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I indicated in the last instalment that I had made an error and would be confessing today. Here it is. The only open trade we have currently is the symbol UDN. This is the stock market proxy for the Dollar Index declining (meaning a basket of global currencies is strengthening against the U.S. Dollar). In […]

https://abeginnersguidetotradingandinvesting.gr8.com/offer_page.html The Round – Up is upon us. It is the time when we look at charts of all the symbols involved in our exercise as we wend our way to the expiry of 2020. During the week the only entries to this blog are the actual trades as they take place and their details: […]

It is with sad tidings that I report to you tonight. Unfortunately we were stopped out of SCO, the ETF that represents oil declining. Let’s take a look at the chart and then the details… We were triggered into a trade based on our rules. The difference was we made use of the exception and […]

https://abeginnersguidetotradingandinvesting.gr8.com/offer_page.html It is that most exciting part of the week: the Round-up. I know you are both as excited as I am, so let’s get started. I usually kick things off with the Big Lad: the S&P 500, but let’s mix things up a little and start with the open positions. Dollar Index: UUP = […]

A tad behind with this update. As mentioned in the Weekly Round-Up, the short side of oil represented capably by the ETF SCO was all set for a buy. We had a stop-buy in at $17.27, which was a few cents over the high of the candle that sealed the deal. Chart, please… You can […]

https://abeginnersguidetotradingandinvesting.gr8.com/offer_page.html Alrighty, then, let’s get started. We don’t usually go week to week to week with nothing in between. But it has been that kind of time. Portfolio update: We started January 1st, 2020 with $100,000. We now (after updating for the trade close out at the end of the week) is now: $142,917.10. While […]

Link to book/video/Free book learning package: https://abeginnersguidetotradingandinvesting.gr8.com/offer_page.html To the business at hand. This trading record is updated during the week if there are trades: number of shares, stops, etc. However, at the weekend, it all kicks off with a review of all charts and an update of the portfolio. The portfolio that started at $100,000 […]

As both of you know this is a theoretical trading exercise that commenced in my Basic Trading blockbuster of a book. We use only one simple method and five underlying instruments that cover a broad sweep of the market place. This exercise started with $100,000 and now sits a little over $140,000. It will continue […]

I am trying my hand at a video weekly round-up. For those of you new to this blog, it is a continuation of a theoretical trading exercise started in my blockbuster book: Basic Trading: ‘ A Beginner’s Guide to Trading and Investing…PROFITABLY!’ We started at the beginning of January, 2020 and continued until April 30th, […]

Welcome to the Weekend Round-UP! It is that time of the week when we take a look at at least one chart per instrument we are following. This is a theoretical exercise that continues on from my mammoth best-seller: Basic Trading: ‘A Beginner’s Guide to Trading and Investing…PROFITABLY!’ Luckily for you, available here: https://abeginnersguidetotradingandinvesting.gr8.com/offer_page.html In […]