Short selling your way to quick profits in the Stock Market

Over the past ten years since I’ve been playing the stock market, I always get asked by people what is the quickest way to make money in the stock market. Is it by finding a good company stock and buying low and then selling high? Or maybe it is finding some good news about a [...]

Stock Market commentary for Jan 25-29, 2010

We had a major correction in the stock market last week and saw a lot of stocks and sectors drop dramatically especially on Thu and Fri. Looking at the charts, all the major stock market indices broke major support levels so we might see the  start of a downward trend in the markets (at least [...]

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Is Automated Trading the key to success in the Forex market?

Automated trading in the foreign exchange (forex) market is a relatively new concept that is rapidly growing in popularity among traders. It is the use of computer programs for entering trading orders with the computer algorithm deciding on aspects of the order such as the price and quantity and initiating the order without human intervention.
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Popularity of Forex Trading

Over the past few years, more and more traders are looking at opportunities in the foreign exchange (forex) market. For those who are not familiar, the forex market is the largest financial market in the world with over $2 trillion US traded every day. It is often referred as the currency trading market where one [...]

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Contracts for Difference (CFD’s): The key to making big profits in the stock market

CFD’s have become one of the world’s most popular and profitable trading products for active traders in the past 10 years. Why? Because CFDs provide easy access to trading stock markets all around the world, more leverage, more control, and also a very cost effective way to trade.A contract for difference or commonly referred to [...]

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It’s time now to become an Active Trader

Over the past 10 years, the stock market has changed dramatically. In order to make money in the stock market now, you need to change your strategy and mindset.In the 1980’s and 1990’s, people made money in the stock market by buying solid, stable companies like IBM, GE and Coca Cola. Investors would buy these [...]

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Personality traits of successful traders

Making money in the stock market is not easy. Some people make money but most  people lose money. Why is that? Is it because they don’t have enough stock market knowledge? Not enough capital? Not enough information or tips from market experts? All of the above is true but they are not the main reason [...]

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Is it time now to invest into Natural Gas?

The price of natural gas has dropped substantially over the past few years and is now trading at historical lows. In fact, natural gas prices have plunged more than 70% from their record of $13 per Mcf which was the highs made in June 2008.
The main reason is supply and demand. It is due to [...]

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US Dollar: Is a falling US Dollar good for the Stock Market?

The U.S. Dollar has been a popular topic among investors as they are debating whether it’s good to have a weak dollar or strong dollar policy. Over the past few years, the U.S. Government has been printing money 24 hours/day 7 days/week and increasing money supply to levels that have never been seen before to [...]

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Investing in Gold: How to profit from the rise in the Gold Price

The price of gold has risen sharply in the past few years and it has attracted a lot of interest from investors. In fact, just late last year, the price of gold had risen to an all time high of over $1,200 an once and many believe that it will continue going much higher in [...]

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