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		<title>Green Energy Stocks Investing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:07:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmad Hassam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The end of fossil fuel resources is near. The way oil and other natural resources have been extracted from the earth in the last century; the world is in danger of facing global warming as well as depletion of these precious resources. Do you know China is the largest producer of coal? Coal production n China would peak somewhere around 2010-2020. Are you aware of the fact that the peak of the global oil production (all liquids, including unconventional oil) will peak in the next few years.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The end of fossil fuel resources is near. The way oil and other natural resources have been extracted from the earth in the last century; the world is in danger of facing global warming as well as depletion of these precious resources. Do you know China is the largest producer of coal? Coal production n China would peak somewhere around 2010-2020. Are you aware of the fact that the peak of the global oil production (all liquids, including unconventional oil) will peak in the next few years.</p>
<p>The global peak of uranium production lies somewhere around2025-2050. The global peak of natural gas production lies somewhere around 2025! You must be thinking what to do every available source of energy seems to be peaking in the near future?</p>
<p>But there are many safe and environmentally friendly methods to generate the energy required. Up till now these methods had been ignored maybe because they were a bit expensive. They were expensive in the sense that these methods factor in the external costs that were previously being ignored. Do you know this fact that the US Department of Energy has estimated that there is enough available offshore wind energy of the coasts of US that can nearly cover the current US electricity capacity? So what will fill this void in energy production in the coming decades?</p>
<p>With introduction of energy saving technology in the fluorescent lamps and bulbs, a lot of energy can be saved. If every bulb in the US was replaced with an energy efficient fluorescent lamp, enough energy could be saved to shut down around 100 power plants. If all the care in US were hybrids by 2025 that would roughly reduce 80% of the US oil import.</p>
<p>The solution is already there and as the end of fossil fuel nears which is only a decade away, more and more alternative energy solutions will be used to generate cheap energy. Enough power could be generated for the entire US by covering only 9% of Nevada desert with parabolic trough systems. This is something like a plot of land 100 by 100 miles.</p>
<p>You might have seen only a glimpse of that last year in 2008 when crude oil prices jumped to around $150 per barrel. This is something that is bound to happen. The supplies of fossil fuel are finite and will be exhausted in the near future. When the oil price reached above $100, plans got rolling for massive investment in the alternative energy sector. With the oil price coming down, these plans have been shelved but will be rerolled again when the oil price again starts to sky rocket.</p>
<p>There is little doubt that companies operating in the green energy sector will ultimately become the major players in the overall energy generation and transportation mix of tomorrow. This prediction is based on our insatiable energy consumption and the lack of conventional supplies to meet the growing energy demand. This is most probably the safest long term bet that you can make in the long term.</p>
<p>Keeping in view the above facts, investing in green energy stocks in the best long term investment that you can make! Imagine Henry Ford in&#8217;09 asking you to invest in his Ford Motor Company that is about to mass produce a horseless carriage.</p>
<p>But many folks in that year of&#8217;09 were skeptical about Model T success. This is now 2009, exactly a century has passed. Do you think investing in green energy stocks is a bad idea? He tells you that this invention could change the entire landscape of the country. Knowing everything that you know right now with the power of hind sight with you, you will definitely say yes.</p>
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		<title>Candlestick Trading Patterns- The Hanging Man, the Hammer and the Spinning Top!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmad Hassam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Candlestick charting is a highly powerful tool in the trading arsenal of any trader. In the last two decades, candlestick charting has become highly popular. There are many candlestick patterns that give profitable trading signals. Some are simple while other are complex. Hammer, the Hanging Man and the Spinning Top are three simple candlestick patterns that can be easily spotted. All three are different!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Candlestick charting is a highly powerful tool in the trading arsenal of any trader. In the last two decades, candlestick charting has become highly popular. There are many candlestick patterns that give profitable trading signals. Some are simple while other are complex. Hammer, the Hanging Man and the Spinning Top are three simple candlestick patterns that can be easily spotted. All three are different!</p>
<p>The first question. How do you identify whether this is a Hanging Man or a Hammer? Hammer and the Hanging Man both have a very small candle body accompanied by a long wick either on the bottom. If this type of pattern appears at the top of an uptrend with the long wick at the bottom, it is a Hanging Man. And if it appears at the bottom of an downtrend it is a Hammer.</p>
<p>Now, in most of the cases, you will also find a small wick on the top of the candle body. Now suppose, you find the Hammer or the Hanging Man. What you need is to look for the confirmation the next day!</p>
<p>If the opening price on the next day is less than the previous day&#8217;s close, you have a true Hanging Man. If not, then that was not a true Hanging Man. Now suppose, you think that you have spotted the Hanging Man in an uptrend. Wait for the confirmation the next day with the opening price.</p>
<p>A Hammer should have a very small candle body with a long wick at the bottom. Similarly suppose, you think that you have correctly spotted the Hammer in a downtrend. You should confirm this with the opening price on the next day. If the opening price is higher than the closing price the previous day, you have a true Hammer. If the opening price is not higher than the closing price the last day, it is not a true Hammer!</p>
<p>Whenever, you trade candlestick patterns, first spot them correctly than wait for the confirmation on the following day. The best chart for these candlestick patterns is the daily chart. Once, you get the confirmation, trade these patterns. They can be highly profitable. But in case, you don&#8217;t get the confirmation the next day with the price action, simply ignore the pattern as not true.</p>
<p>A Spinning Top is another candlestick pattern that reveals a tight battle between the bulls and the bears. Whenever, the battle between the bulls and the bears ends in a draw on a trading day, the following day, one side has to give in. When this happens an explosive move in one direction is highly likely.</p>
<p>How to identify a SPINNING TOP? A Spinning Top has a very small candle body in the middle with two equal wicks on the top and the bottom. This pattern appears very frequently in the daily charts and can be highly profitable if spotted correctly.</p>
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		<title>Master Limited Partnership MLP (Part I)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmad Hassam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many analysts are of the opinion that commodity investing maybe the best investments in the early part of the 21st century. Take the name of oil, oil is the most heavily traded commodity in the world right now. Gold is another commodity that is reaching record price levels. Gold prices for the first time have breached the unheard of $1000 per ounce barrier. Investing in commodities may be the something that investors thought of boring and dull only a few decades back but not anymore now. If you are interested in investing in companies that are involved in the production, transformation and distribution of commodities, than one of the best ways to do so is through investing in the Master Limited Partnership (MLP).]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many analysts are of the opinion that commodity investing maybe the best investments in the early part of the 21st century. Take the name of oil, oil is the most heavily traded commodity in the world right now. Gold is another commodity that is reaching record price levels. Gold prices for the first time have breached the unheard of $1000 per ounce barrier. Investing in commodities may be the something that investors thought of boring and dull only a few decades back but not anymore now. If you are interested in investing in companies that are involved in the production, transformation and distribution of commodities, than one of the best ways to do so is through investing in the Master Limited Partnership (MLP).</p>
<p>MLPs are public entities that trade on public exchanges. An MLP issues shares that trade on an exchange just like a company stocks that trades on an exchange. You can invest in an MLP by buying its shares on an exchange. The shares that an MLP issues are called Units and the investors who own them are known as Unit Holders.</p>
<p>Now most of the MLPs trade on the New York Stock Exchange. A few MLPs also trade on the NASDAQ and the AMEX. When you invest in an MLP, you are essentially investing in public partnership. There are tax advantages to investing in MLP. Unlike regular corporations, an MLP is only taxed once. Because of Congressional Legislation, any MLP that derives 90% or more of its income from the production, distribution and transformation of commodities qualifies for this tax exempt scheme. You must be curious how this tax advantage works out.</p>
<p>There is a tax exemption on MLPs. You must be curious how this tax advantage works out. Because of Congressional Legislation, any MLP that derives 90% or more of its income from the production, distribution and transformation of commodities qualifies for this tax exempt scheme.</p>
<p>This tax advantage gives an MLP competitive advantage as compared to other corporations when competing for assets. This means a huge advantage for an MLP. Now an MLP is run by a General Partner (GP). In most cases, the majority of these GPs in MLPs are other corporate entities setup with the specific purpose of running an MLP.</p>
<p>The role of a GP is very important in an MLP. You as an investor in the assets of MLP might have a very limited role or say in its running. You can think of yourself as a sleeping partner in the MLP. In most cases, the majority of these GPs in MLPs are other corporate entities setup with the specific purpose of running an MLP. This tax advantage gives an MLP competitive advantage as compared to other corporations when competing for assets. This means a huge advantage for an MLP. Now an MLP is run by a General Partner (GP). But you don&#8217;t have to worry much about the GP. Most GPs do a good job of running the MLP as it is in their financial interests. GPs know that if they don&#8217;t make sound management and investment decisions, most of the investors my eventually deicide to divest themselves from the units of the MLP. Now you must know as a limited partner in an MLP, you have limited voting rights. This means when you invest in an MLP, you are giving away the keys of ownership to the GP. This means you are out of the decision making in an MLP.</p>
<p>Investing in MLP units can give you quarterly cash flows as well as appreciation of the unit price. An MLP is obligated to distribute all available cash back to its unit holders on a quarterly basis, so you will be getting a quarterly income from your units. Secondly as the MLP expands and grows overtime, its units may give you capital gain as well.</p>
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		<title>Crude Oil Futures (Part II)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmad Hassam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Crude oil trades around the world. Crude oil is one of the most heavily traded commodities in the world. Every day perhaps billions of dollars worth of crude oil gets traded. New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) is considered to be the hub of crude oil trading in the world.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Crude oil trades around the world. Crude oil is one of the most heavily traded commodities in the world. Every day perhaps billions of dollars worth of crude oil gets traded. New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) is considered to be the hub of crude oil trading in the world.</p>
<p>You should be aware of the power of crude oil in the global economy. Crude oil trades around the world. Crude oil is one of the most heavily traded commodities in the world. Every day perhaps billions of dollars worth of crude oil gets traded. You must be thinking that crude oil contracts get traded between the oil producing countries like Saudi Arabia, Russia, Nigeria and so on with non oil countries. Now to your surprise, New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) is considered to be the hub of crude oil trading in the world.</p>
<p>Light Sweet Crude is the high grade, low sulfur content crude oil that is more easily refined than the thicker oils. Now crude oil coming out of some of the Venezuelan and Saudi Arabian Oil wells contains high sulfur content and requires special refineries that only process the high grade sulfur crude oil. On the other hand Iraqi oil is close to the ground and has very low sulfur content. Ever heard of Light Sweet Crude? Sulfur content in oil is considered to be very important. Lower the sulfur content in crude oil, the easier and less costly will be its refining. The higher the sulfur content in the crude oil, the more expensive its refining will be.</p>
<p>At NYMEX, you can trade crude oil futures contracts based on Dubai Crude Oil, Brent North Sea Crude Oil, differential between the light sweet crude oil and the four domestic grades of crude oil and a few more. Oil options are also traded on NYMEX. Now Dubai Crude Oil Futures contract is very popular. So, NYMEX offers you a host of futures as well as options contracts based on crude oil.</p>
<p>A barrel of oil contains 42 US gallons. Crude oil is traded in US dollars per barrel. In other words, the price of crude oil is quoted in US dollars per barrel. Now trading at NYMEX can be open outcry during the regular treading hours as well as electronic web based trading after hours.</p>
<p>Open outcry or electronic, it doesn&#8217;t make a difference to you. Most of the traders now day trade futures contracts from the comfort of their homes. Open outcry trading takes place between 10: 00 AM EST to 2:30 PM EST. After hour trading takes place on NYMEX ACCESSS system, an internet based trading platform starting at 3:15 PM EST Monday through Thursday and ending at 9:30 AM EST the following day. Sunday trading starts at 6:00 PM EST.</p>
<p>Open outcry trading takes place between 10: 00 AM EST to 2:30 PM EST. After hour trading takes place on NYMEX ACCESSS system, an internet based trading platform starting at 3:15 PM EST Monday through Thursday and ending at 9:30 AM EST the following day. Sunday trading starts at 6:00 PM EST. It&#8217;s always good to visit the website of the exchange to know more. You can visit the website of NYMEX and read a more about the crude oil trading that takes place at that exchange. Trading oil markets requires constant vigil on your part in monitoring the global supply and demand of crude oil. You will need to know which country supplies how much and what the productions quotas are for the time being. This is pretty scary stuff. Now you must know this thing that real companies have huge trading desks with hundreds of traders all betting on the price of oil. Oil markets are about real people trying to figure out how much oil they would need in the next few months to years to run their businesses regardless of whether they are suppliers or users. Trading crude oil futures contracts require you to be in tune with the market sentiment. Trends in crude oil market don&#8217;t develop suddenly and they don&#8217;t reverse suddenly. This is something good for you as a crude oil futures trader.</p>
<p>As a crude oil futures trader you will need to know how to handle the seasonal cycle in the oil market as well as the weekly cycle. Now every week usually on Wednesday the American Petroleum Institute (API) and the US Energy Information Agency (EIA) releases their weekly supply data reports. If you want to trade crude oil futures than you should know Mark Soberman! What you need to do is click on the link on the left that says FREE EVIL GENIUS TRADING KIT. This trading kit is from Mark Soberman. Don&#8217;t worry its 100% safe and legal. You only need to come out of your comfort zone. Download the free kit and find a unique method to trade the crude oil futures! When a trend in the crude oil market develops, it may last for a few months to a year. It all depends on the global supply and demand situation of the crude oil. If you can spot a trend in the crude oil market in its early stage and ride it till its reversal, you can make a good profit. Now, just keep this in mind that crude oil prices are highly susceptible to global geopolitical situation and react violently to any political global uncertainty.</p>
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		<title>Defining The Primary Trend</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmad Hassam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trading would be almost impossible without charts and technical analysis. Trading is all about anticipating and predicating rather than forecasting. Technical analysis is the best tool a trader can have. A picture is worth more than a thousand words.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Trading would be almost impossible without charts and technical analysis. Trading is all about anticipating and predicating rather than forecasting. Technical analysis is the best tool a trader can have. A picture is worth more than a thousand words.</p>
<p>Always remember, trend is your friend. Trading in the direction of the trend is the best trading strategy. Never try to trade against the trend. So determining the primary direction of the trend is highly importanct for you. Primary trend is the direction of the market that offers the least resistance forward making money. When you follow a primary trend in a bull market you look for strong stocks and in a bear market you look for stocks showing weaknesses. The most important thing that you should in a market is its primary trend. In order to determine the primary direction of the trend, you need to draw correct trendlines. This is an art that traders learn with experience. A wrong trendline means lost trades. You use the following tools to determine the primary trend! Knowing the primary trend and trading in its direction increases your chances of making money. So how do you find the primary trend and what tools you need to determine the primary trend?</p>
<p>Trendlines: Knowing how to draw and use trendlines gives you an excellent start on any trade. To correctly draw a rising trendline on the chart, start with the lowest low on the chart and connect it to the lowest low preceding the highest high in the chart without bothering about the prices between the two points. Similarly to draw the down trendline, draw a line connecting the highest high on the chart to the highest high preceding the lowest low of the chart without passing through the prices between the two prices.</p>
<p>Moving Averages: Moving averages are sues to smooth out the market&#8217;s trend over a given period of time and serve as an important support and resistance levels. Support level is the price where the prices stop falling and the buyers step in overcoming the selling pressure. A break in the support level is an indication that more weakness may be ahead.</p>
<p>A break above the resistance level is an indication that the market is going strong. Resistance level is the price where prices stop rising and the sellers overcome the buying pressure. You should always keep this rule in mind that you should be out of the market by selling as soon as the key support is broken. On the other hand you should buy into the market as soon as the key resistance is broken.</p>
<p>Oscillators: Oscillators are technical tools whose movements up or below a certain level give you an important trading signal. What is more important to know is the fact that oscillators produce useful mathematical data that can help you tell whether the market is overbought or oversold and whether the momentum of the primary trend in the market is still strong or there is a potential change in the primary trend ahead? Two important oscillators that you should be familiar with are RSI and MACD. Oscillators are graphic depictions of points derived from the mathematical formulas that are plotted below the price charts. Knowing these mathematical formulas is not important as a trader. MACD is a highly popular technical indicator and is widely used by the traders in divergence trading.</p>
<p>Bollinger Bands: Bollinger bands are calculated by plotting points one or more standard deviations above and below the 20-day moving average. However, you can calculate Bollinger Bands with any moving average. Bollinger bands are also known as volatility bands or envelopes. Bollinger bands give you visual evidence when the market has travelled too far in any one direction.</p>
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		<title>Equity Investment Basics</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Blanchet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With economic data getting better every day (or at least less dreary), now might make the most sense to start investing in the equity markets. By following these basic strategies, you can improve your probability for success.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With economic data getting better every day (or at least less dreary), now might make the most sense to start investing in the equity markets. By following these basic strategies, you can improve your probability for success.</p>
<p>1. What is the Price-to-Earnings Ratio for the security in question? Finding out what the PE ratio for a security is allows investors to determine how much revenue each dollar they invest generates for the company. Obviously, the lower the PE ratio, the cheaper the stock price. This ratio can be used to determine how expensive a stock price is relative to comparable securities.</p>
<p>2. Know the debt-to-equity ratio for the security in question. This ratio allows investors to determine how much debt a company owes for every dollar in equity they own. The higher the ratio, the more debt the company has to repay. In difficult times, debt-to-equity can often predict solvency issues. Since this ratio will vary from industry to industry, make sure that securities are compared within the same industry, otherwise the comparison is worthless.</p>
<p>3. Find out what Professional Analysts feel about the stock in question. Since most public companies are reviewed by investment houses for possible inclusion in their own portfolio, these companies will often publicize their recommendations. These recommendations will vary, but will be either Buy, Hold or Sell. Finding out what the pros think about a particular security can provide further confirmation of a position that an investor is looking to take.</p>
<p>The tips noted here are nowhere near complete and exhaustive. However, investors who take the time to dig deeper by understanding these key areas and why the numbers or recommendations are as they are will find their trading success improve almost instantly.</p>
<p>For investors who would rather not deal with the research aspect of investing, mutual funds provide a great alternative as the research and effort is done by the fund company.</p>
<p>Learn more about <a href="http://www.mutualfundsite.org/investmentmanagement/where-to-invest/" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.mutualfundsite.org/investmentmanagement/where-to-invest/?referer=');">Where To Invest</a> and the best <a href="http://www.mutualfundsite.org/mutualfunds/bond-funds/" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/outgoing/www.mutualfundsite.org/mutualfunds/bond-funds/?referer=');">Bond Funds</a> at Christopher Fitch&#8217;s website, the Mutual Fund Site.org.</p>
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		<title>Today Hot Stocks, the Solution to the Sorry Economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:48:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Chaplain</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's so hard to predict market trends in the current economic climate. Firms that have seemingly been around forever disappeared overnight. Long term investments are tricky and often don't make the profits you are seeking. It's hard to find the best investments.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Long term investments are tricky</h2>
<p>It&#8217;s so hard to predict market trends in the current economic climate. Firms that have seemingly been around forever disappeared overnight. Long term investments are tricky and often don&#8217;t make the profits you are seeking. It&#8217;s hard to find the best investments.</p>
<p>These newsletters are very much like the systems of today that are automated to pick the winning stock for the trader. These robotics simply a software or programs that are fully automated and can be left behind to do the picking of winning stocks for you. On the other hand, the newsletters also do the same purpose, pick the winners, only at a much lower price.</p>
<p>Some however are doing wonders for many stock traders now and are giving them quite an attractive profit. One of them must be Today Hot Stocks. It is an online stock trading newsletter designed to pick stocks that it predicts to be winners and thereby allow the trader to earn profits without the need to study the market continuously.</p>
<p>These stocks are expected to give you great returns on the money you have invested regardless of the economy&#8217;s state. No recession are supposed to hinder the earnings you can get from Today Hot Stocks. Its creator went on to show various statistics of the earning it made during the year of the greatest meltdown ever, 2008.</p>
<p>The year 2008 has become a benchmark for many traders already. If your system or software manage to earn you a decent profit during this year, that mean you have in your hand a tool that is working well. It also means that you will most likely gain profits through it in the following years when the economy improves.</p>
<p>Subscribers have praised Today&#8217;s Hot Stocks for the timely and accurate information that has helped them make profits even in an unpredictable market. The strategies suggested in the newsletter have been proven winners. If you would like to see what other serious traders have to say, go to http&#8221;//www.todayhotstocks.com.</p>
<p>The software was designed by a programmer who was also an experienced trader. He understands the factors that effect the market and was able to incorporate his knowledge into the program. The system is not hampered by human feelings that can mislead traders.</p>
<p>The system takes advantage of this traders knowledge and expertise and studies all the market factors which can effect a stock. Based on all the factors and probabilities, the system chooses the stocks that are most likely to show a gain. The creator of the system then offers the information generated by this program to subscribers of the newsletter.</p>
<p>All you will have to do is read your e-mail and decide the amount you will put on the stocks. Then, you can already sit and relax and wait for your profits. Too good to be true? Well, that is the beauty of the human brain. Everything can be done and thought of. Solutions to problems are slowly and carefully crafted and this system is surely one of them.</p>
<p>If you think you might be able to use the information that subscribers receive, why not pay a visit to the website. Bonuses are often offered with subscriptions and the site offers a money back guarantee. If you don&#8217;t find that the information offered in the newsletter increases your profits, you will get a complete refund.</p>
<p>It is currently priced at $47 a month, a small amount to pay for the possible profits you can gain should it make good on its promise.</p>
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		<title>Recession Proof Home Business Of 21st Century</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmad Hassam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A successful home based business is a dream come true. It must be your dream too to start your own home based business. Internet has made it possible for many people like you and me to have a home based business. But the challenge is how to start a successful home based business.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>A successful home based business</h2>
<p>A successful home based business is a dream come true. It must be your dream too to start your own home based business. Internet has made it possible for many people like you and me to have a home based business. But the challenge is how to start a successful home based business.</p>
<p>Most home based businesses run around MLM or Network Marketing. Most home based businesses require you to sell a product online and build your down line. I am talking from my experience. Now if you are not ready to buy a $1000-$3000 product to join an MLM or network marketing company than you might as well drop the idea of starting a home based business! You have to purchase the product just in order to become a member of that home based business. When you do that you will be provided with your own website link that you are required to promote online!</p>
<p>The success of your home based business will depend on how many people you can recruit in your down line and how fast. This will require a lot of advertising, cold calling and prospecting. You are supposed to advertise your website online. Most of the advertising methods are costly. If you do PPC on Google, Yahoo and MSN, you will find that most of the relevant keywords have been already taken over by your competitors and are costing something like $1-2. Are you ready to pay $1-2 just for someone to click on your website? Are you ready to spend thousands of dollars on advertising the website? You are supposed to recruit new members under you. Now the hard part starts.</p>
<p>Maybe not and if you try free advertising methods, they don&#8217;t work at all. Where ever you will go you will find a lot of competition! Start hopping from one home based Business Company to another and you will find the market saturated with them. What to do then?</p>
<p>I give you a very easy solution. Stop wasting money on buying home based business membership and then wasting hundreds and even thousands of dollars on advertising that home based business opportunity. Have you ever heard of forex?</p>
<p>Is forex trading difficult. You bet it is. You may take a few months to a few years learning forex trading if you have never done any investing in stocks. If you have been trading stocks than you can learn forex trading in weeks or a few months! Why I am suggesting you to try forex trading? Forex market is the world&#8217;s largest market. Everyday 3 trillion dollars get transacted in the forex market. I think you must have heard about forex trading.</p>
<p>Let me introduce you to Tom Strignano. You must take a look at his forex signals. Tom calls his forex signals as forex signals from the heaven. Tom Strignano says if you can read an email, you can trade with his forex signals. The other day, one of the members made a cool $15,000 with his forex signals. I want to introduce Tom Strignano to you. He has been the Chief Currency Trader in a number of elite banks. He has been a professional forex trader for the last 25 years.</p>
<p>He will not only provide you with his forex signals but will also mentor you and coach you in forex trading. Now there is no selling, no advertising in this home business. Subscribe to his forex signals. Try them and see if you can make money with them. If you can&#8217;t, simply forget about them. You must be thinking that you need to pay something to try these forex signals. Not at all! Try these forex signals for two weeks risk free on your demo account and see how much money they make for you. Nothing can be more risk free than this!</p>
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		<title>What Is Position Trading? (Part I)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmad Hassam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Position trading is all about taking a directional market position and holding it as long as the trade makes sense from the trend standpoint. This means that positions are held for longer term. Now there are four style of trading: Scalping, Day Trading, Swing Trading and Position Trading.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Position trading is all about taking a directional market position and holding it as long as the trade makes sense from the trend standpoint. This means that positions are held for longer term. Now there are four style of trading: Scalping, Day Trading, Swing Trading and Position Trading.</p>
<p>Most individual and retail traders do not have the patience for position trading. Retail traders dont have the stamina to stay longer than a few weeks in a trade. Position trading may mean keeping a trade open from one week to a month to as long as a year or possibly more in the fast moving world of forex trading.</p>
<p>Only those position traders who have the patience to stick with the trend and let their profits run are generally able to capitalize on these longer term price moves. This is somewhat unfortunate as most retail traders dont have that patience. Position trading can be one of the most profitable styles of trading due to the fact that many currencies tend to trend well on long term basis.</p>
<p>Position trading due to its long term time frame tends to rely heavily on fundamental analysis along with longer term technical analysis. This is unlike day trading or swing trading that relies almost exclusively on technical analysis due to the short time frames.</p>
<p>As a forex trader, you must be aware that there are two type of analysis that is done to analyze the market forces, fundamental and technical. Fundamental analysis concerns itself with the economic forces that drive the major market movements. Fundamental analysis is geared towards longer term price forecasts rather than the swing to swing movements that are primarily the focus of technical analysis.</p>
<p>These economic forces include interest rates, inflation, GDP, unemployment and help to determine the value of the national currency overtime. The general direction of change in the currency value over the long run is what interests the position traders.</p>
<p>Position trading and trend trading both follow almost similar approaches. However, position traders often rely on fundamentals along with the technicals; trend traders are almost exclusively technical in nature.</p>
<p>Carry trading can be considered a form of position trading as carry traders hold interest positive positions to benefit from both regular interest payments and exchange rate profits. How do position traders decide which position to take?</p>
<p>Fundamental analysis exclusively! Position traders establish positions on currency pairs according to their views and experience based on fundamental analysis. Forex position traders weigh strength and weaknesses in currencies by taking various fundamental and technical factors into account.</p>
<p>Lets suppose that a position trader performs fundamental analysis on economic conditions surrounding the major currencies and is of the view that the US Dollar is indicating fundamental weakness going forward.</p>
<p>At the same time, the position trader thinks that the Euro is showing significant fundamental strength going forward. This opinion may have been formed on the state of inflationary pressure in the economy, the recent rate of economic growth, comments by the Federal Reserve Board (FED) Chairman or the President of European Central Bank (ECB), the state of ongoing recession and so on.</p>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmad Hassam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is the crowd psychology behind a descending triangle? Every time the currency price goes down to a certain level that forms the support there are buyers who want to hold that level stubbornly for their own reasons. Buyers thus push the price up each time the support level is tested. Spotting a descending triangle in a downtrend signals the downside breakout of the support level.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What is the crowd psychology behind a descending triangle? Every time the currency price goes down to a certain level that forms the support there are buyers who want to hold that level stubbornly for their own reasons. Buyers thus push the price up each time the support level is tested. Spotting a descending triangle in a downtrend signals the downside breakout of the support level. </p>
<p>Thus when the price bounces off the support level, the bears take the opportunity to short again. Sellers are quite anxious to sell as they feel that the currency price should fall over time.</p>
<p>As with an ascending triangle, bulls and bears face a skirmish with both camps not feeling confident of the next market move. Spotting a descending triangle should allow you to be prepared for a downside breakout from the support level especially if it is a down trend.  </p>
<p>When the support level is broken many of those long positions which have been placed above that level soon get stopped out. Prices tend to break in the middle or the final third part of the triangle formation. </p>
<p>It tends to give off even more bearish vibes than if it is formed during an uptrend if the descending triangle is formed during an existing downtrend. Unless you have reversal signals in the form of technicals or turn around of the market sentiment, you should always assume the continuation of the prevailing trend.  </p>
<p>However, a descending triangle should not be considered to be the final word on impending downside breakout. With that said, prices also sometimes breakout from above the descending triangle successfully in a burst of bullish momentum.</p>
<p>Symmetrical Triangles: There are no horizontal lines in symmetrical triangles. This differentiates it from the ascending and the descending triangles. A symmetrical triangle consists of two converging trendlines that join a series of lower highs and higher lows. A symmetrical triangle has some resemblance to a wedge pattern.</p>
<p>The lower highs reflect the mildly bearish conviction of the sellers as they are willing to accept less and less of the price over time. The higher lows are formed when buyers of the currency pair are willing to pay a bit more to get a piece of action.  </p>
<p>A symmetrical triangle tends to be less reliable as compared to an ascending or descending triangle. There is no way to predict the future breakout direction until one of the symmetrical triangle lines is penetrated. As with the other sloping triangles, breakouts usually occur in the middle or the final third of the triangle. </p>
<p>When trading triangle breakouts, you should always consider other pieces of information so that you can better pinpoint a higher probability trade set up. Besides the triangle formation, decreased volatility can also be detected with the exponential moving averages and the Bollinger bands.</p>
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