Blogs for TradeKing Communityhttp://community.tradeking.com/blogs2009-10-05T18:20:03ZTradeKing Trader NetworkThink in terms of probabilities!tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-05:Blog/438632009-10-05T18:20:03Z2009-10-05T18:20:03ZOptionSmartWhat is the main thing that worries you in stock or option trading? A simple answer would be: risk. You enter the stock market ready to take a risks and expecting to be fairly compensated – that’s...Iron Condors: Expected Returnstag:community.tradeking.com,2009-09-15:Blog/420862009-09-22T19:23:33Z2009-09-18T15:26:11ZTK All-starDoc Maher continues his advanced series on ICs. Welcome back to my series on iron condors (ICs). We’ve come a long way, so feel free to catch up by skipping to the section below called “Iron Condor...Trade With Unconventional Wisdomtag:community.tradeking.com,2009-09-11:Blog/417262009-09-11T19:42:14Z2009-09-11T19:42:14ZBigTrends.comI think Victor Niederhoffer best stated the point of today's Daily TrendWatch in his book "The Education of a Speculator".
On the topic of conventional wisdom, Niederhoffer writes "when I hear
th...A word about "change". . . tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-08-19:Blog/390382009-08-19T14:48:07Z2009-08-19T14:48:07ZmommiedearestIS PAID CONTENT READY FOR ITS CLOSEUP?For me, personally, the answer is NO! Most of my on-line newspaper searching these days, is to take a stroll through the obituaries. When I discovered that to ...Is paid content ready for its closeup?tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-08-13:Blog/383822009-08-19T11:51:28Z2009-08-19T11:51:28ZbigdogSo media mogul Rupert Murdoch just announced his company News Corp. will start charging for online news by June 2010. If any one guy has the reach to change the online-content model – particularly ...White, Straight, Republican Male (How else can I piss you off today?) tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-07-17:Blog/340132009-07-17T20:56:24Z2009-07-17T13:51:44ZWill Profit{updated 11:30 am CT} I'm all over the map with this post. It contains comedy, drama,The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. It covers The cracks in the great financial wall of China, C...signs of the times (in pictures)tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-07-15:Blog/332792009-07-20T17:40:59Z2009-07-15T09:02:38ZTheMechanicsigns of the timesHaven't ever seen this. In the 80's, every coin dealer and pawn shop became a bullion dealer. Now we have jewelers doing it also. Photographer notes the car is for sale for take o...Halfway Point of 2009tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-06-30:Blog/314382009-06-30T14:06:47Z2009-06-30T14:06:47ZBigTrends.comIt's Halftime, Blow the Whistle!As
we approach the midway point of 2009, I thought it would be good to
share an analysis of the current market, a state of affairs, if you
will. The first h...Golden Crosses & Coppock Curvetag:community.tradeking.com,2009-06-02:Blog/280632009-06-02T18:59:16Z2009-06-02T18:59:16ZBigTrends.comOf Golden Crosses, Coppock Curve and Resistance It's
been quite a surge lately, and Monday is showed the strength of the
bulls. May ended positive but it really was a coin toss into the end...Good Bank Bad Banktag:community.tradeking.com,2009-01-29:Blog/167272009-01-29T12:14:39Z2009-01-29T12:14:39ZThe Inside SkinnyGOOD BANK BAD BANK
It is amazing how quickly the Mainstream Media coins terms. I have
heard good bank/bad bank until I am about to puke. Right now the idea
of getting the bad assets off of the...Happy Holidays to Everyone...tag:community.tradeking.com,2008-12-03:Blog/145172008-12-03T14:06:13Z2008-12-03T14:06:13Zcorbinb2OK...So I'm a little early, but I'm guessing some of you have already opened up a few windows on your chocolate calendars and have heard at least one Christmas song on the radio so I don't feel too...USSA? We're There. Bye Capitalism, Hello Socialismtag:community.tradeking.com,2008-10-14:Blog/129522008-10-14T18:57:51Z2008-10-14T18:57:51ZALPHAJCWhen the TARP was announced we thought the feds were gonna focus on buying distressed mortgages. Because people demanded action now...they adopted the European Union Socialist plan and decide...Mysterious Crash in Gold and Silver Today, Feds Buying Bank Stocks, Wipeout in Commoditiestag:community.tradeking.com,2008-10-10:Blog/128422008-10-11T00:56:13Z2008-10-11T00:56:13ZALPHAJCThere was a mysterious crash in the spot market for silver and gold markets right in front of the G8 summit today.
Even as the panic in the market was at all time high this morning both
gold an...Beware the Ostrich Effecttag:community.tradeking.com,2008-09-16:Blog/120672008-09-16T13:59:49Z2008-09-16T09:16:08ZtradekingMost investors consider themselves to be either bulls or bears. However, if you are finding it increasingly difficult to pull the trigger during the current market environment, you may have unknowi...Commodities Are Back? Financials Done?tag:community.tradeking.com,2008-08-13:Blog/113492008-08-14T05:18:53Z2008-08-13T19:09:32ZALPHAJCI heard on CNBC today that Quant Funds (Pools of Funds Traded Solely By Computers Using Algorithms and Formulas) are responsible for anywhere between 55-75% of all trades in the markets.These funds...R.I.P. Commodity Stockstag:community.tradeking.com,2008-08-04:Blog/110812008-08-05T11:27:53Z2008-08-04T19:19:54ZALPHAJCI appreciate all the comments to my "Obliterated Account Based on Bad Hunches and Theories" blog posting. Obviously I got hurt very bad by this market...but I took a good shot at tr...fattening the piggybanktag:community.tradeking.com,2008-07-10:Blog/102842008-07-10T07:37:21Z2008-07-10T07:29:37ZbigdogRecently I was reading in MarketWatch by Rex Nutting that the U.S. savings rate saw a slight boost as a result of the economic stimulus checks – although the article was quick to note that it...Your Straddle Trade - Up 48%tag:community.tradeking.com,2008-05-22:Blog/90102008-07-11T13:38:26Z2008-05-22T05:01:51ZTK All-star Doc Maher brings us two updates on ADI. ADI Straddle - entered on 4/18 Update #1 - as of 5/9Another week has passed and so it's time to catch up on the ADI straddle example. Here is the...SHHHH!!!! We don't have to tell 'em!tag:community.tradeking.com,2008-05-21:Blog/89852008-05-21T17:16:01Z2008-05-21T09:40:11ZWill ProfitNote: Moody's senior staff was aware of this in eary 2007. I doubt they will be the only firm to hide their "errors" concerning the ongoing economic crisis. We can credit Moody's wit...THE COLOR OF TRANSPARENCY ( PAINT IT BLACK)tag:community.tradeking.com,2008-04-18:Blog/77162008-05-01T17:14:54Z2008-04-18T20:28:14ZWill ProfitI'm selling my house, vehicles, clothes and rare coin collection. I'm selling the real estate I own. I'm closing out my retirement accounts and firing my accountant. I'm maxing out the cash ad...