5 Tips for Trading During Volatile Markets

Increased volatility leads many traders to seeing an increase in trading opportunities. The huge market swings trigger thoughts of monumental upside, but also for potential loss especially if traders do not take the necessary precautions. During times of volatility, traders need to adjust their strategy to compensate for erratic market….

All Good Things Come to an End: The Fall of the Carry Trade

One of the most popular currency trading strategies in recent history, the carry trade has been successfully used by traders for years. With recent market conditions, this very popular strategy is beginning to look like a losing proposition. Traders find themselves wondering is this strategy ever going to be back…

Evidence Based Trading

In this past Friday’s day trading session in our chat room many subscribers asked me to explain in detail my approach to short term trading. So I could think of nothing better for an end of the year column then sharing with you my evidence based approach to the markets….

How to Search for the Ideal Metatrader EA

With thousands of Metatrader EAs out there, it can be tough to cut through the noise and find one suitable for your trading style and risk tolerance. To help you in this search, I’ve compiled the statistics that many traders find to be very beneficial when analyzing any Metatrader EA.

Understanding How and Why OTC Forex Markets Work

Trading the OTC (over the counter) currency markets offers an opportunity to hedge stock and bond investing, but really is more of a traded market following the ebbs and flows of global commerce than it is an investment arena to plan retirement from. Getting to know six major currency pairs…

The Art of Contrarian Trading: Volume, Consolidation, Distribution, Headlines

Traders are at a stage in the market cycle that is one of the most frustrating to deal with, and where the most money gets squandered trying to work things out. This stage is when we go through a phase of consolidation, moving sideways consolidating the recent moves made, while…

Correlation in the Forex Market

Statistically speaking, correlation is the measured relationship between two units over a series of time. Correlation is measured on a range of -1 (perfect negative correlation) to 1 (perfect positive correlation). A positive correlation implies that the two units move in similar directions, the higher the correlation the closer and…

The Psychological Utility of Technical Analysis

Technical analysis is sometimes studied as if it contains a grain of secret knowledge or portrays an intrinsic truth about currency movements. Often it is said that a specific chart formation will produce a specific price movement. Technical analysis does nothing of the sort. A chart is a reflection of…

The Relationship Between Crude Oil And Cad

Historically speaking, crude oil and the Canadian dollar have had a very strong relationship, most of the time, the two assets having a high degree of correlation. This can be explained by the fact that Canada holds the second biggest oil reserves in the world after Saudi Arabia. Moreover, a…

Venture capital spending remains in deep slump

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Venture capital spending remained relatively dismal in the second quarter, putting the year on track for the lowest level of VC investing since before the dot-com boom.
According to the MoneyTree Report, released Tuesday, venture capitalists invested $3.7 billion during the second quarter. While up 15% from the first quarter -- which was the lowest period on record since early 2007 -- the second quarter's totals were less than half of the $7.56 billion raised in the same period last year.
VC firms completed 612 deals during the second quarter, up from the 603 deals in the first quarter, but well below the 1,059 deals in the same period last year.
"It's hard to predict whether this is a new normal or not," Ray Rothrock, a partner with VC firm Venrock, said in a conference call on Monday. "If the economy does not turn around, and if LPs [limited partners] do not feel encouraged by activity, VC firms will have to husband their cash."
So far this year, venture capitalists have spent a total of $6.87 billion, putting the year on track for its lowest annual haul since 1996, when only $10.8 billion were invested into businesses.