade — it’s time to log onto your brokerage website and place a limit order… Do you know how big of a position you should be taking? That’s not just… Read More

These days, income is king. People are absolutely parched and starved for any kind of yield. You can’t get it from CDs, safe bonds or even… Read More

It’s time to forget being practical about your portfolio. Practical advice — the tried and true suggestions like “buy what you know” and “invest in value” — are great strategies much of the time. They’re investment philosophies that have historically made folks a lot of money in the stock… Read More

I don’t know why I’ve been so hard-headed. I don’t know why I’ve wanted to fight the truth.   Maybe it’s because the truth seems too simple – too good to be true.   Maybe it’s because I enjoy the challenge of trying to predict when… Read More