Futures Trading Market Analysis for May 11, 2012
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The global economic ties can create a synchronized expansion to elevate the entire worldwide marketplace or it can act as a set of dominoes, each falling to take down the next until all have fallen! This is the world we live. - Read More
The US Dollar and some of the financial markets have been range bound without direction as traders attempt to read into some of the financial reports to gain insight into the potential Fed action! The Fed's monetary policy is intent on providing stabilization with income, employment, prices and balance of payments consistent with the growth rate. - Read More
The US Dollar has been range bound since December as remains a safe-haven in a vulnerable economic passage! The range has been about $78.00 - $82.00 allowing traders the opportunity to take advantage of the swings. - Read More
Harami, like engulfing patterns, are a two candlestick formation. They are actually often confused with engulfing patterns because they both involve candles where one real body is bigger than the other. The difference is that in harami, the preceding (or first) candle in the pattern is the longer one of the pair; it encompasses the whole body of the second candlestick. - Read More
In my opinion, every trade you consider should be laid out ahead of time with a roadmap. A complete map should have an “off ramp” or a place where it makes sense to enter the market. It should also have exits for your destination (profits) as well as off ramps for emergency exits. This part of your plan will likely include stop orders.
A stop order is a contingency order. It is triggered only comes into play at the price level specified in the order. In other words if the market never trades at that price, the order will never become active... - Read More
