Retail Sales and Consumer Sentiment Data

Published in December 11th, 2009
Posted by ray in Market Commentaries
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Normally both of these are second tier numbers. But given the low volatility of the past few days, they may just move the markets.
So here are the expectations:
Retail Sales
8:30 EST
Headline: Consensus 0.9 %    range: 0.5 % to 1.2 %
Core:       Consensus 0.5 %    range: 0.1 % to 1.0 %
Consumer Sentiment
9:55 EST
Consensus: 68.2     range: 67.0  […]

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The Challenges Facing a Trading Coach

Published in December 11th, 2009
Posted by ray in Miscellaneous
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BarroMetrics Views: The Challenges Facing a Trading Coach
As a trading coach, I face two key challenges:

That what the students hear is what I mean and
That the students turn my lessons into a habit of success.

All of my presentations are, to a greater or lesser extent, interactive affairs. Using this format, I hope to ensure maximum […]

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