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Super Trading Strategies – Tapping the Hidden Treasure in the Markets “So much to know, so much to earn So much wisdom to seek and learn If we raise our hands, we’ll touch the sky Our beds are low, our dreams are high…” – Niyi Osundare I was born into a poor family of many […]

“One of the best ways to learn about anything is to read about it. Books, articles. Even just marketing pages. Find out what the pros are doing. Find out what’s working for them. And then…” – James Altucher In the last few years I have written three books titled Lessons from Expert Traders (published by […]

It has been a turbulent week for the markets. Last week, financial commentators suggested we were staring into the abyss as the FTSE plummeted below 6,000 after the Referendum result. Now, in a remarkable change of fortunes, the FTSE sits at 6,504 and people are now speculating that we could soon visit 7,000 and hit […]

Monday, 22nd of February 2016, was a good start for stocks considering the continuous commodity prices’ volatility, the mounting fears about ‘Brexit’ and the sluggish growth of emerging economies. While there is still uncertainty across international capital markets and gaps in the demand-supply balance of core resources, such as oil, equities seem to reflect investors’ […]

FTSE 100 stock (FTSE:UKX) is in a strong downtrend and the propensity might continue. Based on the recent price action, upswings in the market are followed by stronger downswings, meaning that the upswings might be used as opportunities to sell short. There are times in which the market moves in ranges when trading activity is […]

The FTSE 100 has fallen below 6,000 for the first time since the start of 2013. What does this mean for you as an investor? Should you be worried? What can you do about it? As an investor this means a potentially bumpy road ahead, but there’s no reason for it to also be stressful […]

Succeeding as a Trader after Learning the Necessary Facts and Skills This book profiles 22 renowned super traders from around the world. Great traders who know what it takes to be successful in the markets. In this follow up to his previous book: “Learn From the Generals of the Markets,” the author gives an overview […]

FTSE 100 (FTSE:UKX) has been trying to start a long-term bullish journey, which would hold out for the rest of this year (even beyond this year). This market has endearing attributes, one of which is the ability to assume a protracted trending mode when the fundamentals support it. 4 EMAs are used for the analysis […]

In our previous report on bargain hunting we identified SAB Miller, Ryanair, Merlin and the AA as being of interest.  The idea was to find quality stocks that should retain and grow their value over the long-term.  Given the ongoing equity market weakness we have had another crack at finding four interesting stocks this week. […]

Volkswagen has admitted that a “defeat device” was used in for diesel vehicle emissions testing in the US.  As a result the US authorities have ordered the recall of nearly half a million vehicles.  The group has set aside €6.5bn to handle the repercussions and our rating is hold. Corporate malfeasance is difficult to predict […]