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Volume based market selection

Given that the Emini S&P500 has greater daily volume than other stock index futures such as the Russell, does that make it a better choice to trade?  In the same context, are all markets best traded during peak volume...
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The 3 Golden Trading Rules.

Hi traders,  If you somehow knew that soon you would fall off of your roof and bang your head hard enough to give yourself amnesia, and you had the choice to remember only 3 things about trading, what would they be?
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Oil at $115 and Stock Market Still "Fine" - Why?

Does it seem crazy to anyone else that Oil is trading at all-time highs and yet the market still seems relatively stable? Let me know why you think this is the case - just doesn't seem right.
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Day Trading the emini SP and RUSS

I have been day trading the SP and RUSS eminis for a year.  I trade off of the 89T, 144T, and 233Tick charts.  I use Support and Resistance, 20 Exponential MA, 50 Exponential MA, DS and MACD.  I use a breakout...
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Should I ask interviewees how much money they make?

In this week's newsletter I ask our subscribers if they think it's appropriate to ask our interviewees how much money they make in the markets. I'm torn on the matter.  If its someone selling a system they say they use...
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The Super Bowl Indicator

As many of you know, the Indicator says that when a team from the original NFL wins, the market will go up. When a team from the former AFL wins, the market will go down.Below is a break down of the years these two teams have won...
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Netto Numbers for Thursday, June 7

Wednesday was an active day for us as we appeared on the Gabriel Wisdom Show and got long both the Mini Russell at 840, as well as August Gold at 670.60. As of this writing these positions are seeing some overnight buying,...
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Buying Some Gold at 670.60

I went long gold as it is retesting former resistance turned to support at the 671 area. This is a low-risk spot to get long as I think there exists a strong possibility gold and the metals have put in a short term bottom. In my...
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Key Inflection Points for Friday, June 1

Listed below are the points of control for trading on Friday June 1, 2007. If the market trades above these levels, then the bulls are in control and opportunities to buy weakness should be used, if the market is trading below...
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Trading and Kung Fu

My journey in trading has mirrored that of other disciplines I've engaged in throughout my life. When I was studying martial arts, my teacher shared with me a quote from Bruce Lee (I'm paraphrasing actually): "Before you take...
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The Mental Edge, Part 1 - Focus on the Trade, not the Money

In my performance coaching work with traders, i frequently find the reason they fail to reach their potential is because they focus on the money rather than the trade. To be successful in trading, you need to reverse this thought...
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Watching 833 on Mini Russell Futures for May 23

With the market being in such a robust uptrend, any opportunity to buy the dip should be taken advantage of. The Mini Russell 2000 is presently trading at 837.20, or about 4 points above the prospective entry point. I will be...
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Dow Mini will pull back about every 5th day over the next week

As Hubert Senters from Trade The Markets illustrates in last night's screencast, the Dow Mini seems to be pulling back about every 5-7 days as it continues it's rise. See the screencast here. This may be an opportunity to...
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