Archive for October, 2009

10/27 – ETF Trading – IWM, UWM, EWC, EWT, EWY

Prices for IWM, UWM, EWC, and EWT moved lower at the close yesterday. As a result, we scaled-in to our third and final position for IWM, UWM, and EWC. We scaled-in to our second position for EWT. Should EWT move lower, scale-in to a third and final position at the market close.

EWY moved higher yesterday, but not enough to trigger our exit signals. Take a second trading position in EWY should it move lower today.

Otherwise, we’ll just wait for the market to move higher from here. Exit these etf trades at the market close when the etf price is greater than the MA(5), or – for a potentially larger gain – when the RSI(2) is greater than 70.

All trades are at the market close. Please trade responsibly!

Want to learn more about these trading signals? Learn all the secrets in the book by Larry Connors: High Probability ETF Trading. His etf trading strategies have only a few rules and you’ll be able to back-test and apply the strategies to the next trading day. With easy to follow signals, clear explanations, and years of tested results, there is no better place to start finding new trading edges than in High Probability ETF Trading – available at Amazon.com.

Disclaimer:The content on this site is provided as general information only and should not be taken as investment advice. All site content, including advertisements, shall not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security or financial instrument, or to participate in any particular trading or investment strategy. The ideas expressed on this site are solely the opinions of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the opinions of sponsors or firms affiliated with the author(s). The author may or may not have a position in any company or advertiser referenced above. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis, or advertisement on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Consult your investment adviser before making any investment decisions.

• 10/19 - ETF Trading - GLD, SLV, UGL, AGQ, EWJ, EWY Good morning. Prices for our Friday etf watch list all moved higher. As such, we did not take an initial trading position in GLD, SLV, UGL or AGQ. Stock charts are shown below. Two new etf trading candidates to consider today are EWJ and EWY. Take your first long position......
• 02/16 - ETF Trading - No Trades Today Good morning. My stock screener (stockfetcher.com) is telling me that we have no etf trading opportunities today. Markets are in transition. A stock market pull-back will trigger some new etf trading signals. An updated chart of SPY is posted below. Once we enter an etf trade, we won't always take......
• ETF Trading - AGG, EWT, EWC, GLD AGG moved higher yesterday, and you took your gains at the market close! EWT retreated yesterday. We'll patiently wait for our exit signal in order to take our gains. Among my "watch list" suggestions yesterday, EWC and GLD turned out to be the most promising. Perhaps you took your first......

• Stop Losses to Protect Capital You place stop loss orders with your broker to automatically close a position if its price gets to a certain level (the "stop"). Sometimes news related to a stock can cause its price to change a lot during a day. Stop loss orders keeps these positions from having catastrophic losses.......
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10/26 – ETF Trading – IWM, UWM, EWC, EWT, EWY

Prices for IWM, UWM and EWC moved lower at the close on Friday. As a result, we scaled-in to our second position. Should the market move higher from here, exit the trade at the market close when the etf price is greater than the MA(5), or – for a potentially larger gain – when the RSI(2) is greater than 70. Should the market move lower, scale-in to a third long position at the market close.

For etf traders looking to trade other country funds, we took our first positions of EWT and EWY. You may take a second trading position in these etfs should they move lower today. Otherwise, follow the exit signals as previously stated.

Have questions about the signals? Learn all the etf trading signals in the book by Larry Connors: High Probability ETF Trading. His etf trading strategies have only a few rules and you’ll be able to back-test and apply the strategies to the next trading day. With easy to follow signals, clear explanations, and years of tested results, there is no better place to start finding new trading edges than in High Probability ETF Trading – available at Amazon.com.

All trades are at the market close. Please trade responsibly!

Disclaimer:The content on this site is provided as general information only and should not be taken as investment advice. All site content, including advertisements, shall not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security or financial instrument, or to participate in any particular trading or investment strategy. The ideas expressed on this site are solely the opinions of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the opinions of sponsors or firms affiliated with the author(s). The author may or may not have a position in any company or advertiser referenced above. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis, or advertisement on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Consult your investment adviser before making any investment decisions.

• 9/15 - ETF Trading - USO, UCO It's September 15 - your estimated taxes are due! ******* I know I sound like a broken record, but the major markets remain overbought by our measures. We're still patiently waiting for a market pull-back to trigger our stock trading entry signals. Oil moved lower yesterday. Keep USO and UCO......
• 03/15 - ETF Trading - GLD, UGL Good morning. On Friday, GLD moved lower and you took your second position in the etf trade. For the leveraged trade, UGL also moved lower and you took your second position in the trade. Should these etfs move lower today, take your third position in the trade. Otherwise, our exit......
• 07/01 - ETF Trading - No Trades Today Late-day selling pushed the market lower yesterday. The broader market remains oversold (see the updated chart for SPY below - notice the low RSI(2) reading). And since the broader market is below its 200 day moving average, we'll patiently wait for a stock market rebound to trigger some new etf......

• When Stock Market Trading Volumes Thin In the days leading up to Christmas, and various other times throughout the year, stock market trading thins considerably.  Trading volume levels decrease as stock exchanges close early and many institutions are simply happy to hold onto their positions and wait out the end of the year with their gains.......
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• How to Invest in the Stock Market without the Possibility of Losing Any of Your Investment Traditionally the stock market has been seen as a very safe investment over a long period of time. Financial counselors such as Dave Ramsey point to statistics that if you invest your money for any given ten year period of time, you are almost certain to receive some amount of......

10/23 – ETF Trading – IWM, UWM, EWC, EWT, EWY

We took our first trading position in IWM, UWM and EWC on Wednesday. Yesterday’s rally pushed prices higher, but not enough to trigger our exit signals. Exit the trade at the market close when the etf price is greater than the MA(5), or – for a potentially larger gain – when the RSI(2) is greater than 70.

Should the market move lower, take your second long position at the market close, should any of these etfs move lower than our entry price.

Have questions about the signals? Learn all the etf trading signals in the book by Larry Connors: High Probability ETF Trading. His etf trading strategies have only a few rules and you’ll be able to back-test and apply the strategies to the next trading day. With easy to follow signals, clear explanations, and years of tested results, there is no better place to start finding new trading edges than in High Probability ETF Trading – available at Amazon.com.

Two new etf trading ideas today include EWT and EWY. You may take an initial trading position in either of these etfs should they move lower today.

All trades are at the market close. Please trade responsibly!

Disclaimer:The content on this site is provided as general information only and should not be taken as investment advice. All site content, including advertisements, shall not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security or financial instrument, or to participate in any particular trading or investment strategy. The ideas expressed on this site are solely the opinions of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the opinions of sponsors or firms affiliated with the author(s). The author may or may not have a position in any company or advertiser referenced above. Any action that you take as a result of information, analysis, or advertisement on this site is ultimately your responsibility. Consult your investment adviser before making any investment decisions.

• 06/11 - ETF Trading - USO, SCO, FXI, FXP You took your first short position at the market close yesterday in either USO and/or FXI. For the leveraged trade you took your first position in SCO and/or FXP. These are double inverse etfs. Take a second short trading position should USO or FXI close higher. Use these same etf......
• 10/09 - ETF Trading - No Trades Today Good morning. Our stock trading entry signal did not trigger for EWY yesterday. As such, we did not enter the trade. And, as I review my stock screener this morning, I have no new trades to recommend today. We'll just patiently wait for the markets to present us with the......
• 11/4 - ETF Trading - IWM, UWM, EWC, EWT, EWY Markets closed higher yesterday and triggered an exit signal for EWC - unfortunately for us, at a loss. However, if you're still holding onto the position, you might be able to minimize your loss, or even take a gain, as world markets have moved higher overnight and futures are pointing......

• Investing in a Crisis With so much uncertainty currently present in the marketplace, one of the most vital things that you can do to invest safely in a crisis market is simply to learn from mistakes in the past. Certain sectors of the market may seem incredibly attractive in times of a crisis, it......
• Avoiding the Bubbles: Knowing when Not to Buy Can Save You Thousands One of my goals here at SF is to discuss sound personal investing. Not exactly a novel concept I know, and I'm sure you can find a myriad of columnists and self promoting TV personalities screaming BUY! BUY! BUY! as loudly as possible just to get your attention. I'm really......
• Stock Trader Confession Stock traders like to talk about their winners, their successes. This makes the trader feel good and impresses others with their prowess. More important than winners are stock trading losers. Why? You can learn much more from your losers than your winners. Losing stock trades are expected. No stock trading......