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Two small scalps for the day on the Financial Markets

Two small scalps for the day on the Financial Markets

The markets have been rather choppy where pullbacks have been quite large. I've been focusing on the 15 minute charts to grab a few pips here and there. Here is what I did today. My first trade was crude oil. I could see that a 'W' pattern had formed in the 15 minutes. I had talked about the W pattern before in previous posts on the blog.. you can read one here: http://www.makemesomemoney.co.uk/2011/09/01/the-w-pattern-in-oil-price/ It's basically the market finding support. I went

December 12, 2011 No Comments Full Story

Cash ISAs – the safe investment?

Cash ISAs - the safe investment?

An investment is a necessity in everyone's life. It can vary from an investment for retirement purposes to saving for a child's future or just to get money together for life's unforeseen eventualities. A Cash ISA or Individual Savings Account is a tax-free savings account. This means you do not have to declare any income you receive from them. There are certain minimum amounts that can be invested and that can be anything from a very small amount to a more substantial amount. To the detri

December 8, 2011 No Comments Full Story

Trading the Nonfarm Payroll (NFP)

Trading the Nonfarm Payroll (NFP)

The nonfarm payroll or NFP is an economic news item which comes out once a month in the US and details the number of jobs added or lost in the economy over the month. This is always a big event and in most cases, massive movements in all markets are seen when it is released. You can read more about the nonfarm payroll through the Wikipedia entry here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonfarm_payrolls I'm going talk about trading the nonfarm payrolls.... don't do it! In my experience I've found t

December 2, 2011 No Comments Full Story

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