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  1. Trading Around News

    by , 05-30-2014 at 06:57 AM
    Talking Points:

    • News events can cause large, unpredictable price swings.
    • Long-term trades or fundamental trades can remain open.
    • Short-term trades can be closed.


    Because my strategies revolve around technical analysis and sentiment, I am often asked what I do around news releases. Specifically, how I manage positions around major news releases that are likely to move the market. The truth is that it depends on why I opened the trade in the first place, and ...
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  2. Trading the News: U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

    by , 05-29-2014 at 09:20 AM
    - U.S. GDP to Contract for First Time Since 1Q 2011
    - Personal Consumption to Increase More Than 3% for Second Straight Quarter

    Trading the News: U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

    The preliminary U.S. 1Q GDP report may spur a near-term rebound in the EUR/USD as the growth rate is expected to contract 0.5% during the first three-months of 2014.

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  3. Latest News in Premium Trading Forum - FractalStochasticMD for MT4 build 600++

    by , 05-21-2014 at 07:53 AM
    FractalStochasticMD for MT4 build 600++


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    FractalStochasticMD_v3.1 600+ indicator was created for Premium Trading Forum. This is Multi-Dimensional Fractal Stochastic. This indicator gives you the multi-dimensional view for the OverBought/OverSold conditions where the UniEMA is used for the smoothing.

    This version works with Metatrader 4 build 600 and above.

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  4. Strategy Video: Are We In a Bubble and How Would We Trade It?

    by , 05-20-2014 at 02:05 AM
    Strategy Video: Are We In a Bubble and How Would We Trade It?

    • Comfort in steady bull trends and nonexistent volatility has led to more 'bubble' talk with correction
    • We don't have a sector-specific bubble now like 2000 or 2008 but rather a positioning bubble
    • While a bubble pop presents considerable opportunity, it demands higher qualification New to Forex?



    "We are in a bubble"! The phrase has been used more than a few times in the ...
  5. EUR/USD Risks Another Test of Key Support as U. of Michigan Improves

    by , 05-16-2014 at 12:34 PM
    - U. of Michigan Confidence to Improve for Second Consecutive Month.
    - Print of 84.5 Would Mark the Highest Reading Since July.

    Trading the News: U. of Michigan Confidence

    A second straight rise in the U. of Michigan Confidence survey may spur a further decline in the EUR/USD as the ongoing improvement in the world’s largest economy puts increased pressure on the Federal Reserve to normalize monetary policy sooner rather than later.

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