Short Term Trading

Stack to Investors: Stop Trading!
And therein lies the major fault for retired or seasoned investors who are considering short-term trading as an alternative to their market frustrations of …

S&P Downgrades BP’s Debt
BP’s debt remains on CreditWatch, where both the long- and short-term bonds were placed by S&P with negative implications on June 4. …

RATE FUTURES REPORT: Buyers See Rates Down On Ailing Economy
A flatter yield curve means that traders expect long-term rates to move lower and short-term rates to remain at very low levels. …

Australia Shares End Down 0.7% As Offshore Markets Slip
“I continue to believe that in the short term the path of least resistance is higher in markets,” said Southern Cross Equities director Charlie Aitken, …

Stocks could see more late-day reversals
“After such a deep, sharp correction in the market even short-term oriented traders are quick to shoot first and ask questions later,” said Elliot Spar, …

Trading the Short to Intermediate Time Frame
If you are looking to become a short to intermediate term trader but do not want the risk of a big overnight move, trading commodities and currencies is a …

Long Term Trading

Crude oil prices trading steady in $77 to $80 range
This is a long term significant historical support and resistance level. The next resistance level is near $78, and $89 after that.

Dow Jones, S&P and Nasdaq up by small margin
“We’re beginning to ignore bad news and focusing on the bigger, better long term picture, and that’s encouraging,” Orlando said. Still, investors were also …

Gold Bound For New Highs
While inflation fears have yet to be realized as the global economic recovery only begins to take hold, they will surely come true on a more long-term basis …

Mystery in Natural-Gas Markets
Until last week, the March-April 2011 price spread was very thinly traded because long-term weather forecasts are unreliable, and traders typically don’t …

Technical Analysis

S&P 500 May Extend Gains, Acampora Says
Technical analysts view pessimism as a sign that stocks may rise, because it indicates investors have capacity to buy shares after avoiding the market. …

Today’s Outlook for S&P and Dow Jones
by Carol Harmer of Technical Analysis Reports S&P traded higher to 1117 yesterday then fell back to 1101. Overnight we have held 1109 and have hit 1113. …

BP May Continue Drop Beyond 50% Fibonacci
By Alexis Xydias June 16 (Bloomberg) — BP Plc shares, which have plunged 47 percent since April, breached a key support level that technical analysts who …

Dollar Index May Fall as Double Top Forms
“There is the possibility of a double top forming here with a neckline at 85.13,” wrote Citigroup strategists led by Chief Technical Analyst Tom Fitzpatrick …

U.S. stocks to try to recover after rough ride
… in the adage hinges on prices staying below the level sold, and according to him, technical analysis continues to suggest that will not be the case. …

Global Stocks Entered Bear Market in May
By Lu Wang June 1 (Bloomberg) — Global equities entered a bear market in May after the MSCI AC World Index’s biggest monthly drop since February 2009 broke …

Natural Gas Heads to $4.80 on MACD Momentum
… according to a technical analysis by Chris Kostas, a senior analyst at Energy Security Analysis Inc. A momentum indicator known as MACD suggests the …

Crude Oil Is Poised to Test $83 a Barrel
By Mark Shenk June 3 (Bloomberg) — Crude oil will test $83 a barrel if it breaks through the 200-day moving average, according to a technical analysis by …

Principles of Technical Analysis: The Complex Head-and-Shoulders Pattern
In Edwards and Magee’s Technical Analysis of Stock Trends — a book many consider the bible of technical analysis — the authors document several variations …

S&P 500′s New Low Signals ‘Bleaker’ Outlook: Technical Analysis
Philip J. Roth, chief technical market analyst at Miller Tabak & Co., said that while the S&P 500 managed to hold above its May 25 intraday low of 1040.78, …

Dow Jones Technical Analysis – Paying Attention to Market Indicators
Because these stocks are often the most influential in the country, the Dow Jones technical analysis is important for monitoring the health of the market in …

Self Managed Super

Banning Super Art: A step in the right direction « Barking Coins
In a review of self managed super Jeremy Cooper has recommended that making art works part of an investment portfolio standing as a self managed superannuation fund should be outlawed. The hucksterism of the art world – the …

Self Managed Super Fund – Money – smh.com.au
JOHN COLLETT Researcher Morningstar says the overwhelming majority of Australian managed funds are very small, with about half of all Australian funds …

Changes to rules on self-managed super fund borrowing – Money …
The government has made changes to the section of the Superannuation Industry Supervision (SIS) Act governing borrowing by super fund trustees.

Swing Trading

Forex Trade
The Forex trade is the best known of all day trading, but it definitely isn’t the only commodity swing trading that occurs. While most people are familiar …

The Truth of the Bigger Picture for ACHN, IFLG, and TRMA
At the same time though, I’ll also be the first to point out that ridiculous or not, it’s been working for anyone who’s been swing trading IFLG. …

3 ways to play the market
Those who are not good at making quick decisions are not likely to succeed at day trading. Swing trading is typically described as the action of entering a …

July Soybeans Daily Numbers & Trade Ideas for 5/25/10
The shorter term such as “swing trading” where I risk $.05 or $.10 to make $.10 to $.30 is much more predictable, but the mode that I excel in is day …

Earn More With Swing Trading
The markets of the Forex Swing Trading can really be a business of great moneymaking. No one can deny the fact that the swing trading is actually the splendid strategy just to earn higher profits as you can earn well. The swing trading …