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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 …

Black Friday Suggestions for Traders

Today, of course, is the notorious Black Friday – that crazy holiday shopping day which is supposed …

SFO Article on Part-Time Trading

A while back I was interviewed by a reporter for SFO Magazine on the subject of part-time …

Alternative Ways to Play Interest Rate Moves

I’ve written in the past about ways to play moves interest rates. Among the ETFs I’ve mentioned …

A Sample of Professional Market Analysis

I received an email a short while ago outlining the three reasons an analyst at CIBC World …

The Dominant Players in Forex

I see the question all the time about where prices come from in the forex market and …

Trading Education is Not Just About Trading Systems

The following comment, sent to me by email, and referring to the Market Wizards and The New …

Learning from the Market Wizards

Two books I always recommend to traders are Market Wizards and The New Market Wizards. Both offer …

Market Makers and Opening Gaps

I received the following email from a trader named Ben. I do have a question regarding the …

Looking at Volatility Across Markets

The other day I commented on a post on a personal finance blog. The article was an …

Understanding and Using the Dollar Index

The folks on CNBC and elsewhere in the media are all over the fact that the Dollar …

Understanding the Talking Heads

Talking heads abound in the markets. There are corporate CEOs and other high-level officers. There are central …

Learn Technicals from the Guy Who Wrote the Book

The question about how best to start learning technical analysis is one that comes up quite often …

Reached the 1000 Feed Subscriber Mark!

A milestone was just reached for this blog. The number of RSS feed subscribers has finally cracked …

Someone Else Slamming Forex

I really wish people would get their facts right. There was an article posted in the ft.com/alphaville …

New Trader FAQ Coming Together Nicely

I’ve been working on a project to bring together the most commonly asked new and developing trader …

Correlation analysis for trading position diversification

I got the following inquiry from the ever-curious Trader Rod. A few questions concerning correlation between two …

Taking the Piss Out of Goldman

My British and Aussie/New Zealand readers will understand the above headline, as will those who have spent …

Want me to tell you where to buy and sell?

Then walk a way now, cause it ain’t going to happen! My focus, and the focus of …

Where’s the Money, and Where’s it Going?

A lot of traders have been utterly confounded by the way things have been playing out in …

Looking at Stock Market Internals for Confirmation

While I’m no longer a stock market analyst (I’m focused on forex these days), I still keep …

Professional Forex Analyst Interview

A short while back I did an interview with one of the Content Editors (a position I …

New NFA Retail Forex Leverage Restrictions

The National Futures Association (NFA) is not well liked by many retail forex traders because of restrictions …

Using COT data to spot potential big moves

I’ve mentioned the Commitment of Traders data on a few occasions previously in terms of its usefulness …