How to trade the euro, regardless of what happens to Greece
Things have been bad in Europe recently. Between the travel restrictions due to the volcano and ash, as well as Greece not wanting to conform to strict fiscal policies, problems are adding up and adding weight onto the euro.
It is interesting to note that in the beginning of 2010, everyone was bearish on the dollar. Looking at the market action alone we could see that the dollar has done very well vis-à-vis the euro. This is where technical analysis shines as it is an unbiased viewpoint of the collective wisdom of all market participants.
In this new video I show you how you can trade the euro/USD cross using our “Trade Triangle” technology and come out of winner no matter what happens to Greece, Portugal, or Spain.
As always you can watch our videos without registration and there are no fees involved.
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All the best,
Adam Hewison
President, INO.com
Co-creator, MarketClub
I Ate Turkey, Slipped In Greece, Fell Down and Broke China!
Many of us are concerned about the current bullish trend we have been seeing in the markets. In this guest post, Benjamin Brinneman shows us some great educational strategies to trade equities in this market. If you like what you see, be sure to check out his site C Squared Trading.
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The so called tragedy in Greece is the only thing that lately has been pulling the market back for a few hundred points here and there. Though it seems it may cause catastrophic consequences, this is a huge risk that has been partially priced in. The point with these pullbacks is that they are great opportunities to purchase equities at a good discount and get a nice margin of safety. The reason for this argument is that the market would really have to have a sell-off session for several weeks in order to really break down the upward bull trend that we are currently in. No matter what the bears say, they have been losing for months and months! Read more
Baseline for Active Investing
Today’s author is Jackie Ann Patterson, the editor of BackTesting Report. Previously Jackie Ann showed us how to pick up on a potential trend change as well as how to recognize a mature trend using the MACD indicator. Today she has returned to the Trader’s Blog to share a method for testing your trading strategy.
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One of the ways that traders use to determine the success of a potential strategy is to use a baseline. A baseline is a benchmark or a standard for comparison. For example, some investors will use the gain/loss of the S&P 500 as a baseline of market performance. That may be useful for investing long-term in large-caps, but less applicable to active investing and shorter-term trading. This article shows you a different method of forming baselines and the win rate results for two types of stock market participants. Read more
Too big to fail?
Bailouts have rocked markets all over the world in recent years, but here in the US, the Wall Street reform bill is making its way through the senate which would essentially end the “too big to fail” mentality.
Vote above and tell us what you think below, in our comments section.
How I trade futures with MarketClub
In March, I asked members how they used MarketClub and among the responses was a strategy from Loic, a futures trader out of Marseille, France. Loic was already trading futures before MarketClub came along and had developed a portfolio using our parent site, INO.com, along with a technical strategy that he had already developed. A couple years ago, Loic decided to give MarketClub a try and has been a member ever since.
This Friday, you will have the opportunity to see for yourself how Loic uses MarketClub to trade markets such as coffee, cattle, Japanese yen, and soybeans, among many others, as well as ask questions about his strategy. At MarketClub we try to provide trading knowledge from as many viewpoints as possible, so even if you’re not a futures trader, you may learn a new trick or two to add to your trading arsenal.
Space is limited so we encourage you to register and reserve a seat for this webinar today:
Best,
Susan Jackson
Director of MarketClub Education
INO.com & MarketClub
“Perfect Portfolio” Update for Q1
The first quarter of the year proved to be a challenging one for many traders outside of the equity markets. The “Perfect Portfolio” which tracks 4 markets was no exception. In the four ETF markets we track, the portfolio was equally split with winners in two markets and losers in two markets.
The following ETF’s provided solid returns for the “Perfect Portfolio” in Q1. Both the FXE which tracks the euro, and SPY which tracks the S&P 500, managed to put in solid performances. However this was not enough to offset losses incurred in the GLD which tracks gold and the USO ETF which tracks the crude oil market. Combined losses in these markets were large enough to wipe away any gains for the quarter.
10 Steps to Smart Trading
Time and again on this blog, Adam has emphasized the need for a game plan (a.k.a.trading plan), but how many traders actually have a written trading plan?
Price Headley of Big Trends would like to share his list of trading plan essentials which lead to profitable trading in general. Comment and let us know what you think goes into a successful trading plan and be sure to visit Price at BigTrends.com
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You need to be able to answer one simple question when trading…
Could another trader execute my trading strategies if I gave them a copy of my trading plan?
If not, then you absolutely should stop trading right now until you can answer the 10 questions below.
Why you might ask? By taking the time to write down your plan, you put yourself in the top 3% of individuals who have written goals and plans, giving you an immediate edge. Read more
Saturday Success Story – Jamie, Oklahoma
At MarketClub, our mission is to help you become a better trader. Our passion is creating superior trading tools to help you achieve your goals—no matter which way the markets move—we promise objective and unbiased recommendations not available from brokers.
Here’s great news from a member…
“When analyzing my trading, I find that my chief problem is over trading fueled by uncertainty. The more I use your chart service the more certain I am in my strategy. It is significantly increased my profitability and reduced my trade related anxiety. It helps me plan better my trades.” ~ Jamie H., Oklahoma
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.
Q1: Gold vs. “World Cup Portfolio”
Filed under: World Cup Portfolio (Previously "World Commodity Portfolio")
We began Q1 with high hopes of keeping our winning streak alive, just as we had finished out the year on a very positive note with some strong gains in Q4 of 2009.
Q1 proved to be a challenging quarter for the “World Cup Portfolio.” Out of the six markets we track, we had winning positions in four markets (that’s the good news) and losing positions in the other two.
However, the big disappointment in Q1 was the gold market which produced our biggest quarterly loss of any market since we began tracking the “World Cup Portfolio.”
The main reason for this loss was the choppy, trend-less action in the gold market. In the eleven quarters we have been tracking gold, we have made money in eight of those quarters. This is not the time to abandon trading gold, rather it is a time to continue with our game plan and “Trade Triangle” approach that has been so successful for this portfolio. Furthermore we have never had back-to-back losing quarters in gold.
On the brighter side, the grain markets proved to be resilient and just the ticket as corn, wheat, and soybeans all put in positive performances. The only other market to put in a negative performance in Q1 was crude oil. Read more
Add a little more “green” to your portfolio
What better day to add a little more “green” to your portfolio than Earth Day? Today we’ve asked Tate Dwinnell from Green Stocks Central to let us in on a few top “green” bullish stocks and then analyzed them with our “Trade Triangle” technology:
+75 STRI - STR Holdings – Solar Energy
+75 JASO – JA Solar Holdings – Solar Energy Products
+75 EMKR – Emcore – Solar & Fiber Optic Energy Conversion
These markets may be in some near-term weakness, but are still in a long-term upward trend with intermediate and longer-term trends pointing to a bull market, but short-term and intraday term and point to a bearish movement.
+90 PWER – Power-One – Power Conversion Management
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