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?

We are often asked by both new and experienced traders if they would benefit from one-to-one mentoring with a Trading Coach. Our answer is that one-to-one mentoring is proven to be the quickest and most successful way to improve your skills in all walks of life from golf and skiing through foreign languages to spiritual enlightenment.

Jeff Boccaccio of the Traders & Investors Club makes a welcome return from his globe-trotting adventures. In this candid talk drawn from his own personal experience, Jeff will be discussing why he believes that not only can anyone can fit trading into their personal lifestyle but how, for some of us, trading can actually be a lifestyle enabler.

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

In this freewheeling and informative presentation, Ashraf demonstrates how his distinct approach to market analysis, based upon his unique ability to bridge the fundamental and technical aspects of the market, has enabled him to make consistently profitable calls in the face of so called 'conventional wisdom'.

October, which is traditionally the most bullish month of the year, especially if we ignore the rather unfortunate statistical aberrations of 1929, 1987 and 2008, has not disappointed those of us who have kept faith in the market recovery. The current consensus amongst Fund Managers is that the market is primed to rally until year-end. So, the worst is over. Or is it?

John Burford is a Professional Trader and Account Manager as well as being the editor of the Money Week Trader. He is primarily a technical trader and, over the last several years, he has fine-tuned his unique trading strategy that he calls Tramline Trading.

Kevin Barry of the Traders & Investors Club discusses his market positions for the month ahead as well as presenting our regular summary of the recent global market action. Kevin also reveals his outlook for the FTSE over the next several years. Unfortunately, it is not a pretty picture.

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.