Top Day Recommendations
12.16.08
Federal Open Market Committee meeting today with a communiqué due at 2:15 NY time. Don’t expect a lot until then. There’s also the possibility of a large move on FOMC days, either because of the wording of the communiqué, the guidance it provides or the relief that the event is over so tread [...]

The Trend Trader helps to identify the current trend status of your favorite markets. Each contract in the table is represented by a directional tendency for both the Minor and Major trends.  Two up arrows identify a Bullish Trend - two down arrows a Bearish Trend - one of each a Neutral Trend. The Trend [...]

November 3rd, 2008
See me in the latest issue of “Technical Analyst”, Trading Volatility with the VIX
Lower VIX welcomed, but election volatility looming.
Stock traders enjoyed one of the tamest trading sessions in recent months.  After peaking at just under 90, the CBOE’s volatility index (VIX) has made its way to the mid-50’s.  Three years ago [...]

November 3rd, 2008
See me in the latest issue of “Technical Analyst”, Trading Volatility with the VIX
Quiet start to a new month.
A slow news day, light volume and indecisive equity trade made for a quiet day for bond traders.  Despite an overall friendly tone to Treasury trade, I doubt that any upswing will have much [...]

October 31st, 2008
See me in the latest issue of “Technical Analyst”, Trading Volatility with the VIX
Bonds “trick and treat”
Treasury traders finally had something to look forward to in Friday session, economic guidance.  Skimpy news in recent weeks has lead to trade that is highly dependent on equities.  While that was still the case today, [...]

It’s our job to trade “Futures,” not “Histories”
by Joe Ross
Throughout the years that I’ve been trading and writing about trading, I’ve often discussed mind set —having the right frame of mind for your trading, so that you become a winner.
I’ve stated that “It is our job to trade ‘futures,’ not ‘histories,’ but in order to [...]

Is Option Trading Gambling?
Is Option Trading gambling? What differentiates real option trading as an investment and trading activity from a mere gamble for unusually big returns?
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We have seen it way too often, haven’t we?
Advertisements that tout making thousands of percents in profits within days and millionaires [...]

The Safest Way to Sell Options
Commodity markets have not been spared the mood swings pounding other markets in late 2008, and futures traders continue their quest to find safe methods of receiving consistent returns as they trade the markets. Futures traders often stumble on option writing as a strategy that “makes sense,” at least from [...]

Top Day Recommendations
10.22.08
Yet another very light news day. Energy supply and demand reports out at 10:30. LIBOR improves again goes down to 3.54%. Mortgage apps are at their lowest levels in 8 years. New home sales are projected to fall 12% next year. The dollar remains massively strong overnight with almost every other market or [...]

Integrated Pitchfork Analysis by Dr. Mircea Dologa, MD, CTA
We firmly believe that a trader’s consistency must pass through a full comprehension of the context of the market. No action can be taken before we know exactly: where are we now, what phase are we in, and especially, where are we going.
We couldn’t agree more with [...]