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It appears that the IRS is out to claim more money on investments in stocks than ever before. The IRS was trusting investors on reporting all gains made and losses on their investments. The good ole emergency economic stabilization act of 2008 has made this a lot more different than it was back in the [...]
The main drawback of sentimental trading is that emotion can play a large part in what happens. Because humans are emotional creatures and not robots, this is a natural part of the trading process. Never trade without evaluating the psychological effect; even investors in large banks sometimes trade with their emotions out of control. Fear [...]
For some companies, their price per share is correlated to how certain commodities perform. Take crude oil, for example. When the price per barrel of oil dropped within the international market just recently, companies like Exxon Mobil and Chevron saw their stock prices drop by about 1 percent. This might not seem like a lot, [...]
In order to prevent complete chaos, the SEC governs all equities markets in the United States. This Securities and Exchange Commission is the governing body that regulates all securities activities and financial markets in the country. The SEC was born in the aftermath of the great stock market crash of 1929. In the aftermath of [...]
The currency of the two most powerful nations enjoy a special relationship in the trading world. The USD/JPY has known to be a currency pair that depends upon the performance of the US treasury and interest rate statements. When treasury bonds are high, the value of this currency pair goes down. On the other hand, [...]
Many currency traders spend their time searching for the ultimate trading system. They might purchase the latest and greatest mechanical systems from other traders, or they just spend countless hours trying to piece together their own catchall technique. The problem with these strategies is that the currency market evolves over time. When too many people [...]
Forex trading has grown at an astounding rate over the past several years. More specifically, the spot trading of currencies alone has grown by over 40 percent over the past three years. This growth has presented traders with a vast range of opportunities. Currency trading is the world’s most popular and fastest growing type of [...]
The Commitment of Traders (COT) report is a measure of the net long and short positions taken within the forex futures market by the major forces involved. These include hedge funds, speculative, and commercial traders. Futures information is an important part of your analysis because it is an indicator of where professionals think the market [...]
There are literally scores of different candlestick patterns out there that are meant to help you interpret where a currency’s price is headed. There are a few simple ones, however, that will make your life a lot easier if you can memorize them. Many of these essential patterns consist of a single candlestick, which is [...]