Category: Trading Articles
China to Embrace Fracking In an Effort to Ramp up Energy Production
China is leaving no shale deposit unturned in its effort to develop indigenous energy resources. On 24 November China’s Ministry of Land and Resources geological exploration department head Peng Qiming said during a press conference that China’s combined oil and natural gas output, 280 million tons in 2010, is projected to rise to 360 million [...]
View PostMajor Currency Pairs Have Unique Personalities Worthy of Accommodation
For newcomers to the world of currency trading, the first concept to grasp is that no one buys physical currencies or securities denominated in the coin of a foreign realm. A retail forex trader buys a position in a currency pair, and, depending on how he positions his trade, he will always be “long” in [...]
Google Reins in Spending on Renewable Energy Technology
Back in July Larry Page became Google’s new chief executive and immediately began a campaign to reign in Google’s projects and focus their resources. This was due to the stiff competition they were facing in mobile computing and social networking from Apple and Facebook, and also investor sentiment towards increasing expenditure on none core businesses. [...]
Crude Oil Analysis for the Week of November 28, 2011
January Crude Oil closed lower for the second consecutive week but losses could have been worse if not for a strong comeback on Friday. The primary reason for the weakness throughout the week was concern that the European debt crisis would trigger the start of a global recession. As bearish conditions spread throughout the Euro [...]
Trading the British Pound
Sterling Testing Long-term Support With so much turmoil in the marketplace most of the attention has been on the U.S. dollar and the euro; however, it is important to not lose focus on another major currency, which is the British pound. Because of its close proximity to the euro zone, the British economy has been [...]
Trading the Australian Dollar
Aussie Dollar: Welcome to the Land Down Under The one shining light in the global economy has been commodity markets, which is why many investors have been investing in countries with strong natural resource industries like mining, forestry and agriculture. Most traders refer to these countries and their currencies as commodity currencies; two of the [...]
Day Trading vs Swing Trading Benefits and Drawbacks
There is a wide variety of styles when it comes to buying and selling securities; however the two most popular styles for future traders are day trading and swing trading. No matter what style you chose the most important thing to remember is that they are not without their risk and rewards. However, it is [...]
Eurozone Bailout what it means for day traders
By now everyone has heard the big news out of Europe. After pulling an all-nighter on Wednesday, Politicians were able to come up with an agreement to try to resolve the economic crisis and instil some confidence in the marketplace. The good news is that after watching today’s market action, it appears they have accomplished [...]
Is now the time to buy gold
Since the first financial crisis in 2008 gold has been a great play for traders and long term investors. In October 2008 gold hit a low of $681.00 an ounce and three years later on Sept. 6 2011 prices hit a high of 1,923.70 an ounce. However, the question many traders are now asking themselves [...]
Market Recap for Dec 2 2012
The rollercoaster that is the marketplace continues to take investors on a wide ride. After two weekly negative closes, the S&P 500 bounced back and closed this week up 7.39%. This week investors got a sense that European politicians are starting to be more proactive in trying to resolve the latest debt crisis. Last week [...]
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