January 6, 2010

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A Key Rule, Often Overlooked

By Sam Seiden, Online Trading Academy Director of Online Education

Sam takes a look at the one crucial rule that, a lot of times, is missing in people's trading plans - determining supply and demand levels. This is a key component to a trading plan that has an edge over other trading plans that don't.
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STOCKS Article
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Mixed Signals

By Brandon Wendell, Online Trading Academy Senior Instructor and Trader Mentor

Are we done with the recession? What does 2010 have in store for us? Brandon takes a look at the charts to see if the bull is back or whether the signs are pointing in another direction.
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Forex Article
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New Year's Resolutions

By Sam Evans, Online Trading Academy XLT-Forex Trading Instructor

We all try to make New Year’s resolutions in an attempt to get ourselves on the right track for months ahead. As we know in the reality of life, these good intentions are often forgotten quickly and we fall back into old habits we were trying to break in the first place! Now is the perfect time to write yourself up a solid set of rules, set them in stone and stick to them no matter what.
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OPTIONS ARTICLE
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Butterfly: Part I

By Josip Causic , Online Trading Academy Options Instructor

Josip's article is the first one in a series of several articles describing, in detail, the option strategies known as Butterflies. Essentially a combination of a debit and a credit spread, a Butterfly is used when a trader is not anticipating huge movement within the specific time frame to be traded.
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FUTURES ARTICLE
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Understanding Futures Orders

By Don Dawson, Online Trading Academy Commodity Futures Instructor

Starting a new year will more than likely show yet another increase in the number of new Futures traders. Each year there seems to be more and more interest in this asset class. Of course anybody who has traded Futures knows this is the place to be for liquidity, small capital start up, regulations, integrity, tax advantages and leverage. It appears that several traders coming from the Equities asset class to Futures markets do not understand what types of orders they can place on Futures trading platforms and what each one means. This week Don explains what these orders are and how to use them.
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REAL ESTATE ARTICLE
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What the Stats Indicate - A Clear Picture?

By Diana Hill, Real Estate Instructor

Diana takes a look at the Case-Shiller Index and what the recent results of it mean for the future of the real estate market.
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SPECIALTY SKILLS ARTICLE
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Get Out of Your Way and on the Road to Profit

By Dr. Woody Johnson, Online Trading Academy Mastering the Mental Game and XLT Instructor

Self-sabotaging behavior in trading and in life can be avoided if it is recognized and handled. Dr. Woody explains how to reprogram yourself to trade differently.
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