A trend is not your friend The IRS won a few tax court cases over the past few years; disallowing trader tax status and IRC Section 475(f) mark-to-market accounting (MTM, ordinary loss treatment) for "close call" traders. Unfortunately for all business traders, a ... Read more

  FOREX Corner  Date: 08/31/2008 Time: 14:30 ET Time: 19:30 GMT ... Read more

Date: 07/28/2008  Symbol: CXW Company Profile:   Sector: Financial Industry: Property Managment CXW forming nice 3 rd try symmetrical triangle on the monthly chart. Ob ... Read more

  Date: 07/21/2008  Symbol: NAT Company Profile:   Sector: Services Industry: Shipping I will look for NAT setup based on the weekly chart and ... Read more

LONG: Swing possibilities (ST-PT) IHS Next earning date: Sep 18, 2008 If you have any questions, please email me Good luck trading today!!!! Ivica Juracic long above: 70.00, stop under: 68 ... Read more

Symbol: EXC Sector: Industry: Diversified Utilities Entry price: above $90.00 Stop price: under $87.78 Target area: $100 areas When we compare EXC and indices charts ... Read more

TRAK was gapping down at the premarket.  TRAK rallied from the open gap but soon ran out of steam.  Once it completed the Wide Range Bar (RED) 14 bar in I wanted to find an entry to go short.  Once it traded below the low of the 14th bar a little base I took my short at 22.24 ... Read more

MCK was my Super Bowl trade today.  See how Manning's play book helped me out on my MCK short at  www.atmwallstreet.blogspot.com for my comments GO GIANTS! ... Read more

The Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007 (H.R. 3970) is still on the table. If enacted, it could have profound tax consequences for traders. By Robert A. Green, CPA You all know the popular line, "There are two things that are certain in life: death and taxes." Th ... Read more

by David Settle Carry trade liquidation and a spike in volatility were the two major themes for the forex markets during the final trading session for the calendar year. Existing home sales and relative calm in central Asia helped the greenback recover some of last week's losses. USD As yo ... Read more