Blogs for TradeKing Communityhttp://community.tradeking.com/blogs2009-11-16T14:30:38ZTradeKing Trader NetworkMarket Outlook for the Week Aheadtag:community.tradeking.com,2009-11-16:Blog/474612009-11-16T14:30:38Z2009-11-16T14:30:38ZBigTrends.comStocks won four
of the five daily battles this past week, in line with our bullish
outlook (short-term) from last week. However, our concern that the
bullishness was on borrowed time also ...Price Headley's Weekly Market Outlooktag:community.tradeking.com,2009-11-09:Blog/469432009-11-10T15:12:22Z2009-11-10T15:12:22ZBigTrends.comThe unemployment
rate’s move to multi-year highs didn’t seem to be too much of a worry
for the market, as the S&P 500 closed up 3.2% - at 1069.30 - for
the week. And, the odds now slightly f...Will Underperformance by Banks Contaminate the Market?tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-11-05:Blog/466782009-11-05T21:07:05Z2009-11-05T21:07:05ZBigTrends.comThe
Financial sector led us into the market meltdown of the past couple of
years. Since the market bottomed in March, however, Financial shares
have led us higher. So what is this im...Crunch Time for the Marketstag:community.tradeking.com,2009-11-02:Blog/462612009-11-02T21:19:43Z2009-11-02T21:19:43ZBigTrends.comMarket Changing CharacterOctober
lived up to its reputation as a volatile month. Heck, it was only 10
days ago the S&P 500 Index (SPX) was at 1100, up 4% for the month
and looking for ...Weekly Market Outlooktag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-21:Blog/452422009-10-22T11:53:59Z2009-10-22T11:53:59ZBigTrends.comMARKET TIMING:STOCKS: Bullish (as of 10/08/09 close)GOLD: Bullish (as of 05/2/09 close)BONDS: Bearish (as of 10/16/09 close)The market data above comes from our BigTrends Market Timing,
a systemiz...Creative vs Reactive Tradingtag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-16:Blog/448872009-10-16T18:27:57Z2009-10-16T18:27:57ZBigTrends.comWhile we often focus on technical indicators in our BigTrends Daily TrendWatch,
perhaps the more widely overlooked area is the psychology of trading
that ultimately determines whether you will wi...Option Activity Ahead of Earnings and Expirationtag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-15:Blog/447982009-10-15T20:05:34Z2009-10-15T20:05:34ZBigTrends.comAs you probably know, tomorrow, Friday
October 16th, is October Options Expiration. Earnings season began in
earnest this week, and in particular there are 2 well-known companies
that repo...Long Term Charts are Near a Crucial Juncturetag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-13:Blog/445942009-10-13T21:07:15Z2009-10-13T21:07:15ZBigTrends.comUsually we here at BigTrends are focused on shorter-term charts, such as 60 minute
and Daily ... all in an effort to gain an edge over the markets through
the use of indicators and the leverage o...End of Year Market Expectationstag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-12:Blog/444832009-10-12T17:46:37Z2009-10-12T17:46:37ZBigTrends.comEnd of Year ExpectationsWhen
trading, I don't regularly like to make predictions or assumptions,
rather I let the market guide my actions and tell me when it's time to
move. After all, the...Weekly Market Outlook tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-08:Blog/441152009-10-08T14:27:51Z2009-10-08T14:27:51ZBigTrends.comAbout
1 week to go until October Options Expiration, and we look to be in a
little bit of a choppy market currently. Earnings season will kick
into high gear in a couple of weeks ... as us...Try This Simple Trading Systemtag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-06:Blog/439512009-10-06T16:16:48Z2009-10-06T16:16:48ZBigTrends.comCreating an Effective System: Acceleration Bands and Williams' Percent R For
option traders, correctly forecasting short-term price action is
imperative to long-term success and, in my view, tech...Investment Banks See The Lighttag:community.tradeking.com,2009-09-23:Blog/429462009-09-23T17:15:53Z2009-09-23T17:15:53ZBigTrends.comInvestment Banks See the LightTo
paraphrase Mark Twain, the death of brokers has been greatly
exaggerated. Yes, while the dirt was uncovered last year the
mudslinging in Washington was at ...Will the Takeoff in Airlines Continue?tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-09-17:Blog/424242009-09-18T12:50:10Z2009-09-18T12:50:10ZBigTrends.comThe Airline Sector has been on a roll recently. Today in fact the AMEX Airline Index (XAL) gained about 1.8%, while the S&P 500 Index (SPX)
was down around 0.3%. This group has lon...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...Trade What You See, Not What You Heartag:community.tradeking.com,2009-09-08:Blog/413342009-09-08T19:18:00Z2009-09-08T19:18:00ZBigTrends.comDon't Sweat the Calendar Lots
of chatter lately...about what else? The deadly month of September has
arrived, and with it the ominous predictions that markets will
viciously correct. ...Market Outlook for the Autumntag:community.tradeking.com,2009-09-01:Blog/406642009-09-01T18:52:14Z2009-09-01T18:52:14ZBigTrends.comRandom Thoughts Before the Fall Before
the fall....the season, and perhaps...something else? We're at the
point of seasonally weaker trends. Certainly the summer rally came
through ...Top 10 Questions to Ask Before You Tradetag:community.tradeking.com,2009-08-27:Blog/401332009-08-27T20:24:10Z2009-08-27T20:24:10ZBigTrends.comOften
when we seek answers to combat the chaos of trading, it helps if we ask
the right questions. Read on below for my Top 10 trading questions:
1) How you will enter trades? The
k...Outlook on the Markets, from Price Headleytag:community.tradeking.com,2009-08-25:Blog/397942009-08-25T18:40:34Z2009-08-25T18:40:34ZBigTrends.comThe
big news so far this week is that President Obama has re-appointed Fed
Chief Bernanke to another 4-year term. This tends to make logical
sense, as Bernanke has done his best to calm th...Continue to Buy the Dips?tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-08-24:Blog/396612009-08-24T16:05:36Z2009-08-24T16:05:36ZBigTrends.comThis article is from Bob Lang, who runs the GrandSlam and Extreme Options trade advisory portfolios for BigTrends.com. Bob's trade recommendations can be auto-traded through your TradeKing ac...Is Liquidity the New Volatility?tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-08-20:Blog/392502009-08-20T18:59:48Z2009-08-20T18:59:48ZBigTrends.comby Andrew Hart,BigTrends.com1-800-244-8736It's as if I've been reciting the phrase in my sleep, whether it's
how 'financially hip' it sounds or how deeply researched it has been -
IT is clearly v...