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Category: Forex and Futures Commentary

Buying Guide: Toys and Tech for Traders

So I have a little confession to make; I am a bit of an office junkie, and I love testing and trying out the latest and greatest, or just making my life easier or more
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S&P 500 Failure and the War of 1812

Update 11/26: In this one and placing my stop at 1833 currently. This is a little higher than I normally go but then again the risk allows for it. The “official” calculated number comes out
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NBT Launches New Resources Section – Needs Your Help

A couple things I wanted to mention and ask here, and not just about the newly revised resource section. But let's cover that first: 1. RESOURCE SECTION I admire the fact that this website has
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A Message From The Not-So-Dead At NBT

Well I really did it this time. You might think I was going for a blogging hiatus world record here, and I might have actually succeeded if that was the case. But it's been far
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Ode to Fibonacci

Nature by the Numbers: Short sequence via vimeo. Now if only the market was as symmetrical as that damn seashell. Fade 137.5. Thanks to tradergav.com for the heads up (I deliberately stalked his FB page).  
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IMF Forecasts for 2012 and 2013

A clean graph from Reuters showing IMF projections for 2012 and 2013. Some of the more notable observations from the list: The US was the only country to get an UNCH forecast for 2012 (1.8%,
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SOPA Reps

The People Sponsoring SOPA and Supporting PIPA: Political Affiliation and Where They're From

SOPA and PIPA are getting the brunt of attention today due to a very common issue with bills in Congress: the intent is good, but when written, extra efforts are taken to make the Acts
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Countries That Intervene on Currencies

Central Banks as Currency Traders, 2011 Edition

With insane levels of turmoil hitting news wires and volatility striking left and right, it seems so easy to forget just how deep the cause for the currency markets have really been these days. Along
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Recap of the Eurozone Downgrade Avalanche – Current Status and Potential Action on EZ Nations

Update (with more to come, we're sure)  5:00EST: Belgium downgraded by 2 notches to Aa3 by Moody's. —————- On December 5, Standard and Poors placed 15 of the 17 Eurozone nations on creditwatch: negative, or
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