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What about all the toxic debt?

I am reading an outlook for the US Economy from a well known forecaster, and he claims …

Resources for Finding a Trading Coach

A question came up during the recent Swingers, Scalpers, Holders panel discussion I did for Currensee which we …

TAFX

Book Review: Technical Analysis in the FX Markets

Interviews on forex analysis with 13 market analysts from around the world

A Peak Inside Professional Level Market Analysis

I want to share something with you that I recieved today in my email from one of …

PandB

Book Review: Popes and Bankers by Jack Cashill

May be of interest to those who like history and/or are interested in how we got where we are

Adding on to The Essentials of Trading

Hi John, I hope this email finds you well. My name is Lee Rush and I’ve just …

ATFBC

Book Review: A Trader’s First Book on Commodities

A pretty solid introduction to futures trading

Reaction to the “worst analysis” post

My post from yesterday, Some of the worst market analysis ever!, generated a bit of a response …

Some of the worst market analysis ever!

I came across an article the other day which got my blood boiling a bit. It basically …

Great Review of the Trader FAQs Book

Fred Elkins from Finance Banter wrote up an excellent review of my new FAQs book. I took …

Professional Multimedia Market News & Information Free

My employer, Thomson Reuters, is making a really big push on a new multimedia content platform that’s …

How Markets Can Fall Without Actually Trading

One of the things many market participants fail to realize is that prices do not require transactions …

The Doctor is Out

For those who may not have heard, Brett Steenbarger has called a halt to his blogging. Brett, …

Is the Japanese Yen a Safe-Haven Currency?

Frequent trading question-asker Rod is back with another one. He sounds worried that he’s asking a foolish …

Entering Trading Positions Around News

Last week I took part in a Currensee panel discussion titled Scalper, Swinger, or Holder. The main discussion, as …

Do you know a good end of day strategy?

Here’s a question which came in by email from a trader named Adam. Do you know about …

Answering Trading Questions Taken to the Next Level

If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time you’ll know that I answer a lot …

Forex Rollover and Carry Explained

One of the complexities of trading foreign exchange is the whole rollover and carry interest aspect of …

Is The Essentials Of Trading applicable to trading options?

An emailer by the name of Daniel asked: My question: Is “Essentials Of Trading” applicable to trading …

Forex Seasonals Coming Up Big So Far

Do you know the seasonal patterns which tend to play out in the forex markets? If so, …

Biases In Market Analysis

A headline on the Business Insider blog caught my attention this morning: Once Again, Moody’s Is Behind …

Find a Trading Mentor

John, I have a question. I am a novice trader who has been trading the emini S&P’s …

On Elliott Wave, Implusive Trading, and Trading Plans

I’ve had a few questions come in over the last several days which don’t really require a …

TFYG

Book Review: Trading From Your Gut by Curtis Faith

Integrating the right-brain instincts and intuition you develop as a trader

Currensee Now Open to Oanda Traders

Word has come out from Currensee that Oanda traders can now become members of the forex social network. …

Is Trading for a Living Worthwhile?

Here is a very good inquiry I received from a trader named Yvan in Bern over the weekend …

Understanding Currency Moves Requires Looking Deeper

Reader Rod is a good one for sending me questions, and generally interesting ones at that. Here’s his …

Why You Shouldn’t Fixate on Winning Percentage in Your Trading

I’ve been reading Curtis Faith’s new book Trading From Your Gut, a review of which will follow …

MSOD

Book Review: Making Sense of the Dollar

Ten myths about the dollar, international trade and related economics and politics

Taking Your Trading to the Next Level

A really interesting question came in overnight from a trader who is still relatively new to it …

The Cost of Forex Trading

I was asked by frequent emailer Rod to address something he came across regarding the cost of …

Take a Breath Folks. Forex Leverage Won’t Be Cut to 10:1

The other day I posted Increasing Regulation of Retail Forex Trading discussing the continued efforts of the …

Increasing Regulation of Retail Forex Trading

There is an article on the Financial Times website on the subject of increased regulation in the …

The best forex trading technique or trading system

I got the following email over the weekend. Let me know what your immediate response is. I …

Stock Trading is Not Zero Sum

I recently got a zero sum question in regards to the stock market. The one question I …

Looking Back on a Good 2009

I realize I’m doing this a little bit early, but I’ve got a lot of work to …

Looking for Meaning in Big Open Interest Drop in S&P 500 Futures

Here’s something I noticed today that I found REALLY interesting. First of all, take a look at …

More Upcoming Book Reviews

The other day I mentioned a pair of books that were new additions to my reading list.  Thanks …

Upcoming Book Reviews

There are a couple of books I will be reading in the near future, the reviews for …

Watching Positioning Figures for Biases and Changes

As you may have gathered from some of my prior posts (like Using COT data to spot …

If You Haven’t Already…

I strongly advise you to check out the 90-minute seminar John Murphy did entitled Applying Technical Methods …

What I Wish I Knew When I Started Trading

Brett Steenbarger started a new series of posts a couple weeks ago which revolve around Lessons Learned …

VectorVest and Trading Forex in IRAs

Back in action after nearly a week off leading up to my 40th birthday! It’s nice to …

Watching for a Market Explosion or Implosion

I’ve written on several occasions, including my first ever article published in Stocks & Commodities, on the …

More New Margin Requirements

I posted before about the NFA’s new rules on maximum forex trading leverage permissible for traders with …

Taxes, Budget Deficits and Inflation

A couple of things have come out from different politicians the last couple days which have me …

Entries from the Blogosphere

There have been some good posts recently by fellow bloggers that I wanted to bring to your …

New NFA Forex Leverage Limits In Effect Today

I wrote a while back (New NFA Retail Forex Leverage Restrictions) about new rules coming into effect …