Learning Markets:
Stock, Options, & Forex Education

The Iraqi Dinar Scam - Part One

11/3/2009 8:40:00 PM

By John Jagerson, Analyst at Learning MarketsThe Iraqi dinar "investment" opportunity is a scam that has been around for a few years and has recently been regaining much of its former popularity. [...] Read the full story

Trading a Dead Cat Bounce - Part Two

11/2/2009 5:57:52 PM

by John Jagerson, Analyst at Learning Markets Identifying a dead cat bounce is just part of the challenge. Estimating or forecasting the likely distance the stock will move following [...] Read the full story

Trading a Dead Cat Bounce - Part One

10/26/2009 6:21:52 PM

by John Jagerson, Analyst at Learning MarketsExtremely volatile markets create an environment for the formation of a very specific type of technical price pattern. The "Dead Cat Bounce" pattern [...] Read the full story

Stocks vs. High Yield Bonds - Which is Better?

10/12/2009 9:29:21 PM

by John Jagerson, Analyst at Learning MarketsHigh yield bonds or "junk bonds" present interesting possibilities for investors. I would propose that right now, while the economy is settling and the [...] Read the full story

The Risks of Monetizing Debt - Part One

10/5/2009 9:40:35 PM

by John Jagerson, Analyst at Learning MarketsThe Federal Reserve has been using some unusual tactics to offset the effects of the credit crisis of 2007-2009. Individual investors should have a basic [...] Read the full story

Binary Options: Not Ready For Investors

9/28/2009 7:02:51 PM

by John Jagerson, Analyst at Learning MarketsNew investing products appear more and more frequently. Some of these are good innovations, others are bad and some are bad now but may improve over [...] Read the full story

Learning Markets:Stock, Options, & Forex Education