"Losing weight can be as simple as cutting out a meatball here and an egg roll there." ~~Elizabeth Somer, M.A., R.D.
REACHING YOUR FAT-LOSS GOALS may be easier than you think. To lose a pound of fat a month, all you need to do is cut 100 calories a day from your diet, assuming the intake and expenditure of all other calories remains the same. That's because a pound of body fat is equivalent to about 3,500 calories. So if you cut 100 calories a day for 31 days, you're cutting 3,100 calories--or about a pound.
Wait...a pound a month? Isn't that a little slow? Well, mounds of research indicate that you're more likely to keep weight off if you lose it slowly. Besides, losing a pound a month doesn't require drastic changes in your eating habits. It can be as simple as eating two egg rolls with your Chinese stir-fry instead of three. Here are 100 painless ways to cut 100 or more calories a day. As a bonus, they all reduce fat or sugar, which means, calorie for calorie, you're getting more vitamins and minerals.
1. Spread 1 tablespoon of all-fruit jam on your toast rather than 1 1/2 tablespoons of butter.
2. Replace 1 cup of whole milk with 1/2 cup of nonfat milk.
3. Eat 2 poached eggs instead of 2 fried eggs.
4. Replace 1/2 cup of granola with 2 cups of Cheerios.
5. Instead of using whole milk and eggs to prepare 2 slices of French toast, use nonfat milk and egg whites.
6. Snack on an orange and a banana instead of a Snickers candy bar.
7. Munch on 35 pretzel sticks instead of 1 ounce of dry-roasted peanuts.
8. Replace 1 cup of sweetened applesauce with 1 cup of unsweetened applesauce.
9. On your lamb-and-vegetable kabob, replace 2 of the 4 chunks of meat with fresh whole mushrooms.
10. Dip an artichoke in 1 tablespoon of low-fat mayonnaise instead of 1 1/2 tablespoons of regular mayonnaise.
11. Steam your asparagus rather than saut� it in 1 tablespoon of butter or oil.
12. Instead of a 5-ounce glass of wine, opt for cherry-flavored sparkling water.
13. For a chewy snack, have 1/2 cup of dried fruit rather than 9 caramels.
14. Replace 3 slices of bacon with 3 slices of Light & Lean Canadian bacon.
15. Eat a Lender's egg bagel instead of a Sara Lee egg bagel.
16. Select 1 cup of home-style baked beans instead of an equal serving of baked beans with franks.
17. Replace 2 biscuits with 2 dinner rolls.
18. When making a sandwich, use 2 slices of Roman Light 7-grain bread instead of Pepperidge Farm wheat bread.
19. Eat 1/2 cup of steamed fresh broccoli instead of 1/2 cup of frozen broccoli in cheese sauce.
20. Make a burrito with 1/2 cup of fat-free refried beans and 1 ounce of nonfat cheese instead of the same amount of traditional refried beans and cheese.
21. Replace an apple muffin with a high-fiber English muffin.
22. Reduce a typical serving of chocolate cake (1/8 of a two-layer cake) by one-third.
23. Switch from 1 cup of whole-milk hot chocolate to 1 cup of steamed 1% milk flavored with a dash of almond extract.
24. Replace 1 cup of caramel-coated popcorn with 2 1/2 cups of air-popped popcorn.
25. Switch from 1/2 cup of yogurt-covered raisins to 1/2 cup of plain raisins.
26. Snack on 1 cup of nonfat plain yogurt instead of 1 cup of custard-style yogurt.
27. Top your celery sticks with 2 tablespoons of fat-free cream cheese instead of 3 tablespoons of regular cream cheese.
28. Replace 2 fried-chicken drumsticks with 2 roasted drumsticks and a cup of peas and carrots.
29. Instead of eating 5 chocolate-chip cookies, savor the taste of 2.
30. Lighten your 2 cups of coffee with 2 tablespoons of evaporated nonfat milk instead of 2 tablespoons of half-and-half.
31. Replace a 12-ounce can of cola with a 12-ounce can of diet cola.
32. Thicken your cream sauce with 1 percent milk and corn starch instead of a roux of butter and flour.
33. At the appetizer tray, choose 4 fresh raw mushrooms instead of 4 batter-fried mushrooms.
34. Use 2 tablespoons of fat-free sour cream instead of regular sour cream (on baked potatoes or in stroganoff). If done twice in the day, 100 calories will be cut.
35. Reduce the size of your steak from 4 1/2 ounces to 3 ounces.
36. Grill a cheese sandwich with nonstick cooking spray instead of margarine.
37. Replace 1 cup of chocolate ice cream with 2/3 cup of nonfat chocolate frozen yogurt.
38. Snack on 2 ounces of oven-baked potato chips instead of regular potato chips.
39. Instead of topping your salad with an ounce of croutons, get your crunch from 1/4 cup of chopped celery.
40. Instead of 1 cup of macaroni salad, eat 3 1/2 cups of spinach salad with 2 tablespoons of low-calorie dressing.
41. Cut the peanut butter on your sandwich from 2 tablespoons to 1 tablespoon.
42. Serve your turkey with 1/4 cup of cranberry sauce instead of 1/2 cup.
43. Order a sandwich on cracked wheat bread instead of a croissant.
44. Complement your hamburger with 1 1/4 ounces of oven-baked tortilla chips instead of a side of fries.
45. Split an apple Danish with a friend rather than eat the entire thing.
46. Order 2 slices of cheese pizza instead of 2 slices of pepperoni pizza.
47. Grab a Dole Fresh Lites Cherry frozen fruit bar instead of a Sunkist Coconut frozen fruit bar.
48. Snack on 1/2 cup of fruit cocktail canned in water instead of 1 cup of fruit cocktail canned in heavy syrup.
49. Switch from 1 cup of fruit punch to 1 cup of sparkling water flavored with 2 teaspoons of concentrated orange juice.
50. Instead of eating garlic bread made with butter, spread baked garlic cloves on French bread.
51. Rather than snack on 1 cup of grapefruit canned in syrup, peel and section 1 small grapefruit.
52. Dip your chips in 1/2 cup of salsa instead of 1/2 cup of guacamole.
53. Switch from 1/2 cup of Frusen Gladje butter pecan ice cream to Breyers butter pecan ice cream.
54. Use 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise in your tuna salad instead of 2 tablespoons.
55. Hold the tartar sauce on your fish sandwich, and squeeze lemon on it instead.
56. Replace 3 fish sticks with 3 ounces of grilled halibut.
57. In sandwich spreads or salads, use 3 teaspoons of dijonnaise instead of 4 teaspoons of mayonnaise.
58. Use 2 tablespoons of light pancake syrup instead of 2 tablespoons of regular syrup.
59. Top your pasta with 1 cup of marinara sauce instead of 1/2 cup of alfredo sauce.
60. For each serving of pasta salad you make, reduce the oil or mayonnaise by 1 tablespoon.
61. Replace 1/2 cup of peaches canned in extra-heavy syrup with 1/2 cup of peaches canned in water.
62. Prepare 1/2 cup of steamed peas and cauliflower instead of frozen peas and cauliflower in cream sauce.
63. Cut back on sampling during cooking. The following "tastes" have 100 calories: 4 tablespoons of beef stroganoff, 3 tablespoons of homemade chocolate pudding, 2 tablespoons of chocolate-chip cookie dough.
64. At an Italian restaurant, snack on a large breadstick instead of a slice of garlic bread.
65. Eat a 3/4-cup serving of pudding made with skim milk rather than a 1-cup serving of pudding made with whole milk.
66. Choose 1/2 cup of brown rice instead of 1 serving of frozen rice pilaf with green beans or 1 serving of frozen Oriental rice and vegetables.
67. Compliment your sandwich with 3/4 cup of split-pea soup instead of 1 cup of chunky bean and ham soup.
68. Replace 3 tablespoons of strawberry topping on your ice cream with 3/4 pint of fresh strawberries.
69. Pass on the second helping of mashed potatoes.
70. Eat 3 grilled prawns with cocktail sauce instead of 3 breaded and fried prawns.
71. Make a pie crust with 1 cup of Grape-Nuts cereal, 1/4 cup of concentrated apple juice and 1 tablespoon of cinnamon, instead of using a traditional graham-cracker crust. You'll save 100 calories per slice.
72. Replace 8 sticks of regular chewing gum with sugar-free chewing gum.
73. Snack on a papaya instead of a bag of M&Ms.
74. Substitute 3 ounces of scallops for 3 ounce of lean beef in your stir-fry.
75. Rather than spread 4 tablespoons of cream cheese on two slices of raisin bread, dip the bread in 1/2 cup nonfat apple-cinnamon yogurt.
76. Munch on 1 cup of frozen grapes instead of an ice cream sandwich.
77. Rather than drink a strawberry milkshake, make a smoothie of 2/3 cup of low-fat milk, 1/2 cup of strawberries and 1/2 a banana.
78. Replace 2 brownies with 2 fig bars.
79. Eat 2 meatballs instead of 4 with your spaghetti.
80. On a hot day, quench your thirst with a glass of ice water with lemon or mint instead of a can of light beer.
81. Eat 1/2 cup of black beans instead of 3 ounces of roast beef.
82. Replace 1 1/2 tablespoons of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter spread with 1 1/2 tablespoons of Nucoa Smart Beat margarine.
83. Choose 1 serving of vegetarian lasagna instead of lasagna with meat.
84. Eat 2 Kellogg's Nutri-Grain bars instead of 2 Kellogg's Pop-Tarts.
85. Drizzle 3 tablespoons of low-calorie French dressing on your salad instead of 2 tablespoons of blue cheese dressing.
86. Replace 1 large flour tortilla with 1 six-inch corn tortilla.
87. Eat a turkey sandwich instead of a chicken salad sandwich.
88. Choose 4 1/2 ounces of tuna packed in water instead of 4 1/2 ounces of tuna packed in oil.
89. At Burger King, have a Whopper Jr. Sandwich with regular fries instead of a Whopper With Cheese Sandwich.
90. Order your Quarter Pounder without cheese.
91. At Jack in the Box, eat a regular taco instead of a super taco.
92. Fix 1 cup of turkey chili with beans rather than regular chili with no beans.
93. Use 1 cup of fat-free cottage cheese instead of regular cottage cheese.
94. Order a sandwich with barbecued chicken instead of barbecued pork.
95. Replace 1 cup of corn with 1 cup of carrots.
96. Reduce your helping of turkey stuffing from 1 cup to 2/3 cup.
97. Have a single scoop of ice cream instead of a double scoop.
98. Replace 2 ounces of corn chips with 2 ounces of SnackWell's wheat crackers.
99. Eat 1 hot dog at the baseball game instead of 2.
100. Shred 2 ounces of fat-free cheddar cheese on nachos instead of regular cheddar.
Elizabeth Somer, M.A., R.D., is a nutritionist in private practice and editor of the Nutrition Report. Her latest book is Nutrition for Women: The Complete Guide (New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1993).
Monday, July 27, 2009
Why People Fail At Weight Loss
Why do so many people fail at losing weight? Is it because they are lazy? No. Is it because they are addicted to food? No. Is it because they aren�t good at exercising? No. Failure at weight loss stems from a few main factors:
1) People don't truly understand the risks of being overweight. Why do most want to lose weight? Most would say to look better. Looking better certainly is a benefit of losing weight, but this shouldn�t be the sole reason to lose weight. There is a 1000 pound gorilla in the room and it�s often ignored. Being overweight for a long period of time kills thousands of people each year. Thousands of studies have show and proven without any doubt that losing body fat will improve and lengthen your life. This eBook will give you a picture of the dangers of being overweight. Knowing the dangers of being overweight is a tremendous motivator to not only lose fat, but to keep it off.
2) People don't commit to permanent lifestyle changes. So many people think of a "diet" as something temporary. When they are on a "diet" they restrict themselves so much that they are miserable. Sooner or later failure is inevitable because of the unreasonable demands of most "diets." Some of these diets force you to only eat certain foods (e.g., no carbs, special soups etc�) You, like myself, have probably tried them before. The key to losing weight long term is to make gradual lifestyle changes you can stick to forever.
3) Most individuals are not provided the truthful facts of losing weight and becoming healthier. With the conflicting information in the media, and all of the different lose weight quick fad diets, it�s understandable why so many people really don�t know the truth about losing fat and keeping it off long term. We will go over the no-nonsense truth.
4) Most people don't understand they are constantly either gaining fat, or losing fat. There is no in-between. Some people justify binging or giving up because they hit a small road-block. This isn�t an all or nothing game. For example, when I was overweight, if I ate an unhealthy lunch, I�d go ahead and eat an unhealthy dinner since I already "messed up" the day. Or I�d say, I�ll start eating healthy on Monday since I�ve already eaten poorly this weekend. Every person at times eats too much. The successful people will not let a road bump completely derail their entire lifestyle change. If you are not implementing positive lifestyle changes and losing weight, you are gaining weight. Again, there is no "in-between."
5) Most people don't realize what they consume each day. So many overweight people eat thousands of extra calories and fat without realizing it. It�s tough to know if you are gaining weight or losing weight each day unless you are keeping an eye on what you�re consuming. Later in the eBook you will be given an easy way to keep track of your consumption.
This article was written by Rob B, the creator of FreeWeightloss.com, and the author of the Ultimate Weight Loss eBook.
1) People don't truly understand the risks of being overweight. Why do most want to lose weight? Most would say to look better. Looking better certainly is a benefit of losing weight, but this shouldn�t be the sole reason to lose weight. There is a 1000 pound gorilla in the room and it�s often ignored. Being overweight for a long period of time kills thousands of people each year. Thousands of studies have show and proven without any doubt that losing body fat will improve and lengthen your life. This eBook will give you a picture of the dangers of being overweight. Knowing the dangers of being overweight is a tremendous motivator to not only lose fat, but to keep it off.
2) People don't commit to permanent lifestyle changes. So many people think of a "diet" as something temporary. When they are on a "diet" they restrict themselves so much that they are miserable. Sooner or later failure is inevitable because of the unreasonable demands of most "diets." Some of these diets force you to only eat certain foods (e.g., no carbs, special soups etc�) You, like myself, have probably tried them before. The key to losing weight long term is to make gradual lifestyle changes you can stick to forever.
3) Most individuals are not provided the truthful facts of losing weight and becoming healthier. With the conflicting information in the media, and all of the different lose weight quick fad diets, it�s understandable why so many people really don�t know the truth about losing fat and keeping it off long term. We will go over the no-nonsense truth.
4) Most people don't understand they are constantly either gaining fat, or losing fat. There is no in-between. Some people justify binging or giving up because they hit a small road-block. This isn�t an all or nothing game. For example, when I was overweight, if I ate an unhealthy lunch, I�d go ahead and eat an unhealthy dinner since I already "messed up" the day. Or I�d say, I�ll start eating healthy on Monday since I�ve already eaten poorly this weekend. Every person at times eats too much. The successful people will not let a road bump completely derail their entire lifestyle change. If you are not implementing positive lifestyle changes and losing weight, you are gaining weight. Again, there is no "in-between."
5) Most people don't realize what they consume each day. So many overweight people eat thousands of extra calories and fat without realizing it. It�s tough to know if you are gaining weight or losing weight each day unless you are keeping an eye on what you�re consuming. Later in the eBook you will be given an easy way to keep track of your consumption.
This article was written by Rob B, the creator of FreeWeightloss.com, and the author of the Ultimate Weight Loss eBook.
Behavior Modification
Habits, good or bad, are formed by repetition. Eating habits are no exception. If you are in the habit of snacking when you watch TV, you were reinforcing that habit until finally it became a part of you. Other habits are formed in the same way. Some of these habits are: eating while reading, eating the minute you come in the house, eating when the kids come in from school, eating when you come in from a date, or eating while cooking dinner.
We also find that certain moods and circumstances cause us to eat even if we are not hungry. For example: anger, boredom, fatigue, happiness, loneliness, the kids are finally in bed, our spouse is out for the evening or out of town, nervousness, anxiety, our spouse brings home candy or ice cream, etc... all may trigger an eating response. The list is endless. Habits are hard to break. We must not only break old habits, but we must make our goal to form new ones in the same manner through repetition. Make some daily commitments. Work to meet these commitments each day whether you feel like it or not. Your daily commitments will help you form good habits. Remember: "It is easier to act your way into a new way of feeling than it is to feel your way into a new way of acting."
Resisting temptation is difficult. However, if you succeed in resisting the first time, it becomes easier to resist the next time. Before long, you will have formed the good habit of resisting temptation every time it confronts you. If you yield to that temptation, you will find it easier to yield the next time.
Because of the human weaknesses mentioned, we must use what has become known among weight control groups as behavior modification. It simply means changing your behavior. These techniques work only if you consistently repeat them, so that they become a part of you.
NEW HABITS
1) Eat three meals a day. Have two or three planned snacks daily.
2) Prolong your meals by: eating slowly putting down your eating utensil between each bite do not pick up your eating utensil until you have swallowed the bite hesitating between bites, even if you're eating finger foods
3) Choose a specific place in your home or office to eat all of your meals. This will become your "designated eating place" and should not be changed. Try not to eat at your desk at work. This would make you prone to eat all day long and not just at meal time.
4) Do not do anything except eat when you sit down for a meal. Do not read, watch TV, talk on the phone, work, etc. Make yourself aware of the food you are eating. Focus on the conversation and enjoy your meal.
5) Do not keep food in any room in your house except the kitchen. Do not keep food such as cookies out on the counters. Do not store items in "see-through" containers.
6) Do not buy junk food. Neither your mate nor your children needs it.
7) If possible, serve individual plates from the stove and do not serve family style on the table. If this is not possible, put the serving dishes on the opposite end of the table.
8) Serve yourself on a smaller plate.
9) Develop a habit of leaving at least one bite of each item on your plate. If you can master this, it becomes easier to stop eating when you feel full. You will be used to leaving food on your plate.
All of the above are eating techniques that aid in behavior modification. Other behavior modification techniques not related to eating are to substitute activity for eating, which means exactly what it says-- substitute another activity for between meal snacking. If you are in the habit of going straight to the kitchen and eating every time you walk in the house, try to change this habit by going to another room of the house when you come home. Delay going into the kitchen until the desire to eat is gone. When you are tempted to eat, try to use one of the following substitute activities:
Take a walk
Take a long bath
Call a friend
Get out of the house
Write a letter
Read a book
Or busy yourself with a hobby such as:
Cross-stitch
Painting
Floral arranging
Ceramics
Wood working
Gardening
Genealogical research
Sports
Surf the Web
Catch up on your email!!!
We also find that certain moods and circumstances cause us to eat even if we are not hungry. For example: anger, boredom, fatigue, happiness, loneliness, the kids are finally in bed, our spouse is out for the evening or out of town, nervousness, anxiety, our spouse brings home candy or ice cream, etc... all may trigger an eating response. The list is endless. Habits are hard to break. We must not only break old habits, but we must make our goal to form new ones in the same manner through repetition. Make some daily commitments. Work to meet these commitments each day whether you feel like it or not. Your daily commitments will help you form good habits. Remember: "It is easier to act your way into a new way of feeling than it is to feel your way into a new way of acting."
Resisting temptation is difficult. However, if you succeed in resisting the first time, it becomes easier to resist the next time. Before long, you will have formed the good habit of resisting temptation every time it confronts you. If you yield to that temptation, you will find it easier to yield the next time.
Because of the human weaknesses mentioned, we must use what has become known among weight control groups as behavior modification. It simply means changing your behavior. These techniques work only if you consistently repeat them, so that they become a part of you.
NEW HABITS
1) Eat three meals a day. Have two or three planned snacks daily.
2) Prolong your meals by: eating slowly putting down your eating utensil between each bite do not pick up your eating utensil until you have swallowed the bite hesitating between bites, even if you're eating finger foods
3) Choose a specific place in your home or office to eat all of your meals. This will become your "designated eating place" and should not be changed. Try not to eat at your desk at work. This would make you prone to eat all day long and not just at meal time.
4) Do not do anything except eat when you sit down for a meal. Do not read, watch TV, talk on the phone, work, etc. Make yourself aware of the food you are eating. Focus on the conversation and enjoy your meal.
5) Do not keep food in any room in your house except the kitchen. Do not keep food such as cookies out on the counters. Do not store items in "see-through" containers.
6) Do not buy junk food. Neither your mate nor your children needs it.
7) If possible, serve individual plates from the stove and do not serve family style on the table. If this is not possible, put the serving dishes on the opposite end of the table.
8) Serve yourself on a smaller plate.
9) Develop a habit of leaving at least one bite of each item on your plate. If you can master this, it becomes easier to stop eating when you feel full. You will be used to leaving food on your plate.
All of the above are eating techniques that aid in behavior modification. Other behavior modification techniques not related to eating are to substitute activity for eating, which means exactly what it says-- substitute another activity for between meal snacking. If you are in the habit of going straight to the kitchen and eating every time you walk in the house, try to change this habit by going to another room of the house when you come home. Delay going into the kitchen until the desire to eat is gone. When you are tempted to eat, try to use one of the following substitute activities:
Take a walk
Take a long bath
Call a friend
Get out of the house
Write a letter
Read a book
Or busy yourself with a hobby such as:
Cross-stitch
Painting
Floral arranging
Ceramics
Wood working
Gardening
Genealogical research
Sports
Surf the Web
Catch up on your email!!!
Dismal non-farm payroll wipes out all positives from last week - rough week ahead for USD
Markets had set themselves up for a shock into the non-farm payrolls number, with analysts quite optimistic for a better number. However this was not to be and the headline number disappointed with 467k jobs lost in June compared with 365k expected.
The unemployment rate also crept closer to the 10% magnet, rising 0.1% to 9.5%. Optimists may wish to point out that the rate was below forecast and registered a slower increase than seen in previous months.
Average Earnings were flat for month-on-month comparisons, a low that has only been matched about five times since the early 1990’s. Average weekly hours declined to a new record low of 33.0 hours. The weekly claims number provided no cause for cheer, with yet another 600+ reading, even as Continuing Claims fell rather sharply.
Prior to this Sweden’s Riksbank had surprised the market with a 25bp rate cut, citing concerns about unemployment and falling production and its effect of prolonging the contraction in the economy. Riksbank Deputy Governor commented that rates could not “in practice” be cut any further (now at 0.25%).
The ECB on the other hand left rates unchanged and Trichet in his post-meeting press conference said rates were at appropriate levels. The EUR had eased back from early highs after Moody’s stripped Ireland of its last AAA credit rating and warned of further possible downgrades if more stringent fiscal measures were not adopted.
After the US data, the resultant reaction in both Forex and stock markets was brutal and quick, partly due to thin liquidity conditions ahead of today’s US holiday.
The USD rebounded sharply from its recent sell-off, posting gains across the board with a particularly strong performance against the commodity-bloc currencies that had risen during the recent bout of risk appetite, and compounding the pressure on the EUR.
Very little activity was seen in Asia after an early round of stops hunting/triggers in the EUR. The USD edged a tad higher on the index, up 0.12%, but players were happy to trade in tight ranges after most positions for the week had likely been wiped out in last night’s u-turn.
Europe has a limited data slate for today, with PMI data from the UK, Germany and Europe the main attraction. PMI data of late has tended to surprise to the upside and there is every chance that this phenomenon will continue though current forecasts are for an almost unchanged reading across the board.
How to Use The Forex Heatmap
To the left is a picture of The Forex Heatmap. The Forex Heatmap provides you with a view of the entire spot forex at a glance for quicker entry decisions across 20 currency pairs. If you are currently just following one or two pairs you can use The Forex Heatmap on your favorite pairs, but the Forex Heatmap will also identify other trading opportunities in real time.
Here is a screen shot of The Forex Heatmap with the associated multiple timeframe trend indicators. If a new movement is starting you can use these trend indicators in association with The Forex Heatmap for improving your daily or long term pips..
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Contact us to get The Forex Heatmap The Forex Heatmap is great for spotting what groups of pairs are moving in the spot forex market. Since The Forex Heatmap updates with every tick of a currency pair, significant color-bar width changes show what pairs are on the move.
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Most spot forex traders are stuck trading the EUR/USD when other currency pairs could be moving hundreds of pips. When you combine The Forex Heatmap with a simple trading plan and support and resistance you will realize the full pip potential of the 20 currency pairs and increase your pip production.. You will always be on the right side of the trade and your confidence will skyrocket.
Example #1 In this instance the AUD is strengthening across the board so if your intention was to buy the AUD/USD or AUD/CAD you verify your entry using The Forex Heatmap. This is the simplest forex indicator available.
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Example #2 In this example the EUR pairs are strengthening across the board, if you are considering buying the EUR/USD or EUR/JPY you might enter a buy on this signal.
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EUR/USD Updated Technical Analysis
Our company would like to present you the latest updated Forex technical analysis for major currency pairs, including EUR/USD
The pre-planned short positions from key resistance range levels were implemented with achievement of basic anticipated targets. OsMA trend indicator, having marked preservation of close parity of both party activity with mere bullish party prevailing, gives grounds to continuing of rate range movement but in favor of planning sales. Hence, we can assume probability of another test of 1,4000/20 resistance range levels, where it is recommended to evaluate the development of the activity of both parties in accordance with the charts of a shorter time interval. As for short-term sales on condition of the formation of topping signals the targets will be 1,3940/60, 1,3880/1,3900 and (or) further break-out variant up to 1,3820/40, 1,3740/60. The alternative for buyers will be above 1,4080 with the targets of 1,4120/40, 1,4180/1,4200.
The pre-planned short positions from key resistance range levels were implemented with achievement of basic anticipated targets. OsMA trend indicator, having marked preservation of close parity of both party activity with mere bullish party prevailing, gives grounds to continuing of rate range movement but in favor of planning sales. Hence, we can assume probability of another test of 1,4000/20 resistance range levels, where it is recommended to evaluate the development of the activity of both parties in accordance with the charts of a shorter time interval. As for short-term sales on condition of the formation of topping signals the targets will be 1,3940/60, 1,3880/1,3900 and (or) further break-out variant up to 1,3820/40, 1,3740/60. The alternative for buyers will be above 1,4080 with the targets of 1,4120/40, 1,4180/1,4200.
Money Management and Risk Management
A new trading e-book has been uploaded to my site today. It’s Money Management and Risk Management by Ryan Jones. As the title of this book goes, it’s about money management — one of the most important parts of Forex trading (and not only Forex, but any other financial trading that involves risk and probability). The author wisely divides the money management into two kinds — the proper and improper money management. Where the first type refers to the one that always keeps in mind both the risk and reward parts of each trading action, while the improper tries to amplify the importance of only one of those to vital parts. Unfortunately, the majority of traders, especially newbie traders, that see the possibilities opened by the on-line Forex market and its huge leverage, fail to see the full picture and all the more so they can’t apply the proper money management to their trading strategy. But now you can download this book to learn more about the proper money management:
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Olympus E-30
The Olympus E-30 has a well-rounded feature set that should appeal both to consumers upgrading from lower-end DSLR cameras and to buyers looking for something of a more semipro caliber.
Seen news about this product? Send us a link. Compared with its older sibling, the Olympus E3, the E-30 has a smaller body and a lighter weight. On this model Olympus has sacrificed the weatherproof, magnesium-alloy body in favor of a plastic and fiberglass version, which may be a deal-breaker for photographers inclined toward outdoor shooting. The E-30 features a handy swiveling LCD so that you can capture shots from odd angles, or even simply rotate it and snap it inward to protect it while you're out and about.
The E-30 boosts the image sensor to 12.3 megapixels, from 10 megapixels in the E3. It also adds Art Filters, effects such as pinhole, soft focus, pop art, and grainy tone. Though you can preview these effects in Live View, you can't modify them in-camera. As for more-concrete functionality, the E-30 adds improved contrast detection focus, in-body stabilization for vertical panning, and improved electronic AF adjustments for older and third-party lenses.
When paired with its bundled, short, f2.8-to-f3.5, 14mm-to-52mm Zuiko lens, the E-30 is reasonably lightweight. Even so, this camera may feel a bit hefty to anyone upgrading from an entry-level Olympus DSLR, such as the E-520 or E-530. Its controls are also slightly more intimidating, as it has no fewer than 23 buttons and three dials. Some settings (such as the cool multiple-exposure one, which shows layers building in Live View) require quite a bit of digging, but after a session of manual study (and maybe checking some crib notes) they become easier to access. Luckily, you can save your favorite settings in the Super Control Panel on the camera's 2.7-inch LCD. Like its Olympus brethren, the E-30 is highly customizable, including several RAW+JPEG settings, white balance controls, noise-control levels, multiple spot-metering modes, and wireless flash controls.
Scene selections are available on the dial, sharing a spot with the Art Filters. You'll also see icons for portrait, landscape, macro, sports, and night portrait. Naturally, you can go all-manual whenever you choose.
The E-30 shares the Gradation settings of the E-520 and E-530. These settings, which you access through the menu, work reasonably well when used judiciously. You can switch among Off, Normal, High-Key, and Low-Key. The proprietary Gradation technology will open up a picture's shadowed areas (and tone down blown highlights) in closer approximation with what the human eye sees. In my hands-on tests, the Gradation settings brought out additional midtone detail and kept extreme darks and lights from going flat. However, Gradation is meant to be used only under certain circumstances, such as a landscape with low foreground light and high sky lighting, and it will not do you any good if you leave it on all the time. And I found that Gradation was no substitute for spot-metering of highlights in a high-contrast image, because the E-30 tended to blow out highlights in my tests.
Generally, though, the E-30 was capable of taking incredible, sharp shots outdoors at ISOs of 400 and below. The camera produced saturated but realistic landscapes (it offers Vivid, Natural, and Monochrome settings if you're in the mood to mess about). The 14mm-to-52mm lens's autofocus was quick and almost always accurate, except in low light and indoors. Regrettably, the image quality falls off from ISO 400 depending on the lighting situation, and the performance of the Live View screen also declines, losing saturation and sharpness. The noise rendered in indoor shots taken above ISO 400 was muddy. In low light, I also found that, even with the AF assist lamp, the lens hunted for focus and the shutter often fired regardless of my AF point, doing so long after the subject had moved away.
The new features and extra megapixels of the Olympus E-30 may be enough to draw some current E3 users, or people wishing to graduate from a more entry-level model. This camera, with its high degree of customizability and the good-quality optics of its kit lens, could be an attractive upgrade. However, at $1350 it's competing with the Nikon D300 and the Canon EOS 50D, and its performance is outclassed by both.
Seen news about this product? Send us a link. Compared with its older sibling, the Olympus E3, the E-30 has a smaller body and a lighter weight. On this model Olympus has sacrificed the weatherproof, magnesium-alloy body in favor of a plastic and fiberglass version, which may be a deal-breaker for photographers inclined toward outdoor shooting. The E-30 features a handy swiveling LCD so that you can capture shots from odd angles, or even simply rotate it and snap it inward to protect it while you're out and about.
The E-30 boosts the image sensor to 12.3 megapixels, from 10 megapixels in the E3. It also adds Art Filters, effects such as pinhole, soft focus, pop art, and grainy tone. Though you can preview these effects in Live View, you can't modify them in-camera. As for more-concrete functionality, the E-30 adds improved contrast detection focus, in-body stabilization for vertical panning, and improved electronic AF adjustments for older and third-party lenses.
When paired with its bundled, short, f2.8-to-f3.5, 14mm-to-52mm Zuiko lens, the E-30 is reasonably lightweight. Even so, this camera may feel a bit hefty to anyone upgrading from an entry-level Olympus DSLR, such as the E-520 or E-530. Its controls are also slightly more intimidating, as it has no fewer than 23 buttons and three dials. Some settings (such as the cool multiple-exposure one, which shows layers building in Live View) require quite a bit of digging, but after a session of manual study (and maybe checking some crib notes) they become easier to access. Luckily, you can save your favorite settings in the Super Control Panel on the camera's 2.7-inch LCD. Like its Olympus brethren, the E-30 is highly customizable, including several RAW+JPEG settings, white balance controls, noise-control levels, multiple spot-metering modes, and wireless flash controls.
Scene selections are available on the dial, sharing a spot with the Art Filters. You'll also see icons for portrait, landscape, macro, sports, and night portrait. Naturally, you can go all-manual whenever you choose.
The E-30 shares the Gradation settings of the E-520 and E-530. These settings, which you access through the menu, work reasonably well when used judiciously. You can switch among Off, Normal, High-Key, and Low-Key. The proprietary Gradation technology will open up a picture's shadowed areas (and tone down blown highlights) in closer approximation with what the human eye sees. In my hands-on tests, the Gradation settings brought out additional midtone detail and kept extreme darks and lights from going flat. However, Gradation is meant to be used only under certain circumstances, such as a landscape with low foreground light and high sky lighting, and it will not do you any good if you leave it on all the time. And I found that Gradation was no substitute for spot-metering of highlights in a high-contrast image, because the E-30 tended to blow out highlights in my tests.
Generally, though, the E-30 was capable of taking incredible, sharp shots outdoors at ISOs of 400 and below. The camera produced saturated but realistic landscapes (it offers Vivid, Natural, and Monochrome settings if you're in the mood to mess about). The 14mm-to-52mm lens's autofocus was quick and almost always accurate, except in low light and indoors. Regrettably, the image quality falls off from ISO 400 depending on the lighting situation, and the performance of the Live View screen also declines, losing saturation and sharpness. The noise rendered in indoor shots taken above ISO 400 was muddy. In low light, I also found that, even with the AF assist lamp, the lens hunted for focus and the shutter often fired regardless of my AF point, doing so long after the subject had moved away.
The new features and extra megapixels of the Olympus E-30 may be enough to draw some current E3 users, or people wishing to graduate from a more entry-level model. This camera, with its high degree of customizability and the good-quality optics of its kit lens, could be an attractive upgrade. However, at $1350 it's competing with the Nikon D300 and the Canon EOS 50D, and its performance is outclassed by both.
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Combine multiple systems to create your own customized portfolio, or select a pre-built one
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Seamlessly integrate your trading systems on one or more of your FX Auto accounts
Easily monitor and manage your positions on the advanced trading platform
Back-test performance of an individual strategy or your custom built portfolio as a whole
Track and monitor all trades in an account
Custom build your portfolio and back-test
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Labtop Computer
I can sum up the Asus Eee PC 1005HA in one sentence: It's a slightly thicker, slightly cheaper version of the Eee PC 1008HA. Hey, it's only fair. At this point, Asus releases more netbooks than Baskin Robbins has flavors. I won't recap all the versions we've reviewed--or are about to review--but the netbook maker continues making nips and tucks with designs, making just enough variations to warrant a separate take of the same micromachine. Is the 1005HA for you, though?
Let's address the few big differences up front. This machine sells for $389, or about 50 bucks less than the 1008HA. The reason? The 1005HA isn't trying to slink its way into a manila envelope--it is slightly thicker (1.4 inches versus the 1008's svelter 1.1-inch waist). That's largely because this model has the VGA port grafted back on its side instead of having the space-saving dongle that slimmed down the 1008. Also gone: the little flaps covering all those "unsightly" ports sprouting around the machine. The fashion-conscious computer user may still prefer the 1008HA's lines, but in all other respects the 1005HA does its best to essentially remain the same machine.
The other big changeup from the 1008: a six-cell battery, which guarantees you a reasonably long battery life. In our PC World lab tests, we found that the machine hung in for 8 hours, 11 minutes. Not too shabby--even for a long road trip--but not enough to unseat the nearly 10-hour performance of Toshiba's NB205-310. (The PC World Test Center hasn't finished all its tests, so we can't yet offer a PCW Rating. We'll update this review when that testing is done.)
Under the 1005HA's glossy black exterior--which is sure to attract all sorts of unwanted smudges--are current netbook innards and the default loadout of ports. You must know 'em by heart at this point (I do), so count along with me: an Intel Atom N280 CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, Bluetooth, and 802.11n Wi-Fi run the show. How does it perform? It falls right in the zone for netbooks. Scoring a little on the high side, it ranks a 38 in PC WorldBench tests (the average, to date, hovers around 35). So obviously, you're fully covered on your basic office documents and Web surfing needs.
Lining the outside, the usual retinue of connection options: an ethernet hookup, three USB ports, an SD Card reader, and headphone and microphone jacks. Nothing shocking there.
The keyboard is 92 percent of full size, with a good layout, and it feels big and comfortable. The buttons are firm and large enough to type on easily. Even the metallic mouse-button bar is reasonably secure--and I especially like Asus's treatment of the touchpad. Instead of using dainty trim or a different material to indicate that you're within the strike zone, this model incorporates tiny bumps like the 1008. Only difference is, the 1005 dials down the divots, so it's a little fainter to the touch. And for some it might be a hair tougher discerning where the touchpad ends and the wrist rest begins. Not a huge deal--just a personal preference thing.
As for the 10.1-inch screen, it looks sufficiently sharp and crisp at its native 1024-by-600-pixel resolution. (You can scale this setting higher in an emulated mode.) Colors pop when you tilt the display at just the right angle--as is the case with most laptops and netbooks. Also typically, the screen's glossy coating will leave you squinting when you try to view it in broad daylight.
The other big features in play here come in the form of the power toggle mode (accessible through holding the function button and tapping the space bar) and a software suite that sits on your desktop. The software suite breaks down into an Asus download store (a portal for free apps would be handier) and access to a free 10GB of online storage, with syncing data and quick applets geared to general users who want to quickly increase font sizes or color-calibrate a picture.
The 1005HA is a compromise. Granted, it's a good one for those that liked the sleek style of the Eee PC 1008HA, but wanted either to see less flash or to spend less cash. That said, you're seeing netbook prices driving down into the $299 range. So take a look for yourself to see if this fits your netbook needs.
Let's address the few big differences up front. This machine sells for $389, or about 50 bucks less than the 1008HA. The reason? The 1005HA isn't trying to slink its way into a manila envelope--it is slightly thicker (1.4 inches versus the 1008's svelter 1.1-inch waist). That's largely because this model has the VGA port grafted back on its side instead of having the space-saving dongle that slimmed down the 1008. Also gone: the little flaps covering all those "unsightly" ports sprouting around the machine. The fashion-conscious computer user may still prefer the 1008HA's lines, but in all other respects the 1005HA does its best to essentially remain the same machine.
The other big changeup from the 1008: a six-cell battery, which guarantees you a reasonably long battery life. In our PC World lab tests, we found that the machine hung in for 8 hours, 11 minutes. Not too shabby--even for a long road trip--but not enough to unseat the nearly 10-hour performance of Toshiba's NB205-310. (The PC World Test Center hasn't finished all its tests, so we can't yet offer a PCW Rating. We'll update this review when that testing is done.)
Under the 1005HA's glossy black exterior--which is sure to attract all sorts of unwanted smudges--are current netbook innards and the default loadout of ports. You must know 'em by heart at this point (I do), so count along with me: an Intel Atom N280 CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, Bluetooth, and 802.11n Wi-Fi run the show. How does it perform? It falls right in the zone for netbooks. Scoring a little on the high side, it ranks a 38 in PC WorldBench tests (the average, to date, hovers around 35). So obviously, you're fully covered on your basic office documents and Web surfing needs.
Lining the outside, the usual retinue of connection options: an ethernet hookup, three USB ports, an SD Card reader, and headphone and microphone jacks. Nothing shocking there.
The keyboard is 92 percent of full size, with a good layout, and it feels big and comfortable. The buttons are firm and large enough to type on easily. Even the metallic mouse-button bar is reasonably secure--and I especially like Asus's treatment of the touchpad. Instead of using dainty trim or a different material to indicate that you're within the strike zone, this model incorporates tiny bumps like the 1008. Only difference is, the 1005 dials down the divots, so it's a little fainter to the touch. And for some it might be a hair tougher discerning where the touchpad ends and the wrist rest begins. Not a huge deal--just a personal preference thing.
As for the 10.1-inch screen, it looks sufficiently sharp and crisp at its native 1024-by-600-pixel resolution. (You can scale this setting higher in an emulated mode.) Colors pop when you tilt the display at just the right angle--as is the case with most laptops and netbooks. Also typically, the screen's glossy coating will leave you squinting when you try to view it in broad daylight.
The other big features in play here come in the form of the power toggle mode (accessible through holding the function button and tapping the space bar) and a software suite that sits on your desktop. The software suite breaks down into an Asus download store (a portal for free apps would be handier) and access to a free 10GB of online storage, with syncing data and quick applets geared to general users who want to quickly increase font sizes or color-calibrate a picture.
The 1005HA is a compromise. Granted, it's a good one for those that liked the sleek style of the Eee PC 1008HA, but wanted either to see less flash or to spend less cash. That said, you're seeing netbook prices driving down into the $299 range. So take a look for yourself to see if this fits your netbook needs.
Today's Market Update
Disappointing results from Microsoft, Amazon and Amex overnight deflated the enthusiasm that started to build after the DJIA broke the 9000 level yesterday afternoon. Sentiment thus reversed sending investors away from 'risky' currencies and back into the yen in Asian hours. From an overnight low in the 133.85 area, EUR/GBP climbed back to the 135.00 area in London hours supported by the ability of stock market to hold a positive tone. EUR/USD has climbed from 1.4135 but has been unable to hold above 1.4220 in London. The release of Germany's better than expected July IFO index at 87.3 from 85.9 in June and an improvement in German and Eurozone July PMIs also supported an improvement in risk appetite in early London hours. However, the 08:30 GMT release of UK Q2 GDP was a huge negative shock. GDP contracted by a far greater than expected -0.8% q/q, -5.6% y/y in Q2. This is a massive setback for hopes that the UK economy could see growth again by the end of the year. Insofar as the UK is the first G7 country to report Q2 GDP it will also likely increase caution in the run up to GDP reports from other major economies. Cable plummeted to the 1.6440 area on the back of this news; EUR/GBP headed back to 0.8640.
The shockingly poor UK Q2 GDP brings a fresh twist into the outlook for QE. Only yesterday afternoon the gilts market was hit hard by comments from the BoE's Sentance that asset buying by the BoE may pause if justified by forecasts. Today's data, however, suggest that the economy's struggle to recovery from recession is proving to be harder than expected. This increases the chance that the BoE may, after all, increase its QE program following the next MPC meeting in early August. Such an outcome would be negative for the pound. Cable is presently trading a range between 1.6310 and 1.6585, and increase in QE could increase the risk of a break lower.
USD/CAD has dropped to the 1.0850 level this morning, the CAD's strongest level since early June following an overnight comment from Trade Minister Stockwell Day that Canada is not concerned about the current level of its USD. The BoC weakened its rhetoric with respect to the detrimental economic impact of CAD strength this week after its policy meeting and in its Monetary Policy Report. The BoC also stated this week that Canada's recession was ending this quarter. This softer rhetoric sparked a CAD rally earlier in the week and, without any renewed threats of intervention near-term, the CAD should stay well supported. There are no key Canadian data releases today.
The market is expecting a modest improvement in this afternoon's US final July University of Michigan confidence survey.
The shockingly poor UK Q2 GDP brings a fresh twist into the outlook for QE. Only yesterday afternoon the gilts market was hit hard by comments from the BoE's Sentance that asset buying by the BoE may pause if justified by forecasts. Today's data, however, suggest that the economy's struggle to recovery from recession is proving to be harder than expected. This increases the chance that the BoE may, after all, increase its QE program following the next MPC meeting in early August. Such an outcome would be negative for the pound. Cable is presently trading a range between 1.6310 and 1.6585, and increase in QE could increase the risk of a break lower.
USD/CAD has dropped to the 1.0850 level this morning, the CAD's strongest level since early June following an overnight comment from Trade Minister Stockwell Day that Canada is not concerned about the current level of its USD. The BoC weakened its rhetoric with respect to the detrimental economic impact of CAD strength this week after its policy meeting and in its Monetary Policy Report. The BoC also stated this week that Canada's recession was ending this quarter. This softer rhetoric sparked a CAD rally earlier in the week and, without any renewed threats of intervention near-term, the CAD should stay well supported. There are no key Canadian data releases today.
The market is expecting a modest improvement in this afternoon's US final July University of Michigan confidence survey.
Market unwilling to make a move ahead of FOMC meeting
US Treasuries sold off heavily yesterday with the much better than expected Philly Fed and the falling continuing jobless claims numbers giving the optimists some hope while the market also eyes next weeks massive auction ($104 billion) of two, five and seven year US treasury notes. The auctions were announced yesterday. The heavy treasury selling and a gentle rally in stocks saw the the usual reaction in the FX market, with JPY crosses up sharply and the USD suddenly struggling back toward support. The ranges held rather well, however, with EURUSD finding a brick wall at 1.4000 once again before selling off all the way below 1.3900 late in the North American session. It appears the market is on tenter hooks ahead of next week’s FOMC meeting, where it appears the Fed will need to send some kind of signal on its view of the market’s rather bold prediction of late that the Fed could move on rates sooner than was previously expected. The market will also be curious how well it can absorb the treasury issuance blitz, as next week’s auction size was likely increased after the success of recent well subscribed auctions.
Particular interest was focused on the strongly falling weekly US continuing claims number, which was down a solid 148,000 from the previous week, the first drop since January. This will give the green shoots crowd some reason for hope, but there is an awful lot of wood to chop before we are likely to see the unemployment rate falling again in the US. The initial jobless claims number needs to drop consistently and the payrolls numbers will need to begin to turn to consistently outright positive levels before we can call a bottom, but this does give hope that the US job market’s deterioration is slowing.
The FT was out with an interesting article about Switzerland’s desire to reduce the size of its two largest banks to reduce the systemic risks posed by their size relative to the Swiss economy. The SNB’s Hildebrand indicated that he hoped to find new international rules for banks, but that the bank might have to take “direct and indirect” steps to limit banks sizes. This story bears watching, as does the SNB’s actual intervention in the market, which was apparently felt in the market yesterday to the tune of yards of francs on the offer after the SNB shot across the bow with strong verbal intervention earlier in the day.
As we have been doing for the past few days, we continue to focus on the ranges within the ranges, as players in the FX market dont seem to want to put many of their chips on the table until key technical and/or event risk thresholds are crossed. See EURUSD techs below. For AUDUSD, the important level comes in around 0.8050 to the upside with focus on the 21-day moving average on the close (the last close convincingly below this level was iin April).
Today’s calendar is very sparsely populated with the rather stale Canadian Retail Sales from April the only data point of note, but it appears that the market may be building energy for a larger move soon, as is often the case when important inflection points are in the offing. On the risk appetite front, we have all eyes on the 200-day moving average of the US S&P500,
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Apple iPhone 3GS
It would be easy to dismiss the Apple iPhone 3GS as an inconsequential hardware upgrade. But to do so would underestimate how much, collectively, the phone's new features augment the iPhone experience. With the iPhone 3GS, Apple solidifies its leadership position in a crowded smartphone landscape On the outside, the iPhone 3GS ($299 for 32GB, or $199 for 16GB, with a two-year AT&T contract, as of 6/22/09) looks and feels virtually identical to the existing iPhone 3G (now $99 for 8GB with a two-year AT&T contract). Yes, it's disappointing that Apple made no refinements in the external case (see our review of the iPhone 3G for more detail, but it's simply a minimalist design dominated by its display and the home button beneath that display). And yes, it's curious that the colors remain the same, black or white gloss (this from the company which made sure its audio players came in every color of the spectrum).
But inside, the iPhone 3GS has been fully redesigned, with new core components (CPU, memory, integrated compass, video recorder) in different locations, no less. And together with the iPhone OS 3.0 upgrade (which makes many compelling features available to existing iPhone customers), the iPhone 3GS stands tall. After pounding on it, I can say that at the full-subsidy prices, the 3GS is a surprisingly worthy upgrade for heavy users of the phone's Web and gaming capabilities, and for general-use apps--even if you're only jumping from the iPhone 3G. Read on to learn why.
Performance
Apple has played down the upgraded component specs on the iPhone 3GS; instead, the company simply promised noticeably faster performance. And the 3GS, with its CPU boosted (to 600MHz, from the iPhone 3G's 412MHz CPU) and its memory doubled (to 256MB), indeed delivers a noticeably zippier user experience compared with the original iPhone and the iPhone 3G.
Not only do apps open faster, they respond faster, too. These differences were evident in my use over both 3G and Wi-Fi. The annoying lags for accessing data or redrawing a screen are gone; moving around from one complicated Web page to the next feels downright breezy, not onerous.
I wasn't surprised that games--I tried Oregon Trail and Peggle--were snappier, since the graphics has been bumped up, with Open GL ES 2.0 for mobile 3D graphics and, according to teardown reports, Imagination Technologies' PowerVR SGX.
But I was pleasantly surprised to have a noticeably better experience navigating apps like Marco Polo CityGuide London, a largely text-based utility with hooks into the Maps app. And the London Tube Underground map didn't need seconds to redraw as I rapidly scrolled within the map. These small differences add up in a big way (especially if you're standing on a street corner while touring in London, trying to find your way), and made for a much more pleasing experience as I pounded on apps, switching among them at will, my fingers gliding fast to move from one feature to the next.
Call quality and reception remained the usual mixed bag we've come to expect from AT&T. Calls sounded adequate, but sometimes lacked the crisp clarity I've experienced with other handsets, including the T-Mobile G1 and the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G. How much of this is attributable to the AT&T network versus the handset itself is unclear, but moot anyway, given that the phone remains locked to AT&T, and its network is the one iPhone users must contend with.
Apple's claims of longer battery life from the previous generation are true, though not by much. According to the PC World Test Center's battery life tests, the iPhone 3GS had an average talk time 6 hours and 12 minutes--only 34 minutes longer than the iPhone 3G. Still, I couldn't get through a full day of real-world usage without needing a charge (I engaged in talk and data activities, plus checking my location on a map, and shooting off some photos and videos, all with the Wi-Fi connectivity enabled). For data, the company rates the battery at up to 9 hours time over Wi-Fi, and 5 hours over 3G.
One pleasant battery-related addition is a new Battery Status indicator, which you enable In General/Usage. I'd often wondered aloud why earlier iterations of iPhone couldn't do this seemingly basic task--tell me in numbers exactly what percent of the battery life was left. I'm still trying to gauge the accuracy of this battery meter, but I'm glad to finally have it there nonetheless. Now, at least, I don't have to guess what the gauge icon represents; I know that after about 4 hours--with both Wi-Fi and 3G enabled, but no data transfers and 27 minutes of phone conversation--the battery was down from 100 percent to 78 percent.
Imaging
Beyond the performance boost, the iPhone 3GS features a notably improved imaging experience that ranks high among the hardware upgrades built into the iPhone 3GS handset. The camera jumps from 2 to 3 megapixels, a welcome if moderate increase that makes the phone's camera somewhat more viable for on-the-go snaps. And the camera now includes a video mode--finally.
In my hands-on use, I found the iPhone 3GS camera surprised in some situations, and disappointed in others. The camera app opened and was ready to shoot with just a 3-second delay. I was pleased by the autofocus and tap-to-focus features; my images were reasonably sharp, and I found that by selecting different focus points, I could change the image's exposure as well as composition.
In some shots, the focus select had minimal impact on what area of the image appeared sharp. But other shots seemed to benefit greatly, even though when the feature brightened the dark areas, it completely blew out the light areas. The macro mode works invisibly and without intervention. Still, I was annoyed that the autofocus box didn't confirm sharpness for me by turning green, as happens on many point-and-shoot cameras; sharpness was often impossible to tell on the iPhone's screen.
Though Apple boasts of improved low-light handling with the iPhone 3GS camera, I had mixed results with indoor andlow-light shots. A low-light dusk shot ended up being very grainy, with degenerating building details when viewed at full resolution. Some indoor shots looked decent, but others were barely passable and would have clearly benefitted from a flash, had Apple included one. Maybe we'll see Apple catch up to its competition by adding a flash in its next version of the iPhone handset.
Also on the wish list: software-based image stabilization. I have often found that even images shot in daylight were not sharp at full resolution, especially images I tried to shoot one-handed. With its on-screen shutter button, the iPhone's camera just doesn't lend itself to one-handed photography. And while on the topic of what's missing, the Camera Roll app still lacks integration with Web services; sure, Flickr has its own app, but that's not the same as viewing a pic and deciding to post directly from the camera roll.
The bigger news is the inclusion of video capture and editing. The iPhone 3GS camera app has a slider switch to activate the video camera, which records 30 frames per second video at 640-by-480 resolution. In video mode, the camera shutter turns into a red record button you press once to start recording, and again to end recording.
Sending video is very easy: The phone has integrated hooks into YouTube, MobileMe (Apple's $99-a-year service), and e-mail. Just select the service, and proceed from there; for YouTube, the iPhone 3GS will automatically compress the file in preparation for upload to your YouTube account. Want to trim your video before sending? No problem: The in-player iMovie-like frame editor makes snipping the beginning or end of a clip a breeze.
The videos I captured looked better than many typical camera phone images at the same resolution, and I found the inclusion of a video camera handy in a pinch when I was caught off-guard with a video opportunity and had no other camera on hand. But the iPhone 3GS can't replace the video you can capture in 720p high-definition with many digital cameras and compact video recorders like the Flip Mino HD. And like-resolution dedicated camera and camcorder devices generally have a few advantages, such as greater stability for hand-held shots, and a tripod shoe if you want to steady the image.
The video feature has a few other rough spots. You can't easily find the videos you capture: They're lumped in with the rest of the images in your Camera Roll, with the video camera icon and length running along the bottom of the thumbnail. You also can't access your videos from within the iPod music and video player. And, unfortunately, the much-ballyhooed editing feature is rather limited: Once you make an edit, it's done. You can't undo them, and you can't save a copy of the original video--annoying if you want to keep the longer video for yourself and send an excerpt to a friend, for example.
One major gripe about both the images and videos: On a Windows XP-based netbook, Windows' camera import tool brought all 257 pics and vids across to my netbook, but the order of the pics was completely jumbled compared with the order things were captured in my Camera Roll. I'm not sure where the communication failure is between the two devices, but it was very frustrating.
Voice Control
Voice dialing is fairly common, and has been for years. This is a seemingly basic feature on which the iPhone 3GS is playing catch-up. But, at least it goes further by providing a range of voice controls for both dialing and music playback. When it works, I found it a wonderfully handy feature when driving, or even when walking down a street.
Hold the Home button for a count of three (a count of two invariably took me one page to the left), and the Voice Control screen pops up. Your command options scroll across in a rush, prompting your memory of the available commands (some imprecise mutations of the "accepted" options appeared to work): Play album, previous track, play songs by, dial, call, play, what song is playing, yes, no, cancel, shuffle, play more songs like this.
I found this feature worked with varying degrees of success. If I said to dial Rita and didn't specify the number, it asked me which number I wanted. If I said Rita Home, it dialed Rita Home--even when I asked in a noisy restaurant or in a room with the TV on in the background. But Voice Control stumbled on other names, either offering the wrong name or not recognizing anything. And it missed some voice commands when a TV blared nearby. Also odd: If I said Perenson and there were three Perensons in my Contacts, it just accessed the first one in the Contacts list, and didn't ask me which of the Perensons I wanted (even though I've seen reports that say it should). I asked it to play songs by REM and it played ABBA, and sometimes I didn't say a thing and I suddenly noticed it dialing a number I hadn't asked for. Oops.
One detail worth noting: Apple makes the iPhone 3GS more accessible to vision-impaired users through its new Voice Over feature. Once enabled, the phone can talk at you as you navigate among the touchscreen icons.
Display
The iPhone 3GS has the same 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen display as its predecessor. The display still looks beautiful, displaying images at 320-by-480-pixel resolution. But these images are a bit "warmer"--they don't have quite the vividness that they do on the iPhone 3G.
As shown by a side-by-side comparison in an earlier article, the iPhone 3G's colors pop more; it has deeper browns at the top of the notepad, and deeper grays in the keyboard. The same screen on an iPhone 3GS has a dullish gray on the keys. In both instances, the auto-brightness setting was off, and the brightness level was identical.
In some images, we detected a slightly greenish cast on the iPhone 3GS. We found the color distinction quite noticeable on screens with white backgrounds, such as the search tab, the calendar, and the photo library. While some of these differences may not have stood out when we looked at the iPhone 3GS on its own, they did when we put the new handset next to the 3G.
When asked, an Apple spokesman said the color temperature and brightness level of the display has not changed from the 3G phone. Apple also says the new oleophobic (oil-resistant) coating had no impact on the screen, as the coating is transparent.
While some aspects of the 3GS's display look dull and washed out in comparison with the 3G and even the original iPhone, I noticed a clearly visible improvement in blacks. An example was when I compared the original iPhone and the 3GS, both in the camera app, with their lenses facing a black table. The black of the table appears more dark gray than black on the original iPhone, so it's clearly washed out and too bright; the table appears to be a more pure black with the iPhone 3GS. However, in this example, the noise level of the 3GS is also abundantly clear: Parts of the image show dramatic and intrusive evidence of reddish artifacts and noise.
The aforementioned smudge-proof coating, at least, is the real deal--it attracted fewer fingerprints than an iPhone 3G did when both cameras were used similarly, and those fingerprints wiped off more easily. Another benefit: The new screen's texture has an ultrasmooth glide to it. In contrast, my fingers would more easily catch on the iPhone 3G (typically as they passed over a fingerprint or three).
Also, text appears slightly sharper on the 3GS compared with the 3G. That's surprising considering that the iPhone 3GS has the same resolution as the iPhone 3G does. Apple says that fonts on the iPhone 3GS are rendered by the phone, as opposed to being bitmaps, and that this approach accounts for the smoother and sharper appearance of text.
Everything Else--Including OS 3.0
A couple of stray features have been crammed into the iPhone 3GS, and while they may seem minor, they're sure to find their fans.
The newly integrated compass is handy for location-based and mapping applications (and if you're communing with Mother Nature). The compass has distinctive, easy-to-read graphics, and it allows applications to orient to your current position. For example, the Maps app will reorient based on your directional heading.
Nike+ support is built-in now, too. Take iPhone 3GS on a workout with you, and it can track your progress together with the $19 Nike+ accessory.
Certainly, the OS 3.0 software update, which makes many cool features available to all iPhone users, could persuade some people to decide they don't need a new handset. Among OS 3.0's features: a landscape keyboard for all core apps; an innovative and useful implementation of cut, copy, and paste, the long-elusive iPhone feature; A2DP stereo Bluetooth; push notifications, an improved call log that shows details like the time and length of a call; spotlight search for searching apps, e-mail (subjects and to/from lines), music, and more; shake to shuffle; voice memos; and support for MMS and tethering, common features bizarrely not available to AT&T until later this summer.
Although the iPhone 3GS offers some compelling improvements for heavy users, I'm disappointed that Apple didn't build more innovations into the handset, to differentiate itself from the pack. Some areas are still lacking, and there's still no true multitasking (you can't log into instant messaging while surfing the Web, for example).
But the performance enhancements do distinguish this otherwise evolutionary step-up phone from its previous iterations. The new features of the 3GS are few but choice. With 32GB of storage and its data and multimedia strengths, Apple's iPhone 3GS is, despite the reservations noted, one of the best smartphones you can buy for the money
But inside, the iPhone 3GS has been fully redesigned, with new core components (CPU, memory, integrated compass, video recorder) in different locations, no less. And together with the iPhone OS 3.0 upgrade (which makes many compelling features available to existing iPhone customers), the iPhone 3GS stands tall. After pounding on it, I can say that at the full-subsidy prices, the 3GS is a surprisingly worthy upgrade for heavy users of the phone's Web and gaming capabilities, and for general-use apps--even if you're only jumping from the iPhone 3G. Read on to learn why.
Performance
Apple has played down the upgraded component specs on the iPhone 3GS; instead, the company simply promised noticeably faster performance. And the 3GS, with its CPU boosted (to 600MHz, from the iPhone 3G's 412MHz CPU) and its memory doubled (to 256MB), indeed delivers a noticeably zippier user experience compared with the original iPhone and the iPhone 3G.
Not only do apps open faster, they respond faster, too. These differences were evident in my use over both 3G and Wi-Fi. The annoying lags for accessing data or redrawing a screen are gone; moving around from one complicated Web page to the next feels downright breezy, not onerous.
I wasn't surprised that games--I tried Oregon Trail and Peggle--were snappier, since the graphics has been bumped up, with Open GL ES 2.0 for mobile 3D graphics and, according to teardown reports, Imagination Technologies' PowerVR SGX.
But I was pleasantly surprised to have a noticeably better experience navigating apps like Marco Polo CityGuide London, a largely text-based utility with hooks into the Maps app. And the London Tube Underground map didn't need seconds to redraw as I rapidly scrolled within the map. These small differences add up in a big way (especially if you're standing on a street corner while touring in London, trying to find your way), and made for a much more pleasing experience as I pounded on apps, switching among them at will, my fingers gliding fast to move from one feature to the next.
Call quality and reception remained the usual mixed bag we've come to expect from AT&T. Calls sounded adequate, but sometimes lacked the crisp clarity I've experienced with other handsets, including the T-Mobile G1 and the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G. How much of this is attributable to the AT&T network versus the handset itself is unclear, but moot anyway, given that the phone remains locked to AT&T, and its network is the one iPhone users must contend with.
Apple's claims of longer battery life from the previous generation are true, though not by much. According to the PC World Test Center's battery life tests, the iPhone 3GS had an average talk time 6 hours and 12 minutes--only 34 minutes longer than the iPhone 3G. Still, I couldn't get through a full day of real-world usage without needing a charge (I engaged in talk and data activities, plus checking my location on a map, and shooting off some photos and videos, all with the Wi-Fi connectivity enabled). For data, the company rates the battery at up to 9 hours time over Wi-Fi, and 5 hours over 3G.
One pleasant battery-related addition is a new Battery Status indicator, which you enable In General/Usage. I'd often wondered aloud why earlier iterations of iPhone couldn't do this seemingly basic task--tell me in numbers exactly what percent of the battery life was left. I'm still trying to gauge the accuracy of this battery meter, but I'm glad to finally have it there nonetheless. Now, at least, I don't have to guess what the gauge icon represents; I know that after about 4 hours--with both Wi-Fi and 3G enabled, but no data transfers and 27 minutes of phone conversation--the battery was down from 100 percent to 78 percent.
Imaging
Beyond the performance boost, the iPhone 3GS features a notably improved imaging experience that ranks high among the hardware upgrades built into the iPhone 3GS handset. The camera jumps from 2 to 3 megapixels, a welcome if moderate increase that makes the phone's camera somewhat more viable for on-the-go snaps. And the camera now includes a video mode--finally.
In my hands-on use, I found the iPhone 3GS camera surprised in some situations, and disappointed in others. The camera app opened and was ready to shoot with just a 3-second delay. I was pleased by the autofocus and tap-to-focus features; my images were reasonably sharp, and I found that by selecting different focus points, I could change the image's exposure as well as composition.
In some shots, the focus select had minimal impact on what area of the image appeared sharp. But other shots seemed to benefit greatly, even though when the feature brightened the dark areas, it completely blew out the light areas. The macro mode works invisibly and without intervention. Still, I was annoyed that the autofocus box didn't confirm sharpness for me by turning green, as happens on many point-and-shoot cameras; sharpness was often impossible to tell on the iPhone's screen.
Though Apple boasts of improved low-light handling with the iPhone 3GS camera, I had mixed results with indoor andlow-light shots. A low-light dusk shot ended up being very grainy, with degenerating building details when viewed at full resolution. Some indoor shots looked decent, but others were barely passable and would have clearly benefitted from a flash, had Apple included one. Maybe we'll see Apple catch up to its competition by adding a flash in its next version of the iPhone handset.
Also on the wish list: software-based image stabilization. I have often found that even images shot in daylight were not sharp at full resolution, especially images I tried to shoot one-handed. With its on-screen shutter button, the iPhone's camera just doesn't lend itself to one-handed photography. And while on the topic of what's missing, the Camera Roll app still lacks integration with Web services; sure, Flickr has its own app, but that's not the same as viewing a pic and deciding to post directly from the camera roll.
The bigger news is the inclusion of video capture and editing. The iPhone 3GS camera app has a slider switch to activate the video camera, which records 30 frames per second video at 640-by-480 resolution. In video mode, the camera shutter turns into a red record button you press once to start recording, and again to end recording.
Sending video is very easy: The phone has integrated hooks into YouTube, MobileMe (Apple's $99-a-year service), and e-mail. Just select the service, and proceed from there; for YouTube, the iPhone 3GS will automatically compress the file in preparation for upload to your YouTube account. Want to trim your video before sending? No problem: The in-player iMovie-like frame editor makes snipping the beginning or end of a clip a breeze.
The videos I captured looked better than many typical camera phone images at the same resolution, and I found the inclusion of a video camera handy in a pinch when I was caught off-guard with a video opportunity and had no other camera on hand. But the iPhone 3GS can't replace the video you can capture in 720p high-definition with many digital cameras and compact video recorders like the Flip Mino HD. And like-resolution dedicated camera and camcorder devices generally have a few advantages, such as greater stability for hand-held shots, and a tripod shoe if you want to steady the image.
The video feature has a few other rough spots. You can't easily find the videos you capture: They're lumped in with the rest of the images in your Camera Roll, with the video camera icon and length running along the bottom of the thumbnail. You also can't access your videos from within the iPod music and video player. And, unfortunately, the much-ballyhooed editing feature is rather limited: Once you make an edit, it's done. You can't undo them, and you can't save a copy of the original video--annoying if you want to keep the longer video for yourself and send an excerpt to a friend, for example.
One major gripe about both the images and videos: On a Windows XP-based netbook, Windows' camera import tool brought all 257 pics and vids across to my netbook, but the order of the pics was completely jumbled compared with the order things were captured in my Camera Roll. I'm not sure where the communication failure is between the two devices, but it was very frustrating.
Voice Control
Voice dialing is fairly common, and has been for years. This is a seemingly basic feature on which the iPhone 3GS is playing catch-up. But, at least it goes further by providing a range of voice controls for both dialing and music playback. When it works, I found it a wonderfully handy feature when driving, or even when walking down a street.
Hold the Home button for a count of three (a count of two invariably took me one page to the left), and the Voice Control screen pops up. Your command options scroll across in a rush, prompting your memory of the available commands (some imprecise mutations of the "accepted" options appeared to work): Play album, previous track, play songs by, dial, call, play, what song is playing, yes, no, cancel, shuffle, play more songs like this.
I found this feature worked with varying degrees of success. If I said to dial Rita and didn't specify the number, it asked me which number I wanted. If I said Rita Home, it dialed Rita Home--even when I asked in a noisy restaurant or in a room with the TV on in the background. But Voice Control stumbled on other names, either offering the wrong name or not recognizing anything. And it missed some voice commands when a TV blared nearby. Also odd: If I said Perenson and there were three Perensons in my Contacts, it just accessed the first one in the Contacts list, and didn't ask me which of the Perensons I wanted (even though I've seen reports that say it should). I asked it to play songs by REM and it played ABBA, and sometimes I didn't say a thing and I suddenly noticed it dialing a number I hadn't asked for. Oops.
One detail worth noting: Apple makes the iPhone 3GS more accessible to vision-impaired users through its new Voice Over feature. Once enabled, the phone can talk at you as you navigate among the touchscreen icons.
Display
The iPhone 3GS has the same 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen display as its predecessor. The display still looks beautiful, displaying images at 320-by-480-pixel resolution. But these images are a bit "warmer"--they don't have quite the vividness that they do on the iPhone 3G.
As shown by a side-by-side comparison in an earlier article, the iPhone 3G's colors pop more; it has deeper browns at the top of the notepad, and deeper grays in the keyboard. The same screen on an iPhone 3GS has a dullish gray on the keys. In both instances, the auto-brightness setting was off, and the brightness level was identical.
In some images, we detected a slightly greenish cast on the iPhone 3GS. We found the color distinction quite noticeable on screens with white backgrounds, such as the search tab, the calendar, and the photo library. While some of these differences may not have stood out when we looked at the iPhone 3GS on its own, they did when we put the new handset next to the 3G.
When asked, an Apple spokesman said the color temperature and brightness level of the display has not changed from the 3G phone. Apple also says the new oleophobic (oil-resistant) coating had no impact on the screen, as the coating is transparent.
While some aspects of the 3GS's display look dull and washed out in comparison with the 3G and even the original iPhone, I noticed a clearly visible improvement in blacks. An example was when I compared the original iPhone and the 3GS, both in the camera app, with their lenses facing a black table. The black of the table appears more dark gray than black on the original iPhone, so it's clearly washed out and too bright; the table appears to be a more pure black with the iPhone 3GS. However, in this example, the noise level of the 3GS is also abundantly clear: Parts of the image show dramatic and intrusive evidence of reddish artifacts and noise.
The aforementioned smudge-proof coating, at least, is the real deal--it attracted fewer fingerprints than an iPhone 3G did when both cameras were used similarly, and those fingerprints wiped off more easily. Another benefit: The new screen's texture has an ultrasmooth glide to it. In contrast, my fingers would more easily catch on the iPhone 3G (typically as they passed over a fingerprint or three).
Also, text appears slightly sharper on the 3GS compared with the 3G. That's surprising considering that the iPhone 3GS has the same resolution as the iPhone 3G does. Apple says that fonts on the iPhone 3GS are rendered by the phone, as opposed to being bitmaps, and that this approach accounts for the smoother and sharper appearance of text.
Everything Else--Including OS 3.0
A couple of stray features have been crammed into the iPhone 3GS, and while they may seem minor, they're sure to find their fans.
The newly integrated compass is handy for location-based and mapping applications (and if you're communing with Mother Nature). The compass has distinctive, easy-to-read graphics, and it allows applications to orient to your current position. For example, the Maps app will reorient based on your directional heading.
Nike+ support is built-in now, too. Take iPhone 3GS on a workout with you, and it can track your progress together with the $19 Nike+ accessory.
Certainly, the OS 3.0 software update, which makes many cool features available to all iPhone users, could persuade some people to decide they don't need a new handset. Among OS 3.0's features: a landscape keyboard for all core apps; an innovative and useful implementation of cut, copy, and paste, the long-elusive iPhone feature; A2DP stereo Bluetooth; push notifications, an improved call log that shows details like the time and length of a call; spotlight search for searching apps, e-mail (subjects and to/from lines), music, and more; shake to shuffle; voice memos; and support for MMS and tethering, common features bizarrely not available to AT&T until later this summer.
Although the iPhone 3GS offers some compelling improvements for heavy users, I'm disappointed that Apple didn't build more innovations into the handset, to differentiate itself from the pack. Some areas are still lacking, and there's still no true multitasking (you can't log into instant messaging while surfing the Web, for example).
But the performance enhancements do distinguish this otherwise evolutionary step-up phone from its previous iterations. The new features of the 3GS are few but choice. With 32GB of storage and its data and multimedia strengths, Apple's iPhone 3GS is, despite the reservations noted, one of the best smartphones you can buy for the money
Hamilton leads McLaren 1-2 at practice for Hungarian GP
Hamilton, the defending Formula One champion, edged teammate Heikki Kovalainen on his final lap to set a fastest time of 1 minute, 22.079 seconds across two 90-minute sessions at the Hungaroring.
"[A top-three finish] is definitely possible but it's going to be tough, for sure," Hamilton said. "The talent is so tough here. We're competitive but [we're] a little bit off the pace still."
Nico Rosberg of Williams was third while Mark Webber -- coming off his first career win in Germany and having just resigned with Red Bull for 2010 -- finished ahead of Kazuki Nakajima of Williams.
Alguersuari, 19, had the track nearly to himself for the first half hour of his debut session. He ran 82 laps overall in his first drive in an F1 car since replacing the fired Sebastien Bourdais earlier this week.
The Spaniard, who will be the youngest driver to start a race on Sunday, was slowest of the 20 drivers with a lap of 1:23.942.
Overall Formula One leader Jenson Button of Brawn GP finished 13th -- nearly seven-tenths behind Kovalainen -- while closest title challenger Sebastien Vettel of Red Bull was nearly three-tenths faster than Button for sixth.
"[A top-three finish] is definitely possible but it's going to be tough, for sure," Hamilton said. "The talent is so tough here. We're competitive but [we're] a little bit off the pace still."
Nico Rosberg of Williams was third while Mark Webber -- coming off his first career win in Germany and having just resigned with Red Bull for 2010 -- finished ahead of Kazuki Nakajima of Williams.
Alguersuari, 19, had the track nearly to himself for the first half hour of his debut session. He ran 82 laps overall in his first drive in an F1 car since replacing the fired Sebastien Bourdais earlier this week.
The Spaniard, who will be the youngest driver to start a race on Sunday, was slowest of the 20 drivers with a lap of 1:23.942.
Overall Formula One leader Jenson Button of Brawn GP finished 13th -- nearly seven-tenths behind Kovalainen -- while closest title challenger Sebastien Vettel of Red Bull was nearly three-tenths faster than Button for sixth.
Books about Advanced Forex Trading
Here you will find the Forex e-books that contain more advanced information than the average popular book about financial trading. In some cases, understanding these books is impossible without a lot of experience in Forex and sometimes the extended knowledge of mathematics.
Almost all Forex e-books are in .pdf format. You'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open these e-books. Some of the e-books (those that are in parts) are zipped.
If you are the copyright owner of any of these e-books and don't want me to share them, please, contact me and I will gladly remove them.
A New Interpretation of Information Rate — by J. L. Kelly Jr.
CCI Manual — by James L. O'Connell.
Nicktrader and Jeff Explaining Reverse and Regular Divers — from Woodies CCI Club Discussion From January 15,16 2004.
NickTrader on No Price CCI Divergence Trading — by Nicktrader.
Are Supply and Demand Driving Stock Prices? — by Carl Hopman.
The Sharpe Ratio — by William F. Sharpe.
The Interaction Between the Frequency of Market Quotes, Spread and Volatility in Forex — by Antonis A. Demos and Charles A. E. Goodhart, a scientific article from the Applied Economics.
Trend Determination — by John Hayden, a quick, accurate and effective methodology for trend determination on the financial markets.
Trend vs. No Trend — by Brian Dolan an article from TRADERS' Magazine July 2005 issue, which deals with the trend/no trend paradox encountered by many traders who think that "the trend is your friend".
A Six-Part Study Guide to Market Profile — by CBOT professionals — it describes the concept of the market profile in the smallest details.
How George Soros Knows What He Knows — by Flavia Cymbalista — the study of George Soros' market reflexivity.
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