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Maintain Safe Leverage

Leverage ratio is simply the dollar amount of your positions divided by the account equity. For example, if you were trading T-bond futures, one contract at a price of 125 is equal to $125,000 (125 * $1,000 per point). If you had $50,000 in your account, then your leverage ratio would be

Analyze The Industry Before You Buy The Stock

Before you buy a stock, first examineits industry index to determine if the sector is in an up trend. You willincrease your winning percentage because being in the right sector is just as(if not more) important than picking the right stock. Heres a simple techniqueto determine whether a sector is i

Use Sector Analysis to Improve Stock Trades

Before you buy a stock, first examine its industry index to determine if the sector is in an up trend. You will increase your winning percentage because being in the right sector is just as (if not more) important than picking the right stock. –Manuel Ochoa, from The TradingMarkets.c

Analyze The Industry Before You Buy The Stock

Before you buy a stock, first examineits industry index to determine if the sector is in an up trend. You willincrease your winning percentage because being in the right sector is just as(if not more) important than picking the right stock. Heres a simple techniqueto determine whether a sector is i

Analyze The Industry Before You Buy The Stock

Before you buy a stock, first examine its industry index to determine if the sector is in an up trend. You will increase your winning percentage because being in the right sector is just as (if not more) important than picking the right stock. Heres a simple technique to determine whether a sector

Microsoft Catalyst Welcome!

I still suspect some more downside pressure in the next couple of sessions on the back of FridayGÇÖs momentum.

Classic ‘buy the rumor, sell the news’ … day in bonds

CURRENT POSITIONS (AS OF 01/07/00) Market Date Long/Short Enter Stop Target Mar. 99 T-Bonds Flat Mar. 99 S&Ps   Flat       Mar. 99 Euro   Short       Bonds “This was a classic ‘buy the rumor, sell the news’ type of day in the bonds.” The March bond contract (USH0) sold off […]

Financial Futures Insight

The March bond contract is drifting
slightly lower at this time (2:40 p.m. ET) on very light volume.