Archive for the ‘S&P 500 Analysis’ Category

Elliott wave Historical Analysis of S&P 500 Trend

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

Elliott wave is a form of technical wave trend analysis of financial instruments particularly stocks and futures. The objective is to have some predictable model in the overall/long term trend of stocks/future indices.

Elliott wave is a five step wave improvement in the bull trend, for example:

Elliott wave example trend
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Day Trading Explained: Common Misconceptions and its Definition

Saturday, June 12th, 2010

You might have heard the term “Day Trading” but does not understand the meaning. Or maybe a profession called as “Day Trader” such as job of Micah in the movie “Paranormal Activity”. These jobs are not very common and is sometimes confused with the following terms:

a.) Stock trader
b.) Investor
c.) Entrepreneur
d.) Businessman

As a definition, a day trader is someone who:

1.) Trade either stocks or futures in a daily basis.
2.) Mostly work at home or maybe hired to do the job.
3.) Make a living out of trading profits.

So lets back with the common misconceptions:

1.) Does a day trader a stock trader? The answer is yes, (more…)