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Commentary by Andy Jordan
Trader, Trading Mentor for Spread &
Swing Trading
Trading Educators, Inc.

Welcome to this week’s issue of the Joe Ross Spread Trading Newsletter. The Spread Scan weekly newsletter is designed to assist you in becoming a better, more complete trader by showing you, within the context of the markets, how to trade spreads.

Be sure to read through our free powerpoint spread presentation which describes the rationale for trading spreads, and gives you quite a bit of information about what they are and their advantages. Follow this link to read through Joe Ross' free powerpoint presentation: Spread Trading - A Whole New Way to Trade.

Weekly Spread Scan Example

This week we look at EUU1 - JYU1: long September 2011 Euro FX and short September 2011 Japanese Yen

Today we again consider an inter-market spread in the currencies: long September 2011 Euro FX and short September 2011 Japanese Yen (EUU1 - JYU1). After trading mainly sideways in a range between 8.00 and 17.00 from May 2010 through February 2011, the spread broke out to the upside in March. In May the spread fell once again and has been testing the upper side of the range (17.00) several times since then. As long as this level holds, seasonality might help to move the spread higher during the month of July. The volatility in the currency markets is very high at the moment, and therefore I would categorize this spread as “high risk”. Traders with smaller accounts might want to use the ETF spread FXE-FXY instead.

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Previous Trades

On June 12 we told subscribers of our professional daily spreads & position/swing trading newsletter, Traders Notebook, "Consider entering a Natural Gas calendar spread: long December and short September Natural Gas on a close above 0.321. Suggested risk is $500; initial projected objective is $500, then higher. Basis is seasonal and a 1-2-3 low."

Here's how we suggested managing this trade:

06/13 In at approx. 0.322; suggested stop on close at 0.300; suggested first target at 0.362.

06/16 Cashing in the first lot at 0.362 was possible; suggested stop on close at b/e.

06/21 Suggested stop on close at 0.340.

06/23 Suggested stop on close at 0.350.

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Be sure to read through our free powerpoint spread presentation which describes the rationale for trading spreads, and gives you quite a bit of information about what they are and their advantages. Follow this link to read through Joe Ross' free powerpoint presentation: Spread Trading - A Whole New Way to Trade.

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Andy's Trading Article

Learning from Losses

Winners learn more from losses than from profits. When a profit is taken, there may be little room for improvement. When a loss is taken, a trader's self-discipline is the first thing to be examined. The second aspect of a loss is how did the actual price action cause the loss? Was there a trend reversal; an unexpected gap? Most beginning traders sustain losses due to emotional reactions. Traders should ask these questions: How could I have improved the trading results on this trade? What did I do right? What did I do wrong? What were the technical reasons for entering and exiting this trade? Lessons learned from a loss are the price of knowledge gained. It is for purposes of learning that a trader must learn to plan. Comparing actual actions and results with a trading plan will highlight where (or if) the trader went wrong.

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A WEALTH OF FREE SPREAD TRADING INFORMATION & EDUCATION:

If you wish to review Spread Scans from the past 3 months,
please follow any of the following links to its weekly issue:

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Issue 345 - 4/06/2011

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Issue 349 - 5/04/2011

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Issue 351 - 5/18/2011

Issue 352 - 5/26/2011

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We created our Trading Community Forum for the purpose of providing positive, uplifting educational material to traders who want to participate. There is much to be gained from the collective wisdom and experiences of those who choose to participate.

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There is no "one" way to trade correctly. Trading is as individual in its nature as anything in this world can be. The only thing that is right is what works for you.

If you are willing to share what works for you, then we welcome you. Your ideas may help someone else on his/her way to success. In turn, you may pick up an idea or piece of information that will help you to become a better trader.

Joe Ross has been trading the markets, virtually all of them, beginning over five decades ago. He is now in his seventh decade of life, so he has the experiences of many years that he is willing to share, as he is already doing through his books, seminars and newsletters.

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About Spread Scan

The Spread Scan weekly newsletter is designed to assist you in becoming a better, more complete trader by showing you, within the context of the markets, how to trade spreads.

In this newsletter you will see applications of spreading in the futures and commodity markets. Spreads are applicable to all futures markets including currencies, commodities, financial instruments, and stock indexes. It is even possible to trade spreads in the all-electronic intraday market using day trading techniques.

Spreads are based on seasonality, correlation, backwardation, chart patterns, and simple observation. Spreads follow the Law of Charts™ and can be implemented using the Traders Trick™ entry.

In each issue of Spread Scan, you will find an upcoming spread trade for your consideration in the following week. You will also find a review of an existing or closed spread so you can see and learn how spread trades are managed.

Spreads offer you the most efficient use of your margin account of any other way to trade. Many traders find they like them so much that spreading becomes their primary way of trading. 

Each week we present spread trading examples and opportunities to help you become a more professional spread trader, and we provide you with helpful content of interest to traders.

Be sure to "white list" us to receive all your issues of Spread Scan, so that you can continue to enjoy learning through the best free educational trading information available, and so that we can inform you about additional educational services and products to help you grow as a successful and profitable trader.

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About Andy Jordan

Educator for Spread & Swing Trading and Editor of Traders Notebook & Spread Scan

Andy Jordan made his first option trade at the age of 18. Since then he has been fascinated by the world of trading. In 2002 he met Joe Ross, and became interested in spread trading. Andy was then intensively tutored by Joe Ross and personnel at Trading Educators. Andy is the founder and president of Jordan Trading, S. A. Even though Andy has shown through live chats and in several trading journals that he is able to day trade today's markets, spread trading has always been his preference. In addition to his own spread trading activities, Andy is the editor of Traders Notebook. For those interested in one-on-one personal coaching, Andy has developed and instructs an online course in spread trading, "Trading Mentoring - Trade with a Pro," during which he demonstrates all aspects of trading from choosing the trades on through how and when to enter the trades, manage the trades, and exit the trades.

Andy Jordan was born 1965 in Germany, but is currently living in the Caribbean. He has studied mathematics and business administration in Regensburg and Hagen, and holds a PhD in mathematics.

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About Joe Ross

Joe Ross has been trading and investing since his first trade at the age of 14, and is a well known Master Trader and Investor. He has survived all the up and downs of the markets because of his adaptable trading style, using a low-risk approach that produces consistent profits.

Joe Ross is the discoverer of the Ross hook™, and has set new standards for low-risk trading with his concepts of "The Law of Charts™ " and the "Traders Trick Entry™." Joe was a private trader and investor for much of his life, but a serious health situation in the late 80's caused him to shift his focus, and that is when he decided to share his knowledge. After his recovery, he founded Trading Educators in 1988, to teach aspiring traders how to make profits using his trading approach.

Joe Ross has written twelve major books and countless articles and essays about trading. All his books have become classics, and have been translated into various languages. His students from around the world number in the thousands. His file of letters containing thanks and appreciation from students on every continent (now including Antarctica) is huge. As one tutoring student, a successful trader, wrote: "You have no idea how much improvement in my life and in my trading efforts have those three days with you brought to me."

Joe Ross, the CEO of Trading Educators, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of California at Los Angeles. He did his Masters work in Computer Sciences at the George Washington University extension in Norfolk, Virginia. He is listed in "Who's Who in America." After 5 decades of trading and investing, Joe Ross still tutors, teaches, writes, and trades regularly. Joe is the primary author and Editor-in-Chief of the company's newsletters: Chart Scan, Spread Scan™, Options Scan™, and Traders Notebook™. He is also the host of the free Traders Live Chat, the free European Chat for Traders, and the moderator of his popular trading forum.

Joe's philosophy for helping traders is:

"Teach our students the truth in trading — teach them how to trade"

Joe sets forth the mission of Trading Educators as follows:

  • To show aspiring futures traders the truth in trading by teaching them how to read a chart so that they can successfully trade what they see, and by revealing to them all of the insider knowledge they need in order to understand the markets.
  • To enable them to trade profitably by training them to properly manage their trades as well as their mindset and self-control.

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