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Weekly Currency Review - Week Ending December 4, 2009
by Darrell Jobman

The dollar came under pressure for much of the week as the defensive demand seen last week surrounding the Dubai debt situation faded. There was support near the 2009 lows against the Euro and the dollar gained some defensive support as confidence in the global rebound faded slightly. There was a...

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Don't Hold Your Breath Too Long While Under Water
by Jim Wyckoff

The headline of this educational feature pertains not to swimming but to trading. Most professional traders do not hold onto their losing positions for very long. Once a trading position goes "under water" most professional traders will immediately begin looking for an exit strategy-if they do no...

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Overcoming a Stuck State of Mind
by Dr. Van K. Tharp, Ph.D.

When you are marching toward some goal, like trading excellence, you might do so by overcoming obstacles. When your focus is on problems you have, such as the lack of funds or limited resources or limited knowledge, you are probably going to generate feelings of guilt, anger or frustration in you...

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Weekly Top 10 ETF Rankings
by Robert W. Colby

Based on prices as of the close on Thursday, December 3, 2009. 4-Year Outperformance by the Top 10 Exchange Traded Funds Weekly Rankings of Major Trend Relative Strength My weekly Top 10 ETFs ranked by the Major Trend Relative Strength outperformed the S&P 500 by 116 percentage points since A...

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Jake Goes “Crazy”: His $34 Soybean Forecast!
by Jake Bernstein

If you think that my headline is a clear indication that I have finally lost my marbles then perhaps you may change your mind when you consider this possibility in the context of history.  Specifically I refer to the 1970’s experience in the soybean (and many other) markets.  Given the confluence...

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