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Profit or Loss.....they are part of our lives

2010-11-16T01:58:00.000-08:00

Nobody likes losses. But as a trader, they are part of our lives. So what do you do when the first couple of trades are losing trades? Should you stop trading for the day? No...absolutely not.. We should learn form our mistakes. We should start to analyze where did we anticipate wrong? why did we sell at a such a lower price? was that movement of ours correct at that point of time? We

Cisco in News

2010-11-12T02:58:00.001-08:00

Cisco's discouraging outlook has dragged the Wall Street lower. Cisco reversed the gains and its earnings were dull. But most of the investors viewed Cisco's problems as company-specific. Tech bellwether Cisco Systems lost its market value in frenzied trading, a day when a gloomy revenue outlook left investors jittery, and some brokerages downgraded the stock. yes Cisco news has driven the

trading commodities or currencies ??

2010-11-11T01:46:00.000-08:00

hi !! I think when compared to currencies...trading commodities is better. I view commodity market as a safer place than forex. Speculations and fluctuations drive forex market to a highly riskier place to be in... My fellow traders at gnutrade say that they both are same provided you play the trades with knack.... mmm....just thinking to try forex market at a full length...

Inverse Relationship !!

2010-10-26T03:56:00.000-07:00

We have seen direct relationship between the commodities, stocks and currencies. We are also aware of the inverse relationship between the dollar and the commodity market especially the oil. When the dollar value increases, the crude oil price decreases and vice-versa. But the latest in news, happening in news is all about equities. Equities and the dollar have formed an inverse

QE: A Happening Term these days

2010-10-21T00:27:00.000-07:00

QUANTITATIVE EASING The term Quantitative Easing (QE) is in news from many a days and I couldnt understand what it means so?...and I thought there may be many like me who are not aware of this term. So lets take a look of it as to what it means?????? QE describes a form of monetary policy used by central banks to increase the supply of money in an economy when the bank interest rate,

Market Timing is crucial

2010-10-15T04:41:00.000-07:00

If we are buying stocks, then timing is very important. Timing stock market investments affects the value of the stocks that are bought or sold in the market. Market timing affects the profit returns of a buyer or a seller in the stock market. It is also a method of strategic importance in the stock market. Market timing is attributed to logic and can become an acquired skill. It is a skill

WallStreet on losing streak

2010-10-15T04:35:00.001-07:00

Weak US jobless claims data and losses on Wall Street influenced the crude oil in a negative way. And this also declined the fuel inventories. I think crude oil would stay lower for this whole week...and I think buying oil would be fine....

Market Talk is important

2010-10-15T04:31:00.000-07:00

hi friends !! I have been continuously observing wall street this week and it is down for one or the other reason. Today as banks in US performed terrifically bad so the stocks are down... And also few dared to place bets ahead of key companies' results which are due to release later this week. for more reasons..you can check out gnutrade market talk section...

In Trading.......Trust only your experience

2010-10-08T04:25:00.000-07:00

hi friends Im a trader by profession...and when I was a novice...I did not know where to invest in? when to invest in? but wanted to earn loads of money. I had a zeal, I had a passion to win all the trades and make money quickly. But stock-market is a different world altogether. I have learnt many a things in my career as a trader. I lost many trades due to lack of experience, lack of

Invest in Stocks...says a Billionaire

2010-10-07T02:54:00.000-07:00

Forbes has recently listed out the 400 richest people in the world and Ron Baron is the one who is listed as number 306 among other billionaires. Ron Baron, a billionaire said in an interview that "save and invest and invest and save" is the mantra that he follows. He said invest in small and mid cap companies and in those business who believe in investing saving. I learnt from Ron that we

One Strategy 4 Successful Trading

2010-10-06T04:38:00.000-07:00

Ways to become successful in Trading Regular Home Work, Keen Observation , Diversification of Investment Patience Following the markets carefully, Trend analysis and above all WISE thinking would help to become successful in trading

ROBO: MOVIE BUSINESS

2010-10-05T02:55:00.000-07:00

ROBO MANIA They say that there is no other business like Show Business and quite correct indeed. Everybody wants entertainment and movies are the biggest entertainers around the world. India is a country which is famous for so many things and is also the most famous for movies. But South India is a different one altogether. The cinema craze is huge in south India and they treat the stars as

U.S stocks going down

2009-01-22T23:23:00.000-08:00

On Thursday, U.S. stocks were down when Microsoft's proposed job cuts and disappointing earnings shook investors, while economic data showed further deterioration in the labor and housing markets. Microsoft Corp's stock fell nearly 12 percent at one point in the session to its lowest level since 1998 and was among the top drags on both the Dow and Nasdaq, after the world's largest software maker

HSBC turned down the hopes for U.K stocks

2008-08-04T07:06:00.000-07:00

Britain's benchmark stock index reversed earlier gains to trade flat on Monday, as oil shares tracked rising energy prices, while Europe's biggest bank HSBC after its first-half results. At 1059 GMT the FTSE 100 was down 1.8 points, or 0.1 percent at 5,352.9. The blue-chip index lost 1.1 percent on Friday and is now over 17 percent lower this year. HSBC added more than 1 percent

Strong Comeback

2008-07-29T23:28:00.000-07:00

After a sharp fall, U.S stocks rebounded on Tuesday rising more than two percent on a sharp slide in oil prices. Data showed that the rate of monthly price declines in the U.S housing market is gradually slowing down and a separate report showed that the mood of the American consumers improved drastically for the first time in six months in July this year. U.S crude prices dropped more than

Hawkish comments lifted U.S dollar

2008-07-23T01:58:00.000-07:00

Hawkish comments on US interest rates from Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Plosser lifted the US dollar Tuesday. Experts are suggesting that the US interest rates would have to rise “sooner rather than later” in order to combat inflation. The greenback rallied by nearly one and a half cents against the euro in New York trading, and advanced by one yen to close adjacent to a

Oil Down....U.S stocks up

2008-07-23T01:54:00.000-07:00

U.S. stocks rose more than 1 percent on Tuesday as oil prices slid over $3 a barrel, taking the edge off a raft of disappointing earnings from American Express and others as well as a weak outlook from iPod maker Apple. Oil, which last week had its biggest weekly decline ever, lost 2.4 percent in New York as the U.S. dollar rose easing some worries about the impact of higher energy costs on

Drop in Oil helped the U.S indices

2008-07-21T03:19:00.000-07:00

U.S stock market did well on Friday with financials helping to drive the market higher on the back of stronger-than expected results from the likes of Citigroup and JPMorgan. Drop in the Oil market helped the U.S stock market to go high. S&P500 and Nasdaq were high on Friday last week. Financial Services lifted the major U.S indices while the regional banks were on e of the heaviest drags.

Oil down?

2008-07-18T04:15:00.001-07:00

Thursday, U.S stocks soared on a sharp drop in oil. Google, Microsoft and Merrill Lynch showed disappointing results. But it is expected that the same case may not be in Friday of this week. Oil prices fell more than $5, this steep decline in oil eased some concerns about the threat of inflation on an already fragile U.S. economy. So, down in oil prices might help the Asian markets in a

Dow down?

2008-07-16T04:28:00.000-07:00

Dow industrials closed below 11,000 for the first time in two years on Tuesday as doubts about the U.S. plan to rescue mortgage finance companies Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae hurt financial stocks and tumbling oil prices hurt energy shares. Freddie and Fannie shares plunged over 25 percent on fears that a government plan to stabilize the companies will dilute the value of their shares. U.S.

U.S banking sector health is a concern

2008-07-14T23:32:00.000-07:00

Monday, U.S stocks did not work well as there was worry about the health of the U.S banking sector when last week’s collapse of IndyMac outweighed earlier optimism over the government’s plan to stabilize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac stocks. On the other hand, regional banks were also under fire as investors fretted about the possibility of more bank failures when regulators seized the mortgage

Last week ...U.S stocks

2008-07-14T00:40:00.000-07:00

Last week, Fannie and Freddie’s shares were hammered last week amid mounting fears of capital constraints and played a major role in the market’s weekly decline. On Friday, Treasury and Federal Reserve unveiled sweeping steps to shore up the troubled mortgage financing giants if need be and head off a potential meltdown in global financial markets. Fed said the companies could access its

Today, Asia Market is dull

2008-07-10T23:46:00.000-07:00

Looks like that today is not the day of the Asia-Pacific share-market. The stocks in Asia have slipped when oil prices were high and there is a reminder of rising inflation pressures. The U.S dollar struggled on fears about the potentially underfunded mortgage finance companies. The onslaught of higher commodity prices cited as a reason for high global inflation, showed no sign of letting up

Oil Supplies Concern

2008-07-09T23:31:00.001-07:00

Tension in IRAQ…..does it affect the oil supplies Wednesday, Crude-market was flat. Iran’s Missile tests rattled the market confidence and from past two days crude-market was following a sell-off. Traders are concerned that the increased tensions between Iran and West could hamper the oil supplies from the oil rich county. The Government’s weekly report on oil inventories showed that the crude

Downturn in S&P

2008-07-09T22:15:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday, the U.S stock-market saw a “critical” downturn. The stocks did not do well as the market was full of volatility. S&P500 was dragged into bear market as worries about more credit losses would hurt the financial companies. On the other hand, Cisco systems led the technology shares lower when its CEO raise fears of an extended economic downturn. S&P500 did really saw a drastic

European stocks..are they ok?

2008-06-06T04:50:00.001-07:00

European stocks pared losses as rising oil and metals prices lifted earnings prospects for commodity producers. U.S. index futures were little changed, while shares in Asia advanced.Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Europe's biggest oil producer, climbed in London. BHP Billiton Ltd. led mining companies higher as copper, nickel and lead rallied.Europe's Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index fell less than 0.1 percent

Asian stocks are up

2008-06-04T01:26:00.000-07:00

Exporters of Cars, Electronics have led the Asian stock market to take an upswing in its trading session. Japanese and South-Korean Automakers increased their sales in U.S and dollar is advancing. Asian Carmakers have outsold the three biggest U.S manufacturers for the first time and this has made the Honda Motors increase its share-value to six-months high in Tokyo. Sony Corp also advanced

why U.S stocks down?

2008-05-26T03:01:00.000-07:00

U.S stocks dropped on the concern that the economy would be weakened as banks and brokerage face deeper losses and record energy costs depressed consumer spending. Many financial companies have lost as their estimates were wrong and the Federal Reserve signaled that it would stop cutting interest rates. Oil was record high at $135 a barrel and home sales were recor low and as such consumer

crude oil in high-stands

2008-05-22T02:04:00.000-07:00

Crude oil started off on a positive note. It rose to $135 a barrel when U.S stockpiles dropped unexpectedly and traders closed losing trades on bets that prices would fall. Oil has risen 19 percent this month as analysts have increased their price forecasts because of supply constraints and demand growth. Everyone's jumped on the bandwagon and there's agreement that $200 is possible and that's

Euro on high note

2008-05-21T02:22:00.000-07:00

Euro rose to the highest level in more than three weeks against the dollar and the U.K. pound after an industry survey showed German business confidence unexpectedly increased in May. Experts in London said: “ifo obviously shows the German economy is very resilient and is in a much better position than the rest of the world and the Euro will appreciate again and start hitting new all-time highs

U.S stocks on high note

2008-05-16T02:09:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, U.S stock futures started off on a positive note. Stocks were up and S&P500 did a fantastic job. The companies listed under S&P outperformed and the S&P was four-month high yesterday. According to experts, energy shares were relatively cheaper than the crude prices. Yesterday, eight of 10 industry groups under S&P advanced as the gains in technology

U.S Economy Down in the Dumps

2008-04-23T02:51:00.000-07:00

Gnutrade is all interesting. Its a new Financial Game Its been sad to hear about the decline of the U.S Economy. The Recession in the U.S economy has been very much strong. The U.S currency market , the housing market, the Investments Market and every other market in U.S has been affected due to the slump in U.S economic-trade cycle. The Share-Market is one of the major loss to the U.S

Dollar Dilemma

2008-04-21T05:30:00.000-07:00

The Dollar is all disappointed as it has declined almost by 7.7 percent against the Euro. The Finance Ministry is not worried about the currency’s relative value than the risks from sharp fluctuations. The world’s two biggest currency traders the Duetsche Bank AG and the UBS AG said that the “ declining in the volatility means the likelihood of buying and selling currencies in a concert to halt

Chocolate Magic made U.K stocks go up…..

2008-04-18T04:50:00.000-07:00

Choco MagicChocalates which are sweet in nature are always nice to eat and tasty as well. They make us happy, they make us feel relaxed, they bring joy to everybody. But there is something else whom it can make happy. They are the U.K stocks. The Chocolate Largest Confectioner Cadbury took up the U.K stocks and especially the FTSE by 21.10 points. The Cadbury Schweppes added 2.4 percent.

Consecutive 3-day win for OIL

2008-04-17T05:02:00.000-07:00

High Expectations in OIL Market If the U.S currency market is not doing well and is declined then that indicates that it attracts more investment to the Oil market and as a result it makes the crude more cheaper for the investors in other currencies. Yesterday, the U.S Dollar was record down against the Euro as the Eurozone inflation data rose to an all-time high. This attracted many

Happy Days for U.K’s Economy

2008-04-10T06:02:00.000-07:00

Gnutrade is all interesting.. Its a new financial game Having seeing the slump in the housing markets and banking sector in U.K, the Bank of England is worried that their economy may turn as the U.S ‘s economy and may go into deep recession. So they have taken the preventive measure and have cut the benchmark interest rates for the consecutive third time since last December. The

ooooooo............Economy in Trouble

2008-04-09T05:10:00.000-07:00

Gnutrade is all interesting. Its a new Financial GameWhen it comes to housing markets or the banking sectors the U.K consumers are not in a stable mood these days. The consumer confidence level has dropped as there is slump in the housing market and the banks have curtailed their lending habits. The currency market in U.K is declining and is 15 percent down against the Euro. Since last

Ups & Downs……

2008-04-08T06:20:00.000-07:00

Gnutrade is all interesting. It is a new Financial Game U.S stocks index futures declined as the metal company the Alcoa said that its revenue fell short against its forecast. Alcoa is the world’s third largest aluminum company had faced drop in its revenues. The actual revenue was very less than the expected revenue. The Advanced Micro Devices which is the second biggest maker of

Calm U.S dollar clinched at a strong point

2008-04-07T02:00:00.000-07:00

Gnutrade is all interesting. Its a new Financial Game Having known that the U.S dollar has been experiencing some problems and not in a sound position but still the investors and traders were speculating that things will go right in place when it is concerned with the U.S dollar. As per the expectations the U.S dollar has been performing cautiously the past week and has risen the most in the

Doldrums

2008-04-03T05:30:00.000-07:00

Gnutrade is all interesting. Its a new Financial Game U.S stocks index futures wicket is down and their back-stage performance is quite dull. The futures fell as the UBS AG stated that a slowdown in the orders may curb profits and investors speculated that service industries in the world’s largest economy contracted for a third straight month. Standard & Poor’s 500 index futures fell by 0.4

Germany’s DAX …down

2008-03-31T05:21:00.000-07:00

Gnutrade is all interesting. Its a Financial Game Germany’s DAX made the most in loss section in the past two weeks. The index is down as the Deutsche Telekom AG and Morgan Stanley had cut their share-price estimate for Europe’s largest phone company. Automobile Sales in U.S has gone down for a fifth straight month in March and this has led to the Car-makers loss in Germany.

Retails Sales.....Europe

2008-03-28T05:52:00.000-07:00

Gnutrade is all interesting. Its a New Financial GameEuropean retail sales were good in the month of February. But then what happened in March is the question. The reason is that retail sales fell in March and consumer confidence dropped across the region as inflation and higher credit costs and declining house prices sapped spending. There has been rise in the food and energy prices and

Long Time .....U.S dollar

2008-03-27T01:56:00.000-07:00

Gnutrade is all interesting. Its a Financial GameIts quite a long time that I have not been concentrating on the indices specially the favorite FTSE. I saw that the current trend in the market is quite fluctuating. And specially the U.S stock market is all ups and downs. Japanese Yen which was the prey to carry trades is now all set and harldy I can watch the carry trade news on Yen in

Strong Dollar and Weak Gold

2008-03-20T03:08:00.000-07:00

Gnutrade is all interesting. Its a Financial Game The U.S dollar which was rallying in weak position is back on track. The U.S economy is expected to be in safe zone. But then U.S dollar’s recovery has caused reverse effect to the commodity market. The Gold market in London was low yesterday and it fell to an almost one month low. Not only Gold, but also metals like platinum and silver also

Housing Slump and the Dollar…. Crash

2008-03-19T04:06:00.000-07:00

Gnutrade is all interesting. Its a Financial Game The U.S dollar is depreciating on account of bad economic structure which is affected by recession and on the other hand the slump in the housing market. The Yen which was the centre of attraction of being a prey to the carry trades , has all of a sudden rose and is strengthened against the U.S dollar. The dollar is weak before the Euro, Pound

Inflation and Oil

2008-03-18T06:30:00.000-07:00

Gnutrade is all interesting. Its a Financial GameInflation, is an economic concept. The effect of inflation is the prices of everything going up over the years. The effect of inflation is neutral on every economy. The impact is no loss no profit situation causing to Break Even Point. When the economy reaches saturation point, it ceases from side effects. And now Britain is under inflation

BIG OIL

2008-03-06T00:46:00.000-08:00

Gnutrade is all interesting. Its a Financial GameOil importing countries must give a deep think to their oil barrels. Their business with oil must be apt and precise. Because the Crude Oil supply may not be the same in future as it is now. The quantity of oil barrels may change less proportionately. But for now, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (formerly OPEC) have agreed to

Hurray.. whst happening --Yen On Track

2008-02-05T02:29:00.000-08:00

Gnutrade is all interesting. Its a Financial Game The Yen rose against all 16 of the most-active currencies as credit-market losses encouraged the investors to cut holdings of higher-yielding assets funded in Japan. The currency rose the most versus the Australian and New Zealand dollars, favorites for so-called carry trades, after UBS AG, Europe's largest bank by assets, reported a

FED CUT ?

2007-12-13T02:51:00.000-08:00

Gnutrade is all interesting. Its a new Financial GameFor the first time in more than four years, the Federal Reserve appears ready to lower interest rates to prevent a housing meltdown and a painful credit crunch from driving the economy into a recession. A rate cut would affect millions of borrowers, with the intention of getting them to spend and invest more, which would revitalize the economy.

Will U.S Dollar Crash ?

2007-12-11T04:20:00.000-08:00

Gnutrade is all interesting. Its a New Financial Game First the bad news: The U.S. trade deficit hit a record $666 billion in 2004, and the Euro is up 47% against the dollar since May 2002 and now compared it is totally declining. The dollars decline means slower economic growth, higher interest rates, a stagnant stock market and a slippage in the U.S. standard of living. All of which is enough

Thanksgiving for Bears, Christmas for Bulls

2007-12-10T03:37:00.000-08:00

Here is an old Wall Street saying that while the bears have Thanksgiving, the bulls have Christmas. Since both November and December have recorded above-average monthly returns and below-average frequencies of monthly declines since 1945, one has to conclude that this saying relates to the days just prior to each holiday, not the entire month. I think it is fairly easy to figure out why

IS --- US economy becoming a loss leader?

2007-12-07T04:09:00.000-08:00

The U.S currency is already down and the sub-prime mortage is also becoming a more serious issue these days. The U.S stocks futures is also not doing well in the market. If we look at yesterday’s market of U.S stocks, there is a decline in the values of the shares. Standard and Poor's 500 Index futures fell by 3 points and the Nasdaq-100 also lost 3.50 points. The unemployment rate is

Dollar under Real Pressure

2007-12-06T05:12:00.000-08:00

The U.S dollar is under real pressure these days. The dollar value is under going a deflation stage. The Asian currency is taking full advantage of this serious situation. The economy rate in US is decreasing and taking fuel to the problem the US sub-prime market is also sloping towards down. The downfall in the housing market and in the currency market has led the investors in U.S to rethink

Inflation.. a constant worry

2007-11-30T00:40:00.000-08:00

Inflation, is an economic concept. The effect of inflation is the prices of everything going up over the years. The effect of inflation is neutral on every economy. The impact is no loss no profit situation causing to Break Even Point. When the economy reaches saturation point, it ceases from side effects. And now Britain is under inflation status. Britain's inflation rate jumped over and

Talk on USD

2007-10-11T01:20:00.000-07:00

Just a Talk and USD is down against Euro. The talk that Federal Reserve would be cutting the interest rate added woes to the dollar. The U.S.D is down against the euro which has been trading about two U.S. cents off and indicating its all-time high. The U.S debacle session is still continuing because there is a slump in the housing market in United States.The home sales have decreased steeply

Constant Worry Pick up’s Again on US Dollar

2007-10-02T01:28:00.000-07:00

The US dollar is somewhat in bad condition. The dollar touched a new record low (1.4160) against the euro and sold off more than a cent against the Australian and New Zealand dollars. Given that consumer spending accounts for two-thirds of US economic activity, it is likely excepted by the excerpts that the US economy will continue to falter over the next 12 to 18 months as consumers retrench and

How to Profit under Market Volatility

2007-08-19T21:43:00.000-07:00

If the market is running in volatility, there are always moneymaking opportunities available - and if you use this remarkably simple and effective method, it's much easier and quicker to find them when needed... Scan the markets. Whenever the market soars or crumbles, always make a point of checking out the extensive list of stocks you have on your watch-list to see if you can take advantage of

A view on DAX

2007-08-05T23:50:00.001-07:00

Germany’s DAX Index started sliding from July 10th to July 11th 2007 as the other stock symbols in Germany like Daimler Chrysler; the world’s fifth-biggest carmaker started decreasing from 2% to almost 2.5%, and the Siemens Europe’s biggest engineering company also decreased to round 2.2%. As the stock symbols in Germany were down, the DAX was also affected and declined to 1.2% that day.

What does an investor do to make money when indexes drop

2007-08-02T03:08:00.000-07:00

Sometimes it can be a very difficult task to determine the optimal way to profit from a decline in the overall market. So, what should an investor do to make money when the indexes drop? Or what should one do to protect the gains they've already made without selling their investments and possibly getting a tax bill?Options, such as puts, are one way. But if you guess wrong, you could lose your

Mutual Funds

2007-07-24T00:36:00.000-07:00

A mutual fund is a company that combines, or pools, investors' money and, generally, purchases stocks or bonds. Ideally, a fund's size and resultant efficiency, combined with experienced management, provide advantages for investors that include diversification, expert stock and bond selection, low costs, and convenience. In terms of legal structure, a mutual fund is a corporation that receives

Plan & Perform

2007-07-20T01:13:00.000-07:00

If you plan and perform, you are bound to be successful. So I thought why not plan for my trading too. And I have found some six simple but essential things to keep in mind for building a perfect trading plan. Skill Assessment: Are you ready to trade? if not, try once? Have you tested the system on which you are going to trade, Trading in the markets is like a battle of give and

Dow Jones dancing in air

2007-07-19T00:22:00.001-07:00

It was 27th April 2007, that Dow Jones index busted out through the 13000 mark for the first time in its history. At that time the key question was how long can it can stay there? But in fact, a most obvious question was – does it even matter? The Dow Jones Index had just powered through 13000 that week indicating that it’s the true state of corporate America. At the moment, there was a

Young investors and Trading

2007-07-16T04:11:00.000-07:00

When we are young, we have to start planning for our future and start saving money for a rainy day. And many young people don’t think of it. Because the trouble is that only few actually plan. Even those that save a decent percentage of their take-home pay rarely plan for the future. But the good news is that we can achieve our financial goals if we start early enough.Here are some few tips

2007-07-13T03:48:00.000-07:00

Market functions like fire. A trader should be properly equipped with modern tools before entering into market arena. In all probabilities, a trader not possessing proper skill set to play with the fire will burn his fingers. The market will throw him out of the arena, after squeezing him mercilessly.On the other hand, if a trader sharpens his skill-sets to fight the battle, he can tame the fire

Carry Trade

2007-07-12T05:30:00.000-07:00

Amid nerves over subprime mortgage derivatives, another threat to the financial system has been overlooked: the carry trade. This is where investors borrow in currencies with low interest rates – mostly the yen and the Swiss franc – and invest the money, often supplemented with leverage, in assets priced in higher-yielding currencies.