Posts Tagged ‘trading’
Trade-Ideas Going Mobile?
It seems that since the introduction of the iPhone SDK, many innovative companies are racing to develop tools for the next iPhone in 3G coming out next month. E*TRADE also just released mobile trading capabilities exclusively for the Blackberry. Combine these events with Trade-Ideas’ new trading automation (with selected brokers), and we may be heralding…
Read MoreOne Trader’s Transition to Automated Trading: Insights for You
Dave Mabe is a trader first and entrepreneur addicted to trading second – my kind of fellow. Following his slow transformation from entirely discretionary trading to one that relies increasingly on automated trading fascinates anyone reading his posts on the subject. He describes a path whose benefits include, among others, less time behind the computer,…
Read MorePartners Know Powerful Tools When They See It
Hopefully you like Trade-Ideas. You, dear reader, are either a subscriber or you’re in the research and investigation process – trying to decide if you should pull the trigger. Let’s help you with the due diligence and your decision. If you are already a subscriber, I’ve got some ways you can benefit too. A Receipe…
Read MoreStrategy Session: Find the Move During the Pause that Refreshes
I received a good question from our support forum that I want to repeat here. It’s a simple request about how to model a pattern that this customer wants to see in the market. Question: Stocks Taking a Breather What filters or alerts can I use to finds stocks that are, “taking a breather“?I.e. it…
Read MoreDark Pools Looking More Like the Kiddie Pool: Shallow and Smelly
2 interesting articles this week from WSJ and Reuters on the untamed and unaccountable dark pools in the market. What are dark pools? The WSJ defines them as “the secretive electronic trading networks that match buyers and sellers anonymously.” These trades are done outside of the traditional stock markets like the NYSE and NASDAQ. The…
Read MoreInterview with J. Hodge, Director of Education, Trade-Ideas
I am back from some good times in Chicago that included events for TD AMERITRADE and optionsXpress. There’s plenty new strategies and insights to tell you, but I want to bring to your attention this interview of Jamie Hodge, our Director of Trader Education and long-time trading veteran, by Dave Mabe of StockTickr.com. Interview with…
Read MoreLearn How to Trade the Breaking News on Fed Day
As a result of recently adding new filters and alerts to Trade-Ideas, I learned new tricks on helping others get their ideas from their head and into Trade-Ideas much more easily. Turns out the good folks at DTI and Tom Busby are providing a platform from which to discuss how we are using the new…
Read More1 Stock’s Collapse Reveals a Pattern Others Might Follow
As many of our subscribers confirm – our technology works – really well. Here’s an example that features option filters recently added and Bear Stearns. I think this example is more relevant as we prepare to absorb one of the last of the giants in the financial sector that’s been exposed to the sub-prime mortgage…
Read MoreStockTickr Interview Reveals How We Use Automated Trading
I’m sliding under the table to you some excerpts from a recent interview that our Director of Trader Education, Jamie Hodge, gave to our good friend Dave Mabe of StockTickr. You’ll understand after reading the entire interview how to win against today’s market that’s eliminated many of the information advantages traders used to have and…
Read MoreTrade-Ideas in Your Town: Off to Phoenix
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, the Trade-Ideas ‘krewe’ will be headed to Phoenix for an Expo sponsored entirely by optionsXpress (details). I am an advocate of these types of get togethers between companies and customers because of several benefits each party receives. How Attendees Benefit Attendees get a chance for a deeper dive…
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