June 18 (6-18 is that special day when we celebrate the Golden Ratio (0.618...) and all the ways we use it today in wave analysis. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Happy-Phi-Day--Perfect-Day-for-Some-Phinancial-Fun-5077.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=5077 Gold's drop caught many investors off-guard, as it plunged an incredible em$40/ounce/em emwithin two trading sessions/em. But our strongMetals Specialty Services/strong editor Mike Drakulich discussed just such a potential move during an interview emlast week/em. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Precious-Metals-Pop-Quiz-Why-Are-Gold-Prices-Falling-5102.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=5102 The key point is worth emphasizing "central banks are now expanding their gold reserves" emafter/em gold has had an incredible run! Learn more... http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/$6-Billion-in-Gold-Take-That-to-the-Bank-5064.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=5064 On April 1st, I wrote an article for TheStreet.com titled Fool’s Gold, where I reiterated a favorite argument and trade idea from the past year about taking short positions, or selling calls, on the BMarket Vectors Gold Miners ETF/B (a href=javascriptvoid(0) onclick=quotepop('GDX')GDX/a) as its momentum slowed vs. gold itself. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Mining-for-Top-Gold-and-Silver-Stocks--Investment-Ideas-5046.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=5046 In case anyone hasn't noticed, gold and silver are once again on a tear. The long-term bullish trend in gold that is now going on its tenth year has been driven by the ongoing devaluation of the Dollar due to growing fiscal imbalances and the Fed's easy money policies of the last few years. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Junior-Mining-Stocks-are-Cheap--Investment-Ideas-5610.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=5610 Imagine that the collective US financial community had its very own Facebook page. And then imagine that the following news feed appeared under Recent Activity "emUS/emem strongInvestors /strongare now friends with strongRisk/strong."/em You better believe there'd be as many "Likes" and "Thumbs Up" in reply to this status update as to a shirtless photo of Brad Pitt. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/The-GoldSilver-Ratio-Shows-Investors-Rapid-Flight-From-Risk-5150.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=5150 No Bubble Here Gold Stocks Are Cheap - Investment Ideas http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/No-Bubble-Here-Gold-Stocks-Are-Cheap--Investment-Ideas-4843.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=4843 As I'm sure you know, gold has had an incredible run. The precious metal reached a record high earlier this month of $1577.57 -- that price puts gold emsix times higher/em than it was in August 1999. Yet forecasts... http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Gold-Prospecting-in-2011-Have-You-Caught-Yellow-Metal-Fever-4982.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=4982 Gold and silver fell hard again on May 5 Gold touched an intraday low of $1463 per ounce (from $1,577 on May 2), and silver fell as low as $35 an ounce (from $49 on April 25.) Investors want explanations, and here are some of the more popular ones... http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Gold-and-Silver-Why-Are-Prices-Falling-4946.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=4946 Forget Goldman, Buy These Energy Stocks - Investment Ideas http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Forget-Goldman-Buy-These-Energy-Stocks--Investment-Ideas-4884.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=4884 When it comes right down to it, trading in precious metals is not for the faint of heart. Often times, it can feel like there's a ticking time bomb of volatility super-glued to the safe of gold and silver's price trends. If you don't crack the code fast enough, the opportunity to position for near-term turns blows up in your face. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/One-Combination-To-Unlock-the-Safe-of-Gold-and-Silvers-Price-Trends-4922.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=4922 Forget Goldman, Buy These Energy Stocks - Investment Ideas http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Forget-Goldman-Buy-These-Energy-Stocks--Investment-Ideas-4891.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=4891 span style=font-size 10ptAccording to a recent PBS News Hour report, NASA scientists have uncovered trace elements of gold on the surface of the moon./span span style=font-size 10ptThe discovery seems all too fitting, considering the fact that gold prices have soared beyond this planetary orbit to boldly go where no yellow metal has gone before. To wit On April 5, gold shot up more than $20 per ounce to surpass its previous record AND land at a new, all-time high.../span http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Gold-One-Giant-$20plus-Leap-For-Precious-Metal-Kind-4840.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=4840 Surprising new video Which is the right precious metal for you? http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Gold-or-Silver-Which-Should-you-Choose-4814.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=4814 Get international with MainStay Global High Income A (MGHAX), T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Bond (PREMX), Federated International High Income A (IHIAX), Putnam Global Income A (PGGIX), and Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Debt A (GSDAX). http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Top-5-International-Bond-Funds--Best-of-Funds-3104.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=3104 div style=margin 0in 0in 0ptWhile hindsight can be a source of regret, a careful emanalysis/em of the past can help us understand the present and even arrive at a forecast for the future. Thus it is with financial markets -- gold and silver.../div http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/How-to-Forecast-Gold-and-Silver-Using-the-Wave-Principle-4640.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=4640 Add metals to your portfolio with Rydex Precious Metals (RYPMX), American Century Global Gold (BGEIX), Midas (MIDSX),Franklin Gold & Precious Metals A (FKRCX) and Van Eck International Investors Gold A (INIVX). http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Top-5-Precious-Metals-Mutual-Funds--Best-of-Funds-3333.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=3333 Following the gold market as we do here at MarketClub, it was amazing that nobody, and I mean nobody, was bearish on this market. This always creates a problem as the markets tend to reverse when everyone is on one side and there's no one else left to buy. What happened in gold was a classic candlestick formation that any trader, whether they trade gold or other markets, should be aware of. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/The-1-Reason-Why-Gold-Collapsed-1988.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=1988 In this 4 minute video I explain exactly what I mean by a short gold position. It does not mean I am bearish on gold, however the scenario I point out in this video could make money by being short gold and long another important market. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/A-short-gold-position-could-pay-off-with-this-scenario-3542.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=3542 Research proves wrong the idea that gold reliably rises during recessions. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Gold-What-Is-The-Economy-Usually-Doing-When-It-Goes-Up-898.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=898 div style=margin 0in 0in 0ptOn March 2, scientists added a third item to the list of living things able to "Defy the Laws of Gravity" A bumble bee, a hummingbird, and now -- the gold market. Okay, maybe not officially. But on March 2, as the price of gold soared to a fresh all-time high, the notion of a new, "up-only" paradigm forming in the precious metal certainly felt real./div http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/A-Compelling-Elliott-Wave-Pattern-Emerges-In-Gold-Again-4652.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=4652 div style=margin 0in 0in 0ptfont size=2Today (March 17) people all across the globe will celebrate St. Patrick's Day with pints of green-colored beer, shamrocks, and tall tales of little men keeping guard over pots of gold at the end of rainbows. /fontfont size=2At Elliott Wave International, our celebration will be in honor of one man who has been keeping his eyes glued to the long-term trend underway in the "pot" of copper at the end of the commodity rainbow. That man is EWI's chief commodity analyst and long-time emFutures Junctures Service /emeditor Jeffrey Kennedy. (You get his copper analysis strongfree/strong; details below.)/font/div http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/FreeWeek-Continues-Pot-Of-Copper-At-The-End-Of-The-Commodity-Rainbow-4594.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=4594 Of the many forward-looking market indicators we at EWI employ, one of the most interesting tools (and least discussed in the financial media) is the DJIA priced in gold -- the real money, as EWI's president Robert Prechter calls it. What implications might the present position of Dow/gold have for the long-term trend of the nominal Dow? In this video, Elliott Wave International's Steven Hochberg shows you several revealing charts that answer this question. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/DJIA-Priced-in-Gold-What-It-Means-for-the-LongTerm-Trend-1610.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=1610 A modern-day Gold Rush is well under way. From hedge funds to housewives, everyone is bringing their proverbial pickaxes to mine the precious metal's abounding upside. This week, gold pushed as high as $1445 an ounce. And if you ask the mainstream experts what's behind gold's record-breaking winning streak, they wouldn't think twice the recent Libyan uprising and continued protests in the Middle East. To many experts, Libya's leader might as well be known as Muammar GOLD-dafi, as the recent news items below make plain http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Gold-Rush-2011-The-Path-of-Least-Resistance-4653.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=4653 font size=2In February 2010, Gotham City launched its very own chapter of the Gold Prospectors Association of America (GPAA). Here's the ironic twist em"All the un-mined gold in the entire state of New York would probably fit into a one-ounce vial" /em-- approximate to the size of em"Fly Poop." /em/fontfont size=2Bottom line Whether it's sifting through creek beds in the barren Catskills or buying gold futures on the commodity floor, today's "gold rush" is a high emotion-driven rally in which the players no longer see a two-way paradigm in prices/font http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Gold-Prices-Have-NOT-Defied-The-Laws-Of-Gravity-4650.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=4650 November 30th, 2010 -- The gold market has been pushing out its normal level of frustration and anxiety for the past several weeks. So the question becomes, is the gold market pausing to move higher, and of course the Bulls would argue this, or is it forming the head and shoulders top that many technicians are looking for? Of course, this would be a bearish sign for gold if this technical formation is completed. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Video--Is-gold-stuck-between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place-2364.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=2364 span style=font-size 10ptThis is Part X of the series "Robert Prechter Dispels 10 Popular Investment Myths," where EWI president tests investment myth #9 "Inflation makes gold and silver go up" -- and brings you another round of eye-opeing conclusions./span http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Robert-Prechter-Dispels-10-Popular-Investment-Myths-Part-X-4643.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=4643 Every issue of Bob Prechter's emElliott Wave Theorist/em presents unique analysis and forecasts, which subscribers use to pursue their own strategies. It's rare for Prechter to publish a specific trade recommendation. But early last week silver gapped higher at the open and peaked just above $30. Shortly afterward (noon Eastern time Monday, Dec. 6), he published a special Interim Report. It alerted subscribers to an irresistible opportunity in silver. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Silver-and-Gold-An-Irresistible-Opportunity-4637.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=4637 Get technology with Fidelity Select Technology (FSPTX), Wells Fargo Advantage Specialized Technology A (WFSTX), Goldman Sachs Technology Tollkeeper A (GITAX), Matthews Asia Science & Technology (MATFX) and MFS Technology A (MTCAX). http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Top-5-Technology--Mutual-Funds--Best-of-Funds-3327.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=3327 Add gold to your portfolio Fidelity Select Gold (FSAGX), GAMCO Gold AAA (GOLDX), Midas (MIDSX), OCM Gold (OCMGX) and ProFunds Precious Metals UltraSector (PMPSX). http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Top-5-Precious-Metals-Mutual-Funds--Best-of-Funds-3095.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=3095 div style=margin 8pt 0inAs crude oil prices continue to fly higher than a kite on the surface of the moon, one question dominates the financial webosphere Where are energy prices headed? According to some mainstream market observers, the answer is not so clear We here at EWI couldn't agree more Trying to anticipate the long-term direction in oil prices based on a series of unknown, external variables is like trying to toss a straight arrow in the middle of a hurricane. It's doubtful you'd actually hit the bulls eye./div http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Crude-Oil-Is-The-Black-Gold-Bull-Back-For-Good-4716.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=4716 div style=margin 8pt 0inspan style=font-size 11ptfont size=2On January 4, 2011 a small group of financial strategists hinted of a precious metals conspiracy. I call it "The Magic Bullion Theory" and it goes something like this /font/spanspan style=font-size 11ptfont size=2On the morning of January 4, a curious shot was fired out from a grassy knoll surrounding the gold market, piercing through prices and causing their value to plunge more than $40 in a matter of hours. /font/span/div http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Gold-Prices-Plunge-No-Mystery-To-The-OneDay-Drop-4644.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=4644 The gold and silver markets rallied dramatically to the upside as concerns and worries over oil supplies, inflation, and general nervousness in the world markets pushed both metals into new high ground. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/A-megaday-for-gold-and-silver-video-3583.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=3583 Add metals to your portfolio with Rydex Precious Metals (RYPMX), American Century Global Gold (BGEIX), Midas (MIDSX),Franklin Gold & Precious Metals A (FKRCX) and Van Eck International Investors Gold A (INIVX). http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Top-5-Precious-Metals-Mutual-Funds--Best-of-Funds-3332.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=3332 div style=margin 0in 0in 0ptfont size=2Every day, Elliott Wave International's Message Board receives questions from free Club EWI members and subscribers. Many of those questions pertain to one debate, namely Does news really create market trends, as "fundamental" analysis and conventional economic wisdom say it does? For example, on March 11 and March 14, some financial media experts "knew" without a doubt that instability in the Middle East was the main catalyst for the rising trend in gold./font/div http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/First-Gold-Goes-Up-On-Mideast-Unrest-Then-Gold-Goes-Down-Despite-Mideast-Unrest-4654.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=4654 div style=margin 0in 0in 0ptEWI Precious Metals analyst Mike Drakulich provided subscribers with a great wave count in February Gold last week, forecasting a likely wave 2 target at around 1390. Gold turned at 1392.90./div http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Thars-Gold-In-Them-Thar-Charts-4647.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=4647 span style=font-size 10ptYou wouldn't know it by looking at all the "We Buy Gold!" ads on late-night TV and your local pawn shops, but gold and silver have sold off hard since the beginning of the year./span span style=font-size 10ptWhy are precious metals falling? "Growing investor confidence," say the mainstream experts. But ispan style=font-size 10ptf you're looking for an independent perspective, you've come to the right place./span/span http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Silver-and-Gold-Sinking-A-Buying-Opportunity-4646.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=4646 div style=margin 0in 0in 0ptThe alarming data in the Irish survey of businesses (strongover one-third/strong strongof all the companies in Ireland/strong are at "high risk") raise the questions.../div div style=margin 0in 0in 0pt /div http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/No-Pot-of-Gold-The-Rainbows-End-is-Far-Away-for-Irish-Firms-4659.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=4659 div style=margin 0in 0in 0ptfont size=2Since the start of 2011, one thing has been made clear with regard to gold Using "fundamentals" to stay ahead of the metal's biggest turns has been as effective as tracking a polar bear through a blizzard. Even as the "scent" of safe-haven news grew stronger with the eruption of the Middle Eastern tensions, violent Egyptian protests, the overthrow of the Tunisian government, and lingering economic uncertainty in the United States -- gold's sense of grow was completely lost. /font/div http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/A-Riveting-Book-Contains-30-Years-Of-Bob-Prechters-Gold-amp-Silver-Analysis-4651.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=4651 span style=font-size 10ptAs gold climbed to its December 2010 all-time high of $1,431 an ounce, virtually everyone believed it would only go higher. span style=font-size 10ptWell, here we are, a month-and-a-half later. "Madman Bernanke" is still at it. Europe's debt crisis remains fundamentally unresolved. Inflationists are still waiting for a Zimbabwe-like collapse. /spanspan style=font-size 10ptYet on January 21, gold fell as low as $1,337 an ounce. WHY?/span/span http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Everyone-Knows-Gold-Should-Be-Rising--Why-Is-It-Sinking-Instead-4648.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=4648 div style=margin 8pt 0infont size=2In a chestnut shell Silver has become one of the strongest performing metals of 2010. To illustrate just how strong The Grand Poobah of precious metals, Gold, soared 26% in the last year. That's grapes compared to silver's 70%-plus rally to a 30-year high over the same period. /fontfont size=2And, according to the mainstream experts, the wind of " fundamentals" is firmly at silver's back. The way they see it, there are three main factors that will contribute to the white metal's red hot winning streak /font/div http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Silver-Bulls-Silver-Bulls-Its-Celebrating-Time-In-Precious-Metals-4638.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=4638 div style=margin 8pt 0inspan style=font-size 10ptThere comes a point in every financial mania when, in the poetic words of Willie Shakespeare, em"Reason becomes passion's slave."/em Details from a recent emCNN Money /emarticle titled "Have You Caught Gold Fever?" confirm that that time has come for gold. According to the piece, this February, Gotham City launched its very own chapter of the Gold Prospectors Association of America (GPAA). Here's the ironic twist em"All the un-mined gold in the entire state of New York would probably fit into a one-ounce vial" /em-- approximate to the size of em"Fly Poop." /em/span/div http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Precious-Metals-Exclusive-Webinar-Puts-You-On-High-Alert-For-Whats-Next-in-Gold-4636.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=4636 Candlestick charting is a highly powerful tool in the trading arsenal of any trader. The beauty of candlestick charting lies in the fact that it can be used in any market whether you trade forex, stocks, futures, options, bonds, ETFs, commodities, gold or whatever. You can use nothing but candlestick charts and patterns when trading. These candlestick charts have a number of candlestick patterns which when appear on the chart give an important signal about the market sentiment. For a trader, one of the most important thing to know is whether a trend is about to reverse itself or continue.There are a number of candlestick patterns ranging from simple to complex that can be used accurately in predicting trend reversals and trend continuation. Now, when you combine these candlestick patterns with technical indicators, you can obtain highly accurate trading signals that can triple your profits.There are many technical indicators now available. Everyday, you might come accross a new technical indicator. When you combine these technical indicators with candlestick charting patterns, you get a what you call a highly accurate confirmation trading signal that tells you whether the trade will be high probability or not. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Trading-Signals-Obtained-By-Combining-Technical-Indicators-With-Candlestick-Patterns-Can-Be-Highly-A-200.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=200 How To Trade Futures And Options In IndiaCotton is a cash crop and a commodity. Commodities have given a much superior return as compared to stocks over the past two decades. Gold is a precious metal as well as a commodity. Gold market is in an unprecedented bull run for the last decade. Cotton trading can also be profitable.The best way to trade the cotton market is to trade cotton futures. Now China is the world's largest supplier of cotton. But the cotton crop this year in China was not good due to bad weather like rain and cold. What this means is that there will be reduced supply of cotton in the global market as China will be producing less and whatever it will produce will be first used to meet the double digit GDP demand of it's local industry.India and US are the two other major producers of cotton. There are export restrictions from India. China's local demand is more than what it produces. So, there will be an upward pressure on the cotton prices in the global economy. This means trading cotton this season can be highly profitable. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/How-To-Trade-Futures-And-Options-In-India--Trading-Cotton-Futures-And-Options-Can-Be-Highly-Profit-2201.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=2201 You will find several methods which you can invest in gold, so following are 3 gold trading tips which could genuinely help you to protect, save and increase your money when in financial uncertainties. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Top-Three-Gold-Trading-Tips--Easiest-And-Fastest-Way-To-Make-Money-With-Gold-764.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=764 One Touch binary options are a fantastic new way to trade stocks, currencies, indices, gold and oil and that is just a few of the over 50 plus available. Because they give returns of up to 550% on your One Touch options trades they are one of the best trading opportunities around. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/How-To-Profit-From-One-Touch-Binary-Options-Trades-in-As-Little-As-One-Day-3198.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=3198 These days, you will find several possibilities to earn money on the internet but online gold trading is probably the best business ventures available. I have tried network marketing, Forex trading, options and futures trading, home-based business but discovered that trading gold online is genuinely a way to make consistent residual income monthly and a business to replace an 8 to 5 job.So why is gold trading online so profitable and attractive? To make it in layman terms, the gold market is quite predictable. If you know about the U.S government debts, you'll understand why physical gold is thus hugely sought-after. The U.S government has got trillions of debts and they continue printing paper money to eliminate the debts. It then leads to inflation and devaluing of the greenback. Then people will begin rushing to buy physical gold.But purchasing physical gold will not be the optimal situation for people having very little capital since the gold price is currently very expensive per ounce. Therefore if you trade gold online, you're able to leverage on the margin account that the broker offers you. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Gold-Trading-Online--Ultimate-Opportunity-You-Simply-Cannot-Miss-Again-756.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=756 After rising 500% in the past 10 years some analysts believe precious metals are in the ultimate bubble. Using history as a guide however, it's likely that the next decade will be even more wild for commodity prices. When the only attractive place to put your money seems to be in gold or silver, then the market will be getting close to a major peak. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Will-The-Speculative-Bubble-Burst-Soon-In-Silver-And-Gold-2259.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=2259 Central bank recently released AND quot;2006 Report of the international financial markets, AND quot; said the qualified foreign institutional investors to expand (QFII) quota, and the development of futures market system of qualified foreign institutional investors, etc., and gradually expand the offshore participants on China AND #39;s financial market participation. Will gradually increase QFII quota Central bank announced on the 16th AND quot;2006 Report of the international financial markets, AND quot; said, will gradually expand the offshore financial market participants on China AND #39;s participation, steady progress in the RMB convertible under capital account. Central bank said it would gradually increase QFII quota; increase in foreign capital markets involved in the transaction variety, relaxation of foreign capital into China AND #39;s financial market qualifications; the establishment of futures markets QFII quota; the development of the gold futures options derivatives, foreign investment banks involved in the transaction gold market, and gradually open the gold import and export restrictions; use of the domestic market for foreign players to raise funds to provide greater convenience, to raise funds to allow purchase of foreign exchange remitted. China has ratified 52 overseas QFII qualification, there are a total of 49 institutions approved QFII investment quota of 9.995 billion U. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/The-Central-Bank-Will-Gradually-Liberalize-The-Import-And-Export-Of-Gold--Gold-Jewelry-Jewelry-1289.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=1289 Gold trading price are actually making record high and for the non-savvy investors, do you know how to trade gold by having an effective method but without needing to spend too much capital?Gold has been a popular investment for investors and traders whether they possess just a few hundreds of dollars or perhaps a few thousands to invest. An investment in gold bullion coins and bars is actually a great way to protect your wealth in bad economic time or inflation. If you want to learn how to trade the precious metal, then you may want to start with understanding the elements which impact the direction and the gold price. Gold trading can be viewed as very profitable and safe considering the fact that the metal has a value in contrast to paper currency.Many savvy traders may wish to turn to the yellow rare metal particularly during this time when the economic has some doubt. Furthermore, the United States has piled-up trillions of debts which is so hard to clean up which has then resulted in a fall in the value of the U.S buck and an increase in the precious metal price. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/How-To-Trade-Gold-And-Make-Good-Income-Like-A-Professional-With-Little-Effort-1078.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=1078 Everyone wants to buy gold. Gold is the ultimate global currency. US Dollar used to be pegged to gold before 1973. But with the collapse of the Bretton Woods System that year, US Dollar was unpegged from gold. Many forex traders don't know this fact that there are a few currencies in the world that show a strong correlation to the gold prices. If the gold prices go up, these currencies appreciate and if the gold prices go down, these currencies depreciate.One of the currencies that is strongly correlated to the gold prices in the international markets is the Australian Dollar (AUD). Australia is a major producer and exporter of gold in the world. No doubt, AUD shows a strong correlation with the international gold prices. Now, gold is also known as the Anti Dollar. On the other hand, USD has an inverse relationship with gold prices. Gold prices rise, USD falls in value. This causes the currency pair AUD/USD to appreciate in value when gold prices rise.How do you follow gold in currency trading? We now know that AUD/USD pair reacts strongly to gold prices. So we will trade AUD/USD based on following gold. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Gold-Prices-And-Forex-Trading-701.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=701 Trade oil options and futures in gold and oil. Oil and gold are the world's most traded commodity because the real professionals (not the joke Forex vendors) know it is the easiest way to make money. Oil, the Dow and Gold gave us 24 trades in the first 8 months of 2010 and 6,570 pips. This is an average of over 800 pips a month, or over $8,000 trading one contract. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Investing-In-Gold-And-Oil-387.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=387 There is still a chance for you to day trade without leaving your job. 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A futures contract can include everything from a standard size amount of wheat, oil, or a country's currency. The amount and date of delivery of the contract are specified, though in almost all cases delivery is not taken as contracts are bought and sold for speculative or hedging purposes.Futures are utilized by both those who use the actual commodity and by investors. For example, in May a farmer plants some corn, but doesn't know what corn will be selling for in November. He can sell a futures contract for November and lock in the future selling price today. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/The-Proper-Way-To-Trade-In-Commodity-Market-863.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=863 With all the information on the internet consisting of eBooks, video, charts and analysis, you're probably ready to pull your hair out when it comes to forex trading. Throw in some commodities like gold, and things get even more complicated. So what's a forex trader to do? Well we have put together some steps you can take to make sense of this elaborate task known as forex trading.Forex Trading is widely available to almost anyone around the world using a high speed connection. The possibility of making a substantial amount of money in the forex market and even quite possibly achieving some financial freedom is what attracts so many to forex. Of course with big reward comes a larger financial risk. The learning curve seems to prevent many people from making successful trades, especially if they really aren't sure of what they're doing.Here are some interesting guidelines to follow in your path to a successful forex trading career. They may help you in keeping more money inside your trading account if your willing to spend the time to read and remember them. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Here-To-Clear-Up-Your-Forex-Trading-805.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=805 Technical analysis has become one of the most popular science of trading. Even it is defined as not exact since that cannot guarantee future price trend, many traders are looking at it as it is a trail to the gold. Now, when the computerization is developing to the higher levels, many technical analysts are forgetting about basic principles of analysis. Majority of retail and even professional traders and investors are jumping into the world of technical indicators in attempt to find or to develop a trading system or strategy which would make them rich overnight or allowed them do nothing and receive stable income flow. With hundreds of technical indicators many traders get lost in testing. 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Though the same may apply to the silver bullion and gold bullion, the amount of risk involved here is less when compared to the stock market.If one takes a closer look at the way the price of gold and silver have quadrupled over the past decade, it only gives an opportunity for people to invest at the right time. Gold investing has never disappointed as an investment and has given a steady return to the investor. With the kind of demand that is there for this yellow metal across the globe, it only is taking name of increasing and shows no signs of touching the red.As a result investors have shifted their interest from the stock market to the bullion market in order to cash on the surge in prices. Surprisingly, silver bullion too is witnessing its lifetime high prices and is attracting equal number of investors in comparison with the gold investors. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Making-Money-On-Gold-And-Silver-Investing-867.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=867 Gold prices recently reached almost $1,400 per troy ounce before making a retracement. Gold market is in an unprecedented uptrend for the last many years. Many analysts are predicting that gold prices can reach as high as $2,500 in the next six to twelve months. Nobody knows! Nobody was expecting the gold prices to make a retracement. But trends never move in straight lines. Prices move up or down, they consolidate and make a retracement and then again start moving up or down. Silver is another precious metal that is expected to skyrocket in the next few years.Let's illustrate this precious metals trading strategy with an example. A gold futures contract consists of 100 ounces. Now, the margin requirements can vary from one broker to another but it is generally around $5,000. This means you can control 100 ounces of gold with $5,000. Each point the gold futures contract moves up or down, you make $10 or lose $10. Suppose, you bought the gold futures contract and it moved up by 50 points. You make $500 less the commission and other fees). http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/A-Precious-Metals-Trading-Strategy-760.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=760 Any investor who has not watched the price of gold skyrocket to extreme heights over the past few years has most likely been asleep at the wheel. However, with potential benefits to investing in gold, one must always ask whether it is best to invest in gold itself or in the gold producers (the companies that get the nuggets out of the ground and create that end product). 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No, not because you're going to play to the Goldman-Sachs' tune. there are far more important... http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Important-Reasons-to-Buy-Gold-Stock-Now-109.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=109 Gold has surged to an all-time high of $1,299.80 per troy ounce and gained 1.3% on the week. The recent US Federal Open Market Committee meeting served as a catalyst for higher gold prices as the precious metal came under heavy demand from traders seeking protection from a deteriorating US dollar. The Federal Reserve's acknowledgment that inflation is 'somewhat below' levels deemed consistent with their mandate was taken as a hint that further Quantitative Easing (QE) was on the cards. If you were day trading you probably would have seen that these comments made the US dollar plunge. As confidence in paper based currency begins to fade, demand for gold will increase as investors seek an asset that will retain its value during uncertain times. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Futures-Trading-And-Where-Next-For-The-Gold-Markets-2214.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=2214 It has been a remarkable ten years in the gold and silver markets. Demand has gone through the roof, with many investors shying away from the risks of traditional stocks, mutual funds, or even real estate investments, in favor of investing in precious metals. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Gold-And-Silver-2685.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=2685 Are you thinking about investing in gold? The forms you buy should fit your motives for buying. Learn why other long-term investors are buying gold today. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Investing-in-Gold--What-Form-Is-Best-to-Buy-2254.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=2254 You may strike gold once or twice through pure blind luck, or even by mindlessly following the crowd. But without a reliable system of calculating potential price reversal points, you're exposing yourself to a much larger amount of trading risk than necessary. Grab A Copy Click hereWhen I first started trading 12 years ago, I worked for one of the largest grain trading companies in the world. I was directly responsible for placing their futures orders, which meant I had to devote myself to an intensive technical analysis of market trends.In other words, I needed a highly accurate way of knowing when and how markets will react.The more I studied, the more I became interested in the techniques used to trade price and time. 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Contributing gold eagle coins to someone's functions assures a radiated function more or less stable constancy above all.Gold is very burnished and beautiful metal. The design of the golden eagle coins is inspired by the famous American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens which not just ensures none of the initial metal's beauty is lost but really enhances it.American eagle gold coins are nice to have, making them the best choice for a coin collector. Golden Eagle coins are available in 1/10 ounce, ounce, ounce, and ounce denominations. Each of these are 22-karat gold coins, having 91.67% gold, 3% silver, and 5.33% copper, designed and created by American sculptor, Augustus Saint-Gaudens. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Should-You-Invest-In-Golden-Eagle-Coins-Now-765.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=765 This week the price of gold bounced over the pshycological price of 1.325 dollars an ounce. This is happening in a period when people are turning more and more to invest in gold and the dollar is losing value. After the Bank of Japan announced that they will be setting up funds that are meant to be used for buying stock thus helping with the devaluation of the yen, the price of gold went through the roof. Another important aspect that is helping the precious metal in its upward trend is the fact that some states are taking measures to limit the evolution of their own currencies. The Spot price of gold has reached on Tuesday on the European market the sum of 1.328,05 dollars, with about 1% more than the day before. However, the price of the glittering metal dropped back to 1.315,2 dollars until 1129 GMT. In comparison with other currencies the dollar has been losing its value and this is happening because the frenzy in making acquisitions in Euro. The reality is that the price of gold is heavily influenced by how the dollar is doing on the market. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/An-Ounce-Of-Gold-Is-Worth-More-Than-1300-Dollars-388.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=388 Eldora Gold Tips on How to Buy Gold - Lack of knowledge about how to buy gold can hamper your aspirations of investing in this precious metal and be able to stay away from scams and investment frauds of boiling room callers. Going through this article will help you in getting the basics of gold investment right, and thus make some profit by trading in gold. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/How-To-Buy-Gold-For-Investment-2835.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=2835 Financial Spread Betting has attracted growing numbers of people because it is fast and furious and free from stamp duty and dealing commissions. Profits are also exempt from capital-gains tax. Spread betting involves speculating on the daily or future price movements of shares, commodities, currencies and indexes, and their associated futures and options. The spread-betting company quotes a buying and selling price for each financial instrument. The difference between the two prices is the spread, typically 0.2% of the underlying asset. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Spread-Betting-Lets-You-Take-A-Gamble-On-The-Price-Of-Gold-Sugar-Cotton-And-Even-1950.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=1950 Are we in a gold and silver bubble? There are many so called experts who have come out lately to espouse this view It appears that the experts are not concerned with existing events or what history is telling them. Will the prices of gold and silver keep going up unremittingly? Obviously not, it will follow it natural course of moving higher and retracing before moving higher again.Those that espouse this posture merely state that gold and silver have gone a lot They fail to see that the U.S. dollar has been precipitously falling and gold and silver have gone up almost the same percentage. In another words, gold is doing precisely what it is supposed to be doing, protecting your purchasing power caused by currency devaluation.This week the first shot in war by countries to devalue their currency was fired by Japan. The United States is planning for quantitative easing 2. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Why-The-Pundits-May-Be-Wrong-About-Investing-In-Gold-And-Silver-And-Its-A-Opportune-Time-To-Invest-1646.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=1646 As gold and silver prices surge to new highs the ETFs that track the precious metals continue to soar as well. After lazy sideways trading that lasted for most of the summer, both gold and silver have broken out with a strong rally. The continued easy money policies of central banks remains the primary reason for intense demand for gold and more recently silver. Based on history we are probably only about mid-way through this bull market in commodities and precious metals. Gold ETF and Gold Mining ETF products are exploding in popularity as these market trends continue. On the scary side, some of the most actively traded ETFs are the ones that are leveraged 200% to the rise or fall of the precious metals. Not since the last commodity boom in the 70's have we seen this type of excitement or interest in the commodities. It's kind of funny how things go in cycles and each time it ends with a tremendous burst of activity that sucks the last investors in before doing a death dive. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Gold-And-Silver-Etfs-Some-Of-2010s-Biggest-Winners-783.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=783 Gold is a traditional means of retaining wealth as currencies falter. How to buy gold for investment depends upon a number of factors. Some individuals wish to profit from fluctuations in the price of the raw metal, gold bullion. Others wish to use gold strictly as a hedge against inflation. Investing in rare gold coins ... http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/How-to-Buy-Gold-for-Investment-3557.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=3557 There are exchange traded funds for all types of investments. One of the most popular today happens to be, you guessed it, GLD or other gold related ETFs. Based on the current gold cost rising and the discussion or controversy as to why ranges from inflation expectations to protection against a collapsing currency. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Does-Purchasing-An-ETF-In-Gold-Protect-Your-Money-2621.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=2621 For anyone who has one eye on the investment markets, it is impossible not to notice just what an important role gold bullion coins have to play. There are obviously all sorts of gold commodities which can be invested in but it tends to be coins that the savviest of investors turn to. Gold bullion coins are not only an incredibly worthwhile venture from a return on investment perspective - they are also highly visually appealing and collectible in their own right. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Gold-Bullion-Coins--A-Wise-Investment-Purchase-2385.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=2385 Once I was confident I had every single piece of killer forex info I could lay my hands on, I sat down and went through the notes with a fine-toothed comb, separating the diamonds from the gold.Grab A Copy Click here Using this newly found mountain of secret Forex methods I started to develop an entirely new system to trade forex, a system that would work on any time frame and on any currency pair. A system that would survive and prosper in any market environment, no matter what the economy was doing. I closed myself off to the world and spent every waking hour crunching numbers and back testing trading methods. It was though, with so much valuable info to go though there were times I thought I would never finish. To say I'm living the Forex dream is a understatement, I still pinch myself whenever I wake up. But perhaps the best part is that I'm still a young guy, I just turned 26 so I have the rest of my life to enjoy the wealth that Forex provides for me. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Forex-Powerband-Dominator-Torrent-1971.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=1971 Investors seek a combination of security and liquidity. Silver and gold are typically thought to be sources of security and good inflation hedges. But, are silver and gold liquid investments? Before posing the question, are silver and gold liquid investments let's look at what constitutes investment liquidity. Liquidity is the relative ease of turning an ... http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Are-Silver-and-Gold-Liquid-Investments-3563.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=3563 Dividends are like the golden child's of the stock investment world. If you take a look back at stock history you'll see that dividend stocks are the safest stocks to invest in because not only does the price on them not change much but when they price does change for the worse the change in price is often off set by the dividend income you receive. This makes dividend stocks the ultimate investment tool for investors who want to safely own stocks and getting an income at the same time. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Dividend-Investing-Is-The-Best-Strategy-2900.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=2900 Vince Stanzione Financial Spread betting also know as Financial Spread Trading has seen massive growth over the last decade in the UK and is a flexible and tax-efficient way to back anything from shares, currencies, commodities, Bonds, stock indices and even house pricesFinancial spread betting lets you gain exposure to the performance of key markets, without having to put up the full value of the transaction as you're trading on margin.So you can profit from market moves while only putting forward a margin deposit as collateral, this can be as low as 10% of the contract value.As your transaction is a bet, your profits are free from UK capital gains tax and income tax, and trades on individual shares are free from stamp duty. Those outside the UK may also be able to Spread Bet however the same tax advantages do not apply.One of the major advantages of financial spread betting over conventional share trading is that it is just as easy to go short as it is to go long. That is, you can profit even when a particular market is falling, you simply open a SELL/DOWN bet rather than a BUY/UP bet. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Vince-Stanzione-Introduction-To-Spread-Betting-And-Betting-On-Gold--Profit-From-Up-And-Down-Moves-1728.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=1728 The market of pricing gold causes frustration for everyone. Even though gold has no industrial use the gold rate in India continues to rise. How is this so? Gold is used to produce currency that can be used by for anything. The value of gold changes on a daily basis and has made as well as caused people lots of money. According to the latest statistics, gold rate in India continues to rise daily. From August to the current date India's gold rate has gone from $1,165 to $1,135. This inflation in the rate of bold is due to the Fed getting involved. Investors would benefit from this because it would cause an economic growth spurt. If you are, an American investor interested in trading of gold at the rate in India you will need to know how to compute the gold price into India's Rupee. One universal fact is that gold is always quoted in USD per Troy Ounce. India is an importer of gold so the prices in Indian Rupee come from the international prices with London Bullion Market. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Gold-Rate-In-India-761.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=761 Gold has been a universal currency for centuries and today its demand and status is reaching record levels. Last month, the value of gold topped $1,264 per ounce (838), whereas between 1999 and 2002 an ounce was worth only $250-$300. This price rise, up a massive 123% since 2006, has created a self-fulfilling prophecy; the more valued gold becomes, the more sought after it is as a form of investment, thus driving prices ever higher.The concentration of investment in gold is due to the fact that its value is resistant to the negative effects of high inflation. The financial catastrophe that was unleashed on the world in 2008-9 brought to light the record level of sovereign debt that had been accrued by leading economies, for example, America and the United Kingdom. In an attempt to resolve these problems, countries have printed unprecedented amounts of money, causing inflation and the loss of value in currencies such as the pound, the dollar and the Euro. The obvious frailties revealed in national finances have, inevitably, led to a decreased demand for investments in government bonds and assets. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Why-Investors-Love-Gold-368.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=368 Investors have a plethora of choices when it comes to saving money and generating income from the savings. Some choose to buy property and rent the property out which can yield monthly payments over many years. Some seek haven in gold and other precious commodities which retain value even as the broader market plummets. Some choose to put their money into stocks, benefiting from increases in price and dividends from a company that is doing well.The biggest disadvantage of purchasing shares of stock of individual companies is the tremendous day-to-day volatility of prices. The sharp up and down movements of stock prices is favored by day traders who try to profit on intraday trading. However, for the average investor such volatility is disconcerting and even damaging in the long-term.To avoid the volatility of a single stock but harness the strong returns of the stock market financial companies have put together mutual funds. Mutual funds are aggregates of many stocks so a single share of a mutual fund may just be the sum of fractional shares of the underlying shares from different companies. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Learn-About-Nonstock-Mutual-Funds-362.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=362 As we look at the stock market they seem to be on roller coaster ride with a northwards hike one day and a southwards slip the other day. The real estate market is no different either and indeed it appears to be on the blink of death. Under these circumstances if you are wondering where to invest your money safely and still take home some decent profit gold trading seems to be right on for you. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Gold-Trading--if-You-are-Contemplating-on-It-Read-This-5361.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=5361 The Fibonacci number sequence and golden ratio can be found throughout nature and traders such as Gann applied them to financial markets and made millions using this unique tool as part of his trading method. The Fibonacci number sequence and golden ratio is used by many savvy traders today so let's look at how they can make huge profits in ANY financial markets. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Fibonacci-Numbers--Trade-for-Huge-Profits-With-This-Unique-Tool-5214.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=5214 How to purchase gold for investment is often a necessary question asked by the many serious investors who are interested to discover methods to diversify their investment portfolio they know will always stay strong in market. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/How-to-Buy-Gold-for-Investment-5141.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=5141 Gold has had a terrific run in the last few years; it has been valued and traded for centuries now. It was always popular among women, but now it is a favorite of the business heads of financial organizations. There may be many reasons to buy gold bars, least of which is its attractive sheen and luster. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Why-You-Should-Buy-Gold-Bars-5140.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=5140 Gold, one commodity investment, now it's price has increased of the last few years. Analysts argue that gold is very appropriate for the investment because their estimates, a time value of money will fall caused by inflation and gold will be a protector wealth. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/The-Right-Way-When-Buying-Gold-Coins-5139.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=5139 Eldora Gold Tips on How to Buy Gold - Lack of knowledge about how to buy gold can hamper your aspirations of investing in this precious metal and be able to stay away from scams and investment frauds of boiling room callers. Going through this article will help you in getting the basics of gold investment right, and thus make some profit by trading in gold. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/How-to-Buy-Gold-for-Investment-–-Eldora-Tips-5138.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=5138 Gold is hot. It is pitched by various TV pitchmen hourly and its price is near historic highs. Some congressmen attack the pitchmen - others claim that Fort Knox is empty. Economists debate whether or not a return to the gold standard would cure what ails the world economies. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/5-Things-to-Know-Before-You-Buy-Gold-5137.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=5137 Foreign exchange market as the biggest financial market in the world attracts so many people in the world to join the crowd in their adventure to find gold mines in the market. However, it is not as easy as we think. To be successful in foreign exchange market we need a set of tools as our weapons. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Forex-Signals-Review--Discovering-The-Suitable-Forex-Signals-For-You-3175.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=3175 Have you seen advertisements on the Internet and TV claiming to exchange your gold for cash? Sit up and take notice because these schemes are very much in vogue nowadays, especially when people want to earn some easy money. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Cash-For-Gold-Schemes--Not-A-Myth-Anymore-3070.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=3070 The gold standard is often referred to in financial markets. There are actually three distinct definitions for this term. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/The-Gold-Standard-Three-Definitions-2963.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=2963 After the close on December 2nd, Energold (EGD Canada) announced that it had entered into a bought deal financing with a syndicate of underwriters to raise CAD $15 million. The terms are a unit at $3.70 with a 2 year half warrant at $4.50 that is callable at $5.25. I had no idea that such a financing was imminent and was shocked to hear about it. After having spent a few days thinking it over, I want to talk about what this means for the company. In particular, I want to talk about bought deal financings. What is a bought deal financing? It is a method of raising capital where the underwriters promise to raise a certain amount of capital for a company on agreed upon terms. If the underwriters are unsuccessful in raising the capital, they are forced to purchase the shares themselves on the agreed upon terms. Naturally, brokers do not enter into these agreements unless they are confident they can find investors for the shares-hence the terms are unnaturally attractive to the purchasers. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Energold-quotBought-Dealquot-Financing-2959.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=2959 In the normal course of things we trade our time for money, such as in your job. Hence, if you want a comfortable life you spend a good amount of your time making money to make life more comfortable; before you know it you are getting a gold watch for retirement. This is not the kind of life I want. I don't mind hard work, but being a corporate cog-in-the-machine is not life. If you are with me read on... http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/How-to-Get-Both-Time-and-Money-2876.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=2876 As a gold bug (I officially turned bullish on gold bullion in 2002), I see every weakness in the price of gold as an opportunity to buy more gold-related investments. That has been my strategy for the past eight years-gold prices correct on the downside and I invest more. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/What-Gold-Really-Means-for-the-EconomyInvestors-at-$1400-2628.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=2628 Opportunities to invest for a future return are becoming fewer and fewer in the modern flagging and hostile economic environment. Whereas previously, it was easy to stake a claim in an improving company, today many businesses see high turnover rates and low returns as the global recession hits its lowest levels yet. The result of these declining businesses is the direct decline in the reliability of the stock trade as a form of investment for this period of financial turmoil. The problem is as widespread as the recession itself and quite commonly understood; as the economy declines, so too do the businesses, tied as they are to the ever-needed dollar, resulting in a self-reinforcing cycle of economic decline. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Investors-Turn-To-Buying-Gold-Bullion-2532.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=2532 Gold has hit yet another record peak and industrial metals have pushed higher as investors took surprisingly robust US jobs news as a hint that the American economy is in better shape than previously thought. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/How-Long-Before-The-Gold-Market-Hits-$1500-2372.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=2372 If you thought that the rules of forex trading had already been written, think again. Robert Zoellick, head of the World Bank, may be about to shatter the financial world you think you know by taking the value bestowed on Gold to a new and very different level.BRThe first and most key point to remember is that this is merely an idea, an idea which may sink far before fruition, but nevertheless it remains an intriguing idea. Zoellick is proposing that the financial markets return to a Gold standard, using Gold as an indicator when setting foreign exchange rates. Rather than being a trading commodity the value of gold would alter to become in essence a type of currency used by countries as a way of indicating their asset value. The possibility is likely to be a reaction to the increasingly politicized value bestowed on money and would aim to restore increased stability for the currency markets. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Gold-At-The-End-Of-The-Forex-Trading-Rainbow-1969.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=1969 There are a lot of important factors to consider when one designs an investment portfolio. Time available before the money is needed, how many years the money will be needed, the person's age, and many others will go into developing the portfolio. But often one of the most overlooked aspects of the portfolio is gold. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/Gold-ETFs-Can-Benefit-Any-Portfolio-1801.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=1801 The Financial Mango Tree by Bruce Sands seems to have been attracting a lot of attention. However it seems to be commonsense. If you want a sure-fire investment then invest in gold which is usually not a commodity to go down in price, although it has been known to happen. http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/quotThe-Financial-Mango-Treequot-Is-for-Conservative-Investors-1781.asp http://www.techtradersystem.com/articles/publish-article.asp?articleid=1781