Want to participate in the largest market on earth? Get your feet wet in the Forex markets. Forex, or foreign exchange, is the global, decentralized market for trading currency pairs. With participants including central banks and mega-financial institutions, the amount…
The first Friday of the month brings with it one of the most highly anticipated economic reports for the month: the U.S. Department of Labor’s Non-Farm Payrolls report. This report has the potential to move markets, and can drive significant…
Arbitrage is the simultaneous purchase and sale of an asset so you can take advantage of a difference in price. These opportunities are usually found in the same asset or similar assets that are traded in various locations or forms….
The RSI, or Relative Strength Index, is a momentum oscillator that attempts to show overbought or oversold conditions within a financial market. The oscillator has a range from 0 to 100, with levels above 70 indicating a possible overbought condition…
Trying to call market tops and bottoms gets such a bad rap from many traders and investors. Phrases like “calling tops and bottoms is the quickest way to go broke” are often thrown around when the discussion turns to these…
The NOB, or note over bond spread, gives traders and investors a means with which to play anticipated changes in the yield curve. The yield curve is simply the difference between short-term and long-term interest rates. For example, the difference in…
Not only can dividend investing help you achieve your long term financial goals, reinvesting dividends can accelerate your wealth building. A dividend is s sum of money that is paid out by a company to its shareholders on a regular…
The Doji candle is one of the most useful candlestick patterns used by traders and investors. It consists of a candle in which the opening and closing price are equal, or very close to it. While the wicks of the candle (the…
