Guest host Mike McMahon and his special guest Craig Weil take an in depth look into the Currencies and Stocks markets. ... (Continue reading)
Don revisits the trade he talked about the last time he was on Power Trading Radio, which was buying ANF because of the potential move in Cotton. AFN rallied over 50% since then! They also look at how contracts are... (Continue reading)
When we speak of a Futures Contract, we are referring to a standardized contract being created between two parties to either buy or sell a specific asset (Corn, Live Cattle, Oil, etc) having standardized quantity and a graded quality at... (Continue reading)
An Option Trade Analysis This article is the continuation of the first one from the last week, "What Went Wrong?!?." In the first part, I explained how a directional trade with calls was opened and as the market did not... (Continue reading)
If you have been reading the Lessons from the Pros for any time now, or if you have graduated from an Online Trading Academy course, you know that to execute trades, we rely on supply and demand levels. The biggest... (Continue reading)
You may have looked at the title of this article and said, "Why is Diana, our real estate expert, talking to us about taxes?" Even though I've spent the last 21 years as a real estate investor and educator, my... (Continue reading)
The equities markets have been on a tear lately; all the major indices are at, or near, multi-year highs. This is good news for so-called investors as they are generally long-only market participants. For those of us that trade on... (Continue reading)
Let's start with the Case-Shiller Home Indices – not pretty. There have been broad-based declines in home prices in the 3rd quarter of 2010, according to Case-Shiller. This is from data through September 2010. "Another weak report; weaker than last... (Continue reading)
An Option Trade Analysis: Part I Usually, I do not write a two-part article on student trades, but this one is an exception for I recognized in it a very common mistake pattern that a lot of novice option traders... (Continue reading)
Ah, the ever present question as to where a trader should place stops. We all encounter this as we are trading. Let's face it, there is a fine balance in placing a stop that allows you to minimize damage from... (Continue reading)