Archive for December, 2008

Forexmentor Best of 2006 AM Reviews

Simply insert the CDs in your PC and view one of hundreds of modules, each organized under special topics:

  • Pivot Points
  • Price Patterns
  • Trendlines
  • Candlesticks
  • MACD
  • Stochastics
  • Moving Averages
  • Other Indicators
  • ADR
  • Price Projections
  • Time Of Day
  • Commitment of Traders (COT)
  • Confluence
  • Trading Basics
  • Top-Down Trading
  • Two Golden Rules
  • and much, much more…

(6 Disks, 400+ Modules, 26 Categories)

Disk 1
» Pivot Points I
- Which Pivots to use trading during 10am to 3pm EST
- Why not to use the daily candle in calculating pivots
- Calculating pivots for Monday’s session
- Calculating pivots when price is the same
- Key times to recalculate pivots
- Posting of pivot points
- Obviated by patterns and price projections
- How to calculate weekly pivot points
- Pivot points and bias
- Calculating Midnight Pivots
- Pivot Point Calculations
- The M Level Paradigm
- Pivot Points in different timeframes
- Trading the NY Session
- M levels as price targets
- Effectiveness of the M levels
- The gray areas in the M level paradigm

» Pivot Points II
- Buy and Sell Bias
- Do not use pivots alone
- Pivots on an M1/M3 day example
- Buying on a retest of a pivot point
- Pivot Points work 70% of the time
- Entries, Exits and Pivot Points
- Price will only seek one of the two M levels
- M2/M4 day example
- What do you do when the pivots are too close together?
- Identifying the low for calculations
- More on trading with pivots
- Pivot Points are valid for a 24 hour period
- Trading in between pivots

» Price Patterns I
- How to draw Symmetrical Triangles- How to recognize triangles
- Head and Shoulder Pattern Examples
- History repeating itself
- Channel in an uptrend example
- How to plot a channel
- Assessing 1-2-3 Risk- Old meets New
- Prolonged trading ranges
- Trading a 1-2-3 bottom
- The Head and Shoulders Pattern- Double Bottom
- Effectiveness of symmetrical triangles
- Head and Shoulders and measuring downside potential
- Symmetrical Triangle in a downtrend
- Downtrend continuation or downtrend reversal?

» Price Patterns II
- 1-2-3 Top
- When is a symmetrical triangle effective?
- Triangle example
- Head and Shoulders Example
- Classic Head and Shoulder Pattern
- Example of a bear flag in a downtrend
- When is a double top a double top?
- 1-2-3 Top example
- 1-2-3 Bottom example
- The power of head and shoulders
- 1-2-3 Bottom example
- Anatomy of a 1-2-3
- Don’t rely solely on 1-2-3 tops
- The #3 point of a 1-2-3 formation example
- Bear Flag in a downtrend example
- Symmetrical triangle example

» Trendlines I
- When to enter on a trendline break
- Qualifying a Tom DeMark trendline break
- Determining Swing Points
- Working with steep trendlines
- Drawing trendlines after a major move in price
- Can trendlines be drawn through candles?
- Retest after trendline break
- Confirming trendline breaks using The Guppy System
- Catching a swoon in price
- Drawing subsequent trendlines to encapsulate price action
- Angle and Separation and Trendline Breaks
- False Positives
- Pay attention to overall trend and price pattern

» Trendlines II
- When is a trendline break valid
- Trendlines are the tie breaker
- Drawing trendlines
- Identifying swing highs and swing lows
- TD Trendline Breakout Validation
- Can TD trendlines be drawn on any timeframe?
- Extending trendlines into the future
- Drawing trendlines after a swing point
- How to draw the most recent trendline

Disk 2
» Candlesticks
- Significance of an inverted hammer
- Candlestick Chart
- Candle Patterns
- Railway Tracks in a sideways movement
- Why Railway Tracks did not initiate a reversal
- Do not trade candles alone
- A lesson in spinning tops and hammers
- Occurrences of hammers
- The power of the hammer
- Candle reverse formations to watch out for
- How are daily bars formed
- The power of the hammer

» MACD I
- Neutralization Graphical Representation
- Confirming divergence on the hourly chart
- Example of MACD Convergence
- Take a look at the hourly chart before taking a trade on the 15 minute chart
- MACD Divergence Chart
- How reliable is MACD divergence?
- Using MACD on multiple timeframes examples
- MACD cross and histogram on the waterline
- Supplementing MACD cross and histogram with Stochastic
- MACD, Histogram and Stochastic Phenomenon
- Using angle and separation to confirm trendline break
- Back to back neutralization and divergence
- MACD applications
- Understanding MACD behavior by using the 1 minute chart
- Trumped by news
- Confirming divergence in higher timeframes
- The Straight Skinny on Neutralization

» MACD II
- MACD Divergence Occurrences
- MACD and countertrend moves
- Neutralization and continuation or reversal pattern
- Neutralization
- Determining the end of MACD divergence
- Neutralization can be confusing
- Plotting the hourly MACD on the 15 minute chart
- Neutralization or not?
- Neutralization and the hourly and 15 minute charts
- Do not trade divergence alone
- Divergence on the 1 hr, angle & separation on the 4 hr.
- The reliability of the MACD histogram
- Differentiating between divergence and neutralization
- How far back on a chart to spot divergence?
- Continuation patterns and the behavior of MACD
- Should one trade in the direction of MACD
- An example of MACD neutralization
- MACD negative divergence
- Bearish or Bullish below the waterline?

» Stochastics
- Plotting multiple instances of stochastic
- An exercise in plotting multiple stochastic
- Buying the dips on the 4HR using Stochastics
- Stochastics for the serious trader
- Cycles and Stochastics
- Stochastics and cycles
- Stochastics divergence example
- Stochastics up close
- The readings in higher timeframes
- Good indicator in a trending market
- Three surges to the top

Disk 3
» Moving Averages I
- Buying dips in an uptrend using moving averages
- Plotting multiple 89 and 144 EMA’s to determine trend
- Smoothed Moving Average Information
- Using Moving Averages in Multiple Timeframes
- Moving averages setting used in The Guppy System
- Using 5 EMA and 10 EMA on 4 hr. chart to determine price direction
- Using the 200 EMA
- Nailing price action using the 200 EMA
- The 200 EMA in all timeframes
- Using the 89 and 144 EMA’s

» Moving Averages II
- The effectiveness of the 200 EMA
- Plotting moving averages
- What is a bowtie?
- The power of the 200 EMA
- Attitude of price in relation to 200 EMA example
- The power of the 200 EMA II
- 200 EMA doesn’t always work
- The power of the 200 EMA III
- Be careful with moving averages
- The 200 EMA can be misleading
- Use moving averages in a trending market only
- Finding support on the 200 EMA across multiple charts
- Don’t use the 15 minute chart to determine trend using EMAS
- Be careful with the 200 EMA on the daily chart
- There is no magic formula with EMA’s

» Other Indicators
- RSI Strategies
- Confirming price action with RSI
- Notes on Elliott Wave
- Elliott Wave Analysis
- Elliott Wave Information
- Elliott Wave example
- Drawing trendlines on RSI to confirm trendline breaks
- Most common types of Elliott Waves
- Doug and Geoff on Elliott Wave
- Elliott Wave analysis example
- Three indicator setup to help confirm trend
- RSI and the 50 level

» ADR
- ADR for various currency pairs
- ADR and grabbing 20 pips per day
- Don’t just look at ADR
- The market and ADR
- ADR is constantly changing

» Price Projections
- Price Projections after a major run in price
- Using price projections while observing COT divergence
- Price Projections and Price Swoons
- Reversals and Price Projections
- Rapid price movements and price projections
- Price projections and continuation patterns
- Price projection example

» Time Of Day
- Timezone Conversions
- World Market Hours
- Pay attention to certain times of day for trading opportunities
- Caution on open and close times
- FX Market time program
- GMT times of the markets
- Forex Peak Times
- Pay attention to London close
- Trading the London reversal
- Free Clock Software
- Which session to trade
- Most active pair and times

Disk 4
» COT I
- How the COT works
- When is divergence on COT over?
- How to use the COT data
- Illustrating COT data alongside price action
- When to pay attention to COT data
- Position trading with COT data
- Futures vs. Forex and COT data
- COT Linked to Top-Down Analysis
- CHF is a good proxy for the GBP and EUR
- Chart Y Axis Clarification
- How to Identify an end of a run
- COT and Equilibrium
- Why bother with COT?
- Should I use it?
- COT Divergence and The Three Musketeers
- A note on COT data
- Are the commercial traders ever wrong?
- Watch out for a long or short squeeze
- Follow the Big Dogs or the Dumb Money?

» COT II
- The Dynamics behind commercial activity
- The shift of gears
- Commercial traders setup the move
- COT is not an indicator
- The timing of COT data
- COT and extreme divergence
- COT data and pairing
- A detailed explanation of COT
- COT data and timeframes
- COT and the psychology of trading
- COT data and pairing
- COT data in relation to contracts
- Do we use Eurodollar or Eurofx COT report?
- Reading the COT chart
- COT data and long weekends
- What the data does not include
- Can COT data be used for day trading?
- Confirm COT data with technicals
- Perfect setup

» Confluence
- Understanding Confluence Example
- Analyzing patterns in other currencies to determine trend
- Using confluence to facilitate trade
- Great member example
- How to use confluence to trade
- A confluence of events
- What confluence of events to look for?
- Look for a confluence of events
- Lining up of technical barriers
- Confluence Example
- Great member example of using confluence of events
- Currencies moving in tandem
- Confluence of events trade
- An example of confluence of events
- Looking for many green lights example

Disk 5
» Trading Basics I
- Most active pairs and Pip Values
- A Lesson on Leverage
- Crosschecking your work
- Using the multiyear chart to clarify confusing signals
- Sudden surges in price at the end of a run
- The significance of levels ending in 0 (zero)
- The importance of taking notes
- Trading pairs – The Mechanics
- Definition of long and short
- Trading on Mondays
- Analysis example of basic principles

Trading Basics II
- Holding a trade over the weekend
- Price as your #1 indicator
- How to trade with a tight schedule
- Basic Tips
- Dealing with price spikes
- Multiple trade example
- Seeing setups as they occur
- Long Term vs. Short Term
- If it’s not written it doesn’t exist
- Why not trade the U.S. session?

» Top-Down Trading
- Top-Down Trading Excellence
- Top-Down Analysis in short term trading
- Reading the charts Top-Down
- Top-Down Trading and timeframes
- Using the weekly chart for key levels
- Top-Down Trading

» Two Golden Rules
- Two Golden Rules of Trading
- Sell the rallies in a downtrend
- Selling Rallies and Buying Dips
- Buy the Dips and Sell the Rallies
- Buy weakness and sell strength
- Trading retracements
- You want to buy weakness
- Trading retracements II
- Handling retracements
- Trading retracements III

» Entry
- Waiting to enter on a trendline break
- Catching Rapid Price Action
- The five pip rule for entry
- Example of executing a short
- Determining an entry point
- How to enter on buying dips
- Taking a trade at the London open
- Entering and exiting trades on the 5 minute chart

» Stops
- When to bail?
- Setting stops when position trading
- The importance of using stops
- Average stop-loss for the majors
- Contracts and moving your stops
- Where to place stops
- Is it risky using tight stops?
- How to place a stop without worrying
- When do I exit?
- What happens on the weekend if I have a trade in place?
- Placing stops

» Money Management
- Amount to risk when trading
- Should I risk 20 PIPS to make 20 PIPS?
- The power of compounding
- Manage your risk
- How much should I trade?
- Loading Up the Boat and Win to Loss Ratio
- Risk Reward vs. Win Loss Ratio
- Avoid loading up the boat
- Losing is part of the game
- Do I add the spread or not?

» Psychology I
- Words of Wisdom
- Keep things simple when trading
- Eliminating fear
- Patience
- The Psychology of Risk
- Patience
- Fear of success
- The Psychology of Risk Article
- It all takes work
- Dealing with the stress of trading
- Patience folks!

» Psychology II
- Losing money in trading
- Preparing mentally for trading
- Trading in the zone
- The Psychology of Trading
- Mark Douglas and his words of wisdom
- The difficulty of trading currencies
- Patience is the state before wisdom
- Do not panic
- Becoming an independent thinker
- Keep walking
- You have to take a stand
- It’s all hard work

Disk 6
» Trend
- Do not fight the trend
- Identifying Headfake Rallies
- Identifying Trends
- Look at the bigger picture
- Sell the news’ rallies in a downtrend
- How do you know when a downtrend is over?
- Using highs to help determine trend
- Determining trend and different timeframes
- When is price going to turn the corner?
- Counter trend trades

» Strategy
- The Guppy System
- Guppy System Information
- Using The Guppy System in multiple timeframes
- Catching reversals at news time using MACD
- Trading the news with Teresa Burnett

» News I
- News trumping the technicals
- News time calendar
- Daily Diary of upcoming events
- News and how it affects currencies
- The effect of news
- Another way of trading the news
- Selling the news rally in a downtrend
- Trading the news
- Trading the news II

» News II
- Watching more than one news item at a time
- Watch out for the nonfarm payroll report
- Despite the news, always look at the charts
- News can be noise
- Never being able to read the news
- Be careful with the news
- News can drive you nuts
- Do I stay in a trade during news time?
- Watch out for news announcements while in a trade
- News can be misleading

» Charts
- Using different timeframes such as the 4 hr chart
- Working multiple charts in tandem
- Seasonality of price movement
- Using the 4hr chart
- Using the 4 hour charts to help determine trend
- Using Multiple Charting Platforms
- Working the different timeframes
- Free Yearly View Charts
- Use the 4hr and 1hr charts
- Using templates in IT Finance Charts
- IT Finance Charts Reference Guide Link
- Which charts to use while trading
- Use multiple charts to make trading decisions

» Tools
- Tradestation setup
- Metatrader
- Metatrader II
- Trading using a MAC
- Tradestation setups
- Having multiple data feeds
- Multi-monitor source
- Broker, Charting and Execution software recommendation
- Fibonacci Calculator Software
- News calendar Link
- Bloomberg as a News Resource
- COT information for Metatrader
- Downloadable pivot calculator
- FX Trade Risk Calculator

» Information I
- What does Hawkish and Dovish mean?
- Tax information site
- Choosing what to trade
- Accessing historical data
- Rollover Procedures
- Segregated Funds Rules Info
- Fix or “Fixing” defined
- YEN and YUAN Information
- What to display on multiple monitors
- Free currency trading magazine
- MACD Training Video Link

» Information II
- Stress management resource
- ECB live press releases
- Informative Site
- Research on GBP movements after news releases
- Opportunities for currency traders
- Carry trades and getting paid interest
- Carry trades
- Pay attention to interest rates
- Always look at the big picture
- Fraud and forex brokers
-The Forex market is a growing market
-The difference between ECN and brokers

How to Trade currencies Like the “Bog Dogs” Forex Training Program

INTRODUCING…

forex training

Here’s how you’ll learn forex trading:

How to interpret and understand market price action

How to plot support and resistance levels on your price chart

How to establish frames of reference on your price chart using pivot levels

How to know if price is trading in a BUY zone or SELL zone

How to predict the expected daily lows and highs

How to identify false price reversal and trends

How to identify real price reversal patterns

How to pick price tops and bottoms

How to quickly conduct a multiple time-frame, TOP-DOWN analysis

Learn why ‘conventional approaches’ simply do not work in Forex trading.

How to determine the price bias before you start trading forex everyday

Discover which currencies are actually ready to make a move.

Information-packed pages of forex training including practical tips and real-life examples.

Know the top mistakes unsuccessful Forex traders make, and how to AVOID them.
Discover the features your Forex broker must have to get the best value for your buck.

Learn how Commercial Traders (’Big Dogs’) predict market trend reversals.

How to ‘Scalp’ for profits during price consolidation periods.

How to use Top-Down price analysis to see the true trend.

and much more…

Part I: Basic Technical Analysis Tools

BIG DOG COURSE CD #1

1. Price Patterns Basics

1-2-3 Tops
1.1. Identifying 1-2-3 Tops
1.2. 1-2-3 Top Example

1-2-3 Bottoms
1.3. Identifying 1-2-3 Bottoms
1.4. What Does a 1-2-3 Bottom Look Like
1.5. 1-2-3 Bottom Example
1.6. 1-2-3 Bottom Trading Example 1
1.7. 1-2-3 Bottom Trading Example 2

Double Tops
1.8. Double Top Example

Double Bottoms
1.9. Double Bottom Example

Head and Shoulders
1.10. Head and Shoulders Example 1
1.11. Head and Shoulders Example 2
1.12. Head and Shoulders Example 3
1.13. Head and Shoulders Examples
1.14. How to Trade a Head and Shoulders

Inverted Head and Shoulders
1.15. Inverted Head and Shoulders Example

Bull Flags
1.16. Bull Flag Example 1
1.17. Bull Flag Example 2
1.18. Bull Flag in an Uptrend

Bear Flags
1.19. Bear Flag Example 1
1.20. Bear Flag Example 2
1.21. Bear Flag in a Downtrend
1.22. How to Plot a Flag

Triangles in an Uptrend
1.23. Triangle Example 1
1.24. Triangle Example 2
1.25. Triangle Example 3
1.26. Triangle Trading Example

Triangles in a Downtrend
1.27. Triangle Example 1
1.28. Triangle Example 2
1.29. Triangle Example 3
1.30. Triangle Example 4
1.31. Triangle Example 5
1.32. Triangle Example 6
1.33. Triangle Trading Example
1.34. How to Draw Triangles

BIG DOG COURSE CD #2

2. Pivot Points Fundamentals

Pivot Point Introduction
2.1. Pivot Points Origin
2.2. Pivot Points Overview 1
2.3. Pivot Points Overview 2
2.4. Pivot Points Overview 3
2.5. Marking Pivot Points on Charts

How to Calculate the Pivots
2.6. Calculating Pivot Points Overview 1
2.7. Calculating Pivot Points Overview 2
2.8. Posting of Pivot Points
2.9. Projected Range and Actual Range
2.10. Recalculating Pivot Points 1
2.11. Recalculating Pivot Points 2
2.12. Calculating Daily Pivot Points 1
2.13. Calculating Daily Pivot Points 2
2.14. Calculating Pivots Points Using the Daily Chart
2.15. Calculating Weekly Pivot Points 1
2.16. Calculating Weekly Pivot Points 2
2.17. Calculating Monthly and Yearly Pivot Points
2.18. Calculating Monday Pivot Points 1
2.19. Calculating Monday Pivot Points 2
2.20. Calculating Holiday Pivot Points

How to Use the Pivot Points
2.21. Pivot Points and Bias 1
2.22. Pivot Points and Bias 2
2.23. Pivot Points and Bias 3
2.24. Pivots Points Trading Example 1
2.25. Pivots Points Trading Example 2
2.26. Trading on Pivot Points Retest

M1/M3, M2/M4 Paradigm
2.27. M1/M3, M2/M4 Paradigm Explained 1
2.28. M1/M3, M2/M4 Paradigm Explained 2
2.29. M1/M3, M2/M4 Paradigm Clarified 1
2.30. M1/M3, M2/M4 Paradigm Clarified 2
2.31. M1/M3, M2/M4 Paradigm Clarified 3
2.32. M2/M4 Example

BIG DOG COURSE CD #3

3. Candlesticks

Components of a Candlestick
3.1. Constructing Candlesticks

Spinning Tops
3.2. A Lesson in Spinning Tops
3.3. Spinning Top Example

The Hammer
3.4. A Lesson in Hammers
3.5. Hammer Example 1
3.6. Hammer Example 2
3.7. Hammer Application in Trading
3.8. Hammers Only Work at End of Run
3.9. Inverted Hammer Significance in a Downtrend

Railroad Tracks
3.10. A Lesson in Railroad Tracks 1
3.11. A Lesson in Railroad Tracks 2
3.12. Railroad Tracks Example 1
3.13. Railroad Tracks Example 2
3.14. Railroad Tracks Example 3
3.15. Railroad Tracks Example 4
3.16. Railroad Tracks Example 5
3.17. Railroad Tracks Example 6
3.18. Railroad Tracks Trading Example
3.19. Railroad Tracks Size
3.20. Railroad Tracks Not Correctly Formed

BIG DOG COURSE CD #4

4. Trendlines

Common Sense Trendlines
4.1. Common Sense Trendlines Example 1
4.2. Common Sense Trendlines Example 2
4.3. Common Sense Trendlines Trading Example 1
4.4. Common Sense Trendlines Trading Example 2

Tom DeMark Trendlines
4.5. Tom DeMark Dynamic Trendlines

Swing Points
4.6. Determining Swing Points 1
4.7. Determining Swing Points 2
4.8. Finding Swing Points

TD Supply Lines
4.9. Constructing TD Supply Lines

TD Demand Lines
4.10. Constructing TD Demand Lines

TD Trendlines Examples
4.11. TD Trendlines Example 1
4.12. TD Trendlines Example 2
4.13. TD Trendlines Example 3
4.14. TD Trendlines Example 4
4.15. TD Trendlines Example 5
4.16. TD Trendlines Example 6
4.17. TD Trendlines Example 7
4.18. TD Trendlines Example 8
4.19. TD Trendlines Example 9
4.20. TD Trendlines Example 10
4.21. TD Trendlines Example 11
4.22. TD Trendlines Drawing Example 1
4.23. TD Trendlines Drawing Example 2
4.24. TD Trendlines Drawing Example 3
4.25. TD Trendlines Drawing Example 4
4.26. TD Trendlines Drawing Example 5
4.27. TD Trendlines Drawing Example 6
4.28. TD Trendlines Drawing Example 7
4.29. TD Trendlines Drawing Example 8
4.30. TD Trendlines Drawing Example 9
4.31. TD Trendlines Drawing Example 10

BIG DOG COURSE CD #5

5. MACD

MACD Indicator
5.1. MACD Histogram Examples
5.2. MACD Neutral Line

MACD Neutralization and Divergence
5.3. How Reliable is Divergence

MACD Divergence
5.4. MACD Divergence Examples
5.5. MACD Negative Divergence Example 1
5.6. MACD Negative Divergence Example 2
5.7. MACD Negative Divergence Example 3
5.8. MACD Negative Divergence Example 4
5.9. MACD Negative Divergence Example 5
5.10. MACD Negative Divergence Example 6
5.11. MACD Negative Divergence Example 7
5.12. MACD Negative Divergence Example 8
5.13. MACD Positive Divergence Example 1
5.14. MACD Positive Divergence Example 2
5.15. MACD Positive Divergence Example 3
5.16. MACD Positive Divergence Example 4
5.17. Importance of Divergence in Higher Timeframes

MACD Neutralization
5.18. MACD Neutralization Explained 1
5.19. MACD Neutralization Explained 2
5.20. MACD Neutralization Explained 3
5.21. MACD Neutralization Explained 4
5.22. MACD Neutralization or Divergence
5.23. MACD Neutralization Example 1
5.24. MACD Neutralization Example 2
5.25. MACD Neutralization Example 3
5.26. MACD Neutralization Example 4
5.27. MACD Neutralization Example 5

BIG DOG COURSE CD #6

6. Stochastics

Stochastics Indicator
6.1. Trading With Stochastics
6.2. Using Stochastics
6.3. Buying the Dips in an Uptrend with Stochastics
6.4. Trading into a Trend Using Stochastics and MACD

7. Price Projections

Average Daily Range Price Projections
7.1. Determining the Average Daily Range
7.2. Average Daily Range Explained
7.3. Average Daily Range 24 Hours
7.4. Average Daily Range Data 1
7.5. Average Daily Range Data 2
7.6. Average Daily Range for Various Currency Pairs
7.7. Average Daily Range Analysis
7.8. Average Daily Range Clarified
7.9. Average Daily Range Varies Day to Day
7.10. Average Daily Range for EURUSD

Triangle Price Projections
7.11. Triangle Price Projection 1
7.12. Triangle Price Projection 2
7.13. Triangle Price Projection 3

Head and Shoulders Price Projections
7.14. Head and Shoulders Price Projection 1
7.15. Head and Shoulders Price Projection 2
7.16. Inverted Head and Shoulders Price Projection

8. Time of Day

Time of Day
8.1. Forex Hours of Operation by Location 1
8.2. Forex Hours of Operation by Location 2
8.3. Times of the Day Chart
8.4. GMT Times of the Markets
8.5. Time and Date Link
8.6. World Market Hours Link
8.7. Time Zone Conversion
8.8. Daylight Savings

Clocks
8.9. A Members FX Market Time Program
8.10. SymmTime Clock
8.11. ZoneTick Clock
8.12. Clock Software
8.13. Clocks, Clocks, and More Clocks

Specific Times of Day
8.14. Times of the Day to Watch Out For
8.15. Important Trading Times
8.16. Reversal at the London Open
8.17. Pay Attention to Certain Times of Day
8.18. Grabbing 20 Pips at the London Close
8.19. A Caution on Open and Close Times 1
8.20. A Caution on Open and Close Times 2

Trading Sessions
8.21. Forex Daily Trading Activity
8.22. Non-London Trading Hours
8.23. Asian Hour Trading
8.24. What Time to Start Trading

BIG DOG COURSE CD #7

9. Commitment of Traders (COT)

COT Part I
9.1. COT Website Introduction
9.2. Main Report Page Explanation
9.3. Euro FX Report Introduction
9.4. Finding the Euro FX Report at the CFTC Website
9.5. Date and Commercial Contracts Explanation
9.6. Speculator Contracts Explanation
9.7. Small Trader Explanation
9.8. Open Interest and Future Price Explanation

BIG DOG COURSE CD #8

COT Part II
9.9. Graph COT Index and Net Position Explanation
9.10. Graph COT Index and Net Position Application
9.11. Graph COT, Spec, Small Index/Price Explanation
9.12. Graph COT, Spec, Small Index/Price Application
9.13. How COT Works 1
9.14. How COT Works 2
9.15. How COT Works 3
9.16. When to Enter
9.17. Be Patient with COT
9.18. Independent Research on COT

COT Examples
9.19. Australian Dollar Example 1
9.20. Australian Dollar Example 2
9.21. Australian Dollar Example 3
9.22. Australian Dollar Example 4
9.23. Australian Dollar Example Brag Time

Part II: Putting the Tools to Work

BIG DOG COURSE CD #9

10. Top Down Trading

Top Down Trading
10.1. Top Down Trading 1
10.2. Top Down Trading 2
10.3. Top Down Trading Example 1
10.4. Top Down Trading Example 2
10.5. Top Down Trading and Timeframes
10.6. Top Down Analysis in Short Term Trading
10.7. Reading the Charts Top Down

Confluence of Events
10.8. The 21 Pieces of the Confluence Puzzle
10.9. Confluence of Events Reminder
10.10. The Perfect Peter Bain Trade 1
10.11. The Perfect Peter Bain Trade 2
10.12. Confluence of Indicators
10.13. Understanding Confluence
10.14. Using Confluence Examples
10.15. Detecting Confluence Using Side by Side Charts

BIG DOG COURSE CD #10

Historical Trading Examples
10.16. February 17, 2005
10.17. February 23, 2005
10.18. February 24, 2005
10.19. March 1, 2005
10.20. March 2, 2005
10.21. March 3, 2005
10.22. March 4, 2005
10.23. March 10, 2005
10.24. March 24, 2005
10.25. March 25, 2005
10.26. March 29, 2005
10.27. March 31, 2005
10.28. April 7, 2005
10.29. April 28, 2005
10.30. May 3, 2005
10.31. May 4, 2005
10.32. May 5, 2005
10.33. May 6, 2005
10.34. May 10, 2005
10.35. May 11, 2005
10.36. May 12, 2005
10.37. May 13, 2005

BIG DOG COURSE CD #11

11. Risk Management

Risk Management
11.1. Money Management Considerations

12. Homework – Do it or Get Schooled

Homework
12.1. Keep a Log
12.2. Write Things Down
12.3. The Importance of Taking Notes
12.4. Setting Up a Trading Log
12.5. Keeping a Trading Journal
12.6. Printing AM Review Slides
12.7. Crosschecking Your Work

13. Patience

Patience
13.1. Patience to Wait for Opportunities
13.2. It All Takes Time
13.3. Patience Folks
13.4. Impatience Can Kill You
13.5. Patience

Part III: Things You Need to Know About the Forex

BIG DOG COURSE CD #12

14. What is Forex and What is a Pip

The Currency Pairs
14.1. The Mechanics of the Trading Pairs
14.2. Trading Pairs Terminology
14.3. Pip Spreads
14.4. The Four Major Pairs
14.5. Most Active Pairs
14.6. Which Pair Should I Specialize In

Pips
14.7. What is a Pip
14.8. Pip Values
14.9. Pip Values Updated

15. What Moves the Forex Market

News
15.1. Risky Trading the News
15.2. The Effect of News
15.3. News Source Links
15.4. Non-Farm Payroll News
15.5. Start of the Iraq War
15.6. Daily Diary of Upcoming Events
15.7. News Calendar Link
15.8. Bloomberg as a News Resource
15.9. Fundamental News Analysis
15.10. News Trumping the Technicals

16. Your Trading Plan

Trading Plan
16.1. Develop Your Own Trading Style ( 01:01 )

17. Choosing a Forex Broker

Forex Broker
17.1. Picking a Forex Broker
17.2. Broker, Charting and Execution Software Example

18. How to Place a Trade

Limit Entry Order
18.1. Buy Limit Entry Order
18.2. Sell Limit Entry Order

Limit Order
18.3. Buy Limit Order
18.4. Sell Limit Order ( 02:46 )

Stop Order
18.5. The Importance of Using Stops
18.6. The Cardinal Rule on Stops
18.7. Moving the Stop Order
18.8. Be Patient and Leave Your Stop Alone
18.9. Average Stop Order for the Majors
18.10. Definition of Trailing Stop
18.11. How to Place Trailing Stops

19. How to Set up Your Charts

Charts Setup
19.1. IT Finance Charts Reference Guide Link
19.2. Drawing Arrows on IT Finance Charts
19.3. IT Finance Charts Custom Settings
19.4. Using Templates on IT Finance Charts
19.5. How to Simulate Real-Time Using IT Finance Charts

20. How to Treat Demo Trading

Demo Trading
20.1. Trade in Your Sandbox Until You See a Trade

BIG DOG SEMINAR DVD #1

1.1. Introduction
1.2. Wizard of Odds
1.3. Trading with Passion
1.4. Trading Like the “Big Dogs”
1.5. Success Stories
1.6. The Pivot Trading System
1.7. Calculating Pivot Points – Update
1.8. Calculating Daily Pivot Points
1.9. Calculating Weekly Pivot Points
1.10. Price Patterns
1.11. Candlestick Patterns
1.12. Reading Trendlines
1.13. MACD Divergence – Easy Money!

BIG DOG SEMINAR DVD #2

2.1. Big Dogs at Work – COT
2.2. Top-Down Trading
2.3. Top-Down Trading Examples
2.4. Reading Currency Quotes
2.5. Pip Value
2.6. Leverage
2.7. Average True Range
2.8. Forex Market Hours
2.9. Currency News & Events
2.10. Risk Management
2.11. Forex Trading Examples
2.12. Review & Conclusion

Online videos Course retail $349, Cd-rom and Dvd version retail at $495

Forex Advance Trading Course by John Person

John Person’s trading approach incorporates time tested techniques with the aid of Pivot Points and candlestick charts which help  identify the true condition of the markets. If you believe market prices are simply the reflection of human emotion on perceived CURRENT VALUE and focus on what the market is doing rather than what the market might do, then you are ahead of the crowd in understand how markets function. With that understanding you will then be able to have the confidence to act swiftly and execute or trigger into a trade or position in the market.

In this course John will teach you a new trading approach, how to combine his technical analysis with cycles and seasonal patterns,the information on this course uses the Person Sentiment Indicator and should be able to help everyone for short trading and long term trading. More details about this course will be posted soon on the internet. This course is not available on the internet until Mid-April with limited quantities.

Table of Contents:

  • Chapter 1: Japanese Candlesticks & Proprietary Setup Patterns
  • Chapter 2: Indicators and Oscillators – Understand the differences and when to use and not use them
  • Chapter3 : Pivot Point Analysis
  • Chapter 4: Moving Averages
  • Chapter 5: Person Pivot Indicator
  • Chapter 6: Order Entry Tactics, enry, exits and stop orders.
  • Chapter 7: Derivative Markets Stocks & Exchange Traded Funds
  • Chapter 8: Basic Option Strategies
  • Chapter 9 : Cycles – Economic, Business, Stocks, Commodities and Currencies
  • Chapter 10: Seasonal Patterns
  • Chapter 11: CFTC COT Reports
  • Chapter 12: Mental Preparedness: Techniques that will help improve patience, discipline and emotional hang-ups. Trading is a mind game, it has mental and physiscal consequences. John teaches time tested techniques that he has used for nearly thirty years to help overcome fear & greed. He shares with you simple techniques and speific examples as well as the rules so that you can custom tailor your own program to help you become a more balanced, successful and stress-less trader.

Forex Advance Trading CourseComplete with 2 CD’s & 273 page Workbook

Retail price at $789

Forex Income Engine For Forex Day Trading FREEDOM

Forex Income Engine Home Study Course by Bill Poulos
I’m constantly “raising the bar” in order to provide the best quality trading information to my readers and students, and I firmly believe the Forex Income Engine is among the most extensive Forex trading courses I have ever seen. I know that might seem like a brazen comment to make, but here are the facts. I’ve been trading the markets since 1974, so I believe I’ve seen nearly everything out there. Also, I’ve been developing trading courses since 2001, and I’ve spent close to $100,000 of my own money researching, developing, and producing this course to make sure it’s absolutely the highest quality on the market. So based on everything I’ve seen, I can think of few courses that compare to the Forex Income Engine.
Let’s take another look at a recent “live” trade:

CD-ROM #1: Background, Overview Trading Examples
(82:51 minutes)

Forex Income Engine Home Study Course CD1This module covers the Forex Income Engine background and structure, what to expect, the basics of the methods that will be covered, and a whole lot more. It concludes with a lengthy review of some actual Forex charts to give you a feel for what it’s like to trade the four methods taught in the course.

Here’s what you’ll discover on this CD-ROM:

  • The top 6 Forex pairs I recommend trading that can give you the most “bang for your buck”.
  • “The Dirty Forex Secret” about unreliable brokers and so-called “gurus” promising to make you rich.
  • Great expectations, and what you can expect to accomplish in the course.
  • Detailed trading examples that instantly immerse you in the Forex Income Engine trading experience. We dive right in even before studying the details of the method so you can get a feel for what it’s like.
  • An interactive quiz to test your comprehension of the materials.

CD-ROM #2: Trading Rules(148:50 minutes)

Forex Income Engine Home Study Course CD2This module covers all the trading rules and examples for the Forex Income Engine method, including the indicators, trading method basics, setup conditions, entry rules, follow-up stops, and exit strategy.

In this lesson, you will learn:

  • How to look at any chart and find the setup conditions using my step-by-step formulas that will identify a potentially profitable trading opportunity.
  • Where to place your entry point for any trade in order to maximize profits.
  • How to capitalize on sudden market movements when a position goes against you to turn an otherwise losing trade into a net winner.
  • The exact point to place your protective stop orders. Hint: It’s where you DON’T expect the market to go.
  • How to exit a trade and take profits with your choice of an aggressive or conservative strategy on both the long and short side.
  • An interactive quiz to test your comprehension of the materials.

CD-ROM #3: Detailed Trade Examples Review
(191:10 minutes)

Forex Income Engine Home Study Course CD3An in-depth analysis and review of trade examples using the Forex Income Engine method to help solidify your understanding.

You’ll be well on your way to become a master independent trader after reviewing this module a few times.

Here’s some of what’s covered in this tutorial:

  • A step-by-step, detailed “dissection” of dozens of trades, leaving nothing to chance.
  • Multi-part review of trades using all 6 major Forex pairs.
  • How to manage trades for multiple timeframes, so you can tailor your trading to your schedule.
  • An interactive quiz to test your comprehension of the materials.

CD-ROM #4: Forex Brokers, Charting
Software Trading Platform

(45:33 minutes)

Forex Income Engine Home Study Course CD4This module shows you how to choose a good broker by reviewing the Forex Broker Selection Criteria Scorecard. Then, you see how some actual trading and charting software works and how easy it is to trade with it.

On this CD-ROM, you’ll discover:

  • The 10 criteria you can use to find and evaluate a good Forex broker to make sure you only trade with the best.
  • Real world trading examples using broker-supplied charting and trading software
  • A complete, live “lunchtime” trade I made during lunch to show you how quickly you can get in and out of trades, no matter how busy your day is.
  • An interactive quiz to test your comprehension of the materials.

CD-ROM #5: Risk Management & Discipline
(22:27 minutes)

Forex Income Engine Home Study Course CD5This module covers the critical concepts of risk management, discipline and psychology. We also talk about position sizing, eventual experiences you’ll have trading, and how to personalize your trading style.

Here you’ll find out:

  • How proper risk management can turn an otherwise losing method into a winning one.
  • My ultra-easy risk management formula to determine the specific size of every trade you place. It’s so simple even an 8th grader could do it.
  • 3 specific eventual experiences to watch out for when you trade that could seriously damage your portfolio, and how to avoid them every time.
  • An interactive quiz to test your comprehension of the materials.

BONUS CD-ROM: Forex & Trading Basics
(48:01 minutes)

Forex Income Engine Home Study Course CD6If you’re just getting started, or want a refresher, this bonus module covers the basics of forex trading and technical trading that will be used throughout the program. If you’re already experienced, you can probably skip this module. However, reinforcement is always a good thing, so I encourage everyone to watch this at least once.

Includes a detailed Forex overview, quotes, leverage & margin, profit & loss, order types, moving averages, trends, indicators, support & resistance, and much more.

In this lesson, you will learn:

  • A brief overview of the Forex markets – what they are, and how they work. Just enough so you can trade effectively. There is NO boring theory or history lessons here.
  • How to quickly read Forex quotes as if you were already a pro.
  • The importance of leverage and margin and how it can impact your trading.
  • How to precisely calculate profit and loss for all your trades.
  • The various order types we’ll be using with the Forex Income Engine method.
  • A general overview of technical analysis basics, including price bars, trends, time periods, indicators, paper trading, and a lot more.

Forex Income Engine Reference Manual

Forex Income Engine Home Study CourseThis 103-page reference manual contains full color charts and slides from every CD-ROM video tutorial in the course.

This makes it extremely easy to quickly and effortlessly reference what you just learned. Each section corresponds to a CD-ROM.

I recommend you watch the CD-ROMs first, and then review your understanding of the material by spending some with the reference manual.

This also makes a great reference if you’re traveling or don’t have ready access to a computer.

The 3 Trading Blueprints

Forex Income Engine Home Study Course blueprintsIn my opinion, these 3 trading blueprints are as close to the “Holy Grail” of trading the Forex markets as you can get.

Why do I say that? Because they contain all of my step-by-step trading rules for the Forex Income Engine method.

After you are comfortable with the material taught in the CD-ROM tutorials and the reference manual, you’ll want to refer to these blueprints again and again until the trading rules are fused into your brain.

Also included is a Trade Position Blueprint that helps you figure out how much to risk per trade, along with a simple way to keep track of the key numbers you’ll use during each trade you place.

Forex Income Engine comes with 6 Cd-Roms, 3 Blueprints, 103 pages color manual.

Retail Price at US$2046

Scalping the Forex by John Bartlett

Scalping the ForexBrand New for 2008/2009, which was recorded during the worst financial crisis in most peoples living memory, I show how despite any situation you could expect to aim at a return of 5% per week. Not only is this a realistic target for you (dependent on your bank), it is totally under your control and fully achievable.

There are no gimmicks, magic formulas, secret equations, Fibonacci, Gann, Elliott waves, specialised indicators or other hyped up rubbish; Scalping is a skill which I teach you step by step in 12 different sections lasting nearly six hours. You will see me teaching a “live” class in one section, in another I lay down strict trading rules, I teach you the mindset and how you get into the “Zone” I give you a live presentation section in which I trade on just 3 days in a week make 8 trades (7 winning and one losing) and make a return of £1,000 from a bank of £10,000 Tax free, and the total actual time in the trades was less than one hour. The max risk on any trade was 2.5% of my capital. Your shown the importance of financial record keeping and analysing your trading. You are taught the importance of targets and running you’re trading like a business

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