John Murphy is author of Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets, and the Visual Investor. His latest book, Trading with Intermarket Analysis (John Wiley), is scheduled for release later this year. Mr. Murphy is a Chartered Market Technician and a Commodity Trading Advisor.
5 words of wisdom for trading metals
One of the questions we hear most often is, “What does it take to be a successful trader?” George Gero shares five tips for success in this preview to May's Trading 101 article.
Treasuries sink with gold as dollar jumps, U.S. stocks retreat
Treasuries tumbled with gold and the dollar rallied, while U.S. equities retreated, as concern grew that the Federal Reserve will scale back its stimulus efforts if the labor market continues to improve.
A financial crisis is almost certainly in the cards for Japan, and it is just a question of timing. Unfortunately, the government may have fast forwarded that date.
Apple tax query becomes Cook’s latest crisis-management test
Tim Cook’s tenure at the helm of Apple Inc. has been a crash course in crisis management. In almost two years since Cook became chief executive officer, Apple has lurched from one reputation-threatening public-relations predicament to the next.
