The Henry Report

David Burton provides an astrological insight. The Henry report delivered at 2:30pm on May 2, 2010 has astrological cycles that warrant attention. The current Australian Government has led the country through the global financial crisis by spending, but astrological cycles suggest that as a

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Changing Markets

by Joe Ross. The markets have changed and are still changing. Whenever I say that, I’m asked: “How have they changed? In what ways have they changed?” A trader today can trade in a variety of markets and nations and at numerous exchanges. When I began trading there were only eight to

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Trading Systems – Part 1

Gary Stone provides a practicable insight into designing, developing and building a trading system. Over the next few weeks I would like to focus the steps and processes involved in designing a trading system. Whilst by no means an exhaustive list, it will provide an insight into the process

Friday, June 18th, 2010 Trading articles 1 Comment

2010: Not Out of the Woods Yet

Moorad Choudhry says tread carefull in 2010. Investors worldwide would do well to be wary of the stock market rise since March 2009. One only has to look at the continuing virtual zero rate on 3-month US Treasury Bills to realise that substantial institutional investor cash remains firmly

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010 Trading articles 1 Comment

FXCM Trading Station II review

FXCM Trading Station II is a software provided by FXCM Corporate which is a well known Forex broker to their clients in order to enable them to place orders to buy or sell the different currencies immediately or by delayed execution of their orders. The program enables you to watch prices of many

Stock Trading Software Programs That Make Money

Jumping into the stock market to create wealth and a revenue stream is something that many people aspire to yet very few actually achieve. The stock market can be a difficult and confusing place, however, with the help of stock trading software programs that basically do everything, more and more

Monday, November 2nd, 2009 Trading articles No Comments

Trading Systems Performance Updates

Results through September 30, 2009. 3-Month Performance Ranking BEST WORST 1. Gina (ES) 70.42% 1. Guru Gene (ES) (127.75%) 2. CoreDuo (S) 58.63% 2. Impetus (ER) (41.92%) 3. Axiom Swing (NQ) 37.34% 3. Early Bird II (ER) (41.74%) 4. STCStemwinder2 (ES) 27.37% 4. 1

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Share Trading – Tenth Anniversary Edition

Share Trading comes from the prolific author and educator, Daryl Guppy. First published in 1996, this tenth anniversary edition was revised in 2001. The book is divided into three parts. First, Daryl takes the reader through a solid grounding in the basics for survival. The reader learns the

Monday, April 27th, 2009 Trading books reviews No Comments

The Little Book that Beats the Market

This is a book for all value investors. Joel Greenblatt is an experienced manager whose fund has averaged 40 per cent per year over 20 years. The book manages to distil successful value investing down to a single formula designed to beat the market. Joel comes from the Benjamin Graham school of

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Warrior Trading

Warrior Trading attempts to take the reader inside the mind of an élite trader. The book begins with why the majority of economic theories and fundamental analysis are flawed and how the Warrior Trader can take advantage of such flaws. Clifford encourages people to think independently and find

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The Bell Does Ring

The Bell Does Ring supports the belief that it is possible to pick market tops and bottoms. To support its claim, The Bell Does Ring describes a collection of methods that people could consider using to stay ahead of the crowd. The book begins with a look at the power of crowd psychology, by

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Trader's Story

Phillip McGregor lives with his wife Susan in North West Sydney. They have five children and grandchildren, who are a very important part of their lives. Most of Phillip’s working life has been spent in senior management in industrial distribution and manufacturing. Susan often worked with

Thursday, February 26th, 2009 Trading articles No Comments

Trading Secrets – 2nd Edition

This is the second edition of Louise Bedford’s book, originally published in 2001. Readers of the original text should not dismiss this edition as a re-badged version. Although Louise has kept the short tutorial summaries throughout the book, it has also been updated with the latest tools to

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The Next Great Bubble Boom

The Next Great Bubble Boom is principally a book about cycles. This is not Harry Dent’s first book. He has published others, with reasonable accuracy. One, in the late 1980s – when everyone else was buying – forecast the decline of the Japanese economy, and hence its share and real estate

Thursday, December 18th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Trading the SPI: A Guide to Trading Index Futures

A trading book with a narrative! Trading the SPI is written by Brent Penfold, who is eminently qualified to write such a work – apart from being the regular YTE book reviewer, he actually trades the SPI (and other index futures) for a living. Not only that, he might just have produced an

Thursday, December 18th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Forex Made Easy

Forex Made Easy is an introductory book on foreign exchange (FX) trading. The book begins with an introduction to foreign exchange, fundamental and technical analysis, FX options and how to create a trading environment at home. The author then provides a basic overview of trading – stepping

Thursday, December 18th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Trade Like Jesse Livermore

If you’ve read Reminiscences of a Stock Operator and are a fan of Jesse Livermore (like me) then you’re probably excited to learn of a new book titled Trade Like Jesse Livermore by Richard Smitten. This is Richard’s second book on Jesse Livermore. He is the author of the informative and

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Conquering Stock Market Hype

Conquering Stock Market Hype is a book written for share investors who don’t have the time or the inclination to check their portfolio each day. The author believes the bell does ring at market tops and bottoms if you have the inclination and knowledge to listen for it. When extreme public

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The Next Step to Share Trading Success

This is Leon Wilson’s follow-up to The Business of Share Trading. At 468 pages The Next Step is not only a substantial book but also a very detailed and thorough one. Leon begins where he left off in The Business of Share Trading building the case for why private traders should look after

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Trading in a Nutshell

This is the second edition of Trading in a Nutshell, originally published in 2001. Within this clear and precise book Stuart covers all the essential elements of successful trading. Although it is a relatively small book with a simple title you should not be fooled by either when considering its

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

How to Get Started in Active Trading and Investing

How to Get Started in Active Trading & Investing is a book that advocates a top-down approach to trading, combining fundamental analysis with technical analysis. David Nassar begins by explaining why managing your own investments is superior to giving your money to the professionals, whose

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

New Markets, New Strategies

New Markets, New Strategies, by Jason Trennert, the chief investment strategist for the International Strategy & Investing Group, provides an insider’s view on how investors should view and approach the markets following the 2000 bear market and 9/11. According to Jason, times have

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

High Probability Trading

High Probability Trading may in time find itself being placed beside Van Tharp’s Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom (McGraw Hill) and Elder’s Trading for a Living (Wiley). Like Van Tharp and Elder, Marcel Link has put together a book covering the whole trading gambit – method, money

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Dynamic Trading

Dynamic Trading is the discretionary trader’s book. Having originally purchased my copy of Dynamic Trading in 1998, I found that in the second edition, except for some additional examples, there appears to be very little difference. Dynamic Trading is a large and comprehensive book that

Thursday, December 11th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Understanding Eminis: Trading to Win

When I first flicked through Understanding Eminis: Trading to Win, my initial reaction was unfavourable. I thought the book was no more than a dictionary on indicators and little better than my old SuperCharts manual. On closer inspection I saw that my initial thoughts were a little

Thursday, December 11th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Investing On Wall Street

Investing On Wall Street, as its name implies, is not a trading book but rather a practical guide to investing in the US. If you have ever been curious about how to invest in the world’s largest economy but have been too afraid to ask, then this book is for you. Andrew Quin develops a logical

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Starting Out In Shares – The ASX Way

This is the first book in a series of three that the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) has produced to help people learn more about the sharemarket. If you’re new to shares, this book is for you. Starting Out in Shares assumes the reader has no prior knowledge and provides a solid foundation to

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Trading Options – The ASX Way

This book is directed at the confident share investor, as it opens the door to the world of options. Have you ever been curious about options but too scared to ask? If so, there’s no need to continue worrying, because this book is for you. It’s an excellent introduction to options. Part One

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Are You Really a Risk Taker?

Very early on, in the first day of any class I teach, I write on the white board these two words in big bold print: EMBRACE RISK. It would seem that everyone looking to get involved in trading, whether on a full-time or part-time basis, understands that trading is a risky business, so embracing

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 Trading articles No Comments

Triple 3-Dimensional Options Are

Often I am asked: “What is the advantage of trading options versus trading equities?” In Yoda’s (the Star Wars character) speech pattern, I frequently reply: “Triple three-dimensional options are.” The following article will describe in detail each of the three areas

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 Trading articles 3 Comments

Trading Systems, Fibonacci and Other Forex-Related Q & A

Greetings from New York City! I have some great email questions this week about a variety of topics – please keep those questions coming! Let’s get started with a question about trading during the U.K. session… Q) Hello Ed! I’ve been following you for the past year or so; I like

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 Trading articles No Comments

Human Action is a Direct Result of Your Belief System

At the core of any significant economic, political, scientific, social, medical, psychological or cultural theory lies a quest to understand and quantify the forces of change, action, or energy. The theories that attempt to quantify “force” that have stood the test of time, date back

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 Trading articles No Comments

Trading the Sharemarket – The ASX Way

Trading the Sharemarket assumes the reader has prior knowledge of shares, and is written for those investors who wish to be more active in the sharemarket. The primary message in the book is that active participants should design and follow a plan. Having a plan is the key. Trading the

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 Trading books reviews 1 Comment

Shares in a Nutshell

When a publication is in its second edition, it generally means that the first edition proved so popular, that the publishers felt it was worth revising and re-issuing. This brief introduction to shares is just that. As with all the …in a Nutshell books, it is simple, though not

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Options: A Complete Guide for Australian Investors

Options are a great way to make money – and to get your fingers burnt. Simple books on options often give the impression that they are a simple tool and easy to understand. They aren’t. In recent years, Guy Bower has done his best to make understanding and using these tools as

Monday, December 8th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

The Stock Market Survival Guide

This is a book of strategies and concepts. Often we look at books that are very specific in nature, and that need to be closely studied from cover to cover. This book could be read on an annual basis or could even be the foundation for a regular review with your investment team (your accountant

Monday, December 8th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Super Safe Investing in Syndicates and Listed Property Trust

As the world turns, what is referred to as the economic clock also continues turning. In general, investors move through cycles of optimism and pessimism with various asset classes. This book explores one of those classes – syndicates and property trusts. Hewat is a former newspaper editor and

Monday, December 1st, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Large Pullbacks

Using Limit Orders We also would like to take the above combination, and if possible, buy the stock on an intra-day limit order below yesterday’s close. As we have discussed in the previous lessons of this course, these intra-day drops have increased the average gains per trade going all

Monday, December 1st, 2008 Trading articles No Comments

Mid-Level Pullbacks

Combine Price and Time Ideally we want to combine price and time with our pullbacks. What does this mean? It means we want to see the pullback occur over a period of time (not one day), and we want to see the pullback be at least 3-5% from its highs. The further the pullback, the greater the

Friday, November 28th, 2008 Trading articles No Comments

Shallow Pullbacks

Identifying Good Pullbacks First, we want a stock to be above its 200-day moving average before we buy it. Why? Because stocks tend to trade higher more consistently in pullbacks above their 200-day moving average than below it. We tested a stock’s behavior above and below its 200-day MA

Friday, November 21st, 2008 Trading articles No Comments

Trading Markets Philosophy

Trading Markets Philosophy The TradingMarkets Philosophy is to buy on weakness and sell into strength. This type of trading is known as swing-trading and pullback trading. What is a pullback? It’s simply a stock that has pulled back off its highs and is trading lower than it was a few days

Friday, November 21st, 2008 Trading articles No Comments

Top Stocks 2005 Review

I think the cover says it all – the “11th Year of Publication”! Top Stocks 2005 is a dead set must have for all share investors. Whether you are new to shares or a veteran of the markets Martin Roth’s guide will pay for itself many times over. Surveying the Australian sharemarket and

Thursday, November 20th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Weak Weekly Options

On several occasions, I was asked to share my impression of the weekly options on some major indices, and in this article I shall first define them and then emphasize some of the pros and cons of trading them. The weekly options were introduced by the CBOE (Chicago Board Options Exchange) at the

Thursday, November 20th, 2008 Trading articles No Comments

Markets and Market Timing

This morning I was listening to a cable news network and in the span of about three minutes, I heard that home foreclosures increased 25%, job losses were on record pace, and Congress was meeting today to figure out where the 700 billion dollar bailout was actually going. This was enough to make

Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 Trading articles 2 Comments

How to beat the Managed Funds by 20% Review

The title might lead you to think that this is a book about using managed funds to do better than fund managers do, but it is much more than that. It is a guide both to designing portfolios, and to selecting the strategies and tactics to use within those portfolios. People with knowledge of the

Monday, November 17th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

The Psychology of Electronic Trading Review

This book is not, as some have thought, about electronic day trading. It is about the paradigm shift towards electronic trading that has been taking place around the world over the past decade. In many ways this is a complementary book to Patrick Young’s Capital Market Revolution, which

Monday, November 17th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

The Bourse Review

Trader One The Bourse is user friendly. The installation process is simple and the beginner’s tutorial is comprehensive and concise. The standard screen arrangement contains the stock list, and the other two screens contain the market depth and the chart relating to the selected stock, option,

Monday, November 17th, 2008 Trading software reviews No Comments

The Right Stock at the Right Time

Anything written by Larry Williams is worth at least a bit of a read. He is the one who wrote a book about how, in a trading competition, he made $1 million from $10,000. On the way to the million dollars he went through $2.2 million, meaning that at one stage he lost half his trading

Friday, November 14th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

MTPredictor Review

Trader One After working my way through MTPredictor’s 149-page first volume, I was sold on the general premise behind the software. Unlike a spate of programs currently on the market that deal with the intricacies of Elliott Wave theory, MTPredictor narrows the theory down to several key,

Friday, November 14th, 2008 Trading software reviews 1 Comment

Trend Following – How Great Traders Make Millions

A most interesting book – definitely a ‘must have’ on your shelf. Pull out the plastic and get it! Trend Following is presented as a replacement for the Market Wizard series of books. However, it is not. The author’s own mindset comes across so strongly that it is difficult for

Friday, November 14th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Stator Professional Review

Trader One I found the Stator software installation process simple and standard. From there the setup process did take me several hours of exploring the program before I understood what I was doing. I completed both the brief online tutorials offered, but was left needing still further

Friday, November 14th, 2008 Trading software reviews No Comments

Trend Trading Review

Does Daryl have anything new to say in this book, or does the book contain a more concise treatment of the ideas expressed in some of his early books? Possibly both. If you haven’t bought any of Daryl’s books before, then it could be time to stick your hand in your pocket and buy two: this

Thursday, November 13th, 2008 Trading books reviews 1 Comment

Seismo Review

Trader One I have found Seismo to be the perfect answer to the challenge of defining and assembling all the elements of a good trade. It provides both a training system and a fully customisable charting package. Seismo teaches a trading system that employs indicators such as trend, candlesticks,

Thursday, November 13th, 2008 Trading software reviews 3 Comments

Analysing Company Accounts Review

Okay, there are some people out there who want to do more fundamental analysis than just look at the index of Roth’s book, Top Stocks 2004. Chances are though that you don’t know where to start. Well, Mr Roth has given you a good start. While you won’t finish the book as a CPA, you will

Thursday, November 13th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

MetaStock Professional Review

Trader One Firstly, I am completely new to MetaStock in general, not just this new version. I found the installation setup is a simple, standard and brief process. There is a tutorial offered when the program is first installed. This explains the very basics, and there are two PDF manuals under

Thursday, November 13th, 2008 Trading software reviews 1 Comment

Charting Secrets Review

I have come across a few writers and a lot of readers who want to either create or read the ultimate book on charting and technical analysis. A sort of bible or holy grail for chartists. I don’t believe it is or would be possible to create such a book. My reasoning is that as we all have

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Stock Market Logbook Review

I applaud anyone who goes to the trouble of encouraging people to think about investments and who provides tools to evaluate the strategies used to manage such investments. Mr Mills says Stock Market Logbook is educational; but I would caution that there is need for a reasonable amount of study

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Easy Forex Review

Newcomer Level The Easy-Forex foreign exchange trading platform is browser-based, so there is no need to download software. The ability to trade very small amounts (as low as $US2,500) gives the inexperienced trader an opportunity to interact with the market with low levels of risk. For the

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 Trading software reviews No Comments

Sanford Pro Review

Beginner Level Sanford Securities is an Australian online stock broker that offers client access to online equities, warrants, ETOs and managed funds. Sanford Pro is a live data/news service for clients who trade with Sanford or who wish to access a live service for a monthly fee. The service is

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 Trading software reviews No Comments

Learn More about Retirement Planning Review

N E Renton has provided information for me on everything from meeting procedures to the workings of the stock market for years. This time, in his usual clear, factual style, he has put together a very readable and comprehensive book on retirement planning. Why should this book be included in a

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Australia Top 100 Managed Funds review

Yahoo! At last, here is a book on funds to complement Roth’s Top Stocks. The author, Dr Lavers of discount fund brokers Neville Ward Direct, draws on supplementary information from Morningstar Research to put together a list of the top 100 funds. In the first part of the book the author

Monday, November 10th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

The Sensible Investor Review

The subtitle for the book is Demystifying Portfolio Management, which, to me, makes it a must for the bookshelf provided it is written in plain English. It is. Mr Topham has a history in portfolio management, merchant banking, investment and broking, so he talks from experience. Many people

Monday, November 10th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Trading Solutions Review

Newcomer Level TradingSolutions claims to be a very powerful software package that will allow the user to perform detailed analysis on a whole range of financial data in order to determine optimum times for buying and selling in that market. Shares, commodities, options, foreign exchange and

Monday, November 10th, 2008 Trading software reviews No Comments

OptionVue Review

Newcomer Level For the software review, I received the 30-day trial pack, which contained a software CD (v 1.66), a training CD, two manuals, and instructions on CD installation and on working with ASX assets (as the software was designed for the USA options market). There was a 30-day free

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 Trading software reviews No Comments

Contract Sizes and Strike Prices

When writing both put and call options over shares it’s important to check the underlying contract size before placing your order with your broker. Too often an option writer will automatically assume that one option contract in Australia is equal to 1,000 underlying shares. It can be a very

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 Trading articles No Comments

Become A Wise Trader

It is a wise person who recognizes his limitations, a courageous person who overcomes them, and a fool who does not recognize they exist. Children arrive into this world with two instinctive fears, fear of loud noises and fear of falling. All other fears are a learned and conditioned response.

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008 Trading articles No Comments