Every so often ...you get the key to the market

Every so often something comes along in the financial world that is very special. Today is one of those days.

The good news is it's coming from a world class company that has being on the web since 1995, so you know it's valid.

Here's what all the buzz is about. We call it INO TV, you may call it your key to profits. Now I don't say that lightly, making money in the market is serious business and requires specific skills. Arming yourself with these skills is your key to success.

That's where INO TV comes in.

For a limited time only, we are offering a complimentary pass to INO TV. Why are we doing this? Here's the reason, we know that you will benefit from all these great skill making trading videos and want to share them with your friends.

If you don't tell your friends right away they will end up having to pay for the service. That's where we are going to our make our money. Your friends will have to pay for this service in the future if you don't tell them about it today.

Here's the link to the latest trading skills video, you won't want to miss this one.

Adam Hewison
President, INO.com

"Saturday Seminars" - Trending Techniques and System Selection Index

The conflict between trending and non-trending markets poses one of the greatest dilemmas for the systems trader. To trade effectively you must decide whether to trade with a trend or against it, or to wait for a better entry position altogether.

In his workshop, Perry presents what he considers the best technique for making these decisions. He combines this trending technique with a System Selection Index to determine which markets exhibit signs of a reversal and which indicate a continuing trend. Based on these concepts, Perry shows you how to improve your entry timing. He explains why profit taking improves results while stop-losses make them worse. Perry also describes some useful programs written for his own use and provides you with TradeStationTM code, easily adaptable for use with other software packages, to illustrate his concepts.

Perry KaufmanPerry J. Kaufman is a market strategist known for his knowledge and experience in computer-based trading systems applied to world futures and financial markets. His publication, The New Commodity Trading Systems and Methods (John Wiley & Sons, 1987), has become the technician’s required reference. In 1984, he published the comprehensive Handbook of Futures Markets (Wiley). An earlier book of research papers, Technical Analysis in Commodities (Wiley, 1980), has been translated into Japanese. Perry founded the Journal of Futures Markets (Columbia University and John Wiley & Sons), a vehicle for gathering academic research on market analysis. He is series editor of Wiley’s Trader’s Advantage, and his latest book, Smarter Trading, was released by McGraw-Hill in 1995. Perry specializes in the application of technical and fundamental (statistical) analysis to the development of trading and risk management programs for both commercial and private investors. Much of this work is based on price theories and techniques he has researched and developed since 1971. He combines the ability to integrate computer technology and strategic allocation with traditional investment approaches in order to achieve realistic objectives. Perry is particularly interested in closing the gap between theoretical and actual results, concentrating on the world’s stock index, foreign exchange, interest rates, and energy markets. Perry is director of research for Kaufman, Diamond, and Yeong, a consulting firm serving the financial industry in the United States and Singapore. In addition to providing risk management, education, and training, the firm publishes Kaufman on Market Analysis, a periodic report on the applications and development of trading strategies. In Singapore, the company provides market-related educational services and is developing trading strategies using new technologies (such as neural nets and artificial intelligence) under a grant from the Singapore government.

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Are you master of your domain?

With Crude taking a dive this week (our MarketClub Trade Triangles getting short at the PERFECT price) I wanted to bring in Jeremy Ascher from ChartWhiz.com to bring a little insight into what he's seeing in the energy markets as we've gotten a ton of emails regarding pulling profits and controlling losses. Please enjoy the post...and take a look at our most recent signals for Crude Oil (CL.V08) if you're a MarketClub member.

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I’ve been analyzing and trading the energy markets for more than 10 years and I continue to see beginner traders make the mistakes over and over again. I know this because I made the same mistakes when I was a rookie trader. It goes something like this…you start the day with a good trade and lock in some nice profits. Then you make another and your having a pretty decent day, one in which you could easily call it a day. Let’s say for example you’re up $800 on the day. But then the greed kicks in and you want more. Ok, one more trade, let me hit that $1000 mark. Now you place a losing trade and you’re up only $600. Now you think to yourself “I should have just closed the books. Ok, let me try to make that $200 back and call it a day”. You lose again, up only $350 now. Now you’ve turned a triple into a single. Now you’re angry. That’s it, it’s all or nothing. I have $350 to risk and I’m done. This is where it gets ugly, usually turning an $800 winning day into an $800 loser, a $1600 swing.

Sound familiar? You bet it does.
Why does this happen? The answer is simple-you are not master of your domain. In other words it’s a lack of discipline. Without discipline it will be very difficult to become a successful trader. So I’ve come up with a few simple “post it” notes that should help you overcome this hurdle. I have these notes posted to my monitor in big letters to keep a constant reminder. Here they are:
1. Trade the numbers, not opinion. Before you trade you should always do your homework. I analyze the charts to derive support and resistance numbers. These are the only areas that I am willing to place trades. Anything else to me is gambling. If you have support you are buying against, you trade that number until the market tells you otherwise.
2. Patience. It is extremely important to have patience when trading. Use your support and resistance as guide lines. Do not chase the market and force trades; let the market come to you.
3. No Emotion. It is virtually impossible to not have any emotion when trading, but it can be reduced drastically. To do this, trade with a systematic approach. Determine a comfortable risk threshold to use on every trade. If you’re wrong and get stopped out, wait for the next trade with the same risk parameters. Trading a system day in and day out will help keep you off the emotional rollercoaster that so many of us experience.
These may sound too simple and basic to work, but sometimes it’s the simple things that work best. And believe me, these do. After all, not trading your numbers will lead to impatience which will lead to emotional trading. And that my friends, is a recipe for disaster. So get out your sticky notes, write these down, and stick them on your monitor and become master of your domain today.

Jeremy Ascher
www.chartwhiz.com