Tag Archives: ETF

What The Silver:Gold Ratio Is Saying About Risk

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Christopher Wallace

The price ratio between silver and gold can often be a good gauge of risk appetite. Silver is considerably more volatile than gold. Theory has that when relatively volatile silver outperforms more stable gold that appetite for risk is on. … Continue reading →

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Market and Elections

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Eva Zaleski

I would be very careful drawing any definite conclusions on how election results impact the market. Some market participants are repositioning their bets for sure but that process was already under way before elections. I would also be very careful … Continue reading →

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Is dollar going down?

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Eva Zaleski

Oh no! Not now when I am leaving for my trip to Europe. Look what happened on Friday to SLV and GLD. Both printed last Friday 8-31-12 nice bullish candlesticks after 6 days of consolidation. The volume was high – … Continue reading →

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Selloff or grinding up – what’s next?

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Eva Zaleski

Look at the chart of VIX gives me 50/50 chance of either. When VIX was 10 – 15 market generally stayed positive with some periods of pause and refresh. Check for yourself the chart of SPY: The ETFs that were … Continue reading →

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Would you buy it now?

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Eva Zaleski

I do not trade individual stocks. I trade only ETFs. However sometimes I like to look at stock charts and remind myself why. Here is one that caught my attention: It’s an hourly chart. Would you buy it here? Would … Continue reading →

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Re-enter the trade?

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Eva Zaleski

How should I know when to re-enter a trade after cashing out from a swing trade? It is always a probability game and weighing risks/reward. There is one simple test that I use in addition to examining the charts: The … Continue reading →

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Not much of a resolution yet…

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Eva Zaleski

I wrote last Thursday on the Members Forum about my recent trades and market short term observations using a midcap ETF. “I am trading MDY currently. I use 3 chart time frames: daily, hourly, 5 minutes. Daily chart tells me … Continue reading →

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Feeding the ducks

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Eva Zaleski

The market is hovering at the resistance with a lot of noise recently. This is when I do not hold my trades too long. I rather prefer to take my money when I have it and trade the pullbacks to … Continue reading →

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Can You Get out of Trouble?

Posted on February 13, 2011 by Eva Zaleski

It depends… In one of my blogs I wrote that I trade only ETFs and I try to follow my rules all the time. I know I am not a good stock picker. I also know that for me it … Continue reading →

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Consistency is the key

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Eva Zaleski

Once you decide what kind of a trader you are, what works for you what doesn’t, you need to consistently execute according to your rules. Either your skill lies in stock picking and trading specific patterns, or just trading the … Continue reading →

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