Investing for beginners: Bollinger Bands

Trading with Bollinger Bands

Indicator Type: Volatility Based

Developed by John Bollinger, Bollinger Bands are volatility bands placed above and below a moving average. The bands automatically widen when volatility increases and narrow when volatility decreases.

Bollinger Bands arose from the need for adaptive trading bands and the observation that volatility was dynamic, not static. Continue reading....

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Aussies Facing 5 Interest Rates Rises

David Uren, Economics correspondent 

From:The Australian 

A RESERVE Bank insider has tipped that the bank is gearing up for a run of five interest rate rises as the commodity boom gathers steam. Australia weathered the global financial crisis better than most, but the economy’s resilience continues to surprise. Continued

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Jobs picture gets worse in 27 states

By Annalyn Censky, staff reporter CNNMoney.com 

The national unemployment rate may have only ticked up slightly in August, but on a state-by-state basis, the jobs picture continues to look a lot more grim in places like Nevada, Michigan and California.

A total of 27 states reported higher unemployment rates in August, nearly double the 14 that saw increases in July, the Labor Department said in its monthly report on state unemployment Tuesday.........

Where does your state rank?

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U.S. industrial output growth slows, while import prices increase

The American Business Journal

ABJ Sep 15 - U.S. industrial output increased at a slower pace last month, a measure of business conditions slipping to their lowest level in more than a year, according to economic reports.  continued...

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Investing for Beginners: The Average True Range Indicator

Last week I found a number of suitable US and Aussie stocks using the Aroon indicator. This week however, it was rather difficult to find any appropriate stocks using the ATR indicator. In fact, I was unable to find any suitable US stocks and I only found a handful of Aussie stocks.

When using the ATR, it is important to remember that ATR does not provide an indication of price direction, just volatility. Continue Reading...

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Investing for Beginners: The Aroon Indicator

AROON Indicator

Developed by Tushar Chande in 1995, Aroon is an indicator system that can be used to determine whether a stock is trending or not and how strong the trend is. “Aroon” means “Dawn’s Early Light” in Sanskrit and Chande chose that name for this indicator since it is designed to anticipate changes in security prices from trending to trading range. Continue reading....

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92% say the US is still in recession

By noreply@blogger.com (Michael Shedlock)

 

Interesting survey results from Americans Fear "Double Dip" Recession & European Financial Problems.

 

92% say the US is still in recession

65% fear a ‘double dip’ recession

57% are fearful about running out of money in the next year

44% could easily see their family slipping into bankruptcy if things get worse

42% say they will spend less money than they did over the last 3 months, while just 10% will spend more........continued

 

 

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RBA may lift rates amid sustained growth in labour force

UPDATE: James Glynn From: Dow Jones Newswires

 

AUSTRALIA faces the prospect of higher interest rates sooner rather than later after the unemployment rate fell to 5.1 per cent today. A total of 350,000 new jobs have been created in Australia in the past year despite the grim global backdrop, providing a clear line of separation between Australia and northern hemisphere economies.........continued

 

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Is it a Bull or a Bear Market?

Stock Market Basics: From novice to Savvy Investor

Is it a Bull or a Bear Market?  By 

Chris Puplava

There is a lot of confusion presently in the market place as participants grapple with a very important question, “Are we in a bull market correction or has a bear market started?” Read on.....

Should US government debt be rated junk?

By Daryl G. Jones contributor CNNMoney.com

The outlook of the United States is distressed to say the least. The U.S. government has not taken any aggressive austerity measures to attempt to narrow the current and projected deficits. In contrast, most European nations have taken aggressive actions on both the revenue -- increasing taxes -- and cost sides -- reducing government expenditures -- to get their fiscal houses in order. Full Story.....

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