This post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy.

• Michael Mackenzie, Saskia Scholtes and Aline van Duyn (Financial Times): Trepidation as Fed prepares to end easing, October 29, 2009. As the Federal Reserve’s programme of buying mortgage debt edges towards $1,000 billion this week, investors are starting to worry about what happens once the central bank starts to slow down and exit from this key plank of its monetary easing policy.

• Quint Tatro (Minyanvile): Seven lessons from a legend, October 29, 2009. Jesse Livermore was wealthy and broke several times over during his tumultuous life, which ended in his suicide. His ability to make and lose millions garnered him many lessons which the trading community have enshrined over the decades since his death. Yet these lessons and

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Today we welcome Les Schwartz of DecisionBar Trading Software to the Trader’s Blog. Les shares his thoughts on why many gamblers become traders and how those types of traders can shift their trading psychology to make more profitable moves in the market place.

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Having been an active trader for 20-plus years, I’ve had the opportunity to observe much more than your average investor.

For instance, one of the unusual things I’ve observed is that many traders come from a gambling background, and horse betting in particular. In fact, many years ago I worked at a race track and placed a few bets myself.

Why do horse betters frequently gravitate toward trading?

I think it’s because there are certain aspects of trading that are more predictable than horse betting. A stock or an option or a currency pair can’t break a leg or

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There are lots of different trading styles out there: Momentum, Aggressive Growth, Value, Growth & Income, Dart Throwing, and more.

(Ok, Dart Throwing isn't an 'official' style per se', but I'm sure there are a lot of people who would fit into that category if there was.)

But the above styles are just a few of the many different styles that people fit into. This also includes the 'All-Style Style', which is really just a combination of some or even all of the different styles put together.

Some of these are more conservative while others are more aggressive.

But which one works best?

Let's take a look at some.

Momentum Style

Momentum traders look to take advantage of upward trends (or downward trends) in a stock's price or earnings. They believe that these stocks will continue to head in the same direction because of the momentum that is already behind them.

And there's a lot of

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Chicago, IL – September 29, 2009- Kevin Matras revisits his Filtered Zacks Rank2 strategy. Learn how it can help you pick the best of the Zacks #1 Rank stocks. Highlighted stocks in this week’s article include BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), MicroStrategy, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSTR) and Seagate Technology (NYSE: STX). Click here for the full story exclusively on Zacks.com: http://at.zacks.com/?id=5528.

Screen of the Week written by Kevin Matras of Zacks Investment Research:

The last time I talked about this strategy was back on Jun 16.

Prior to that, it was featured back in October 2007, right before the bear market hit.

When I talked about it then, this strategy had shown an average annual return of 72.7% per year going all the way back to 2000 (2000 thru Sept. 2007 – nearly 8 years at that time).

2008, as you might have guessed, was a tough year. But that's part of

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The last time I talked about this strategy was back on Jun 16.

< ?DART(15);?> Prior to that, it was featured back in October 2007, right before the bear market hit.

When I talked about it then, this strategy had shown an average annual return of 72.7% per year going all the way back to 2000 (2000 thru Sept. 2007 - nearly 8 years at that time).

2008, as you might have guessed, was a tough year. But that's part of trading.

There will always be challenges along the way. However, using a proven profitable strategy can give you the confidence to stick with it, knowing that the odds of success are in your favor.

A proven profitable strategy is, of course, different than a box of magic. Nothing will ever preclude you from having another losing trade. But following sound and tested

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I recently had the opportunity to get to know Ian Wyatt from SmallCapInvestor.com, and his small-cap (and overall market) knowledge is outstanding! He’s written the below article just for Trader’s Blog readers, and per my request has made a special offer to those interested in learning more about small-cap stocks. Please feel free to comment with questions, opinions, and insight!

==================================================================== Conventional wisdom told investors that buying great companies at any price and holding them to eternity was the surefire way to growing a college or retirement fund. After all, during a secular bull market like that experienced from 1982 through 2000, when the Dow soared 1,409%, is was an indisputable strategy for almost guaranteed profits.

However, the days of “buy and hold” profits are now a distant, but fond memory. With the end of the century came the end of the 18-year secular bull market, the greatest

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Cornelius Luca has joined INO TV Free. Since I gave Cornelius many kudos in my article Cornelius Luca: Free Forex Market Analysis and Commentary, I thought I should write up a quick bio on him.

Cornelius Luca began trading foreign currencies, including major and exotic currencies since 1983. While active in the spot market, he was also involved in trading FX futures, cross-currencies, forwards and options. Currently Mr. Luca is the head of a 12 billion dollar ivnestment fund, FX Concepts, as well as a 20 year instructor at the New York Insitute of Finance.

As all prominent traders, Cornelius has been quoted by the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Reuters and AP-Dow Jones. Mr. Lucas is a well known expert in technical analysis of the foregin exchange markets, and his seminars and publications combine to create and accurate, realistic and up-to-date presentation on the ever-changing environment of

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We are presenting a list of companies which we believe are currently mispriced, based on our estimate of fair value, by the market. We develop our fair value ranges by projected free cash flow out one year and estimating an appropriate FCF multiple based on our assessment of risk and the strength of the balance sheet.

Cisco Systems [CSCO: 19.57, +0.84 (+4.48%)] Recent Price $17.04 Value Range 21.86 – $38.41 Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures and sells Internet protocol (IP)-based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology (IT) industry, and provides services associated with these products and their use. The Company provides a line of products for transporting data, voice, and video within buildings, across campuses, and around the world. Its products are designed to transform how people connect, communicate and collaborate. Cisco Systems, Inc.’s products, which include primarily routers, switches, and products that the

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With offices in Los Angeles, California, and Liaoning, China, China Organic Agriculture Inc. is an active trader of agricultural products in China. Trading on the OTCBB, their mission is to capitalize on China’s growing economy with the ability to acquire upscale products. China Organic Agriculture, Inc. is engaging in the organic foods revolution. They are one of the largest producers of green and organic rice in China.

Founded in 2002, China Organic Agriculture controls all aspects of the rice production process from seeds to planting, as well as, research and development and distribution. China Organic Agriculture has established their brand loyalty among China’s affluent population with high-quality, fully certified organic rice products. China Organic Agriculture is also working to establish broad distribution of several agricultural, food, and related premium products. They have an extensive distribution network throughout major cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, and Nanjing.

The Company has their 20,000 square

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