Too many traders get an idea for a trade based on reading a bullish or bearish article from one of their favourite pundits, or finding a trend already in place on their charts, or even waking up ...

John is primarily a chart-reading trader, having cut his trading teeth in the days before PCs. As well as his work in the financial world, he has launched, run and sold several 'real' businesses ...

Still, the United States is less reliant on trade than many other industrialized economies, including Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Imports and exports make up just a quarter of U.S ...