Alain,
Active Trader has some interesting articles like the ones on option trading ( for me a novice in option), the trader's interviews (I like to read the face of trading page) and the hardware articles but as far as trading techniques it is often not very valuable IMO.
A lot of the trading articles if not all are written by chatroom and website operators so don't expect too much, it's usually mediocre IMO . It seems the practice of "sponsored articles" that are more advertisement than anything else is common in the industry. Once in a while there is a very interesting issue you don't want to miss, all in all it's an entertaining read but the subscription is a bit expensive for what you get if you live outside the US.
TA of stocks and commodities has definitely gone downhill I have to agree with the previous comments. Their articles are usually more about position trading , beside some classic TA stuff in the regular features, they present systems and methods that IMO are often complicated with esoteric indicators(to look "new" I guess). The interviews are sometimes interesting like Mc Millan's in the last issue. The software reviews always end like this: all in all the SupertraderX Platform is a very good tool for the active trader, you will particularly appreciate blabla....
Futures Mag is a good vendor resource and good read to keep in touch with the news in the futures industry, it's really for futures traders.
