Options
Some marketers, promoters, and touts like to say the greatest misconception about options is they are full of risk. I say the greatest misconception about options is they are low risk.
If anyone ever tries to tell you that you can earn a high return with low risk, zip your wallet!
But ...read more
How to Trade Bernanke’s Speech… For Up to 500% Gains
Jun 13th, 2011 | By Abe Cofnas | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Options
As usual, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's speech to the International Monetary Conference last Tuesday really shook up the markets.
The dollar index, the Dow and the S&P all swung wildly.
On the surface, Bernanke's message was pretty clear—the latest round of quantitative easing (QE2) will end as scheduled, but interest rates will ...read more
How to Trade Greece’s Currency Conundrum
May 31st, 2011 | By Abe Cofnas | Category: Commodities, Featured, Forex, Investing Strategies, Options
Greece is back in the headlines, threatening to sink the euro, if not the entire European Union. The whole situation can be a bit complicated, so I tried putting myself in your shoes, wondering the kind of questions you might have. More importantly, there’s a big trade brewing in this ...read more
Options Rundown: Producing Large Gains from Small Market Movement
May 27th, 2011 | By Jessica Comitto | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Options
Generally placed in the universe of advanced trading, derivatives can often seem scary or unusable to the average investor. However, derivatives should not remain a mystery to you. When used correctly they are a great way for you to generate gains.
First, some basics. Derivatives are tradable securities whose prices are ...read more
Currencies in Focus: How Much Farther Will the Australian Dollar Fall?
May 13th, 2011 | By Abe Cofnas | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Options
The Canadian and Australian dollars are losing value as the price of gold and oil pull back. But the retreat of these "commodity currencies" might not last. In fact, there's a chance we could start seeing a turnaround — no matter what happens with oil and gold.
Don't get me wrong ...read more
Currency in Focus: Reading Between Bernanke’s Lines
May 5th, 2011 | By Abe Cofnas | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Options
Ben Bernanke and the Federal Open Market Committee deserve more than a thank you for last week. Their deft juggling of the fears that drive the market — inflation, slow growth, a weak dollar, etc. — has made way for some attractive trading opportunities of late.
Now, of course, the questions ...read more
Big Surprise Behind Big Binary Profits
Apr 19th, 2011 | By Abe Cofnas | Category: Featured, International, Investing Strategies, Options
If you don’t know what a binary option is, I strongly urge you to find out. These “yes-or-no” investments are easy to understand, inexpensive to buy and quick to play out.
For instance, you can buy a binary saying that a currency will by above a certain rate. You can bet ...read more
Buy This ETN to Profit from the “Carry Trade”
Apr 7th, 2011 | By Abe Cofnas | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Options
On Wednesday, China's central bank increased interest rates for the fourth time since October. The European Central Bank is expected to follow suit.
Central banks increase interest rates when they want to slow down an economy that may be overheating and generating too much inflation.
There is already a growing perception that ...read more
Taking Gains from Tomorrow’s Headlines
Mar 25th, 2011 | By Abe Cofnas | Category: Featured, Investing Strategies, Options
Obviously most of last week’s financial headlines relate to the Japanese earthquake and the market’s reaction to it:
Crude Oil Prices Falling On Japanese Economic Worries
Earthquake Knocks 50 [trillion yen] Off TSE Market Cap
U.S. Stocks Tumble On Japan’s Nuclear Crisis
Once again it’s a lesson on the great fundamental/psychological forces of risk-appetite/risk-aversion ...read more
Chart Smarts: How to Trade a Head-and-Shoulders for 51% Gains
Mar 18th, 2011 | By Jonas Elmerraji | Category: Featured, Options, Over the Counter Markets, Penny stocks, Pink sheet stocks, Technical Analysis
If you’ve been following the markets for a while, chances are you’ve heard of the “head-and-shoulders pattern”. I’d venture to say that it’s probably the most well-known chart pattern in the world of technical trading. But just being able to spot this formation on a chart doesn’t necessarily mean that ...read more
