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Doji Candlestick Pattern-Something Unique And Highly Profitable!
Posted by: | CommentsA Doji Candlestick Pattern is very easy to spot but it forms rarely when the opening and the closing prices of a security or a currency pair are the same. So there is no stick on the Doji Candlestick Pattern. It is all wicks with no candle body. In essence, a Doji Pattern looks like a cross. There are a few variation to this important pattern. Read this article to know more how profitable this pattern can be.
For a Doji to be created, a trading day must begin and end with the same price. A whole lot of trading takes place during the day but when it is all said and done, the security price is right back where it had started in the morning.
When a Doji is formed with the opening and the closing prices equal, it is a signal that the battle between the bulls and the bears had been a draw during the trading day. Soon, either the bulls or the bears are going to previal. In other words, a trend reversal is about to take place.
A Dragonfly Doji pattern is unique in the sense that the opening, closing and the high prices are all the same or equal. A Dragonfly Doji is formed when the stocks opens, trades down during first part of the day. During some part of the day, the price starts to climb again and eventually closing on the high which is the same as the open.
When a Dragonfly Doji is formed, bears initially decide to rule the market. But at some point the bulls step in and decide to buy again. When the bulls step in, they start pushing the price up. As the bulls dominate the trading day, the security price ends up right where it had started.
The low on this pattern can be taken as the support level because this was the level at which the bears entered the market and started buying. Dragonfly Doji is considered to be a bullish candlestick pattern.
The second important variation to the Doji is the Bearish Gravestone Doji. This pattern is formed when the open and close of the day is equal to the low of the day. This is something opposite to the Dragonfly Doji where the open, the close and the high were equal. When a Bearish Gravestone Doji Pattern is formed, it is a signal that a prolonged downtrend is about to start in the market.
A Doji pattern is very easy to spot on the candlestick chart as there is no body just the wick. Open close and either low or high all three are equal and the candle looks more like a cross. When you spot the Doji, get ready for a trend change in the price action.
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Option Trading Success part 2
Posted by: | CommentsHi option traders. I hope you are doing well today and that you find your portfolio growing. This article is part two of a series of six, and each article is accompanied by a video. I highly recommend you to watch all six videos if you’re interested in learning how to trade options as a business.
One very important step on the way to becoming a successful options trader is simply back testing. That testing might not be the most enjoyable things to do, but if options are actually interesting to you, then it can be somewhat fun. However, in the past it has been a very tedious job indeed, but now that San Jose Options has released a new instant back tester called the Options toolkit, back testing can now be done in a matter of seconds instead of hours.
For example, it used to take me one hour to back test one year of trading a Condor in the Optionvue software. Using Thinkorswim it’s a little bit faster. Now, in comparison, to do the same job and actually gather more organized data, it takes about 2 seconds to back test one year in the Options Toolkit. It’s really phenomenal.
So while back testing is very important to see how your strategies have played out in the past, another important quality that every successful option trader has to have is experience. Unfortunately, experience only comes with time, but the reason we need this time to pass is because the stock market has many different faces, and as an option trader we need to fully understand the market as deeply as possible.
Trading with paper money is another great way to become a better options trader. Most option brokers on the market offer a paper trading account. I personally like what Thinkorswim has to offer. I find their software very robust for trading options, and their paper trading accounts uses the same software as the real account, so it’s a great way to learn. Obviously, it’s a good idea to make consistent returns in your paper trading account for several months before entering option trades with real money. As stated before experience is very important because the stock market changes rapidly and wears many faces.
Lastly, I would like to say that it’s very important to keep about 25% of your capital in cash. This is because the best option strategies require adjustments, and to make these adjustments, you will need extra cash. It’s very dangerous to use up all of your spending money in your trading account. Every successful option trader leaves plenty of money in cash to make adjustments, to lock in profits and to be able to manage their portfolio as needed.
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Better Term Life Insurance with Return of Premium
Posted by: | CommentsAre you shopping for life insurance? It can be tough to pick one best type of coverage for you, and for the security of your family. While you are considering, here is some more information that may make your choice easier.
We know that term is usually cheaper. That is because it does expire after a time period, and because it does not normally grow any cash value. It is considered pure insurance.
But on the other hand, whole life covers us through our entire lives. As long as we keep the policy in force, it will provide coverage on our lives. It also can build up a cash account or cash value. This can be borrowed against, cashed in, or used in senior life settlements. This makes whole life attractive too.
Now you must consider one more term life rider that may make a policy more attractive. Return of Premium (ROP) means that you can get all of your money back if you survive your policy. If you buy a 10, 20, or 30 year policy, and you live past the end date, you can get a check back at the end!
Think about this simple example. Mrs. Bradshaw took out a twenty year policy with a half million dollars in death benefits. At the end of two decades, she might be happy to be alive. But she cannot get any benefits from her policy.
But she might decide to pay a bit more for the ROP rider. Then she can pay on her policy for twenty years, survive until after it expires, and collect the total amount of her premiums paid inn one check at the end.
Understand that the policy will either pay out a benefit or it will refund premiums. If the insured person would pass away in year 8 of the policy, and a spouse or child collected, then there would be no premium refund.
Still, this makes term with ROP attractive to many people. They get the lower term premiums, but with just a little more added to their premium, they can get their money back at the end. I still cannot tell you if this is the choice you should make. Your own situation is unique. But I think that many people would take this option if they knew about it.
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What Is A Reverse Mortgage?? Do I Want One?
Posted by: | CommentsIf you have already heard the term reverse mortgage, it still sounds like a strange thing. If this is the first time you are hearing the term, it will probably sound like some kind of shady deal. Reverse mortgages are becoming more and more popular these days, but are they scams or are they legitimate?Is it really possible to sell your house back to the bank and still retain the deed to it? Will the bank really pay YOU the mortgage payments? Let’s review what a reverse mortgage is so these questions can be answered.
The name is somewhat misleading. A reverse mortgage is a loan that is structured like a mortgage, with YOU as the lender and the BANK as the buyer. In the U.S., homeowners wanting to initiate a reverse mortgage must be at least 62 years old, and own all or most of their home. The qualifications may differ in other countries. These backwards mortgages are usually performed through a bank or broker. The senior citizen homeowner essentially sells his or her house to the bank, in return for receiving periodic mortgage payments. Sometimes the payments can be structured as a lump sum, line of credit, or a combination of the three methods.
So what are the benefits to a reverse mortgage? It provides a constant and dependable stream of retirement income. Most retirement plans such as 401(K) or Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA) generally increase in value, but are still tied to stock market. The amount of money they provide during retirement can vary. A reverse mortgage can supplement a senior citizen’s income. The amount depends on the homeowner’s age, equity of the house, interest rate on the loan, closing fees, and a few other factors.
One very common misconception about the reverse mortgage is that the bank eventually takes ownership of your house. This is not true! The deed remains in your name throughout the entire term of the process. Note that there is interest on the loan payments, but it is deferred until the loan is repaid.
The homeowner can remain living in the house during the entire term of the reverse mortgage. The loan becomes due only when the homeowner moves out, such as moving into a nursing home, or becomes deceased. At those times, the survivors can repay the loan themselves if they want to keep the house. They can also sell the home and repay the loan plus the interest in full. The money paid to the homeowner as mortgage payments must be repaid to the lender when the loan becomes due.
These odd mortgages can provide much needed financial support during retirement. It is a time when medical costs are likely to increase, so an additional source of income can really help. Use a reverse mortgage to help yourself or your aging relatives to gain the financial security in retirement that they worked so hard to achieve.
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Real Estate…The Long Term Investment.
Posted by: | CommentsHave you heard these “bits of advice”????This is not a good time to look at property investment? Now is not a good time to invest in the stock market? Now is not a good time to buy oil futures? We have heard this from every “GURU” on the nightly news. Just because everyone is screaming it…does not make it true. Now is the time to go against the flow of popular opinion and buy an investment. The risk must, however, be a reasoned one and never spend the rent money on risky things.
If you are willing to move against the flow you must seek out deals and only buy bargains. Property investment is great because you can feel the permanence of your investment and over time real estate has proved itself to be a solid money maker. Contrary to all the latter day negative gearing you need to make sure of a positive cash flow. Rents must give a return on investment. Simply put…. you do not buy at silly prices you buy only when the figures give you a return.
Current feelings of uncertainty in the real estate market makes buying bargains not very difficult. Foreclosures are not nice for anyone to deal with and being a buyer at a foreclosure or mortgagee sale can make you feel very uncomfortable and even intimidated. These properties do have to be sold though and foreclosures will work to an investor’s advantage. Its just bargain shopping on a bigger scale.
You don’t have to work with just foreclosures. Many people got into the property investment business over the last few years with the promise of easy profits and now feel worried and insecure with mortgages over their family homes or repayment bills that will not lessen in the near future. They just want to quit the game no matter what and will take a loss to set themselves out. Just do not make the same mistake they made. Do the math!! Get a return on your investment. Lastly have the right mind set which is to buy for the long term. Property investment is a long term game and very lucrative over a long period. Just make certain that you are happy and secure with a long term investment and you will really cash in when the next real estate price surge hits. Whenever that might be.
Real estate has always been a long ” self life” type of investment. Just because the market in the last few years has offered fast profits to some…don’t consider that to be the normal exit for this type of investment.
Doc Schmyz has invested all over the US and Canada. His free website shares Real estate investing information for all over the US. Find real estate information by state