Archive for June, 2008

The Darvas Box is a strategy in stock trading that was developed by Nicolas Darvas in 1956. What makes this quite a unique strategy is that it was developed, not by a financial or trading expert but by a popular former ballroom dancer. Yes, Nicolas Darvas was a former ballroom dancer who was famous dancer all over the world in the late 1950’s. But with his strategy, he was able to turn a $36,000 investment in...

In trading, there are some ways of thinking that determine a person’s trading decisions. Some of these way of thinking is based on several biases that they believe would increase their chances of profiting from their investments and trading practices. In market analysis, biases based on personal beliefs are used to help determine in which direction a trader plans to tread upon. But unfortunately, a lot of ine...

Trading involves many aspects. Trading in the commodity market is just one of the many other markets out there where traders actively try to practice their wares. The commodity market is basically a market where raw and primary products are being traded and exchanged. The commodity market is said to be one of the few areas of investment where traders with limited capital may have the opportunity to gain incredible...

The trading market is just like a battle with warriors battling it out to get the best deals out there. And just like any battles, the warrior traders can be under a lot of stress most of the time. And in the trading battle, it is the strongest who always survive. Many traders have found themselves always stressed out eventually from the rigors on the trading floor. Most traders may not know it, but it is stress th...