The Better Bet

You can set up for both sides of the market on this news trade. Using a straddle strategy allows for the possibility to capture profit if the market goes up or down. An economic health indicator for the UK will be released by Markit. The Manufacturing PMI is a level of diffusion index based on...

On Monday evening, be ready to trade the AUD/USD as two scheduled news events will take place at 7:30 p.m. ET. Scheduled news events are a great time to trade the markets affected because markets react and show volatility at those times. Markets can also be tracked and analyzed for consistency in...

US New Home Sales definitely triggers economic stimulation. The sale of a new house has people making loans, doing upgrades, and buying furnishings and services. This all gets the economy hopping. The US New Home Sales numbers will be released Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. ET. For this trade...

A variety of reports come out for the US on Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. ET. They include: Core Durable Goods Orders Durable Goods Orders Core PCE Price Index Personal Spending Personal Income When the above reports release, the market tends to make a move but also pull back. It...

A combination of consumer and manufacturing news will be released Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. ET presenting an opportunity for an Iron Condor strategy using Nadex spreads. The Conference Board Inc., a global research association, will release the US CB Consumer Confidence report based on a survey of...

Tuesday get ready to trade the EUR/USD around 8:00 a.m. ET, as the Bureau of Economic Analysis will release the US Prelim GDP and Prelim GDP Price Index at 8:30 a.m. ET November 24, 2015. Using Nadex Spreads, you can enter as early as 8:00 a.m. ET for 10:00 a.m. ET expirations. The Prelim GDP...

In a previous article, the Big Ben Strategy for Spreads was presented. Darrell Martin worked closely on the development of both strategies with Ann and Joseph Rivera, and Jessie Van and Venkat Jayaraman, all traders at Apex Investing Institute. Whereas the Big Ben strategy is designed for spreads...

According to an article by Shawn Langlois at MarketWatch, a trader named Joe Campbell went to bed with around $37,000 in his E*Trade account. Thinking that the stock he was short-selling was going to be held overnight for a nice $2.00 fade, and not knowing about a notable development happening in...

Back in 1966, Simon and Garfunkel released a song that began with these lines: "Slow down, you move too fast." Nearly 50 years later, it seems that the world wants everything faster: food, news, cars. Even trades, which only used to be available every hour, now have some with expiration...

Most people are familiar with sharing things on social media. It seems to be an everyday occurrence for some to share the events or emotions of their day. A couple of weeks ago Darrell Martin happened to share something on Facebook that led to him being able to learn something even more. He had...

Every day as you sit at your computer, whether it is for a few minutes before or after work, or you are able to trade all day, you may have wondered why you are trading. Have you ever determined what your goals are for trading? Not just the “I want to make money” reason, but also the...

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia will be releasing their Philly Fed Manufacturing Index. This is a monthly survey taking responses from some 250 manufacturers in the Philadelphia area. Those surveyed are asked to rate general business conditions. The release is scheduled for Thursday at...

Oftentimes traders learn how to master strategies for one kind of market condition leaving them limited when the market isn’t moving in a way they are familiar with trading. This is the second part of a two part series. The first part told of a profitable trade using an Iron Condor strategy...