Day trading for May 29. UNG F and others on a short friday.

www.guerillastocktrading.com I have got oodles of interest on my pair trading article and the play I entered in both Apple and Research In Motion. I went long Apple and short Research In Motion. The approach of matching a long position with a short position in two stocks of the same sector is called pair trading. This forms a hedge against the sector and the general market that the two stocks are in. The hedge created is essentially a gamble that you are placing on the two stocks; the stock you are long in against the stock you are short in. As its name suggests, a pair trading line of attack is a double-pronged method, where two apparently unrelated option or stock positions are opened simultaneously. The tactic can give somewhat of a safety net to defend against an unexpected move in a certain sector, while capitalizing on a specific equity’s relative-strength backdrop. In effect, a pair trader hedges his or her bets, opening positions in two interrelated equities or indexes and working them against one another, choosing 1 call (bullish) position and 1 put (bearish) position. The duo of positions then collectively gives money-making returns amid a number of outcomes. For instance, I had a great point of view regarding Apple, but a pessimistic sentiment concerning Research In Motion. I went long on Apple whereas I shorted Research In Motion. I also had an uneasy sentiment concerning the entire technology sector. By taking a short position in Research In Motion, it …

I own a number of stocks, mutual funds, and ETFs through Schwab, which I follow on Schwab’s website. But I’d like to get a more sophisticated tool, something that allows me to download price and volume data onto my own computer, so I can generate lots of charts and do a bit of technical analysis. I’m definitely not a day trader, but I’d like to do more of the "buy and hold for a few weeks then sell" style of trading. Plus, it would be useful to keep tabs on my various buys and sells, so I can easily compute how much profit or loss I’ve made on a given position. I’ve done things like buy 1000 shares of XYZ, then later sell 300 shares of XYZ, then later buy 200 shares of XYZ. Can anyone recommend a good software tool for this? I don’t mind paying for it, if it fits my needs.

I want to invest my current money in buying stock and shares. Does anyone know any strategies of how to start as I am a beginner in this line?

I will probably only make a few trades per year. l might not make any trades for a long time after I buy my initial stocks. I like the buy and hold stategy. Also I would like to earn interest on my account while it is not invested.

www.guerillastocktrading.com Your search on information on the subject of avoiding losses in trading says to me that your brain is in the correct place. A large amount of rookie investors concentrate on materialism or in other words the reverse of risk aversion. Amateur investors think how much money they might make if only, and not about how they can lessen stock trading losses. Can you avoid losses in stock trading? Nix that idea. My own 10 year accuracy fluctuates between 70% and 80%. Hence, 20% to 30% of my stock trades result in losses. However, there are steps you can take to reduce losses in trading. 1 – Don’t attempt to get back your losses. The worst action you can do subsequent to a loss in stock trading is to come to a decision that on your next trade you are going to make back the loss. Many amateur stock traders will put on a riskier trade in a small cap or any stock they believe can appreciate in value even more than their first losing trade with the idea that they will make back the money they lost. Do not do this. Putting on a riskier trade means you just improved your chances of having a second losing trade. Do not get gluttonous and lose all feeling of fear because of a loss. Instead look at your stock trading method. Did you stick with your stop loss plan? Did you rationalize and give reason for why you were still holding the losing stock even while your initial profit thesis was broken? Make all adjustments you need to your stock trading system then …

I saw a lot of business on line by auto trade system, everyone can do the same?
as you said NFA may terminated, Will it be more easier be approved by foreign government if I don’t have financial background? which country(ies) someone knows that?

I really would like to invest and i wouldnt mind looking for diamonds in the rough and that sort of thing, i dont have a ton of money (being that i am a student and really would like to start small and eventually go big with some stock investing), i am aware of the commission fees of most of the companies, but i know there are minimum deposits on some (such as td ameritrade is about 2 grand, and scott trade is 5,000 or something like that, but ive heard everything) but if someone could clarify all of this for me and tell me the minimum deposits for the online trading sites like etrade, scotttrade, td ameritrade, and other sites that other may not know about. Thanks.

www.trading-strategies.info Hi Folks, Taking a look back at the days trading and comparing what was expected and planned for to what actually happen… pretty dull day couple of break outs couple of Fib set ups… several hundred pips in the bank across AUDUSD GBPUSD CADJPY USCHF GBPJPY EURJPY EURUSD AUDJPY Hope you all had an equally boring day