College education is often a serious achievement, but it may also be a grand failure that is likely to take away several years of life and give nothing attributable to real-time needs of any mature individual going to start working. There is a set of common mistakes in college choice that students make every year, so every individual needs to be aware of them before making the final decision on where to apply. The present article is...more
In today's article we'll be exploring another dimension to risk while trading options. Most people only consider the mathematical probability of a trade, but as an option trader myself I always consider the "Comfort Zone." You may ask what is this so called Comfort Zone?The Comfort Zone is a place where I can relax knowing that my option position is perfectly safe. Not only is my position not at risk, but I can also make money in the Comfort...more
Washing your car is one of the basic steps on keeping it look good and new. Every car owner wants to maintain its inner and outer original appearance. With a hose, plenty of water, soap, towel and sponge, you can do it easily all by yourself. But what if your car has a vinyl-covered roof?The vinyl covering used on tops of the cars is subject to drying and fading. Keeping it clean and protected will lengthen its life greatly. Cleaning a vinyl-covered top is no more difficult than washing the rest of the car. Most vinyl roof materials have a textured surface that resembles embossed leather. A scrub brush with nylon bristles does a good job on cleaning this kind of surface. Vinyl dressings can keep the material soft and pliable, and prevent it from drying out and cracking. In addition, such dressing help retain the original color and texture of the vinyl. If the car is very grimy, do not use a washing compound. Soaps or detergents should not be used. If it is necessary to use more than water, use a mild liquid dishwashing detergent or a mild auto washing compound. Do not mix too much detergent or compound. Often, a capful of detergent in a gallon of water will be sufficient. Also,...more
In Mr. Arthur Koestler's book, The Act of Creation, he discusses the logic of laughter. I have recently written about Mr. John Cleese and his thoughts regarding humor and what is needed in order to be creative. Both men share similar ideas which can be applied to trading models and trading systems. Mr. Koestler states that humor...more
I was recently scanning some performance databases of various trading systems and CTAs and noticed that almost all the tracking services have some form of a hot list. These were usually a list of the best performing systems or CTAs over a given period. The typical time frames for measuring performance were usually 30 days, 90 days and a year. These...more
What is the oscillator?An oscillator is a technical indicator that tells at a glance whether a security currently trades in an "overbought" or "oversold" condition.What are the meaning of "overbought" and "oversold"?Overbought means the security is trading at the upper extreme of its current price range and may be vulnerable to a correction.Oversold means the security that scraps the bottom of its current price range and is due for a bounce up.Relative Strength Index (RSI)A load of oscillators is available for study and use in trading, each has its pros and cons. However, the one we will discuss in this article is a basic and most popular one. It is available in every charting software, the Relative Strength Index (RSI).The RSI was introduced by Welles Wilder in his book "New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems". It measures a particular security's current relative strength by comparing to its own price history.The features of the RSI are as follows.- The RSI also forms the same chart patterns as price, e.g. head & shoulder, double top, double bottom. - The RSI can be use to indicate support and resistance to confirm price pattern. - Like many indicators, the RSI...more
Swing Trading is known as an approach which consists of the process of day trading. Stock traders currency departments and futures utilize this kind of method to make surplus amounts of revenue.Should you discover day trading quite...more
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Having a trading plan is not going to make you a sudden millionaire. I mean, there are a dozen things that can possible be go wrong in the market, even with a plan, that a profit isn't exactly guaranteed. But then, it would be a lot easier if you can...more
Retailers do need to prepare well in advance for their holiday season and make sure they cash upon in every possible way to earn decent profits. In he beginning retailers have to keep interacting with customers and ascertain their feedback and...more