Monthly Archives: April 2011

Trading Tip of the Week: Mindfulness and Trading Psychology

Trading has to be one of the most mentally demanding professions on the planet.  Therefore, it is imperative to have stout composure and focus in order to trade well.  The most key component to any trading plan should be mindfulness or sometimes called mindful thinking.   For those of you who have done any kind of meditation, it is… read more

Be prepared for Economic Reports for April 27, 2011 – Futures Trading News/Trading News/Economic Calendar

Traders should be prepared for ICSC-Goldman Store Sales set to be released at 7:45am ET.  This report is a weekly measurement of comparable store sales at major retail chains.  It is estimated that it accounts for roughly 10% of total sales. Why should you care? – Consumer spending is estimated to account for nearly two-thirds of the… read more

FOMC Meeting Begins Today April 26, 2011 – Futures Trading News/Economic Calendar/Economic News

The Federal Open Market Committee begins their two day meeting to discuss our Monetary Policy.  They cover a variety of concerns such as inflation and overall economic strength.  They will then disseminate their decisions to the public on April 27, 2011 in regards to whether interest rates should be raised, lowered or left unchanged.   Traders/Investors… read more

Economic Reports for Tomorrow April 26, 2011 – Trading News, Futures Trading News, Economic Calendar

Traders should be prepared for the following reports for April 26, 2011 – Economic Calendar for April 26, 2011 – FOMC Meeting Begins ICSC-Goldman Store Sales 7:45 AM ET Redbook 8:55 AM ET S&P Case-Shiller HPI 9:00 AM ET Consumer Confidence 10:00 AM ET State Street Investor Confidence Index 10:00 AM ET 4-Week Bill Auction 11:30 AM ET 2-Yr Note Auction… read more

Market Wrap up for April 25, 2011 – Commodity Futures Trading

Stock Indices showed some strength June Mini Dow closed @ 12436 (+9) June ES closed @ 1332.00 (+1.00) June Mini NASDAQ close @ 23785 (+1.00)   Gold Steady, Silver has an astounding day/volatile day, Copper weak June Gold  @1507. (+$3.60) (2:58 pm MST) May Silver @ 4688.5 (+83.1 cents) (2:58 pm MST) May copper @ 42990 (- 10.01 cents)… read more

Reversal Dates for the week of April 25-April 29 – Commodity Futures Trading

Reversal Dates for the week of April 25 – April 29, 2011 Monday – RBOB gas, Sugar, Gold Tuesday – members only Wednesday – members only Thursday –members only Friday –members only In order to have access to the Reversal Dates you must be a subscribing member to the Traders Market Views News letter or… read more

China Discusses liquidating $2 Trillion U.S. dollar reserves – Economic News

The Chinese Government has started hinting that they may begin to liquidate their vast amounts of U.S. treasuries.  Such action could be detrimental to the US dollar and in turn it would potentially cause a spike in bond yields and take the legs out from under already fragile housing market.  The Chinese are one of… read more

New Homes Sales – April 25, 2011

Sales of new single-family houses in March 2011 adjusted to an annual rate of 300,000 according to U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.  This number is 11.1 percent (±21.7%)* above the revised February rate of 270,000, However it is still 21.9 percent (±10.3%) below the March 2010 estimate of 384,000. The… read more

Join Traders Network this Thursday as we Feature John Crane and his Reversal Timing Trading Strategy

Call 1-800-521-0705  with any questions about upcoming webinars.   Swing Trading With Market Timing Intelligence   Join us for a Webinar on Thursday, April 28, 2011 The most important element of a successful swing trading approach is market timing of both entry and exits. In this educational webinar, you will learn to predict, identify, and… read more