Blogs for TradeKing Communityhttp://community.tradeking.com/blogs2009-11-03T21:29:02ZTradeKing Trader NetworkGreat trading readstag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-29:Blog/459082009-11-19T18:35:21Z2009-11-03T21:29:02ZbigdogMy family has been nudging me for Christmas-gift ideas (already! Maybe this holiday-shopping season won’t be so dreary after all…) One idea I had for them was to make an Amazon wish-list of great t...Cool financial readstag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-16:Blog/448752009-10-21T13:37:06Z2009-10-21T13:37:06ZbigdogJust clicking my way through my weekly “to-read” pile and wanted to share a couple of great financial reads:What’s the hottest toy for Christmas 2009? Zhu Zhu Hamsters! They’re priced right for a r...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...Conversations with Top Traderstag:community.tradeking.com,2009-08-14:Blog/385972009-08-14T19:30:53Z2009-08-14T19:30:53ZBigTrends.comt's
always interesting to read a book a second time, as you seem to find
things that weren't there the first go-around. Perhaps this occurs
because the first time you read, you read for content,...Visualization Leads to Profit Realizationtag:community.tradeking.com,2009-07-24:Blog/352942009-07-25T17:15:18Z2009-07-25T17:15:18ZBigTrends.comHave
you ever noticed that what you focus on mentally is what you get in end
results in life? I had this experience when I played a rare round of
golf. It had been quite a while so my first few ...Finding an entry point, volume, and a few words about my bloggingtag:community.tradeking.com,2009-07-11:Blog/329122009-07-11T23:19:32Z2009-07-11T23:19:32ZShadoglare
Over the last
18 months or so that I’ve been stock trading, I’ve read a lot of ideas
about how to successfully pick stocks. A LOT of ideas.
These of course primarily fall into two main branc...Trading To Wintag:community.tradeking.com,2009-06-25:Blog/308972009-06-26T12:58:38Z2009-06-26T12:14:54ZBigTrends.comOne
of the easiest mistakes any trader can make is not a 'trading' mistake
at all. Rather, the mistake is complacency with his or her trading
skills and knowledge. Unfortunately, trading is not ...Should econ reporters have credit crises?tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-06-03:Blog/281272009-06-08T13:38:29Z2009-06-08T13:38:29ZbigdogAm I the only one who was floored by reading “My Personal Credit Crisis” by Edmund L. Andrews – and not in a good way?
A senior economics reporter for The New York Times, Andrews doggedly covered...Trading Insights for Successtag:community.tradeking.com,2009-05-14:Blog/258062009-05-14T16:09:57Z2009-05-14T16:09:57ZBigTrends.comThe
mental part of trading is as important as the systems and indicators
you utilize. Today, we'll touch on some insights from an excellent
book for traders, Larry Williams' Lo...Tips for Coping with a Trading Slumptag:community.tradeking.com,2009-05-08:Blog/250872009-05-08T20:01:51Z2009-05-08T20:01:51ZBigTrends.comWe've all been there. Your trades aren't working the way you
thought they would, and the mental strain affects your mood,
confidence, etc. A systemized approach and clearly defined tr...What would Benjamin Graham do?tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-04-09:Blog/223832009-04-13T15:01:16Z2009-04-13T15:01:16ZtradekingWith so many stocks beaten down and trading far from their highs, surely there's value somewhere in the market, right? That's the premise for a Barron's feature piece on "back to the future" value ...Inside the Ivy Portfoliotag:community.tradeking.com,2009-04-08:Blog/222842009-04-09T16:40:42Z2009-04-09T16:40:42ZtradekingOne of the finance and investing books generating a lot of online buzz recently has been The Ivy Portfolio: How to Invest Like the Top Endowments and Avoid Bear Markets -- a comprehensive primer by...Jim Rogers: Bailouts Will Lead to a Depressiontag:community.tradeking.com,2009-03-18:Blog/198452009-03-18T15:38:23Z2009-03-18T15:38:23ZtradekingNever one to mince words, legendary investor Jim Rogers offered up some strong words of advice during his interview with Bloomberg TV. According to Rogers, the raft of U.S. bailouts will only add t...How long will it be until stocks bounce back?tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-03-01:Blog/187412009-03-02T13:13:59Z2009-03-02T13:13:59ZtradekingIf you're a typical buy-and-hold investor -- or at least, an investor who likes to take a long-term approach to investing -- you may be asking yourself: "How long do I have to hold my stocks until ...PIMCO CEO Mohamed El-Erian: Where to Put Your Money When Markets Collidetag:community.tradeking.com,2009-02-18:Blog/179142009-02-18T16:43:17Z2009-02-18T16:43:17ZtradekingIn a great Q&A with Kiplinger's Personal Finance, PIMCO CEO Mohamed El-Erian describes in detail how an individual investor might go about bullet-proofing his or her portfolio over the near-ter...Protective puts vs. stops: which is better?tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-02-13:Blog/176312009-11-05T17:05:04Z2009-02-13T18:22:41ZTK All-starDoc Maher weighs these two hedging strategies.
Stugots caught my eye recently with a protective put on AAPL. It’s an interesting trade because this play is “synthetic” for another options play, ...Welcome back to the Options Grab Bag!tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-02-04:Blog/170362009-02-04T15:37:58Z2009-02-04T15:37:58ZoptionsguyHello, traders! Feedback on my first Options Grab Bag post was stellar, so that’s a clear sign to me to keep this ball rolling. If you’re just tuning in, my Options Grab Bag is a quick dig in...TK talks turkey on FOX Businesstag:community.tradeking.com,2009-01-27:Blog/166362009-01-27T17:29:38Z2009-01-27T17:29:38ZbigdogI had the pleasure of being interviewed by Jenna Lee of C-Suite Sitdown on FOX Business this morning, so I thought I’d pass on the video clip for your coffee-break.
It was a great chance to talk ...Monday morning quarterback: FSLR puts vs. put spreadstag:community.tradeking.com,2009-01-26:Blog/165532009-11-05T21:11:20Z2009-01-26T14:13:33ZoptionsguyWelcome back to my mini-series on learning from your past trades. I’ve taken First Solar (FSLR) as my example, checking out which options trades fared best after FSLR’s downgrade on 1/12 and the bu...Five Minutes With... mpc220tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-01-14:Blog/161592009-01-16T15:19:30Z2009-01-16T15:19:30ZtradekingThe second part of our TradeKing "Five Minutes With..." interview series is with mpc220. (Just in case you missed it, our first interview was with Snowman) Not only is mpc220 an active member of th...