US Stock Markets Set For An Imminent Crash Due To New Dow Jones Index Highs?

Will the bubble burst and another round of Asian stock market crashes lead to further yen carry trade unwinding, causing US and EU market crashes to follow? Is a recession and a brutal bear market really just around the corner?

We Are In A New Type Of Stock Market Environment

Today's online stock trader is facing a new environment. Whether you are a day trader or swing trader, you will need to adapt to this new trading arena.

Online Stock Trader Tips - Discipline And Tape Reading

How I turned my online stock trading from stressful into a consistent cash machine. These two tips should be the building blocks upon which any trading plan should be built.

The Truth - Computerized Commodity Trading Systems, PART 2 - Include The Basic Human Fears!

To get a computerized system edge, you need to figure out the basic human trading weaknesses and include them in your software. Anyone can buy a trading system these days, but it will have little value unless it is unique and different from the crowd. Here's some easy-to-understand ideas I use that add in the human fears!

The Truth - Computerized Commodity Trading Systems, Part 4 - Include The Basic Human Fears!

To get a computerized system edge, you need to figure out the basic human trading weaknesses and include them in your software. Anyone can buy a trading system these days, but it will have little value unless it is unique and different from the crowd. Here's some easy-to-understand ideas I use that add in the human fears!

Online Stock Trading - Entering Orders

Online Stock Trading makes it easy for traders to enter different types of order instructions. Knowing the benefits of using market orders, limit orders, stop orders, and stop limit orders can improve a trader's results.

The Wisdom Of Owning Foreign Stocks

Taking a conservative approach and using your portfolio as a shield can potentially make foreign stocks a very good investment.

A Financial Analysis of CTC Media, Inc

The TV broadcasting industry has performed extremely well over the past four years. Some investors may say that because of triple digit share price growth, it is time to cash in some of your capital gains. Its true large-cap leaders in this group have seen significant growth. Rogers Communications, Grupo Televisa, and Central European Media Enterprises are at historical highs, and committing any new capital may be a bit of a risk. Nevertheless, there is a new company, CTC Media (CTCM), which has the fundamental growth and solid business plan to catch up with these competitors and produce significant share price growth.

The Commodity Swing Method, PART 1 - Lock In Profits, Reduce Risk And Trade The Swings

Getting into a market is simple. Getting out with a maximum profit is difficult and is an art. How do we know when to take a profit and when to take a loss? Will I miss the big move if I get out now? Here's some methods that can take the mystery out of what to do at these critical times.

Downbeat Stocks

There are many profitable ways for an investor to make money using the stock market. The common belief is the investor has to trade large amounts of stocks as they go up or down in order to make money. However, searching for stocks that are moving in one direction or the other isn't the only way to trade profitably.

Stock Picks 101: Profiting From Fear - Greed and Hope

There is a common misconception that trading should be a purely logical activity devoid of all emotion. Let me make quick work of this erroneous belief right now. For one thing, if you try to discipline yourself not to feel your emotions, you will end up simply playing hide and seek with them and ultimately that's quite counterproductive. Let's face it, when you trade stock picks, you’re trading for a reason, most likely because you want more money. There's nothing wrong with wanting money, but that want needs to be disciplined so you don’t end up wanting more money than the situation in a trade will reasonably provide.

So You Want To Be A Day Trader?

This is a quick study of Day Trading. Day traders deal with stocks and options trades on day to day basis with the primary objective of making quick money on short term trades. Day traders are short term buyers and sellers who keep a close watch on the price movements of the market. There are estimates that about 2,500,000 people operate from home.

What Is A Hedge Fund

A Hedge Fund is a private investment partnership. It is usually offered to a limited number of investors and typically requires a significant initial minimum investment. Normally, Hedge Funds are only open to institutional or otherwise accredited investors, and typically these investors are required to keep their money in the fund for a minimum period, usually one year.

Stock Picks 101 - Making Trading Easy

The stress of trading can burn you out, so it's important to develop a trading style that's easy and comfortable for you. This means your trading style for stock picks should match your personality. Unfortunately, there's no test you can take to determine that you've picked the right style. Also, no one can tell you what your own personal style might look like. However, it's really important that you have this goal in mind as you try out different trading strategies.

Stock Picks 101 - Trading on Insider Activity

Everyone knows that insider trading is illegal, but do you think that keeps it from happening? Of course not. Just because you're not allowed to trade on insider information doesn't mean you can't trade on the telltale signatures that insider trading activity leaves. This can be quite profitable if you can detect it in a reliable way.