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March 2, 2010
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Featured Article
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Got Questions? Sam has Answers!
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By Sam Seiden, Online Trading Academy Director of Online Education
Sam answers several reader/student questions this week. He will follow up on last week's article, cover gap up as a demand, help interpret monthly supply level on the S&P and relay the importance of not relying on computer-generated models on indicators.
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STOCKS Article
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More Harm than Help?
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By Brandon Wendell, Online Trading Academy Senior Instructor and Trader Mentor
In a recent misguided attempt to "fix" the markets, the SEC voted 3-2 to reinstate a version of the old uptick rule. Brandon discusses how this is a clear example of acting for the sake of acting without fully understanding the problem or the impact of your decision. He demonstrates how this seems to be a case of where the medicine is worse than the illness itself.
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Forex Article[Back to Top]
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The False Security of a Virtual Environment
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By Sam Evans, Online Trading Academy XLT-Forex Trading Instructor
Sam explains the advantages and disadvantages of using demo and/or simulated accounts whether or not you are a new or novice trader. There is a danger of feeling safe in a virtual environment.
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OPTIONS ARTICLE[Back to Top]
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Butterfly: Part V
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By Josip Causic , Online Trading Academy Options Instructor
Butterflies are a great option strategy for when you don't anticipate huge movement in a stock. In Part Five of his continuing series on Butterflies, Josip presents the steps involved in placing a Put Butterfly on TradeStation. This is the second to last article in this series.
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FUTURES ARTICLE
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Spread Trading – A Versatile Tool
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By Don Dawson, Online Trading Academy Commodity Futures Instructor
The Commodity markets offer such a diverse way of actually trading them. As a trader, we can either be net long or short a Futures contract, we could buy or sell an Option on the Futures contract, or we could place a Spread trade. This week Don shows you how understanding Spreads in the Futures markets can give you a heads up as to when a market is about to top or bottom. He will also show you what to look for in a Spread that could be the early stages of a major Bull market.
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REAL ESTATE ARTICLE
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Current and Future Effects of New Demographic Trends, Part 2
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By Diana Hill, Real Estate Instructor
Diana gets to Part 2 of her series on new demographic trends and their effect on housing now and in the future. This week she will focus on the Younger Baby Boomers and part of the Echo Boomers, Generation X.
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SPECIALTY SKILLS ARTICLE
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The Essentials of Documenting Your Trades: Thought Journal/Trade Journal
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By Dr. Woody Johnson, Online Trading Academy Mastering the Mental Game and XLT Instructor
Dr. Woody discusses how important it is to document, record, measure and track your market participation through using a Trading and Thought Journal. These methods are essential to your success!
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