Turn-over turning over
Today’s turnover statistics at the NSE: Cash segment: Rs 8392 cr F&O segment: Rs 32155 cr (Single stock futures at 7363 cr!) This is abysmal ... when the volatility dies down? I’ve written before about how this isn’t good for traders or brokers. Take a look at some of these 2003-2004 articles: The right broker for you 65 brokers to give up [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 12:02:54
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Futures Trading levels and Economic reports for Dec. 30th
*To be removed, please reply with remove daytrading in subject line Dear Trader, Two more trading days left in 2008, which will go down as one of the most volatile years of recent history. LEVELS: Contract (March 2008) SP500 (big & Mini) Nasdaq100 (big & Mini) Dow Jones (big & Mini) Mini Russell Resistance 3 895 [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 21:39:00
Futures Trading levels and Economic reports for Jan 9th
*To be removed, please reply with remove daytrading in subject line Dear Trader, ... market view provided by Cannon Trading Inc. Any statement of facts herein contained are derived [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 21:05:00
Futures Trading levels and Economic reports for Jan 8th 2009
*To be removed, please reply with remove daytrading in subject line Dear Trader, Market retraced 50% (898 FIB level ) from its move up to 943 yesterday. Some key reports over the next couple of days will provide a clue to what the market will do next: resume rally or make a deeper correction [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 21:03:00
Futures Trading levels and Economic reports for Jan 2nd 2009
*To be removed, please reply with remove daytrading in subject line Dear Trader, I would like to wish everyone a great 2009! ... / commodity broker Cannon Trading Co Inc. - home of online ... May you have a successful trading year. More importantly, may you and your loved ones [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 21:00:00
Futures Trading levels and Economic reports for Jan. 5th 2009
*To be removed, please reply with remove daytrading in subject line Dear Trader, ... will be back to action Monday. Have a good weekend and a great trading year! LEVELS ... Trading Inc. Any statement of facts herein contained are derived from sources believed [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 21:00:00
Early Forex Income Engine Student Results
Dear Fellow Trader, I just got a note from Bill Poulos, developer of the brand new Forex Income Engine home study course, ... with trading futures, forex, stocks, and options. Only ... where he shares some actual feedback from some of his new students who picked up the course [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 16:11:29
Early Forex Income Engine Student Results
Dear Fellow Trader, I just got a note from Bill Poulos, developer of the brand new Forex Income Engine home study course, ... with trading futures, forex, stocks, and options. Only ... where he shares some actual feedback from some of his new students who picked up the course [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 16:12:01
Hourly Action In Gold From Trader Dan
Dear CIGAs, Today’s action in nearly every single market that trades can best be described by one phrase – “It’s all about the Fed”. Their decision to basically print as much money as needed to liquefy the financial system ... as if we have been here before. Budget deficits into the future as far as the eye can see coupled with free [more...]
Date: 2008-12-17 18:49:34
The Best of 2008: A year not to be forgotten
It’s the end of 2008 and many traders are saying “Good ridance!” To them I say be careful what you ask for, because you just might get it ... R? Understanding Open Interest in Futures and Options Trading Crude Oil Prices and the Economic Stimulus ... in the markets. Now, of course, the complaint is about too much. Funny how the pendulum swings like that, [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 13:54:33
Get-Well Card from Central Banks Doesn't Cure the Underlying Ailment; Forex Remains Volatile (pfblogs.org)
Today’s coordinated cut in interest rates warmed the cockles of investors’ hearts as though they’d received a personal eCard from the world’s bankers, ... ;P futures reversed a 33-point gain before falling back in to the red once more in pre-market trading ... from six central banks. Since our last report, currency traders have increased demand for dollars [more...]
Date: 2008-10-08 17:38:56
Middle East Tension Pushes Crude Near $50; Oil Embargo Not Likely
Crude oil futures traded higher on Monday, even hitting a three-week high above $49 at one point during trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange ... spokesman Hasan Qashqavi said. Analysts and traders alike believe that the world is different today ... by the recent prices, traders are beginning to get a little worried now that the conflict has [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 22:00:15
Thinkorswim- The Best Brokerage
by Walter Fox A time when the financial institutions because of their harsh conditions easily was not getting credit ... categories including equities, the fund currency, bonds, futures trading of mutual funds can help ... . More and more people jumped into the competition, introduction of online options trading systems. They are aware [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 17:17:10
Inventing the Victorians by Matthew Sweet
Vulpes Libris is delighted to welcome new guest reviewer Hilary Ely, in the first of what we hope will be many regular appearances here, with a review that serves as an excellent introduction to her as well as the book!—o— Inspired by a towering irritation at journalists and academics who trot out the discredited cliché that Victorians were so [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 05:00:30
Fed Move Takes Rate Markets Into Unexplored Terrain
The Federal Reserve’s unprecedented switch to a range for its key target rate has propelled rate markets into uncharted territory ... has been trading close to zero recently. In that sense, “a target range allows the Fed to accomplish ... , managing director, head of fixed income sales, trading and research at Morgan Keegan & Co. Overall [more...]
Date: 2008-12-17 17:00:26
Economic Potpourri December 13, 2008
Once again news is flying out of every corner at record speeds. Here are a few headline news reports of interest from the past couple days.Mazama Capital assets fall 75%, but optimism holds steadyIn a year of devastating investment losses, it may comfort amateur stock pickers to know that even the pros are suffering [more...]
Date: 2008-12-13 22:34:00
Wednesday (Jan 7th): Nifty pullback will continue further; going LONG is better option now.
Nifty on Tuesday: 3112 (Spot) Market had turned volatile on Tuesday due to lack to direction and as traders were cautious ahead of IIP data and ... . Strategies for Trading:-Nifty LONG/Call holders should continue to hold as long as Nifty is above ... beginning of earnings season next week. India's benchmark stock index futures on Tuesday ended [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 18:08:18
All signs point to explosive rise in the gold price: Part 1
“Downside protection and potential extraordinary upside participation” With more than 20 years of experience in the investment industry, ... s got to stimulate. Is it going to be enough and what will that mean for commodities? Or, if it doesn ... it was in ’02, but there’s less gold around, ostensibly because the rise in all the other commodities [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 16:28:26
DrumBeat: December 29, 2008
Gazprom, Once Mighty, Is Reeling MOSCOW — A year ago, Gazprom, the Russian natural gas monopoly, aspired to be the largest corporation in the world. Buoyed by high oil prices and political backing from the Kremlin, it had already achieved third place judging by market capitalization, behind Exxon Mobil and General Electric [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 14:06:30
Did Speculation Fuel Oil Price Swings?
(CBS) About the only economic break most Americans have gotten in the last six months has been the drastic drop in the price of oil, which has fallen even more precipitously than it rose. In a year's time, a commodity that was theoretically priced according to supply and demand doubled from $69 a barrel to nearly $150 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 15:10:00
Leveling The Playing Field – The Comex Fight Continues
Dear CIGAs, Trader Dan says: “The more buyers that can be recruited to this effort, particularly buyers of large size, ... will not allow you to take delivery, so don’t hesitate to ask your broker. We started taking delivery ... funded, we simply buy the futures and inform the clearing firm of our intent to take delivery [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 18:06:40
Top Five Causes of the Financial Crisis
1. Alternative Realities: The Black-Scholes Revolution Hatched by two Berkeley finance professors, the Black-Scholes model of pricing options securities took hold in the financial industry in the 1980s. It was known as “Portfolio Insurance” because it purported to free traders of all market risk, at least theoretically [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 00:43:12
2009 Top Stocks: A Bull with Growing Horns
In trading earlier this week, several water companies got off to a great start. Midway through trading on Monday, Northwest Pipe (NASDAQ: NWPX), Layne Christensen (NASDAQ: LAYN), Gorman Rupp (AMEX: GRC), and Badger Meter (NYSE: BMI) were all showing sizable chunks of green.Yet other water industry stalwarts, like Consolidated Water ( [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 08:10:00
2009 Top Stocks: A Bull with Growing Horns
In trading earlier this week, several water companies got off to a great start. Midway through trading on Monday, Northwest Pipe (NASDAQ: NWPX), Layne Christensen (NASDAQ: LAYN), Gorman Rupp (AMEX: GRC), and Badger Meter (NYSE: BMI) were all showing sizable chunks of green.Yet other water industry stalwarts, like Consolidated Water ( [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 08:10:00
2009 Top Stocks: A Bull with Growing Horns
In trading earlier this week, several water companies got off to a great start. Midway through trading on Monday, Northwest Pipe (NASDAQ: NWPX), Layne Christensen (NASDAQ: LAYN), Gorman Rupp (AMEX: GRC), and Badger Meter (NYSE: BMI) were all showing sizable chunks of green.Yet other water industry stalwarts, like Consolidated Water ( [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 08:10:00
The layman's finance crisis glossary
The layman's finance crisis glossary via BBC Here is a guide to many of the business terms currently cropping up regularly, ... Carry trade Capitulation Chapter 11 Collateralised debt obligation Commercial paper Commodities ... Equity FTSE-100 Fundamentals Futures Futures GDP Hedge fund Hedging Inflation Investment bank Junk [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 12:55:38
Oil Watch: Crude Tumbles on U.S. Inventory Data
Well, oil bulls are going to have to wait a little longer for a sustained crude rally. Dismal U.S ... 800,000 barrel rise. Stock buildup is an indication the economy isn’t using as much oil. Of course, it’ ... is trading at about $60.17, or roughly a $15 premium to February contracts. That kind of price [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 17:55:16
A NYSE TICK Primer: How to Assess Intraday Sentiment
Although I've posted details in the past, I decided to respond to recent questions about the construction of the Cumulative Adjusted NYSE TICK with ... that sellers will accept). The spread between the bid and offer will be quite narrow for actively ... in the book below the prevailing price, bidding for the stock or futures contract at a price [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 12:19:00
Friday's Commentary & When to Chase a Trade
Updated late Tuesday and Friday nights Friday’s Close for Jan 9th, 2008 Written by: Mike Coval It was not much different than we expected, ... out of work kept the price of Crude futures flat and trading at $40.70 a barrel. Track the price of crude with the Oil ETF, USO. Mega player Chevron, CVX, fell $1.42 after issuing a profit warning [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 00:43:26
Organ law proposals get solid backing
Organ law proposals get solid backing Eight in 10 support moves to make more transplants possible By Lee Hui Chieh MORE than eight in 10 ... , as well as direct and future expenses related to the donation, and not for any profit. Three ... in 10 agreed to raising penalties by 10 times on syndicated organ trading, so that organ traders [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 22:47:08
Learn About Commodity Trading
Have you ever heard investors mention speculating in futures of the commodity market and wondered what it they are talking about? While most of us are familiar with investing in stocks, commodities can be an interesting way to have your money make money for you. But first, you might ask what is a commodity? commodities [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 17:43:07
Oil prices slip as US unemployment jumps
VIENNA, Austria (AP) — Worries about global economic growth and a U.S ... delivery was down $1 at $40.70 barrel by midday in Europe in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile ... shells."Some traders may be nervous fighting could spread," said Clarence Chu, a trader with market [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 00:38:00
Notes on the crisis
I’m standin’ in the shadows with an aching heart I’m lookin’ at the world, tear itself apart — Bob Dylan, ... hedge fund. The charge is not far-fetched: Porsche made substantially more profit exercising options (another company’s options) than it did selling cars. We saw the world’s biggest insurer [more...]
Date: 2008-12-13 21:12:38
Dizard: "Put the credit default swaps market out of its misery"
As credit default swaps have come in and out of focus over the last year, I have been struck by the assumption that this product would of course continue to exist. I have trouble seeing their legitimate uses. In theory, they could allow banks to diversify and hedge credit risks better, but once risks rise beyond a modest level, [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 07:52:33
BDS Media Meme Destroyed: Weak Dollar Doesn't Mean Higher Oil
As oil and gasoline prices rose throughout much of this decade, a popular media meme was that a lower dollar was largely to blame ... culminating in the commodity futures bubble that peaked in July. Yet, since early November, oil ... to that! In the end, there were a number of factors that created the energy/commodity futures [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 17:05:30
2009 Top Stock Is Already Looking Up
The lavish praise you see here comes from people just like you.They had a chance to double their money during 2008…making just 17 smart plays.They followed the recommendations of Dan Amoss' Strategic Short Report…bagging gains of 92%…162%…173%…238%…even 462%.And I'm not cherry-picking those numbers [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 14:07:00
2009 Top Stock Is Already Looking Up
The lavish praise you see here comes from people just like you.They had a chance to double their money during 2008…making just 17 smart plays.They followed the recommendations of Dan Amoss' Strategic Short Report…bagging gains of 92%…162%…173%…238%…even 462%.And I'm not cherry-picking those numbers [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 14:07:00
2009 Top Stock Is Already Looking Up
The lavish praise you see here comes from people just like you.They had a chance to double their money during 2008…making just 17 smart plays.They followed the recommendations of Dan Amoss' Strategic Short Report…bagging gains of 92%…162%…173%…238%…even 462%.And I'm not cherry-picking those numbers [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 14:07:00
THE JOBS
Markets opens lower despite the pre market futures moving up on the "only 525K job losses" which beat the ADP number and the probable whisper level ... a short term bounce coming for day traders as it was straight down after the open- just don't expect much- Probably next weeks business.Madoff the movie;Market Sci BLOGtesting the TM trading rules;High [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 15:01:00
Some Opening Comments December 15 2008
Prices of Treasury coupon securities have posted modest losses in overseas trading as investors scout the landscape for signs of additional economic ... . Trading in the futures market indicates that the US markets will open with modest gains. The Madoff ... percent. The 2 year /10 year spread narrowed a basis point to 180 basis points. Equity markets [more...]
Date: 2008-12-15 12:24:18
Very Weak Day on the Street
By Harry Boxer, The Technical Trader The stock market had a strong sell-off today on negative individual company and economic news. The market indices gapped sharply lower as the futures were down sharply before the opening. They then bounced back a couple times to test resistance and failed both times, and in the afternoon [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 16:06:00
The layman's finance crisis glossary
The layman's finance crisis glossary via BBC Here is a guide to many of the business terms currently cropping up regularly, ... trade Chapter 11 Capitulation Chapter 11 Collateralised debt obligation Commercial paper Commodities ... Dividends Equity FTSE-100 Fundamentals Futures Futures GDP Hedge fund Hedging Inflation Investment bank [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 12:55:51
Retail gasoline prices drift to 58-month low
Retail gasoline prices tumbled Friday to the lowest level in nearly five years ... . And while crude futures rose, analysts believed it was a temporary pause in an extended, downward arc as the recession spreads. AP Oil at 120 “We’re paying about a billion dollars per day less [more...]
Date: 2008-12-27 04:46:03
S&P 500, Gold in Cash
I updated my latest signals table this morning based on yesterday's holiday-delayed Commitments of Traders data ... signal is based on: (1) the commercial traders, who have sat at extremes of bearish net positioning ... in 2009!TAGS: S&P 500, SPX, gold, COT, Commitments of Traders, derivatives, Black Swans, market timing [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 18:43:00
Did Airlines Help to Stop Oil Speculation?
The January 6 ATA SmartBrief (a free newsletter that is well worth subscribing to) ... in the prices of agricultural commodities as well? May also writes that “with nearly 90 organizations ... , speculative money started flowing rapidly out of the oil futures market.” This effect isn’t necessarily [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 07:13:47
Why Forex Is The Best Online Trading Game
It is said that investment is the last greatest game left on earth and it is truly warfare in the market place of Wall Street or any brokerage ... trading game there is. So what exactly makes Forex the best? How many markets can boast ... often get done immediately and this has been further augmented with the fact that the Forex trading [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 07:22:22
Housing Futures Market Analytics From Altos
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Housing futures and options are financial tools that make it possible to trade U.S. real estate values ... to the housing industry the same tools for risk management and investment that previous futures and options products have brought to agriculture and finance. For investors and traders, Altos Research [more...]
Date: 2008-12-09 14:13:23
Importance of Leverage in Forex
Different from Equity trading and Futures trading, Forex trading offers its traders with far more advantages and greater profits than the other financial markets and that too, in a short term.A range of Forex trading strategies are offered ... be known as the opening amount with which the Forex trading account can be initiated.Leverage also [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 02:38:00
Get Buy / Sell Call on BSE, NSE & NSE F&O Shares: 13 Jan 2009
1. Satyam has proved itself as Zhootha and Raju7 has become a Conman from being a gentleman. The real story and Raju motive behind the whole story is as assessed by me and a few pertinent questions which needs to be probed by SEBI. 2. Raju in a deliberate move kept inflating the profit to keep Satyam ahead in the race in so many years but his [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 18:21:56
Will Obama Open NAFTA Up For Renegotiation?
Published on Saturday, January 10, 2009 by Foreign Policy In FocusObama and NAFTAby Laura CarlsenWill he or won't he?In the shadow of the economic crisis, a war of words rages over whether President-elect Barack Obama will hold to his campaign promise of opening up the North American Free Trade Agreement for renegotiation [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 16:58:00
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