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There is no such thing as 'over/under valued' or 'over bought/sold'. Thinking in those terms sets up a traders & investors for endless losses. 'Fundamentals might be good for the first third or first 50 or 60 percent of a move, but the last third of a great bull market is typically a...

This is premeditated, programmed theft, plain and simple. Eric Hunsador, CEO NANEX - Expert on market micro structure http://www.nanex.net/aqck2/4661.html Pocket picking at the CME Group Peter Brand - Market Wizard, 5th decade trading...

All traders have winning periods. And, all traders have losing periods. The real challenge is to exploit the winning periods and limit the damage during the losing periods. An even greater challenge is to keep your head and emotions in check during both types of periods. It is vital for traders...

Check out a 'conditional' order. You just input your stop level as the trigger in the conditional order. https://www.interactivebrokers.co.uk/en/index.php?f=584

There is no doubt many pension plans were under funded in the U.S.. The central banks keeping interest at or near 5,000 year lows is not exactly helping. Pension funds & insurers world wide, even the best funded plans are all in a lot of pain...

All the big pensions are in peril - caused by the Fed leaving interest rates to low. This is the toxic effect of having anemic interest for 9 years now. https://www.fxstreet.com/analysis/is-there-another-crisis-coming-on-the-pension-side-martin-armstrong-201611071919

The down side speed is significantly greater, not in distance but in speed - this is not even debatable since its such an obvious fact when you look back on the charts a few years using candles. Traders can make large profits far faster from shorting than from the long side. The most common...

It's not about the SMH index as much is it's about NVDAs recent run. SMH up around ~20% this year vs ~50% for NVDA. The SOX index has NVDA weighted #21 of 30. The SMH has NVDA #6 of 30 with a 4.9% weighting. Both the SOX and SMH are moving down in unison with the majority of semi's under broad...

The tweeter is delusional if they think their comments caused the drop on the NVDA. The semiconductor sector (SMH) has been under broad selling pressure.

SBUX still does not have organic coffee. Their coffee tastes like burnt metal & is way to hot. In a pinch If I can't find organic coffee from a local shop that roast their own beans on-site like quality shops do, I will get it from Mc Ds - tastes much better & free refills.

'70 percent of people who come into sudden money are broke within a few years, according to the National Endowment for Financial Education. Many even end up cursing their windfalls.' http://www.cnbc.com/2014/10/01/sudden-wealth-can-leave-you-broke.html

What had trading done for and to you? After making it through the learning curve trading pumped up my accounts big enough to rationalize quitting an easy high paying job twice now so that I could have more time to hit the surf -supported with a few trades here and there. 'Life is a daring...

'Show me a traders habits and I will tell you what their future holds.' - Chartoiz Jiianx/Zen Master 1200bc

Or put another way, the market takes the stairs up and the elevator down.

This letter from the National Cattlemen (beef industry) regarding the effect of the bad apple HFTs on cattle futures is a very informative. http://pointsandfigures.com/2016/01/23/the-national-cattlemen-say-markets-are-broken/

When you trade futures with a small account you have serious disadvantages working against you - not to mention newbies get eaten alive. Unless you have a solid track record of making $ in the stock market for a few years I would stay away from futures, it is like trying to learn surfing at...

I really like bracket orders as well along with chart trading where you can see the brackets on the chart with the profit target & stop in $.

He lived a very lavish lifestyle and left his sons a fortune. Most famous traders went bust a few times before hitting their stride. How he died does not detract from his accomplishments. He was 63 when he died and was still very wealthy even tough he had given back a lot of his gains. He...

When Livermore died he left behind trusts as well as cash assets at his death amounted to over $5 million. Livermore is considered the greatest speculator of all times - his lessons are priceless & timeless. http://www.worldsrichpeople.com/jesse-livermore.html