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Where is the Market Going?


If you ask me whether the market will have moved up or down by this time next year, well I may as well flip a coin, because I don't know.

If you ask me whether the market will have moved up or down by this time next month, well again, I may as well flip a coin, because I still don't know.

If you ask me whether the market will have moved up or down by this time next week, AGAIN, I may as well flip a coin, because I don't know.

And if you ask me whether the market will have moved up or down by this time tomorrow, I am sorry, but I JUST DON'T KNOW!

But? if you ask me whether the market will move up or down in next few minutes, well I will have a definite opinion. Why? Because if I can see the CURRENT state of buying and selling in the market NOW, then I can make a reasoned and fairly accurate estimate of what the market will do in the next few minutes and moments.

My prediction will not be based on some secret formula; it will not be based on some esoteric sounding indicator, nor on some complex mathematical equation. No, it will be based on my evaluation of the current state of supply and demand.

Predicting the long-term movements of the markets is a guessing game. All we have to go on is the past; all we can reasonably do is assume that what has happened in the past will continue to happen in the future. Basically that is what trend following is, making the assumption that the past equals the future.

In my trading world, the only law that works is that of supply and demand: if there are more buyers than sellers then the market will go up; and if there are more sellers than buyers the market will go down.

It matters not one iota the whys and wherefores of the buyers and the sellers. It does not matter that a trader has chosen to sell now because the 9 period moving average has crossed the 14 period; or because he has just lost his shirt; or because he is taking a profit; or because he is just plain bored.

No, I don't care why a trader has entered a buy or a sell order, I just care that they have, by their act, added to either the buying or the selling pressure.

Malcolm Robinson
LIFFE Pit Trader & Electronic Trader
InstinctiveTrader.com

  


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NSE to start forex futures trading from Aug 29
Times of India, India - Aug 20, 2008
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Dollar Falls on US Manufacturing Slump, Credit-Market Losses
Bloomberg - 17 hours ago
The US currency also weakened on speculation credit- market losses in the US will deepen. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shares tumbled in New York trading to ...
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Currency Trading - Making Money with Scientific Theories
Corsavoo.com, France - Aug 20, 2008
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Livemint, India - Aug 20, 2008
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Canada Afternoon: C$ Up Sharply As Oil Surges, USD Plunges
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Getting a hang of currency futures
Daily News & Analysis, India - 23 hours ago
Although it is not known when futures in currency trading will be available on exchanges, it is bound to make history once it is available. ...


Currency Trading System - A Simple 1 2 3 Step Method For Huge Gains
Corsavoo.com, France - Aug 19, 2008
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FOREX-US dollar rallies in thin trading; uptrend intact
Reuters - Aug 20, 2008
Traders resumed buying the currency on Wednesday on what was seen as consolidation in the absence of fresh market-moving news, economic data or ...
US dollar recovers in quiet markets; uptrend intact Khaleej Times
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Forex Currency Market Forecasts for US Dollar
The Market Oracle, UK - Aug 20, 2008
There is a reason why more websites talk about trading forex than trading stocks: Online currency trading is quickly becoming a mainstream activity. ...

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