Traders & Investors Club

2012 has not been a good year for stock market bears. Our short positions have been stopped in their tracks and we are currently standing aside dusting ourselves off. Of course, it would be easy to blame our miscalculations on the fact that successive rounds of Quantitative Easing on both sides of the Atlantic have resulted in a very large increase in liquidity with nowhere for the mountains of cash to go except the stock market. But, that would just be sour grapes, wouldn't it?

It looks as though China may well be THE story for 2012. And not necessarily in a good way.

Kevin Barry of the Traders & Investors Club updates us on the progress of his longer-term positions since last month. He expects the economy to deflate over the years ahead and explains his strategy for dealing with it.

Kevin remains bearish on both the stocks and commodities sectors. He is also unfashionably bullish on the US Dollar. This evening, Kevin discussed his market positions for the month ahead as well as presenting our regular summary of the recent global market action.

Alex is a Cross Asset Prop Trader at ODIN, which is a Global Macro Hedge Fund. He is also the Founding Chairman of the London chapter of the Market Technicians Association, which is a global organization providing education and support for those interested in technical analysis.

In this audio presentation, Alex Spiroglou of ODIN Capital Mangement describes several classic technical trade setups. The presentation was delivered at the Traders & Investors Club on 19th July 2011.

Francis Hunt, a.k.a. The Market Sniper, is a passionate Trader of the Markets. He specialises in high-probability, high reward-to-risk, breakout trading. He is one of six Expert Chartists broadcasting on Cantos Charts, a regular Technical Analysis program which is avidly followed by thousands of investors.

The US Dollar has broken the critical support line, which means that the Federal Reserve may be well be on its way to succeeding in its ultimate objective to grind the Greenback into the ground. What ramifications does this have for global commodity prices and the outlook for inflation?

Are you a new trader who is not quite sure how to embark upon your journey? This evening, Carlette Roberts of the Traders & Investors Club shares with us the ups and downs on her trading adventures so far.