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Elliott Supporting Gann and Fibonacci

Jordan Craw 5 Jun, 2009

Two names synonymous with Technical Analysis are Gann and Elliott, each having their die hard followers. As in many walks of life, people claim their area of study to be the best. Just look at diets, martial arts, weight loss programs or anything related to some kind of personal improvement. Practitioners of each style or method claim theirs is the best, hands down. The funny thing is most work in a similar manner to the same end. Trading in many ways is no different. I am a fan of the saying, “If it works use it!!”

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Time to Short?

Tom Scollon 5 Jun, 2009

Many commodities and currencies have experienced steep increases in recent months. Oil is up almost 100%, copper over 80% and the Aussie 30%. So is it time to start shorting?

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Bring Back the Uptick Rule

Jordan Craw 29 May, 2009

What was the SEC thinking leading up to July 6th 2007? That is the day when the uptick rule - a rule in place since 1934 to help keep markets orderly - was removed. Famous Investor Lazlo Birinyi has been among those calling for its reinstatement for some time and is now joined by several members of US congress. It’s about time!

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Half Time Entertainment

Mathew Barnes 29 May, 2009

It should be an interesting week ahead. At time of writing (Wednesday May 27th) several currency pairs are trading close to major 50% milestones or “half points.”

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Learning

Sinan Koray 22 May, 2009

"I am not good at maths. I just freeze in front of the computer. Numbers confuse me. Calculating when to buy when to sell is so hard, why doesn’t someone just tell me?" Does this sound familiar to you? Is someone you know in that situation? Is it you?

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A mere blip?

Tom Scollon 15 May, 2009

We have seen a soft market this week in global indices and the key question when we see such easing is: will this be an easing or the beginning of the next slide down?

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Breakthrough in oil?

Tom Scollon 8 May, 2009

I can’t consider any stock or future without first looking at a chart – so let’s get straight to it – a simple unadulterated daily line chart:

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Face to Face

Sinan Koray 24 Apr, 2009
No matter how fast we click from place to place, it will  never replace face to face” - Joel Bauer. Is that how you learn best? Face to  face? There are many ways you can educate yourself in trading. The first one is Home Study.
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The price of everything and the value of nothing

Andrew Page 24 Apr, 2009
It’s very easy to take something as straightforward as a  market and make it seem immensely complicated, and it’s something that we all  do.  But let’s step back for a moment and  examine exactly what the market actually is.
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To Be or Not To Be

Tom Scollon 24 Apr, 2009
As I scanned the financial print headlines Thursday – I only scan as reading detail clogs my brain – I quickly recalled a heading only a day earlier which just told a very different story. On Wednesday our Reserve Bank Governor was reported – on the same front page - as saying things would be sweet as here in Australia – well not in those words. And then on Thursday the IMF were reported as saying we are heading down the gurgler.
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