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Here’s the market outlook for the week: EURUSD Dominant bias: Bearish EURUSD dropped by 280 pips last week, going below the resistance lines at 1.0950 and 1.0900. The resistance line at 1.0900 (and of course the resistance line at 1.0900) was an adamant obstacle to bears’ interest. Now that the obstacle has been overcome, the […]

INSIGHTS INTO THE MINDSET OF SUPER TRADERS – Part 9 “The best strategy loses its effectiveness when you trade from a place of fear.” – Mercedes Oestermann van Essen Name: Lawrence D. Hite Nationality: American Profession: Funds manager, trading systems developer, philanthropist Career: Larry Hite is an award-winning funds manager who’s one of the forefathers […]

Here’s the market outlook for the week: EURUSD Dominant bias: Bearish This pair trended downwards in the first few days of last week, challenging the support line at 1.0950. From that support line, price went upwards by 250 pips, reaching the resistance line at 1.1200. The upward movement has been a threat to the existing […]

“When I put on a trade, all I expect is that something will happen.” – Mark Douglas With a great interest, I’ve been watching the events in the Eurozone. I didn’t write about Greek debt crisis because I wanted to see how things turned out. Many economists and financial journalists have written interesting articles about […]

When I logged on to my computer this morning, the first thing I wanted to see was how, if at all, the Greek debt crisis was resolving, especially considering that I proposed yesterday that I expected that, after all the posturing and political rhetoric, a deal would be struck. When I came to the ADVFN […]

I awoke before sunrise this morning and found a message in my inbox from the BOSS, asking if I would “write a piece about Greece.” I said, of course that I would. After having tended to some business, it is now four hours later and I can see that the entire continent of Europe is […]

Alexis Tsipras, the Greek PM, is threatening to resign if the referendum next Sunday doesn’t go his way, claiming that only by voting against austerity would Greece be able to negotiate a settlement to the current crisis. The referendum will ask voters whether to accept the terms put forth last week by eurozone creditors. In […]

The euro fell as the prospect of a Greek exit from the Euro, or Grexit, moved ever closer. At one point it fell below $1.10 after the Greek government failed to come to an agreement with its creditors at the weekend. Banks in Greece will be closed all week, with capital controls limiting the amounts […]

Who will be taking over? Glacier Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:GBCI) today announced that the company is expanding its executive management team with the addition of Randall M. “Randy” Chesler. Chesler will serve in the newly created position of President of Glacier Bank, the company’s sole banking subsidiary, and will immediately be appointed to the board of […]

Louisiana Bancorp will receive $24.25 per share Home Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:HBCP), the holding company of the 106-year-old Home Bank, N.A., and Louisiana Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:LABC), the holding company of the 105-year-old Bank of New Orleans, jointly announced today the signing of a definitive agreement under which Home Bancorp will acquire Louisiana Bancorp for an aggregate […]