Trading Gold and the Financial Markets

Gold has broken through to yet another record high. The previous high of $1226 per troy ounce was set in November 2009. Since then the gold market has dropped as low as $1044. We are now in the middle of 2010 and gold is trading $20 higher than its previous record level.

Point and Figure Trading (Part II)

The second most important variable for a point and figure chart is the reversal threshold. The most common amount of reversal threshold is three boxes or three points. A new column is only added when a reversal in an existing column exceeds the reversal threshold.

The History Of Gold To Buy Gold Bullion

Learning about the history of the gold price will stand you in good stead if you decide to buy gold bullion. By knowing how prices have changed over time, you are able to make a better judgement in the present.

Major Stock Indexes (Part I)

There are 100s of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and HOLDRS covering key industry benchmarks such as the various Standard & Poor (S&P) Indexes, Russell Indexes or the Dow Jones Products. There are other ETFs that cover the other less well known narrow based sectors.