Saturday Success Story - Gene, Florida
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Here is one of our member’s story…
“Congratulations on your fantastic MarketClub applet, which is a great improvement over the good one you already had. It contains a wealth of information, is simple to use and is much faster. As an active trader, I make 10 to 20 trades per day in stocks, futures and forex, MarketClub has become my number one source for analysis and forecasting. Over the past year of using MarketClub’s +100 Trade Triangles as the basis for my trading, my portfolio is up 100% with an over 80% win ratio. I am very pleased to be a subscriber. The major difference is that I’m staying in the trade much longer than before. I was always quick to take my profits in fear of losing them. Now, I have verified the validity of your buy and sell signals and have the confidence to stay with the trend. What used to be a labor intensive, time consuming process now takes 30 seconds. Since you leave all buy/sell signals on the charts, I can analyze your past recommendations for the position to determine the likelihood of staying with the position.
You may consider me a loyal and constant user of your MarketClub program. I love it for the expanded capabilities I have as a trader. My portfolio loves it for the big boost it has received and my wife loves it for the extra time I have available. Keep up the good work.” ~ Gene S., Florida
To send your own success story, please email blog@ino.com. We wish all of our members the best and we look forward to hearing your success story.
What a great way to end the month
It’s Friday, and it’s the end of the month… what a month it has been. Huge moves in crude oil, gold, stocks and other markets have put a lot of money into trader’s pockets during the month of May.
As a reader of this blog, you know how we stress the importance of education and learning how the markets really work. That is why I am truly excited to share with you these new educational trading videos from my former exchange that is now called the CME Group.
You won’t want to miss these daily updates and analysis of the major markets.
Adam Hewison
President, INO.com
Co-creator, MarketClub
Understanding Proper Portfolio Allocation
No matter your trading experience you know that proper portfolio allocation is a crucial element that is often overlooked. It’s overlooked by everyone, from professional to newbie. So don’t feel bad. But what we need to do is nail down what we should be doing and that’s why I invited Blain Reinkensmeyer owner of StockTradingToGo.com to give us some tips and tricks that we can use in our own portfolio. If you have any feedback please leave a comment and he’ll get to you!
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New and experienced investors alike should have a set strategy for portfolio allocation as far as the number of total holdings. The key to determining how many stocks should be held at once lies in knowing how much money is in the portfolio. This guide will breakdown the best rules for portfolio allocation.
Here on StockTradingToGo we support a more focused portfolio versus having a list of different holdings. Even for investors that want to remain diversified there are great ways to do so through ETFs so that the overall number of holdings can remain minimal. A simplified portfolio also supports investment success through discipline.
If you didn’t make money in May watch this video
If you didn’t make money this month then you weren’t watching our Trade Triangles.
See how we did in three major markets (my new video).
How To “Measure” Your Trading Experience? (wow!)
He’s a personal friend, great trader, exercise enthusiast, and today Norman Hallett from TheDisciplinedTrader.com is going to bring you into his world a bit and show you exactly how you can measure your trading experience. Norman’s the best in this business with regard to discipline and I know he’d want me to mention Norman’s latest video and check out his report titled: A Traders Opportunity of a Generation. Big claims yes…but the report delivers trust me. He will be expecting comments, so please don’t let him down!
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Trading is a human sport.
You against the markets.
On your end… You “gear up” before you get started by having your morning coffee, and if your smart, maybe doing a little cardio. Then you sit down and start looking at the charts, where you assess the markets you’ll be dealing with.
On the market’s end… well, it’s been, in most cases, trading all night, tempting you to figure out where it will be going next, based on its last hour’s movement, last day’s, and last month’s movements.
As the referee used to yell when I was on the ‘mat’ in high school facing my opponent…
Obey These 3 Option Trading Rules
I’ve decided to invite AJ Brown, from TradingTrainerHomeStudy.com, as he was a great guest blogger and hit a very hot topic…options! You can read his last article on OTM, ITM, or ATM, which was a great success. I asked him back today because options are getting much more play in this economy and he has 3 great rules for trading options that he would like to share with you today. Comments are welcome and expected, and just as before, he will be responding to ALL comments!
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The most difficult part of trading options (or anything else) is controlling your emotions so you can make smart trades.
There’s always this tug-of-war. On the one hand you have logic and common sense. On the other, you have fear and greed. Problem is, fear and greed are too often the winners! (I know; I’ve been there.)
With that in mind, here are three option trading rules I suggest you obey to eliminate emotional decisions.
Rule #1: Be an End-of-Day Trader
Do some people make money day trading? Absolutely. But for most people I advise against it. Here’s why…
Watching the market real-time can send your emotions soaring and diving like a roller coaster on a rickety track. Sure, it’s thrilling. Sure, you’ll experience something like a gambler’s high. But it ain’t going to do your trading account any favors.
This new/old technical tool can make you money (new video)
This video is a little bit different from our previous videos in that we show you some of the new improvements we’ve just added to MarketClub.
I just got the word from my business partner Dave Maher,
who is the technical part of the team that he had just upgraded the MarketClub charts. I was so excited at the improvements that I decided to rush over to our digital studios and create a new video. All credit goes to Dave and his team who did an outstanding job on this new MarketClub release.
One major improvement and one I believe you’re going to really enjoy and profit from is a study called “Donchian Channels.” This study is named after its inventor Richard Donchian who created this amazing technical juggernaut in the late 40s.
There are also a ton of other improvements like, cross hairs and a new 200 day moving average study which I think you’ll enjoy. You might be surprised at how I use the 200 day moving average.
You can view this new video with our compliments. There are no registration requirements. Please enjoy and give your feedback on our blog. Thank you.
All the best,
Adam Hewison
President, INO.com
Co-creator, MarketClub
ETF Talk: Can Chile Spice Up Your Portfolio?
As ETF’s continue to gain traction I wanted to get someone who really knows the ETF’s to give us a little “ETF Talk”. That person is Doug Fabian, from FabiansSuccessfulInvesting.com. Please enjoy the article, check out Doug’s ETF knowledge, and please comment below with your thoughts and opinions on ETF’s!
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While I still believe that we are in the midst of a bear market rally, there are plenty of ways to generate profits during this period of unprecedented market volatility. Despite the 33% rally in the S&P 500 since March 9, it is important to remember that the index is up only 0.6% YTD.
This paltry gain pales in comparison to the rallies in emerging markets. The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index (EEM), which duplicates the performance of the stock markets of 26 different countries, is up 27% so far this year. If you typically invest in developed markets, you now may be tempted to buy an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that gives exposure to emerging markets.
Do you know about this cycle in the S & P 500? (new video)
I was just looking at the S&P 500 and I noticed a very pronounced cycle in this market that I want to share with you.
In my new video I explain exactly what I’ve seen and what I expect will happen to this market if this cycle continues on track.
You can view this new video with my compliments. There are no registration requirements. Please enjoy and give your feedback on our blog. Thank you.
All the best,
Adam Hewison
President, INO.com
Co-creator, MarketClub
It hasn’t sunk in yet, and maybe it never will.
It’s not that often that we revisit previous posts but here is one that I wrote on October 23, 2008. It seems to me that seven months later not a lot has changed. I still think that we are going to see some difficult times ahead. But not all is doom and gloom, there are always opportunities to make money in the market.
Anyway I thought you would find this post interesting and hopefully educational.
