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Tuesday, May 5th, 2009The MACD (Moving Average Convergence/Divergence) is a trend-following momentum indicator that shows the relationship between two moving averages of price. The MACD was invented in 1979 by Gerald Appeal. This is probably the most popular indicator whether you trade Stocks, FOREX, or Futures. The MACD is commonly used as a trend or a momentum indicator. [...]
How to Determine the Direction of a Trend
Monday, May 4th, 2009Before you decide to go long or short, there are several criteria you should check: I. Pick a time frame that you like to use as the trend time frame / chart. An up trend on one time frame (eg: daily) can be a consolidation on the higher time frame (eg: weekly).It is also important [...]
Trading for Forex profits
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009Why is it that very few traders succeed in the forex trading market while 95% of forex traders fail? Below are some pointers to help you: 1. Get Rich Quick Obviously, forex trading is not a get rich quick scheme, it will not make you wealthy overnight. Becoming successful requires patience and knowledge. Success requires [...]
Introduction to Forex Options
Friday, December 12th, 2008Forex options are a great way to invest in the forex. This introduction will give you the basic information you need to start understanding forex options and how they can be a great tool for risk control and speculation. Forex options are available from certain forex dealers in over-the-counter versions, just like spot forex contracts. [...]
Which is better – Forex Futures or Spot FX?
Friday, December 12th, 2008You will see a lot of marketing materials out there explaining why the spot market is so much better and cheaper than the currency futures market, but how much of it is fact and how much is hype? What are the real differences between these two closely related markets? Is it really cheaper to trade [...]
Riding the Waves: Managing Longer-Term Position Trades for Larger Profits
Sunday, May 25th, 2008by Timothy Morge Many traders look at longer-term charts and see the large moves that can occur on these longer time-frames. But not many traders catch these large moves. Is it impossible? The key to catching these large moves is using a low amount of leverage to limit your exposure, finding a high probability entry [...]
Lost in Translation: Foreign Exchange Tax Codes (Part III)
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008Section 1256: Lovable Tax Savings for Futures Traders. It’s not often in the complex world of trader tax accounting that we stumble upon an out-and-out gift from the Internal Revenue Service with no strings attached, but just such a friendly St. Bernard of a tax break may be found in Section 1256 contracts. What is [...]
Lost in Translation: Foreign Exchange Tax Codes (Part II)
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008Section 988: Worst Case for Gains, Best Case for Losses. The world ’round, life seems to come in twos: Heads and tails. Regular and premium. Standard and deluxe. Coach and first class. Gold and platinum. The same is true when it comes to forex trading and the tax rules that pertain to it. There are [...]
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