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January 26, 2010
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Featured Article
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Trade What is Real, Not What You Feel
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By Sam Seiden, Online Trading Academy Director of Online Education
The two main forms of analysis in trading and investing are technical and fundamental analysis, and they are very real. However, thinking that mastering these two forms of analysis will lead to consistent low risk profits is an illusion second to none. The more an individual attempts to master these types of analysis, the more they may be layering subjective, complex illusions on top of each other. This is a recipe for consistent failure and is the subject of Sam's article this week.
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STOCKS Article
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But It Beat Earnings... Why Didn't It Go Up?
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By Brandon Wendell, Online Trading Academy Senior Instructor and Trader Mentor
Brandon explains some of the actions you see after earnings are released and the reasons behind the moves. He looks at three things to watch for when you are looking at earnings.
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Forex Article[Back to Top]
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Perception vs Reality, Part 3: Technical Analysis vs Price Action
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By Sam Evans, Online Trading Academy XLT-Forex Trading Instructor
Two weeks ago Sam explored the difference between Value and Price and continued last week with an investigation of being a consistently profitable trader rather than a consistent winner. This week he has his final piece where he illustrates the difference between understanding price and using technicals. They are two completely different things and unless you fully understand these differences, then it is unlikely that your trading career will progress much further.
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OPTIONS ARTICLE[Back to Top]
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Students Want to Know
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By Josip Causic , Online Trading Academy Options Instructor
Josip addresses student questions on a plethora of topics. See if he has the answer to one of yours on options, ETFs, stop losses, and more.
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FUTURES ARTICLE
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Settlement Price? But the Market Has Not Closed
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By Don Dawson, Online Trading Academy Commodity Futures Instructor
The Commodity Futures markets are ever-changing. While electronic trading has opened up the borders to international trading and the ease of order entry, it has also made for some interesting changes that we as traders need to stay abreast of. This week Don addresses one of these changes and how to possibly deal with it. He'll examine some ways to set your charts to view certain Commodities for the correct session (open, settle and close).
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REAL ESTATE ARTICLE
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Want Real Estate in Your Portfolio with No Landlord Hassles? Consider REITs, Part 2
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By Diana Hill, Real Estate Instructor
Diana continues in Part 2 of her article and explains why it may be a favorable time to consider REITs, and lays out the criteria for doing so.
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SPECIALTY SKILLS ARTICLE
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Give Yourself a Trading Edge Through the Use of Anchors
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By Dr. Woody Johnson, Online Trading Academy Mastering the Mental Game and XLT Instructor
Dr. Woody discusses why successful traders know how to anchor their emotions and their self-confidence during times of turbulence. He gives you guidance on how to make anchors work for you in trading.
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