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Keep It Simple - Trade With The Trend | PL: 13  Category: General | Comments (0) 2010-06-28 08:34:43 Natural size Keep It Simple - Trade With The Trend As a trader, you have probably heard the old adage that it is best to trade with the trend. The trend, say all the pundits, is your friend. This is sage advice as long as you know and can accept that the trend can end. And then the trend is not your friend. So the important question is, how can we determine the direction of the trend? I believe in the KISS rule, which says, 'keep it simple, stupid!' Here is a method of determining the trend, and a simple method of anticipating the...   Tags: Active Trading, Forex, Hedge Funds, Money Market, Swing Trading, Technical Analysis   Member: Michael, Tampa | 4 Snaps

Schuldenkrise in Griechenland | PL: 32  Category: General | Comments (0) 2010-03-03 14:22:45 Natural size Schuldenkrise in Griechenland Wie Hedgefonds gegen den Euro spekulieren - Die Europäische Union (EU) ist noch nicht zufrieden mit den Sparanstrengungen der Griechen und zieht die Daumenschrauben fester. Das Land müsse 'in den nächsten Tagen zusätzliche Maßnahmen ankündigen', um die immensen Staatsschulden abzubauen, forderte Währungskommissar Olli Rehn gestern in Athen. Griechenlands Finanzminister Giorgios Papakonstantinou erklärte nach dem Gespräch mit Rehn, die Regierung sei zu weiteren Einschnitten...   Tags: Schuldenkrise, Griechenland, Hedgefonds, Euro   Member: Oliver | 7 Snaps

Schaff Trend: A Faster And More Accurate Indicato | PL: 29  Category: Trading Signals | Comments (0) 2010-02-15 08:04:24 Natural size Schaff Trend: A Faster And More Accurate Indicator The Schaff Trend Cycle Indicator is the product of combining Slow Stochastics and the Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD). The MACD has a reputation to be a trend indicator, yet it has an equal reputation to be lagging due to its slow responsive signal line. The improved signal line gives the STC its relevance as an early warning sign to detect currency trends. How the STC Works The STC detects up and down trends long before the MACD. It does this by using the same exponential...   Tags: Active Trading, Alternative Investments, Forex, Hedge Funds, International Markets, Money Market, Swing Trading, Technical Analysis   Member: Joe | 8 Snaps

US want to make 2010 a year of fraud prosecutions, as unsuccessful as in 2009? | PL: 33  Category: Financial Fraud | Comments (0) 2009-12-30 08:18:13 US want to make 2010 a year of fraud prosecutions, as unsuccessful as in 2009? According to experts the following year will be marked with heightened regulation and more aggressive prosecutions after this year of the Ponzi scheme revelations. John Coffee, a law professor at Columbia University, notes that in 2009 the Securities and Exchange Commission became much stricter and it will likely issue more criminal referrals next year. However he doesn’t expect much success for these prosecutions. He says that the cases will likely result in monetary penalties in 2010 but...   Tags: Bear Stearns, financial crisis, fraud, hedge fund, Ponzi scheme, prosecution, scam, SEC   Member: ecommerce-journal | 147 Snaps

The U.S. Dollar And The Yen: An Interesting Partnership | PL: 41  Category: General | Comments (0) 2009-12-28 08:52:43 The U.S. Dollar And The Yen: An Interesting Partnership Many find trading the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar, USD/JPY, a complicated proposition. This should not be the case when the Japanese yen is understood in terms of U.S. treasury bonds, notes and bills. The main driver of this pair is not only treasuries, but interest rates in both Japan and the U.S. This means that the pair is a measure of risk that determines when to buy or sell the USD/JPY, in terms of interest rates. Knowing where interest rates are heading will determine the...   Tags: Active Trading, Alternative Investments, Bonds, Forex, Hedge Funds, International Markets, Money Market, Swing Trading, Technical Analysis   Member: Kim, Singapore | 1 Snaps

Hedge Funds Use Emerging-Market ETFs to Add Risk | PL: 64  Category: News | Comments (0) 2009-03-28 19:54:17 Natural size Hedge Funds Use Emerging-Market ETFs to Add Risk, Hartnett Says March 27 (Bloomberg) -- Emerging-market exchange-traded funds attracted $1.6 billion of net inflows in the week ended March 25, signaling hedge funds are using the securities to “quickly raise risk levels,” according to Bank of America Corp. The inflows into ETFs, which trade like a stock and allow investors to make bets on whether indexes will rise or fall, were the most in about three months, Michael Hartnett, Bank of America’s New York-based co-head of international investment strategy,...   Tags: hedge funds, Bank of America Corp, ETF   Member: Milos Visnjic | 7 Snaps

Hedging in the Forex Market | PL: 86  Category: Training | Comments (0) 2008-08-28 03:57:22 Natural size Hedging in the Forex Market For those who are not familiar with the Forex market, the word “hedging” could mean absolutely nothing. However, those who are regular traders know that there are many ways to use this term in trading. Most of the time when you hear this phrase it means that you are trying to reduce your risk in trading. It is something that everyone who plans to invest should know about. It is a technique that can protect your investments to some degree. What Is It? While hedging is a popular...   Tags: Forex Hedging, Hedging, Hedge, FX   Member: Market Move | 1 Snaps