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Marcus Holland

Marcus Holland has been trading the financial markets since 2007 with a particular focus on soft commodities. He graduated in 2004 from the University of Plymouth with a BA (Hons) in Business and Finance.

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By Marcus Holland On Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
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What is Copper Telling about The Future Price of Gold?

Things happen for a reason, which is why the exchange traded fund for copper (JJC) has been surging as the exchange traded fund for gold (GLD) has been plunging. Copper, The Red Metal, is used almost exclusively More...

By Marcus Holland On Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
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U.S. Dollar Index – USDX

The US Dollar Index is the value of the US Dollar as measured against a trade-weighted basket of foreign currency. The index measures the upward and downward movement of the US Dollar in the currency market against More...

By Marcus Holland On Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
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Triple Exponential Moving Average – TEMA

The Triple Exponential Moving Average is a technical indicator that uses the data from three exponential moving average timeframes at the same time. The TEMA is used by traders who are looking for buying and selling More...

By Marcus Holland On Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
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Treasuries

Treasuries are the grouping of fixed income assets that are issued by the US Government. Treasuries are classified into Bills, Notes, and Bonds, depending upon the preset maturity date of the issuance.  Bills are More...

By Marcus Holland On Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
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Trade Signal

A Trade Signal is one of the many technical or fundamental indicators that are used by traders to determine the time to buy or sell a security. Trade signals are usually used in groups, as any one trade signal is More...

By Marcus Holland On Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
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The 2% Rule

The 2% Rule is a trader’s risk management technique.  With the 2% Rule, the trader will risk no more than 2% of his entire portfolio with any one position or trade. This risk limit goal is actually a loss limit More...

By Marcus Holland On Friday, February 22nd, 2013
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Candlestick Strategies

Although candlesticks theory was invented over three hundred years ago by a Japanese rice trader named Sokyu Honma  it is still considered to be so useful and relevant to present day trading that many Forex strategies More...

By Marcus Holland On Wednesday, February 20th, 2013
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Advantages and Benefits of Forex Robots

If you research the many articles and reviews about Forex robots and expert advisors, one of the first points that will strike you is that some traders achieve success with them while others do not. Another key More...

By Marcus Holland On Wednesday, February 20th, 2013
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Support Level

A Support Level is the lower bound price point of a security in which the price could fall to, without falling further. As an example, if a stock’s price moves up and down over time, but fails to fall past a certain More...

By Marcus Holland On Wednesday, February 20th, 2013
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Stop Order

A Stop Order is an automated trade that is intended to expire at a future date. A trader will enter in a Stop Order that will automatically sell his position in a security when a set price is reached.  For example, More...