Imagine you are one of our primitive ancestors. The world is a frightening place. Virtually everything is bigger, faster, hairier and stronger than you are.
The practical skills for the trading wilderness. By Wai-Yee Chen
As we leave winter and warm up towards spring and summer, outdoor activities are top of mind for the adventurous.
The recent moves from the Bank of Japan and Swiss National Bank have caused the commentariat to fret about the possibility of currency wars.
While there are many, many factors that influence financial markets, one of the more interesting drivers is seasonal influences
It’s often been said that the greatest works of art are ultimately labours of love, where the artist has poured their passion and skill into a project which becomes a masterpiece.
If you’ve been getting stopped out regardless of the direction you’ve been attempting to trade – you’re probably ready to jump off the proverbial cliff, especially if you have any grain of emotional attachment to your bank balance.
Understanding the coded financial lingo affectionately known as “Fedspeak”
Use options to harness your appetite for risk. By Wai-Yee Chen
It’s blue, no, it’s green … it’s red! That’s the amazing chameleon. It has the ability to change colours in 20 seconds; as its mood changes, to attract light or just to camouflage. Why is the chameleon the way it is? That’s how it is, accept it.
When it comes to cooking, there is more than one recipe for making a delicious spaghetti sauce. When it comes to trading, the same is true – there is more than one way to design a successful trading strategy. At one time or another, every trader or investor has been taught that the smart thing to do is to maintain a 2:1 risk-reward ratio or better. This means that for every $100 risked on a trade, the return should be at least $200.
It’s an opportune time to reflect on the performance of the resources sector during the first half of 2011 and to try to predict what might happen over the balance of this year and beyond. The one thing we know for certain is that market volatility and investor uncertainty will continue.
