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October 31, 2016 Canadian No Comments

Canadian Stocks Are Falling On Energy Weakness — Canadian Commentary

Canadian Stocks Are Falling On Energy Weakness — Canadian Commentary (RTTNews.com) – The Canadian stock market is trading modestly to the downside Monday morning. The majority of the Canadian sectors are trading in the green, but the weakness of the energy sector is limiting the upside. Crude oil prices have fallen below $ … Continue […]

July 22, 2016 Large Cap One Comment

Stock Market Today: Stocks Slump on Crude Oil Weakness

Stock Market Today: Stocks Slump on Crude Oil Weakness U.S. equities finished lower on Thursday — snapping a nine-day winning streak for large-cap stocks — after investors were spooked … amid an ongoing tightening in the labor market and evidence of nascent inflation, all of this flies in the face … Continue reading at investorplace.com […]

February 17, 2016 Canadian No Comments

Canadian Stocks Are Off Early Highs On Gold Weakness — Canadian Commentary

Canadian Stocks Are Off Early Highs On Gold Weakness — Canadian Commentary (RTTNews.com) – The Canadian stock market has returned to action this morning, following Monday’s holiday. The market got off to a positive start, but quickly retreated and briefly dipped into the red before staging a comeback. Weakness in gold stocks has … Continue […]

January 31, 2016 News No Comments

Walmart, Target, and Aldi are addressing a huge weakness — and it’s turning into Whole Foods’ worst nightmare

Walmart, Target, and Aldi are addressing a huge weakness — and it’s turning into Whole Foods’ worst nightmare Big-box retailers and traditional grocery stores are expanding their organic food offerings, and that’s bad news for Whole Foods. Walmart, Target, Kroger, and Aldi have all been investing in more organic, gluten-free, and natural foods. In response […]

January 26, 2016 Canadian No Comments

Canadian Stocks Are Falling On Energy Weakness — Canadian Commentary

Canadian Stocks Are Falling On Energy Weakness — Canadian Commentary (RTTNews.com) – The Canadian stock market is losing ground in early trade Monday, largely due to weakness in the energy sector. Crude oil prices rallied at the end of the previous trading week, which sparked a rebound in equities. However, oil prices have … Continue […]

January 8, 2016 News One Comment

Recent fall in Ringgit could set tone for more weakness

Recent fall in Ringgit could set tone for more weakness Malaysia, he claimed, is facing a ringgit crunch that is not being adequately tackled by policymakers and is reflected by the recent spikes in ringgit deposit rates by banks in Malaysia. Moreover, fixed deposit rates of 4.25-4.5 per cent against the policy … Continue reading […]

November 25, 2015 Canadian One Comment

Canadian Stocks Are Up Despite Commodity Weakness — Canadian Commentary

Canadian Stocks Are Up Despite Commodity Weakness — Canadian Commentary (RTTNews.com) – The Canadian stock market is trading modestly to the upside Wednesday morning, adding to the modest gains of the previous session. However, weakness in commodity prices is hampering the market this morning. Gold and energy stocks are under … Continue reading at nasdaq.com […]

October 30, 2015 Canadian 3 Comments

Canadian Stocks Are Down On Commodity Weakness & GDP– Canadian Commentary

Canadian Stocks Are Down On Commodity Weakness & GDP– Canadian Commentary The Canadian stock market is pulling back in early trade Friday morning. The majority of the Canadian sectors are trading in the red. Weakness in commodity prices and the latest reading on the Canadian economy are weighing on investor sentiment. Continue reading at rttnews.com […]

Another advantage that 4x has over stocks is the advantage of trading focus. Instead of having to choose between over 4,000 stocks you can deal with 4 main currency pairs. Any good business person knows that focusing on too many things is a recipe for financial disaster and this can hold equally true in the stock market. A stock trader also must grapple with the time issue doing research on all those potential stocks presents. It is also much easier to become familiar with 4 things as opposed to 4,000 things. Focus is the name of the game and 4x trading makes it much easier to do so.

"Gold prices are climbing right now because the Federal Reserve is printing dollars in flood proportions to keep the real estate market afloat," adds Richard Russell, editor Dow Theory Letters, a stock market trends and securities report published since 1946. "This is creating inflation, which erodes purchasing power. All the world's central banks are inflating right now, reducing confidence in paper globally and encouraging gold-buying. India and China are spurring gold prices as well. India is the world's largest gold-consumer, and the Chinese government is actively encouraging its citizens to buy gold."

Combining risk and return. For example, one five-star fund might post moderate return scores, but incredibly low risk scores. Another five-star fund might have much higher-risk scores, but its return score could be strong enough to help it still rank in the top 10% of the pack.