Archive for December, 2009

12/31 – Have a Happy New Year

No trades for today. However, the markets are starting to roll over.  We’ll take a fresh look at the trading signals “next year.”   See you on Jan 4.  Happy New Year!

In the meantime, get a quick lesson on how to become a high probability trader in this article by Larry Connors. In it, he talks about his TPS strategy. TPS stands for Time, Price and Scale-in and has been the backbone of our ETF trading. Discover all the details of TPS and other etf trading strategies in the book by Larry Connors: High Probability ETF Trading.

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.

• 05/11 - ETF Trading - Loss on EWH Our etf exit signals triggered for EWH. Unfortunately, we lost 4.12% on the trade. You win a lot of trades with high probability trading, but not all of them. All trades were at the market close. Updated charts are posted below. Here's a look at what we've done in previous......
• ETF Trading - USO, SCO There are no new etf trading opportunities to suggest today. We're patiently waiting for the stock market to change course and provide us with new stock trading opportunities. We're also patiently waiting to take our gains on USO and/or SCO. Take your gains when the closing price of USO closes......
• 12/28 - ETF Trading - No Trades Today Good morning. I hope you had a nice Christmas and holiday break. The market drifted higher on lower volume last week - typical of holiday trading and a "Santa Claus" rally. However, the major indices remains overbought as shown in the chart of SPY I've posted. Notice the high RSI(2)......

• How To Invest in the Indian Stock Market The Indian Stock Market has giving spectacular returns in the past 12 months.[Its doubled in the past 24 months.]Unfortunately, people who live in America or Canadia aren't allowed to invest directly in Indian Stocks. However there are a few Mutual Funds that are allowed to invest and through them we......
• Investment Landscaping with Perennials When you plant a flower, you are making an investment into the future. Certain plants will work well with others, and some will require completely different ground nutrients. So when it comes to planting new flowers, it is like putting money into a savings account or stocks. Play it smart.......
• Buying and Selling Stocks 101 When it comes to investing in stocks, most people predominantly rely on mutual funds. Mutual funds are a type of professionally managed investment pool that allows you to cast your lot along with thousands of other investors at the same time. Mutual funds are a truly wonderful way for you......

12/30 – ETF Trading – No Trades Today

Good morning. The markets were basically flat yesterday. SPY moved a bit lower, relieving some of the overbought condition of the index, while DIA remains overbought. We’ll wait for a bigger stock market pull-back to trigger new etf trading entry signals.

Updated charts of SPY and DIA are posted.

Get ready for the New Year and the next set of trading signals. Your New Year’s resolution is to learn all of the etf trading signals and strategies found in the book by Larry Connors: High Probability ETF Trading. The 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 trading 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. Get your copy today and be ready for the next trading session.

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.

• 08/31 - ETF Trading - No Trades Today We had a promising set-up for a short trade; unfortunately the market sold off yesterday and our trading signals for IWM did not trigger. As such, we did not take the etf short trade. The broader market is nearly oversold (see the updated chart for SPY below - notice the......
• 04/29 - ETF Trading - EWH, XLF, UYG Stocks rebounded yesterday, but not enough to trigger our exit signals. We have a full trading positions in EWH and our first trading position in XLF and/or UYG. Our etf entry signal for SPY / SSO did not trigger. For EWH, we'll patiently wait for our etf exit signals to......
• 12/1 - ETF Trading - No Trades Today Good morning. Our entry signals for FXI, IWM, and UWM did not trigger as these etfs moved up in price at the market close yesterday. We'll wait for a stock market pull-back to trigger some new entry signals. While we're waiting for the next set of trading signals, give yourself......

• The Key to Blogging for Profit In the last two blog posts, we talked about identifying and banking on your strengths, and identifying and banking on your sources of traffic. Any time that you find a significant source for blog or website traffic, there are almost always going to be ways that you can build even......
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• Currency - The Role Of Commerce Signals It is important to note that for the purposes of this article, we're going to assume you already have a basic understanding of the Forex market and are looking for additional information to make your Forex trading as blossoming as possible. You should also know, when to buy and sell,......

12/29 – ETF Trading – Scale In Strategies

Good morning. My stock screener is telling me that we have no etf trading opportunities today. Markets are in an overbought condition. We’ll wait for a stock market pull-back to trigger new entry signals.

Once we enter an etf trade, we won’t always take just one trading position. There are times when we’ll scale in to the trade – sometimes up to 3 to 4 additional positions. And each position gets a bit larger than the previous position. Larry Connors has a great summary of these strategies which you can review – I think you’ll enjoy it.

Here’s an updated chart for SPY showing the overbought condition of the market.

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.

• 01/06 - ETF Trading - No Trades Today Good morning. My stock screener is reporting that we have no etf trading opportunities today. Markets are in an overbought condition. We'll wait for a stock market pull-back to trigger new etf trading signals. Once we enter an etf trade, we won't always take just one trading position. There are......
• 06/03 - ETF Trading - USO, SCO Markets rebounded yesterday and so did oil. We're still waiting for our etf exit signals to trigger for our short trade in USO. The inverse, leveraged etf trade is in SCO. Our exit signals are triggered when the closing price for USO is lower than it's MA(5), or - for......
• 05/20 - ETF Trading - IWM, UWM Ok. IWM closed lower yesterday and you took your first position in the etf trade. For the leveraged etf trade, you took your first position in UWM. Updated charts are posted below. Once we trade, we don't always take just one trading position. There are times when we'll scale in......

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