Up, Down, Up, Down. Do the markets make you sea sick?
In the S&P chart below (chart as of November 15, 2011) I’ve marked some green lines that are showing the S&P’s support and resistence. If you notice we have a wedge pattern that the S&P has been trading within for the last two weeks.

I’ve [...]

Index trading is a very profitable way to make money, if done right.
Basically, you buy and sell an Index instead of stock in a company. You can trade the DOW, the Russell 2000, the S&P 500, or whatever index you wish.
The advantages to trading an Index instead of a stock are many.
1) When markets [...]

On February 17, 2011 the S&P closed at 1340.43. Today, July 6, 2011 is almost five months later and the S&P is at 1339.22. It’s gone practically nowhere which means your IRA or 401K has probably also gone nowhere (go check your statements).
During this same time period, my portfolio has risen over 50%. How was [...]