Trading While the Pit Sleeps

Thanks to relatively recent technological breakthroughs, day traders are able to work when and where they choose.  Cyberspace is the new trading arena and the financial markets are more accessible than ever.  While the folks down the street are sleeping snugly in...

So, You want to be a Day Trader…

Most people who are in the markets these days consider themselves investors or long term traders.  The irony is that most will get out of a position if it pays well in a short period of time.  They watch their position from day to day until they think it is the right...

Using Futures as an Indicator

By now, most people who pay attention to the financial markets realize that what happens in Asia and Europe will affect our market here in the US.  How many times have we woken up in the morning to hear CNBC or Bloomberg telling us that the European markets are down...