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June 30, 2009

- Issue Home Page
- Feature Article: Frequently Asked Questions
- Spotlight on Forex: Short Term Forex Trading Tips And Tricks
- Spotlight on Options: Still Going Sideways
- Spotlight on Futures: Is it Time for a Checkup?
- The Broad Market: The End of the Recession?

June 23, 2009

- Issue Home Page
- Feature Article: Pay Attention
- Spotlight on Forex: Rule-Based Forex Trading - Mechanical Strategies
- Spotlight on Options: Horizontals Part II
- Spotlight on Futures: A Day in the Life of a New Trader
- The Broad Market: This Time It's Different*

June 16, 2009

- Issue Home Page
- Feature Article: Your Belief System is Your Trading Style
- Spotlight on Forex: The US Dollar Index
- Spotlight on Options: Horizontals: Part I
- Spotlight on Futures: Lower Volatility Should Lead to Lowered Expectations

June 9, 2009

- Issue Home Page
- Feature Article: A Year Long Journey, Lyndon is on His Way
- Spotlight on Forex: Types of Entries: Short the Breakdown & Short the Rallies
- Spotlight on Options: Iron Condor on the Quarterlies
- Spotlight on Futures: Does Size Matter?
- The Broad Market: The New, New Normal

June 2, 2009

- Issue Home Page
- Feature Article: Plan, Execute, and Then Go Do Something Else More Important Than Trading
- Spotlight on Forex: Types of Long Entries – Breakouts & Pullbacks
- Spotlight on Options: A Summer of Doji-ing Around
- Spotlight on Futures: Animal Spirits: Not So Good for Day Trading, or Investing for that Matter
- The Broad Market: This Way There Be Dragons

May 27, 2009

- Issue Home Page
- Feature Article: Governing Dynamics and Trading Psychology
- Spotlight on Forex: Becoming a Complete Forex Trader
- Spotlight on Options: Spreads with Directional Bias
- Spotlight on Futures: Commodity Seasonal Patterns
- The Broad Market: The Paradox of Deficits

May 19, 2009

- Issue Home Page
- Feature Article: Governing Dynamics
- Spotlight on Forex: Understanding Trending and Range Bound Markets
- Spotlight on Options: The Extrinsic and Intrinsic Values of Option Premium
- Spotlight on Futures: Three Barriers to Prosperity to Be Aware of
- The Broad Market: Faith-Based Economics

May 12, 2009

- Issue Home Page
- Feature Article: Some Thoughts on Trading Psychology
- Spotlight on Options: Disappointment, Discipline, and Domination
- Spotlight on Futures: Will the Recession Rally End When the Economy Recovers?
- The Broad Market: Green Shoots or Dandelion Weeds?

May 5, 2009

- Issue Home Page
- Feature Article: Advanced Price Action Analysis
- Spotlight on Forex: Forex Hedging, R.I.P.
- Spotlight on Options: Straddle and Strangles
- Spotlight on Futures: What Just Turned That Market?
- The Broad Market: Sell in May and Go Away?

April 28, 2009

- Issue Home Page
- Feature Article: Scanning for Opportunity, the Old-Fashioned Way
- Spotlight on Forex: Forex Q&A with Ed Ponsi
- Spotlight on Options: Multiple Scenarios of Possible Outcomes
- Spotlight on Futures: More to Trading than the Charts
- The Broad Market: Back to the Future Recession

April 21, 2009

- Issue Home Page
- Feature Article: Identifying Turning Points Begins With Proper Focus
- Spotlight on Forex: Did Someone Say "Carry Trade"?
- Spotlight on Options: Plan the Exit(s) Beforehand
- Spotlight on Futures: Futures Trading Right Now and Where We Might Stop Tomorrow
- The Broad Market: The Trend May Not Be Your Friend

April 14, 2009

- Issue Home Page
- Feature Article: Potential Pitfalls For the New Trader
- Spotlight on Forex: My Name is Ed, and I’m a Capitalist
- Spotlight on Options: Reversed Dividends, Maximum Loss and Option Commissions
- Spotlight on Futures: If You Can't Spot It, Don't Trade It
- The Broad Market: Is That Recovery We See?

April 7, 2009

- Issue Home Page
- Feature Article: News and Price, A Relationship Often Misunderstood
- Spotlight on Forex: The Reserve Currency Debate
- Spotlight on Options: Option Trading and Psychology
- Spotlight on Futures: Looking for Friends in All the Same Places
- The Broad Market: Deep Inside the Dow

March 31, 2009

- Issue Home Page
- Feature Article: Three Ways to Managing Risk
- Spotlight on Forex: Forex Q&A with Ed Ponsi
- Spotlight on Options: Bull Put, Right or Wrong?
- Spotlight on Futures: The Gap: Fade or Play?
- The Broad Market: Why Bother With Bonds?

March 24, 2009

- Issue Home Page
- Feature Article: Real World Futures Trading in the Extended Learning Track (XLT)
- Spotlight on Forex: Swiss Franc Goes Ballistic
- Spotlight on Options: Prolonging the Pain of a Bad Trade?
- Spotlight on Futures: A View From the Top and the Bottom
- The Broad Market: Solving the Housing Crisis

March 17, 2009

- Issue Home Page
- Feature Article: Back To Basics with Indicators and Oscillators
- Spotlight on Forex: It's Not That Complicated
- Spotlight on Options: Bear Call Gone Bad
- Spotlight on Futures: The Daily Loss Limit: A Key to Long-Term Survival
- The Broad Market: The Swiss Start Their Engines

March 10, 2009

- Issue Home Page
- Feature Article: Trading vs Gambling, Part 1
- Spotlight on Forex: Yen Suddenly Not So Tough?
- Spotlight on Options: Iron Condor Revisited
- Spotlight on Futures: Using Moving Averages as Trend Filters
- The Broad Market: The Law of Unintended Consequences

March 3, 2009

- Issue Home Page
- Feature Article: Q & A With Sam Seiden
- Spotlight on Forex: A Ray of Hope for Stocks?
- Spotlight on Options: Back to the Weeklies
- Spotlight on Futures: What Style of Trader am I?
- The Broad Market: Buy and Hope Investing

February 24, 2009

- Issue Home Page
- Feature Article: The Cycle of "IT", Part II
- Spotlight on Forex: Using Inter-Market Analysis to Trade Forex
- Spotlight on Options: Back to the Basics: Part 3
- Spotlight on Futures: A Discussion About Exit Strategies
- The Broad Market: While Rome Burns

February 18, 2009

- Issue Home Page
- Feature Article: Gaps, Pro versus Novice
- Spotlight on Forex: Is Forex Trading a Zero-Sum Game?
- Spotlight on Options: Back to the Basics, Part 2
- Spotlight on Futures: Pivot Point Analysis

February 10, 2009

- Issue Home Page
- Feature Article: Four Hundred Years and Still Burning
- Spotlight on Forex: Is the Dollar Doomed?
- Spotlight on Options: Back to the Basics
- Spotlight on Futures: Too Much Information Breeds Indecision
- The Broad Market: Thoughts on the Continuing Crisis

February 3, 2009

- Issue Home Page
- Feature Article: Market Timing in the Extended Learning Track (XLT) Course
- Spotlight on Forex: The Fed and the Fib
- Spotlight on Options: Some Kind of Colorful Options
- Spotlight on Futures: Stockpiling the Oil and Selling the Futures

January 27, 2009

- Issue Home Page
- Feature Article: Three Ways To Reduce The Impact Of Emotion When Trading
- Spotlight on Forex: Beat Down on the Pound
- Spotlight on Options: Some Kind of Wonderful (Options)
- Spotlight on Futures: One Picture Doesn't Tell the Whole Story

January 20, 2009

- Issue Home Page
- Feature Article: Setting the Trap
- Spotlight on Forex: The Ruble is Rubble
- Spotlight on Options: Iron Condors Versus Condor Spreads
- Spotlight on Futures: Spread Trading - Less Risk and Improved Return on Investment
- The Broad Market: The Endgame

January 13, 2009

- Issue Home Page
- Feature Article: Short-Term Trading Tools
- Spotlight on Forex: Forex Basics and Beyond
- Spotlight on Options: I.C. Explained
- Spotlight on Futures: Goal Setting – As Important as Your Trading Plan
- The Broad Market: Forecast 2009: Deflation, Deleveraging, and the Stimulus Effect

January 7, 2009

- Issue Home Page
- Feature Article: Conventional Portfolio Diversification: Risk Disguised as Opportunity
- Spotlight on Forex: What I Did on My Winter Vacation
- Spotlight on Options: Debit Spreads Versus Credit Spreads
- Spotlight on Futures: Helping to Push You Closer to Your "Edge"
- The Broad Market: 2008: Annus Horribilis, RIP