by Craig Schroeder
There are times when the action of the stock market is dull providing only marginal opportunities to realize a profit. There are other times when the action of the stock market is confusing resulting in an unacceptable level of uncertainty making new positions too dangerous to consider and existing positions too dangerous to maintain.

During these periods, the Wyckoff trader has two options:
1. The trader can move to the side lines and take a vacation from market activity, or
2. Look to other markets for other opportunities.

The Pulse of the Market provides Wyckoff oriented data on one of these other markets. It is the interest rate market and the vehicle that provides the basis for finding trading opportunities in this market is the Bond Index.

The Bond Index was created in 1985 to assist Wyckoff traders in the business of trading treasury securities locate and manage positions for themselves and their customers.

The Bond Index is a composite picture of the long term, intermediate term and shorter term segments of the interest rate market. It is defined by the action of the thirty year bond future, the ten year note future and the five year note future.

These three futures contracts are monitored through out each trading session of the CBOT just as the Wyckoff Wave components are monitored throughout each session of the NYSE.

This monitoring allows for intra-day buying and selling waves to be determined and for an O.P., Technometer and Force to be calculated. With these tools, the Wyckoff trader can apply the five steps of the Wyckoff method and make intelligent decisions as to when to enter and exit positions.

There are a variety of ways that the Wyckoff trader can use the Bond Index to take and manage positions. The simplest way is to actually trade the index itself. This is accomplished by taking positions in all three components of the index at the same time making all positions of the same size.

The trader who buys or sells one contract of each of the components of the Bond Index will see his position change in value by $1000 every time the index moves one point. This approach allows for maximum participation in the movement of the index. Those who prefer a more cautious approach can leg into a position.

For example, if the index moves into a potential spring position, a trader might opt to begin building a position with one five year note contract. Later when the spring is successfully tested, the trader could consider adding one ten year note contract to his position to enhance his participation in the movement of the index. A third entry point might develop on a back up to the edge of a creek allowing the trader to add one thirty year bond contract and fully participate in the action of the index at a point where the certainty of correctness of the position is the greatest. In a similar manner, a Wyckoff trader might choose to leg out of a position reducing the odds of leaving a large portion of the potential profit on the table due to exiting too early or too late.

There are other trading techniques that can be used with the bond index to suit a Wyckoff traders tolerance for volatility. One possibility would be to establish a position only in the ten year note contract either all at once, or at three different points. This can be seen as being a middle of the road approach. It would reduce the volatility of the position somewhat by not taking a position in the bond contract. However, it would put some of that volatility back into the position by not taking a position in the five year note contract.

Other combinations of the three components of the index might also be considered. Doubling the size of the ten year note portion of the position and avoiding the short term or long term portion of the position would increase or decrease the volatility of the position and increase or decrease the participation of the position relative to the movement in the index depending upon which contract was not traded. Another option to consider would be to spread trade the bond contract and the ten year note contract. Other combinations could also be considered depending upon the tolerance for volatility of the trader and the degree to which he wishes to participate in the movement of the index.

Those who have never operated in a futures market should not do so without first engaging in a period of practice trading. Those who refuse to use the protection of a stop order should never operate in a futures market period. Futures trades are highly leveraged. They require only a small percentage of the value of the position to participate.

However, the trader who does not trade defensively could lose all or even more than all of his initial commitment of funds. These cautionary statements are not presented to scare the trader away from a trading vehicle that has the potential to be very rewarding. Rather, they are presented to help prevent the trader from focusing solely on the $1000 per point potential profit from the movement of the Bond Index and to encourage the use of defensive measures at all times.

Craig Schroeder is a 40 year student of the Richard D. Wyckoff technical trading method and veteran stock trader. An important market expert in technical trading circles, Craig also authored several books and publications about the Wyckoff trading method. He also publishes a daily Trend of the Market report. Many of his interesting and informative articles can be found on his Wyckoff Stock Market Institute web site.

Article Source: Bond Index Trading: A Bond Trading Introduction Using the Wyckoff Method

by Ace Smith
These days, a lot of people think about how to earn big cash specially that every forms of business ventures are already thought of. With the competition that exists in the market today, many people think that earning millions of cash in short months is very hard to do or even impossible. However, these types of thinking already belong to the hopelessness of yesteryears. There is an investment opportunity called flipping that will enable you to earn big profits in a short period.

What is Flipping?

Flipping is really an easy way of getting huge amounts of cash. However, it involves great deal of preparations. How it works is that a person invests a significant amount of money on buying a property from a desperate owner. The person will then fix and renovate the property and sell it in a fairly high price compared to its original market value.

The difference between flipping and any other means of income generating ventures is that it will allow you to earn huge cash in a dynamic manner. This type of business will make you an active person working your way of earning big bucks by selling.

What are the Roles of a Flipper?

The person that will do the investing will play a vital role in this business. He will select the right property, then contacts the seller and then closes the deal in a fairly short amount of time. He will also be the one that will make the initiative of repairing and renovating the property by hiring the right workers for the job. It would be very unpractical if he is the one that will do the manual labor. He should also be the one who will do all the dealing and sales to talk to the potential buyer. Because of the business’ active nature, neophytes of the flipping business would be in a more advantage.

It may seem to require patience and hard work but once the deal closes, all the things that you have done will be repaid more than what you have spent. One good thing about this business is that it provides and encourages a more independent environment.

What Are The Advantages?

The flipper would be like a free-lancer. He won’t need any permit or license to practice. He does not have a fixed working schedule which would make the process more flexible. And also, he would not need to impress anybody other than his prospects. The best advantage of being a flipper is the great amount of profit for every closed transaction

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by Ace Smith
The business of real estate could either make or break its investor. The idea of real estate investment as an easy and fast way of generating big money is just a notion. A lot of people instantly jump into the business once they hear any success story of an investor. The overrated story of success will make people think that she or he can also do it. They would overlook the factors and qualities that a successful investor should possess.

The new investors with the specific goal of reaching the top would greatly be attracted to the real estate boom. It is very possible to earn millions of money in a short time in this type of business. As a matter of fact, a single deal would allow an investor to earn as much as the annual income of an ordinary employee that works fulltime.

The Pitfalls

Success in flipping, just like other business, will always come with great risks. The greater the investment and potential profit, the bigger is the risk involved. A lot of people will be surprised to know that it would be much safer to invest in stock market than in the real estate business. Even though in reality, flipping would let an investor earn about 15-20% of the investment while investing in stock market would only provide a return of about 9-13% of the capital. But in stock market, it is very rare to have a loss of 10% in a year. However, in flipping, there is a big chance that the investor would lose all of his investment in a single deal.

The Factors

In effective flipping, always consider the time factor. A flipper could not handle the repair and renovation alone. He would have to hire a team of experienced contractors to make repairs and renovations on the property. However, it would require a lot of time to manage the renovations. These experienced and very skilled workers are necessary of you want to sell the property in short time possible.

Exercise Caution

It would be a huge risk if a flipper immediately jumps on an opportunity of buying a property at half price than its market value. A very expensive renovation costs will always eat a big chunk of the potential profit.
Like any other business venture, flipping needs a big amount of determination for you to succeed in this promising business.

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by Joseph Smith
Making a real estate investment is no small purchase. Unfortunately, the expensive price tag is what deters many buyers from getting their hands on that first family home. But real estate purchase doesn’t have to break your bank account; there are plenty of ways to find good prices on quality homes, and one of the best is buying Boston foreclosure homes.

Buying Boston foreclosure homes is quite different from buying through a real estate agent, but it is not difficult, and anyone can learn how. The basic idea is that you are buying from a lender selling a property to collect a debt. However, since that debt is often far less than the full value of the property itself, most lenders end up selling Boston foreclosure homes for values that are 10 to 50% below what the home is worth. This opens up incredible chances for savings, and ensures good investment value by offering investment at below market price.

And this could be the best time in recent history to make a Boston foreclosure homes investment. With property values extremely low and faith in the market faltering, getting a sure value on the open market is difficult. But the volume of Boston foreclosure homes is currently soaring. Between February of 2007 and February of 2008, foreclosures have increased by a staggering 170% city wide, creating incredibly low prices and lots of opportunities for buyers.

If you’re considering investing in the beautiful Boston area, or looking for that new family home, there’s no better way than to take advantage of Boston foreclosure homes. Try searching for these properties with an online listings service like ForeclosureDeals.com to get the best idea of what’s available. ForeclosureDeals.com specializes in assisting members learn the foreclosure process, so they are an excellent place to get started.

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by Viktor Ka
The search for the "Best Trading Strategy" has become the most challenging question. Many investors are looking for some unreal strategy of the investing that would deliver huge profits, without any trading risk and worries and without dedicating a lot of work into it. The right way is to build the trading strategy or trading system by yourself or at least to find a working strategy and then adjust it to the personal trading style and risk tolerance.

Basically, for each individual investor the best trading strategy would be unique and it completely depends on the selected market (equates, options, currencies…), personal trading style and the risk an investor is ready to take.

It’s totally logical that various markets would require utilizing various trading strategies. The trading strategy that delivers good profit in the equity market could be a financial suicide in futures or options markets because of the expiration. The trading strategy that works well in the currency market could not always be applied in mutual funds investing, simply because mutual funds could be traded once a day while currency almost 24/7.

There are number of factors that would influence a trading strategy in different markets. Example could be the fact that holding an option trade opened for more than a month could result in the negative trade even if the underlying security moves in the favor of the position. At the same time you may keep uncovered options position much longer. It would be incorrect to state that the "Best Trading Strategy" should perform well in any trading market. If you made a decision to become an options investor, it would be logical to search for a trading strategy that performs well in options market instead of applying the trading strategy that was used for equities without any changes. Different markets require implementing different trading strategies.

Each investor has a personal style and each investor has a different portfolio size. An investor with a big portfolio size has the ability to diversify, use dollar cost averaging. This investor can play on less than 1% trades without worrying about commissions. At the same time an investor with small portfolio size would be able to invest in one stock only, could be willing to use margin trading and very often has to spend up to several percents from the profit for commissions and other fees. Each investor manages the personal investments in unique way and there is no doubt that the trading strategy has to fit the personal trading style. The trading Strategy that works well for $100,000 portfolio could be a complete failure for an investor with $5,000 in the pocket.

Each investor would define and build the "Best Trading Strategy" in a personal and a unique way, simply because a lot of personal factors affect it. The "Best Trading Strategy" is the Strategy that best fits to the selected trading vehicle, personal trading style and risk tolerance. Every investor should build his own "Best Trading Strategy" or at least find the one that works well in the chosen market and adjust it to the personal trading style, portfolio size and risk tolerance.

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by Viktor Ka
Many traders are confused when the question comes to the indexes. The common question is "Why should I analyze NASDAQ 100 if I trade only MSFT (Microsoft Corporation stocks)?" or "Why should I bother about DJI if I trade C stock (Citigroup Inc)?” The answer is simple, the indexes reflect the general mood of the market and by applying technical analysis to the indexes a trader may predict where the tendency of the market is to be in the future.

By knowing the general direction of the market, which could be received only from the indexes analysis, a trader may substantially improve the trading even if this trader does not trade indexes but stocks only.

A simple trading system could be built on the basis of the index analysis and applied to the stock trading. By knowing the results of the technical analysis applied on the NASDAQ 100, a trader can make a more informative decision about trading MSFT — Microsoft corporation stock that belongs to the NASDAQ 100 index. For instance a trader may set simple rules for MSFT trading based on the NASDAQ 100 and MSFT analysis:

If the results of the technical analysis applied to the NASDAQ 100 points to a higher possibility of the bull market and:
1. If results of the MSFT analysis predict up move (the same direction as NASDAQ 100 direction) then a trader may buy the stock;
2. If results of the MSFT analysis predict down move (opposite direction to the NASDAQ 100 analysis) then a trader may stay in cash and wait when both analysis points are similar in direction

If the results of the technical analysis applied to the NASDAQ 100 points to the higher possibility of the bear market and:
1. If results of the MSFT analysis predict down move (the same direction as NASDAQ 100 direction) then a trader may sell the stock;
2. If results of the MSFT analysis predict up move (opposite direction to the NASDAQ 100 analysis) then a trader may stay in cash and wait when both analysis points are similar in direction

Basically, in a few words the system rules would state:

– buy only when the results of the stock and the results of the index (in which the stock is included) analysis point on the up move for this stock and for the index
– sell only when the result of the stock and the results of the index (in which the stock is included) analysis point on the down move for this stock and for the index

It become evident that index analysis should be included in each trading system. By knowing the general market direction a trader should not be surprised why his/her stocks drops when all technical indicators applied to that stock point that it should be higher. If the market crashes down most likely your stock will be down as well.

By using index analysis a stock trader can more safely trade the market, avoid uncertain trades, and manage how much to invest into a trade… Yes, it’s more complex to analyze stock and indexes, but if it would be easy then everyone would be a winner…

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by Viktor Ka
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index is tracked at the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker DJI (NYSE: DJI) and is maintained and reviewed by editors of The Wall Street Journal. The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index is also called the DJIA or informally the Dow Jones or the Dow 30 or simply the Dow. The Dow index is one of the most watched indexes over the world, which was created together with several other stock market indices in the nineteenth century by Charles Dow (Wall Street Journal editor and Dow Jones & Company co-founder). It is the oldest U.S. stock market index, after the Dow Jones Transportation Average and one of the most used indexes in the technical analysis.

The first time the DJIA index was published in Customer's Afternoon Letter on May 26, 1896, and at that time the Dow represented the average of twelve stocks from various important American industries. The number of stocks included into the index was increased to 20 in 1916 and in 1928 this number was increased to 30 stocks.

Now, the Dow Jones Industrial Average consists of 30 of the biggest public companies in the United States. Majority of these companies have nothing to do with the heavy industry; furthermore the “industrial” part of the DJIA name is just historically inherited. The Dow index is a price-weighted index and it is a compiled index as a way to gauge the performance of the of America's stock markets.

As of March 2008 al companies included in the DJI index are traded on the New York Exchange (NYSE) with exception of the Microsoft (MSFT) which was added to DJI in 1999 and is traded on the NASDAQ.

As of March 2008 the Dow Jones Industrials Average consists of the following 30 companies. This is outdated list and not a current list of the companies from the DJI index. Yet, it may give you the approximate picture of what kind of public companies are selected to be included into DJI index. For most current correct listing I would recommend visiting Dow Jones official web site.

1. 3M
2. Alcoa
3. American Express
4. American International Group
5. AT&T
6. Bank of America
7. Boeing
8. Caterpillar
9. Chevron Corporation
10. Citigroup
11. Coca-Cola
12. DuPont
13. ExxonMobil
14. General Electric
15. General Motors
16. Hewlett-Packard
17. Home Depot
18. Intel
19. IBM
20. Johnson & Johnson
21. JPMorgan Chase
22. McDonald's
23. Merck
24. Microsoft
25. Pfizer
26. Procter & Gamble
27. United Technologies Corporation
28. Verizon Communications
29. Wal-Mart
30. Walt Disney

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by Viktor Ka
Many traders are looking for a simple trading system. Simple trading system in the meaning that it is simple to use in order to make a trading decision, but it does not imply that this system would not require investing a lot of time into learning and developing. If there was a simple trading system in the meaning of developing, then everyone would start making money on the market. If this would be easy then everyone would be a winner and this is impossible.

The simple trading system could be developed, however the process of the building could be very complex, time consuming and may require even some investments. As a rule, the simpler the trading system looks at the end, the more complex and more difficult could be the process of developing this system.

There are a lot of simple trading indicators and many of them work. At first sight, the offered trading system for using these indicators may look simple and attractive. However, a trader who starts to apply them for personal investing may discover that most likely there is research, testing and adjusting before any system starts making real money.

By taking a look at a trading system based on the popular technical indicators you may find out that they really look simple. For instance:

  - Buy when RSI is below 30 (indication of an oversold market) and sell when RSI is above 70 (indication of overbought market).

  - Buy when Stochastics is below 20 (indication of an oversold market) and sell when Stochastics is above 80 (indication of overbought market).

  - A big number of others…

Despite the fact that the systems above look very simple, when it come to the part of applying these systems to the real market, many traders would find out that this is a much more complex process. There are a lot of questions that need to be answered and some of them are very important: what chart setting should be used, what stock to select, what timeframe to trade, how much money to invest, what stop-loss strategy to use…One of the most important question could be how to define the market stage when the selected technical indicator generates fake signals and how to control losses.

As a rule, building a trading system could be split into several stages:

  1. Stock Market Research — selecting the market for trading (stock market, options, futures, Forex…), defining the type of trading (intraday scalping, one trade a month or long-term trading), looking for technical indicators that work in the selected market and for selected type of trading;

  2. Learning — a trader must learn the selected indicators, markets, selected securities. Find out the best chart settings, define the moments when indicators do not work, find out what is profit could be achieved and what losses could be expected… A trader has to return back to stage #1, if at the end of studying he/she sees that it simply does not work (it could happened).

  3. System Developing — based on the knowledge and experience gained in the second stage a trade develops the trading system, which then is monitored and adjusted. On this stage additional rules could be added to the trading system, stop-loss strategy could be set as well as money management strategy could be defined. Many traders create several modifications to the system for Bull and Bear markets.

  4. System Testing – one of the most important stages where a trader may see how the developed system works in the real market situation. Very often this stage is used to spot the mistakes and make system adjustments. It may save time in developing trading system if the stage of the development is tied with testing stage (stage #3) that a trader develops, tests and adjusts a system at the same time.

The building of a simple trading system is not an as easy as many of traders would like to see it, and there is no 100% guarantee that the created simple trading system will be successful. After all efforts, a trader may find out that the created simple trading system is a failure.

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by Self-Storage-Owner
So, is real estate investment really very hard? And are there certain tips in real estate investment that can help someone like you? It does not have to be that hard, and there are endless tips to follow when investing in properties.

First of all, make sure you have a marketing strategy that is clear cut and organized in your mind. Test different responses and strategies if you have to, before you make any big decisions on marketing for real estate investment . Do not jump into a strategy before you know from first hand experience if it will work well. Even if you have not personally made this strategy work before, you need to have at least seen it in action and working well before you decide to use it. There are many strategy options for real estate investment , but their uses vary depending on many different things. Find out these things and know which strategies will work best for your property and plans.

When investing in anything of any scale at all, make sure you make a detailed budget. You have to know exactly, down to the cent, what will be coming and going as far as money is concerned. Once you do, you will have the upper hand on anything that comes your way, and you will more readily know if and what you can afford when questions come up of improvements or purchases. Equally important to making a budget is sticking to that budget. Real estate investment is not a forgiving industry if you make a wrong turn. It involves large sums of money and a lot of guesswork. Sticking to your budget is a sure fire way to avoid anything of this nature.

If this is the type of work you are in, or are determined to be in, you have to remember that it is one of the most competitive ones out there. Be ready to compete wholeheartedly, sometimes ruthlessly, with other companies and firms similar to your own. You will have to come up with original and edgy marketing strategies and ideas to keep ahead of the game. Do not try to do this alone. Hire or find others who can help with different aspects of the process, delegating to those individuals who are better at some things than others. This leaves you to get a more wide and focused view of the process, instead of falling into the easy rut of micro managing.

Pretend that you are a client or seller. Why would you call someone to help you? When you answer this question, ask yourself next if these are the qualifications that you yourself have. If not, you need to reassess your strategies and develop new ones. You need to have an edge on other companies, something that other companies do not have, or at least an angle that is so original it grabs peoples attention.

Lastly, keep your eyes open all the time for opportunities. In this line of work, your job never ends, and you should never shut down something before you have completely checked it out and inspected it for potential. Learn to get a sharp eye for good prospects. Train yourself to always be thinking about the positive changes that can be made to the properties you already own or manage. This helps you to become closer and closer to the investor that you wish to be.

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by Matthew Hopman
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