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There isn't necessarily a strong relationship between a company's profits - or losses - and that same company's stock performance. The exciting part of earnings season for me is that when it corresponds with certain technical setups, you can bank on volatility right before and directly after the stock report-a trader’s dream!
With that said, unless you are a student of seasonal patterns, never keep a position into the report. No regrets...

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Not too long ago, the buzz around the street was all about High Frequency Trading Models and the possible legislation that would be enforced to try and quell them. What is High Frequency Trading (HFT)? According to an interview with Sal Arnuk Partner of Themis Trading LLC printed June 14th 2010 in the High Frequency Trading Review—yes, there is such a publication—“I guess you can call HFT any strategy that involves high speed execution of thousands...

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Who likes losing money trading? The obvious answer should be “nobody”-but from what I read and hear, people lose lots of money. In fact, too many traders lose way more money than they make. Either they have really deep pockets, only remember the good trades and neglect to read their P and L’s, fear success more than failure-or-simply lack a game plan and strategy to adhere to. I’m going with the latter.
Before one establishes a trade, there are...