January 27th, 2009
See DeCarley Trading in the March Issue of SFO Magazine…”Trade Like a Girl”
Short covering ahead of FOMC triggers Bond and Note Rally
Treasury notes and bonds enjoyed a long overdue rally, but the sustainability of gains much beyond the FOMC meeting remains questionable.  We won’t deny the market’s ability to reach near term [...]

1.27.09
Case Schiller at 9 and Consumer Confidence at 10 along with the Richmond Fed’s anecdotal information. Many might be keeping the power dry however ahead of the FOMC rate decision tomorrow but with interest rates effectively zero, there’s not as much tension with this release as there usually is. Home sales were better than expected [...]

Day Trading: Risk Averse need not Apply
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Introduction to Futures Spread Trading
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1.02.09
Welcomes to the New Year. There are still a sufficient number of people either physically or mentally absent to make for a light, possibly violent trading day. There’s the Institute for Supply Management out at 10. The dollar is stronger on the first day of the year while crude is lower as that short squeeze [...]

12.31.08
Happy New Year. A tough one for many. Just initial claims today. Once again, trading volumes are very low and in addition to New Years Eve, snow and high winds (up to 60 mph) are in the forecast for NYC so many will eye the exits. Price action can be exaggerated because of this thining [...]

“How to Trade a 1-2-3- Top”
By Mike Reed
The “1-2-3 Top” that you will read about below is one of the many trade set ups that I personally developed and use in my own trading.
(Watch video of “1-2-3 Top”)
The 1-2-3 Top is a powerful setup in which the second move towards the top falls short of [...]

Top Day Recommendations
12.26.08
Another open day in terms of economic releases. Boxing Day has Europe basically closed; Canada too.  Trading ranges should dominate without the introduction of a third element.

Current views, speculations and suggestions
Mar Yen: positive with support at 110.00
Mar Swiss: positive with support at 92.10
Mar EC:  positive and above daily resistance of  140.50
Mar Canadian: [...]

Top Day Recommendations
12.19.08
An open day on the eco calendar. It is rumored that the White House will come to the aid of the auto industry today. The President is due to talk later this morning. Car demand at its lowest level in 50 years. January crude expires today and the spreads continue to widen. Profit [...]