A Cup of Joe Is Getting Cheaper

If you seasonally look at coffee over the past 25 years, coffee has a tendency to move higher from the middle of October through January as demand for coffee increases due to the cold winter months.  Coffee is harvested at the beginning of summer and by August the...

When Numbers Clash

  We have all heard the term overbought, and occasionally you might hear the term oversold.  The big question becomes what defines a market as either overbought or oversold.  Looking at the recent history of the market, you may have heard the criticism of the 4th...

The Anatomy of a News Trade

Market pops and drops are many times caused by either a scheduled or unscheduled news announcement. For scheduled news events the pop or drop typically comes because of a deviation from what was estimated.  For example, if Non-Farm Payrolls are expected at + 150,000...

7 Trading Secrets

Tom Busby, trading close to 30 years, has learned valuable trading lessons each time he has traded. He’s been through it all, from losing money, to gaining profits, to mastering the markets, authoring books and becoming one of the most nationally recognized trading...