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Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets: A Comprehensive Guide to Trading Methods and Applications (New York Institute of Finance)

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The Fast Money Traders Debate Whether Speculators Are To Blame

225 days ago

There is a lot of “speculation”, pun intended by government officials as to whether those evil speculators are to blame for the various bubbles and bursts. Whether it be the rise and fall of crude oil prices, the housing bubble, or any other example being thrown around, when prices move in the direction that some people don’t like common refrains of blame the speculators are heard.

Is Speculation By Traders Bad?

The Fast Money gang does a great job laying out the case for less government regulation and for good reason. Thinking about Crude Oil futures contracts….

http://thetradesurfer.com/blog/the-fast-money-traders-debate-whether-speculators-are-to-blame

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How to optimize entries within a trending stock

273 days ago

So if a trader missed the original emergence of a trend does that mean there is no other place to enter? Not if one understands how to buy or short during pullbacks.

Once again OIL is marching higher despite many who point to higher inventories or lower global demand. This is why it is so important to follow price and rely on technical analysis to indentify…

http://thetradesurfer.com/blog/how-to-optimize-entries-within-a-trending-stock

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Trend Trading Crude Oil

325 days ago

Trend Trading Techniques

Over the last couple of years we’ve seen Crude Oil go through several great trends both bullish and bearish. And for most of each side of the equation, we heard predictions that this or that price was too high or low. Oil couldn’t possible go any higher! The fundamentals aren’t supporting these levels! Later, we watched the debate rage on about whether speculators were to blame.

http://thetradesurfer.com/blog/staying-right

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