Coming This Week

2000 was great year for the markets. 2001 will be even better.

Think I've lost my marbles? Well, I often speak to the traders on our site. I know that, in spite of the difficult market environment, 2000 was extremely successful for them as a group. The same goes for the many members who sent us holiday e-mails thanking us for helping them achieve great end-of-the-year numbers.

Q: So what is the key to their continual, unrelenting success?

A: They've mastered strategies that enable them to easily identify high-probability trading opportunities--all the time, no matter how "irrationally" the market behaves.

If you want to stage an all-out attack on the markets in 2001, I have a suggestion for you. Arm yourself to the teeth by attending the upcoming workshops given by two traders who have achieved non-stop success year after year: Kevin Haggerty and Jon Najarian. 

The weekend of February 23-25, you won't want to miss Kevin Haggerty's hands-on "Trading With the Generals" workshop at the Hilton Naples & Towers Hotel in Florida. Kevin will show you how he identifies stocks that big institutions are grooming for powerful moves. He will share his favorite trading setups for both the long and short side. You will learn Kevin's own unique approach to retracements, market dynamics, stock selection, and much more. In describing the workshop to me this past Thursday morning, Kevin said: 

"The biggest thing is the participation and interaction. Every time I teach a new strategy, we will all go through a learning session together. Everyone is going to go through, look at charts and identify the patterns on their own.

"In fact, I will personally make sure that no one leaves the hotel Sunday night without actually learning precisely how to apply all strategies. I am willing to stay late Sunday night if I have to."

After more than 20 phenomenal years as an options trader and market maker, Jon Najarian knows what works, what doesn't and why. When you attend his Options Trading Conference March 11-12 in Boca Raton, Florida, he guarantees that you will possess that same knowledge--and know how to apply it. About his seminar, Jon says: 

"I will teach you precisely what works for me and my team of traders. When you go home to resume trading, you will possess all of the key strategies that I personally apply and be able to immediately trade spreads, straddles, ratio backspreads, and many of the other options strategies. You'll be able to take that knowledge and develop into an options trader who pulls consistent gains from the market every month and every year for the rest of your life."

You may be asking, "Why attend a workshop?" After all, the TradersGalleria.com offers many high-quality trading books and online courses. It's true, you can make substantial progress in your trading knowledge using these resources. But why be content with this when you can learn a year's worth of breakthrough knowledge in one weekend? Find out more and register for these and other coming events at TradingEvents.com. 

In Late February 2001--The Best Gets Better. 

Watch as we take TradingMarkets.com to the next level. 

• More depth
• Enhanced tools and indicators
• Improved content
• Easier to use

Geared to exceed your expectations. Destined to help you become a better and more profitable trader.

Don't you hate getting stopped out of a position only to watch in frustration as the position turns profitable? Dave Landry had that same problem, but unlike most of us, he found a solution. In his new trading lesson "When Weak Hands Fall, Opportunity Knocks--Trading the Trend Knock-out," Dave describes a pattern which enables him to capture entries right before a powerful trend resumes. He does this by waiting until the weak hands are knocked out of the market. Once there is no one left to sell, the stage is set for the big move to occur.

Japanese candlestick charts can be incredibly useful--if used correctly. Ask Goran Yordanoff. One time I asked him what has best analytical tools were. Candlestick charts were high on the list. This week, longtime candlestick user Tsutae Kamada will straighten out the many misconceptions about candlesticks and show you the proper techniques and strategies for using them. Born in Japan himself, Kamada has been using candlestick charts for over ten years and knows many successful traders in Japan who use them. Now you can get the same edge they have by reading Kamada's lesson on "A Realistic and Effective Strategy for Using Candlestick Charts."

Trade like a champion. One of the great pleasures I've had over the many years I've been in this business is that I've been able to befriend many great traders. One of them is Mark Douglas, author of a new book entitled "Trading in the Zone." There are many books written about trading psychology these days, but this is one of the few that is written by someone who is an active trader--one who has experienced that unique mental anguish that us traders feel from time to time. I read "Trading in the Zone" this week and I think it's the best book in its category. Read my review to find out why.

Know someone who'd like to learn the first steps toward becoming a successful and confident trader? Would you like to brush up on the basics? BeginningTrader.com is now live. Come in and get an education worth thousands of dollars and lay a strong foundation for your future trading success--all free of charge. 

In addition to the Trading Lessons described above, please see our latest Q&A section.  As always, if you'd like your trading questions answered, please send them to questions@tradingmarkets.com. Send any suggestions, recommendations and other input to suggestions@tradingmarkets.com.

Profitable trading,

Eddie Kwong
Editor-in-Chief
TradingMarkets.com