Technical Analysis Confirms Support Level on the SPX

This week presented some interesting price rotation after an early upside breakout Sunday night. The Asian markets opened up Sunday night with the ES, NQ and YM nearly 1% higher this week. This upside breakout resulted in a clear upside trend channel breakout that our researchers believe will continue to prompt higher price legs overall. Our researchers, at Technical Traders Ltd., have issued a number of research posts over the past few weeks showing our analysis and the upside potential in the markets that should take place over the next few weeks.

We expected a broad market rally this week, yet it has not materialized as we expected this week. We consider this a stalled upside base for a new price leg higher. Take a look at this Daily SPY chart to illustrate what we believe the markets are likely to do over the next few weeks. There are two downside price channels that have recently been broken by price (RED & YELLOW lines). Additionally, there is clear price support just below $272.00 that was recently breached. These upside price channel breakouts present a very clear picture that price is attempting to push higher and breakout from these price channels.

Current price rotation has tested and retested the price support level near $272.00 and we believe this recent “stalled price base” will launch a new upside price rally driving price well above the $280.00 level.

With the holiday weekend setting up in the U.S. and the early Summer trading levels setting up, it is not uncommon for broader market moves to execute after basing/staging has executed. This current upside price action has clearly breached previous resistance channels, so we continue to believe our earlier research is correct and the US majors will mount a broad range price advance in the near future.

The VIX, on the other hand, appears poised to break lower – back to levels below $10 as the US major price advance executes. The VIX, as a measure of volatility that is quantified by historical price trend and volatility, should continue to fall if our price predictions are correct. If the US major markets continue to climb/rally, the VIX will likely fall to levels well below $10.00 and continue to establish a low volatility basing level – just as it did before the February 2018 price correction.

A holiday weekend, the start of lighter Summer trading and the recent upside breakout of these downward price channels leads us to believe the market will continue to push higher over time with the possibility of a massive upside “melt up” playing out over the next 2 - 6+ weeks. We believe this move will drive prices to new all time price highs for the US majors and will surprise many traders that believe the recent price rotation is a major market top formation.

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How to Predict the Maximum Profit on Each Trade - Free Webinar

Every trader discovers this cold hard truth. Your profit isn’t made when you get in a trade, but when you get out. In fact, we constantly receive questions from our readers about how to avoid leaving money on the table in trades.

Sometimes people get out of a trade too early just to watch it take off and turn into a huge winner without them. Other times you watch your profits disappear because you hung onto your position too long. The key to winning trades is managing your position and timing your exit. Easier said than done, right?

That’s why we reached out to our friend John Carter at Simpler Trading. If you’re not familiar with John, he’s a 25 year trading veteran with a track record for spotting big moves and timing trades in the market for maximum profit. He’s also the author of the best selling book for traders, Mastering the Trade.

John is putting on a special free webinar for our readers this Wednesday May 23rd to show us how we can know exactly when to exit a trade for maximum gains.

Claim My Seat Now

John’s been working on something really special, and he’s sharing it with our readers. Plus, he’s going to explain in detail....

   ●   How to Catch the Biggest Turning Points in Real Time

   ●   Why ‘One Size Fits All’ Systems Can Burn Your Account

   ●   How to Get in Earlier on Explosive Moves with Confidence

   ●   The Simple Exit Rule that Can Generate ‘Easy Money’

   ●   How to Rapidly Grow a Smaller Account Part Time

   ●   How to Get Rid of Guesswork from Entries and Exits

   ●   How to Finally Treat Your Trading like a Business

        And a whole lot more....

These strategies work whether you’re trading Options, Futures, or any other derivatives. The key is understanding when the market is telling you to get out. You’ll see exactly what I mean on the free webinar.

Claim My Seat Now

See you in the markets!
Ray's Stock World

P.S. This is going to be one of the most popular webinars we’ve ever had, so make sure you register as early as possible to Secure Your Spot Right Here

John Carter's Next Free Webinar "Rapid Account Growth Strategies for 2017"

Our trading partner John Carter of Simpler Options is back with another one of his wildly popular free webinars. John is absolutely killing it again in 2017 and he has put together a 90 day trading plan to share with us.

He is calling this free webinar "How I Almost Doubled My Account in Less than 60 Days".

Claim Your Spot Here 

Limited seats are available and as always this one will fill up fast so get your reserved spot now. This is free training on the rapid account growth strategies that are working right now, not in 2015 or 2016....right now!

So please join us Tuesday, March 21st @ 7:00 pm central time

Here's just some of what he will cover:

  *  John F. Carter will reveal his new 90 day trading plan that will take us into the 2nd quarter of 2017

  *  With the market at all time highs John shows us how to adapt to conditions most traders haven’t seen in years

  *   John will show us how he grew his account by 82% between January and February, 2017.

  *  We'll find out what’s working now because outdated strategies could be dead wrong in current conditions.

 Just Click Here to get your seat now and we'll see you Tuesday March 21st

See you there!

Ray's Stock World

Webinar Replay...Low Risk Setups For Trading Precise Turning Points in Any Market

On September 6th John Carter of Simpler Options treated us to a special online training webinar. We discovered low risk option strategies for catching "bold and beautiful" reversal trades. John also showed us how to hunt for tops and bottoms using low risk setups for trading precise turning points in any market and so much more.

Watch the FREE Replay Here

Most traders have no idea how to capture the massive profit potential from trading major reversals. These days’ markets often turn on a dime and those who wait for ‘conservative’ setups either miss out or suffer steep losses.

Here's what you can expect to learn during this webinar session....

  *  A simple 3-step process to identify major market turning points in any market

  *  How to find low risk, high probability trades in today's volatile market conditions

  *  Why it’s finally possible to catch tops and bottoms in real time on almost any chart

  *  Why these ‘Bold and Beautiful’ reversal trades can be safer than ‘comfortable’ trades

  *  How to avoid getting suckered into the costly traps that most traders fall into

  *  How to adapt your trades automatically for choppy conditions AND big trends

  *  How to know when a support or resistance level is likely to hold or not


       Watch the FREE replay Right Here


       See you in the markets,
       Ray's Stock World


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Great New Video: Two Critical Things Every Options Trader Must Know

Our trading partners at Simpler Options are back with another free webinar. This time it's "Precise Short Term Options Setups for Low Risk Profits in Volatile Markets" hosted by John Carter and Chris Belcher.

As always John and Chris have provided a free video to give you some hints as to what we will be covering....Watch that video now!

It all starts this Tuesday June 7th at 7:00 pm central.

Just visit this link to reserve your seat for this game changing webinar right now since all of these webinars get over subscribed.

Watch Todays Video and Sign Up for the Webinar Right Here

These two highly respected traders (with more than 50 years of combined experience) reveal low risk option strategies designed to catch quick explosive moves in volatile stocks. Get ready to take notes because we’re going to review results from actual live trades executed in real time during current market conditions.

Red Thumb Trades: Stop wasting time (and precious capital) on dud stocks. Discover how to find the right options to trade on the right stocks today.

Precision Exit Strategies: Finally know when to take fast profits intraday and when to let your position turn into a swing trade so you can get maximum gains.

Simple Option Setups: Cut through all the jargon and ‘Greek’ mumbo jumbo and learn how to follow a step by step process to create consistent income trading stock options.

The Ultimate Timing Secret: How to know in advance which stocks are likely to explode (in any time frame) and when to jump in with confidence

Miracle Grow Positions: Simple rapid growth strategies for small accounts. Discover why it’s possible to make a whole lot more money with options than you can with trading stocks. The key is to follow a few precise option setups.

Massive Mistakes Exposed: Learn why most traders will never be consistently profitable and discover how to actually profit from the most common (and costly) mistakes.

The Perfect Storm: Why the current volatile conditions are a trader’s paradise, and key catalysts to watch for in the coming months.

Case Study: Review one of John's live trades on TSLA that brought in $17k in 1 day (along with several other recent real money examples so you can see these setups in action).

As always, make sure you get your reserved seat now while you and make sure you log in early on Tuesday so you don't lose your spot.

Reserve Seat Right Here and Now

See you Tuesday evening,
Ray C. Parrish
aka the Crude Oil Trader


Get John's latest FREE eBook "Understanding Options"....Just Click Here!

Four Trading Strategies That Work

If you have been following us this year you already know that our trading partner Chris Vermeulen has been spot on in 2016 and has helped our readers make profitable trade after profitable trade this year. We have followed and worked with many traders over the years so we know what trading information is useful and what is just junk information.

Chris' connects with most readers through his complimentary stock trading and education newsletter which includes simple trading strategies to use with stocks, options, futures or forex.

Get Chris' newsletter "The Four Trading Strategies That Work" right HERE!

We hope you enjoy the free content and learning from some new tips and tricks for your own trading toolbox. To further add value Chris has put together a way for you to learn some of his trading strategies which cover stocks, options, futures and forex.

Bookmark this link since you can only select one free trading strategy at a time when you optin to the form on this special webpage below. But I should note, if you want a second or third strategy you just need to revisit the optin page, optin, and select another strategy.

These strategies are only available for a couple days then Chris takes them down so click the link below and optin to be presented with the four trading strategies.

Click here to get the free "Four Trading Strategies That Work"


See you in the markets.
Ray's Stock World

New Video: John Carter's Proven Strategies for Q4 and 2016

 

There are very few traders that have as unique of a story as our friend and trading partner John Carter. From watching his dad place his trades as "hand draws" to becoming a successful trader himself. It wasn't an easy path he took.

There have been lots of bumps, direction changes, and heartbreak along the way. But through time John has learned that if you want to have a 6 figure trading account like his, options are your best way to get there.

Today John is sharing with us his latest free video that will give us an insight into how he will be using options to close out the year and moving forward into 2016.

Watch > John's Proven Strategies for Q4 and 2016

In this FREE video from John will give you two proven strategies he's using in 2016 that are sure to work for you. Now, when a trader like John Carter says "hey, here are my two best strategies" you'd be nuts not to at least hear him out and see if it can be applied to what you are doing.

So click here for his best two 2016 strategies

And here's what else he's showing you in this free video:

  *  His two proven Strategies John used to make 30k last week!

  *  How to make and find successful trades from your phone

  *  How to Successfully Trade 2016 Economic Disasters

  *  How to find trades that won't run your stops

John even shows you exactly what he's currently trading. This is my favorite part.....just watch!

See you in the markets putting this to work!
Ray's Stock World



While you are here get John's latest FREE eBook "Understanding Options"....Just Click Here!

The SEC makes it clear....we are going to pay more, here's our strategy

Today I read a news article from our trading partner Doc Severson at Trading Concepts about a proposed Securities and Exchange Commission rule that could boost trading costs.

Here’s the deal:

Due to market instability, the SEC wants to require all trading venues – exchanges, automated trading systems and dark pools – to submit alternative plans for operations in case of a system breakdown. In its proposal, the SEC said estimated initial costs could be as high $242 million, with another $191 million in annual costs.

So, if approved, who will these added fees eventually fall on?

Yep, you guessed it . You and I ... the traders.

Remember how Doc Severson’s first training video  showed you what government involvement is doing to the market? 

Well, as you can see, more regulations just keep lining up. Just about every big player in the trading world has been affected. Again, if you’re using strategies that worked in the past and now aren’t seeing the profits you want, your lack of success isn’t all your fault. You simply need to adjust your approach to accommodate today’s market.

Try Doc’s Fractal Energy Trading for Weekly Options program for the next 30 days.

Believe me, you’ll be happy you did.

See you in the markets,

Ray's Stock World

Make sure to get our free eBook "Understanding Options"....Just Click Here!

FREE WEBINAR: How To Trade Options – The Complete Roadmap

Join our trading partner Doc Severson for his next free webinar "How To Trade Options – The Complete Roadmap". Doc has made this easy by scheduling four live webinars, so just pick the time that fits your schedule best and register now.

Just click here to register now!

Doc has put together a short video explaining exactly what he is going to cover in this webinar.

Click here to watch the video now!

Here are just a few of the details........

    •    The real secrets that successful options traders won’t tell you!

    •    How a one trick pony loses every time

    •    How to prepare and profit from any market condition

    •    How easy options trading can be with the right tools

    •    Why these four strategies will set you up for life

    •    How options trading can fit into your schedule…not vice versa.

    •    And one secret about volatility that could save your account

Watch the video now and please feel free to leave a comment and let us know what you think

See you in the markets!


FREE WEBINAR: How To Trade Options – The Complete Roadmap

This Might be our Most Important Post EVER!

This has been a big week around here. Our trading partner John Carter has been sharing some game changing videos that have culminated into his wildly popular webinars, "Being the Architect of the Big Trade".

If you haven't seen the videos or the webinar please do that asap after finishing reading this entire article.

Here is John's video from two weeks ago.

And Here is the Replay of John's Webinar, which will only be up until midnight Friday evening February 28th

John sent us this message this morning and I want you to read it, because it could be our most important post ever.

John Carter here......

This may be the most important email I’ve ever sent to you. (Print Now)

In 1984 I read a book about Arnold Schwarzenegger and ever since then he has been one of my idols. Arnold’s dream was to come to America to become rich and famous. He had no idea how he would do this.

Arnold said, “I was a 15 year old farm kid growing up in Austria when I was first inspired by a bodybuilding magazine with a picture of Reg Park on the cover from one of his Hercules movies. My life was never the same. Reg Park became my idol and I could not have picked a better hero to inspire me. Reg went from bodybuilding to the movies. He became a smart and successful businessman, and he was the first person who gave me a glimpse of what my life could someday become if I dreamed big and worked hard.”

The biggest thing he said that stuck with me is, “I read this magazine and there was the whole plan laid out. I had my blueprint to accomplish my dreams.”

When I was 18 and decided that I wanted to become a trader I knew I only needed to find a blueprint for success. Since then I’ve developed and implemented several blueprints for successful trading.

My most important blueprint is for building wealth

Every trader would love to start with a million dollar trading account, but this rarely happens. Today I trade a few seven figure accounts, but 25 years ago I funded my first account with $1,000 (equivalent to about $5,000 today). What I needed and I what I discovered was a blueprint for building wealth.

LAST CHANCE LINK

Did you know most trading strategies taught out there are designed for accounts larger than $25,000 yet they are taught to traders with a $5,000 account as if they will have the same edge as someone with a larger account? This is simply not true.

Most traders start with under $25,000 in their account and those accounts need to utilize specific strategies to build wealth.

How does a trader go about building wealth?

1) You have to start with a goal. I think a reasonable goal with the strategies I’m going to share is to double an account and do it in a year.

2) You need to develop the right money management and trading mindset

3) You have to control your risk through appropriate position sizing

4) You need to have a written trading plan with the strategies you’re going to use and when

5) You need to know where your targets are so you don’t leave money on the table

LAST CHANCE LINK

For the first (and last) time I’m going to share my exact blueprint for wealth building.

The blueprint will include:

1) Step by step, A and B happens you do C blueprint. There will be nothing left to interpretation.

2) How to manage your risk – when to go big, and when not to “piss away your chips.”

3) How to structure your wealth building trades so that even when they don’t work out you still make money

4) The 3 “how to crush it” strategies that were most profitable in 2013

5) Identify the exact levels when a stock will “rip the market makers heads off”

And much more…

My goal with this course is to leave with you the exact blueprint for building wealth like Reg Park gave to Arnold.

Here is what you'll get when you join the Ultimate Options Trading Blueprint and 3 day mentorship:

1) Access to the Saturday course and 3 full days of live trading, analysis, and follow up sessions

2) You Get to Keep Everything - All audio and video will be recorded and you will get the on demand links and DVD. You will be able to download all my notes, the action plan, and PDFs I share with you during the course.

3) Fast Answers to Your Relevant Questions Answered by Henry, Darrell, Brian, Jeff, and myself throughout the course.

4) Homework: Special Bonus - Beginners Guide to Option on demand link

5) Homework: Options 101 Class on demand link

6) How to prepare your mind for the class and success

LAST CHANCE LINK

Here are the answers to some of the biggest questions we've been getting:

Q: I’m new to options should I go to this class?

A: Every journey starts with a single step. As part of the class we have included a few homework assignments that will quickly get you up to speed. I can teach anyone options in 1 hour and that exactly what I do in your options 101 homework assignment.

Q: When is this class?

A: The strategies class will be held Saturday March 1st from 2:00PM – 6:00PM New York time or 1-5 central. The 3 day live trading mentorship is Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday March 4th, 6th, and 7th during market hours with a lunch break midday.

Q: Will the course be RECORDED?

A: YES. Every single second of the 4 day course will be recorded. You will have online access to the recording PLUS you will get a DVD of the entire course in the mail.

Q: I am in the live trading room and I’ve taken most of your other courses will I learn anything new in this course?

A: Yes this course will be chock full of brand-spanking-new, never-before-revealed strategies and setups. If you’re in the live trading room and participated in every course there may be a few things in the class that will overlap, for example, you will already know what a squeeze is. However, the overwhelming majority of this course is material I have never presented on before.

Q: Do I need to be there live to get the most out of the course?

A: No, the course will be recorded and you will get all the information regardless if you attend live or not. The strategies I will teach can be universally applied at any time. As I go through live trading examples, although you will not be able to follow along live, I will be describing in detail what I am looking for in these live trades so when you watch the recording you will have the exact blue print I used determine which trades I got into and why.

Q: What if I have a full time job and I can’t trade intraday?

A: All of the strategies will work on any time frame. This means if you can only do end of day trading you can use daily and weekly charts. I find that people who are able to watch the markets all day end up over trading which is a death sentence for your trading account.

Q: Is there a Members Discount?

A: For a limited time we are making this class available for everyone at the member price because this class is so crucial. After the class is over the price will be raised for non-members.

LAST CHANCE LINK

I believe this will be the best course I've ever done and I’m really excited about presenting this material to you and hearing about your success.

Good Trading,

John

Visit John Carters "Simpler Options and Trading"

This Thursday, John Carters "Voodoo Lines" Webinar

Free webinar on Thursday, January 9th at 8:00 p.m. eastern time. John Carter of Simpler Options is back with another one of his wildly popular free trading webinars.

In this Free Webinar you will learn:

    *   How to Identify Key Support and Resistance Levels
    *   What are Voo Doo Lines?
    *   Why Should You Care about Voo Doo Lines?
    *   What are the Voo Doo Lines Telling us now?
    *   John's Favorite Trading Strategies Using the Voo Doo and much more

Simply click here and we'll register you for this event

See you on the webinar!

Do you believe in Voo Doo? John Carters "Voodoo Lines"

There is a Better Way to Buy Stocks

Ok Ray's Stock World readers....it’s time for a little tough love today. You alright with that? We are willing to bet that all the stock trading strategies you’re using aren’t producing the type of results you had hoped for. Honestly, are they? Sure, you thought it would. So called gurus told you how well those strategies performed, and if you tried it, you’d be rich beyond you’re wildest dreams.

But it was a lie. Not totally, no, because some stock trading strategies do work. But those strategies that are producing consistent results are few and far between.

So you’ll be happy to know that our trading partner Doc Severson has found that “needle in a haystack” and is sharing it with us today. I just finished watching his trading presentation and I’m confident it will make a big difference in the way you trade.

And unlike what you might expect for a strategy like this, you get complete access for absolutely no cost whatsoever. This presentation will only be available for a short time, and will be taken down without notice. To gain access, you must watch this now.

Good trading, we'll see you in the markets!
Ray's Stock World



7 Pre Screening Criteria Critically Important to Only Trading Stocks Most Likely to Get Institutional Support

Trading the Trend....Is Your Strategy Working?

This week our trading partner Todd Mitchell is sharing his unique trading strategies and we are finding they aren't for everyone. And, especially not for those people who like to use complicated software or get handcuffed to some "black box" trading system.

But it's a great insight into how professional E-Mini traders place winning trades everyday. You have to watch Todd's free presentation "The Simple Truth About Trends"

Todd proves that the key to pulling money of the markets - whether you're trading stocks, Forex, E-Mini futures or Options - is to trade with the prevailing trend. Yet, most people doing it all wrong. They're missing critical clues in price, getting in too late and not exiting their trade before the trend turns.

However, after watching this free video you'll have more knowledge about the trend than 90% of other traders.

Inside this presentation you'll discover:

- 3 Critical Bullish Patterns in Price
- 3 Important Bearish Patterns in Price
- 3 Little-Known Truths in Trend That Apply in all Markets in all Timeframes
- How to Spot Reversals Before They Happen
- How to Determine the Strength of the Market


There's over 1,000 comments of people raving about this content and I'm certain you'll agree it's one of the best presentations you've watched all year.

Watch "The Simple Truth About Trends" now!

Ray's Stock World

Traders are CRUSHING it in the E-Minis right now!

Let’s be honest, a lot of  the “free” trading videos are a complete waste of time, with presenters blowing a bunch of hot air. Right?

A few folks offer some interesting info but most leave out all the good stuff.

Then there is my good friend and trading partner Todd Mitchell who put together this great video.
In his latest video Todd makes his theory on the eMinis unfair advantage perfectly clear.

1,000's of traders will see the video this morning with many people claiming his free material that is worth much more than other courses they’ve paid for.

That’s why I insist you watch this.

Great content. Simple strategies. Very interesting approach.

Watch "Todd's Emini Success Formula" 

Please feel free to leave a comment and let us know what you think about the video


Ray's Stock World

Custom Made Retirement

By Dennis Miller

You may have heard the popular legend about Eskimo tribes sending the elderly off to die at sea. As the stories go, when grandpa and grandma could no longer hunt or earn their keep, the younger folks would put them on an iceberg and ship them off. Fewer mouths to feed gave the younger generations a better chance at survival. I shudder at the thought.


In the farming communities where my grandparents lived, the older folks contributed whatever they could. As a boy, I spent many an afternoon shucking lima beans and husking corn with my 90-year-old great-grandmother. The garden and livestock provided enough for her children and grandchildren to support her in her old age. Fortunately for her, the Midwestern mentality was a little less harsh than that of the Eskimos.
Retirement is not a foregone conclusion for everyone, which begs the question: What is retirement?

A Working Retirement Is the New Status Quo

 

Does retirement mean you don't work? Not necessarily. One of my high school friends joined the navy at age 18 and retired with a nice benefits package at age 38. After that, he worked as a county sheriff for a couple of decades and received full retirement pay from that job as well. Many of my retired peers are still working; they just do something different than they did during their first careers. That includes your humble scribe. When I retired, I had no idea that, less than a decade later, I would spend the bulk of my free time typing away in front of a computer, sharing my experiences with people around the world.

The happiest retirees I know retired to do something they looked forward to and wanted more time for. I was not one of them. I loved what I did during my old career, but the hassles of international travel like racing to catch planes and living in hotel rooms were wearing me out. When I finally threw in the towel, I didn't care if I ever got on another plane again. My wife Jo and I spent a few years driving around the country in a motorhome, and then eventually we bought another home (not on wheels) and settled down.

At that point, I had retired from something I was beginning to hate, but I still needed to find something I enjoyed doing every day. Those folks who have a second career lined up when they retire seem to make the transition more easily. A second career may or may not bring in much income, but that is often secondary to enjoying the job. Jo and I have a friend who retired and became an artist. She is thrilled when one of her paintings sells, but even more thrilled that someone enjoyed her art enough to hang it in their home.

I feel the same way about Money Forever. It comes with financial rewards, but the real thrill comes from the nice emails I receive from readers around the globe. Knowing that I've helped folks who are in the same boat I am in makes my day. If you can do work you enjoy, something that's both emotionally and financially rewarding, why would you ever quit?

Some People Will Never Retire

 

I do realize that many older folks work for different reasons. Unfortunately, many have to work to put food on the table. In my first career, I often used Abraham Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs as a teaching tool. Maslow categorized humans' physiological needs – food, clothing, shelter, etc. – as the first level of his hierarchy. Our caveman ancestors woke up hungry every morning and had to go hunt and gather food. When you are worried about feeding your family and your own stomach is growling, you can't spend a lot of time sharing your artwork on the walls of your cave.

Squirrels store nuts to survive through the winter, but over time man has become the best animal at storing nuts, so to speak. We went from hunting and gathering food as we traveled from place to place, to clearing and irrigating land for agriculture, to curing food with salt to preserve it, and then on to canning and now freezing foods. No matter the method, man's first goal has always been to survive today, tomorrow, and hopefully many tomorrows after that.

Most folks no longer store food in their farm cellars like my grandparents did. Instead, they save money and store it in banks and brokerage accounts. The beauty of money is that, unlike a can of peaches, it can grow while in storage. If we store enough money, it can provide adequate income to free up our time for other pursuits.

What about folks who can't retire, people who have to work until the grim reaper comes knocking? Maybe they worked low-paying jobs, were poor savers or investors, or more likely, were big-time spenders. Regardless of how it happened, these folks arrived at their autumn years and their storage bins were empty. No one wants to end up in that boat. Everyone wants enough money saved to retire at some point. Even people who want to keep working want work to be a choice, not a prerequisite for survival.

Are We in a Retirement Crisis?

 

The phrase "retirement crisis" is certainly tossed around in the news quite a bit, but what is the crisis?
To begin with, many seniors have not saved enough money to support themselves in their old age. These folks will either continue to work or end up depending on their children and/or public assistance. And old age is lasting a lot longer than it used to as medical advances continue to increase life expectancy. That means folks who saved enough for just twenty years or so of retirement are finding themselves in a pickle; a long life is a blessing, but what happens when 95-year-olds can't pay their bills?

For those of us with a decent nest egg, our retirement crisis is a bit different. It involves growing our savings in a low-yield environment while protecting it from risky investments, predatory fees, and confiscatory taxes. These steps can keep us from becoming a burden on our families or anyone else, but they take work and a commitment to learning.

The truth is, our government has targeted seniors and savers. Congress wants to redistribute our nest eggs to appease their constituents (and donors). It's a fact of life that's not likely to change, and we need to work around it.

My Kind of Retirement

 

For me, retirement means having enough money to choose how I spend my time. Just like our readers, Jo and I worked hard, saved, and made smart investments to get here. I'm sure most of you feel the same way.
Retirement means having enough money to really enjoy the things we want to do right up until the end. The retirement we envision involves being totally independent, not depending on the government or our family. In order to accomplish that goal, we must tend our garden and manage our nest egg wisely.

Depending on your own circumstances, retirement may or may not mean you stop working entirely. That should be your decision. And it should not mean having to work a job you no longer like or taking on a minimum-wage job after retiring from your career just to make ends meet. It should mean living life on your terms, and that requires financial independence.

Unfortunately there are forces working against us: government spending and benefits cut-backs, increasing taxes, near-zero interest rates. Well, it’s time to fight back and take charge. With that in mind I’ve invited a team of top experts to share with us how they see the challenges shaping up and to give us actionable ideas that we can use starting today.

It all starts on Thursday, September 5th in a special online presentation called America’s Broken Promise: Strategies for a Retirement Worth Living and features John Stossel from Fox Business Network, former Comptroller General of the United States David Walker, American Financial Group president Jeff White, and me, Dennis Miller, your loyal advocate. Here’s the link for more.

I have to be totally upfront and tell you that I expect this thing to completely fill up (yes, it’s online, but there’s only so much bandwidth we can allocate to it): feedback from readers has been overwhelming. So if you’re even remotely interested in finding out how to claim your own financial independence I strongly suggest you reserve your spot right now (it doesn’t cost anything). All of the details and easy registration are here.

Precious Metals Life Cycle Nears an End – Final Stage of Denial

Today's post from our trading partner Chris Vermeulen.....

The life cycle of most things not matter what it is (living, product, service, ideas etc…) go through four stages and the stock market is no different. Those who recently gave in and bought gold, silver, mining stocks, coins will be enter this stage of the market in complete denial. They still think this is a pullback and a recover should be just around the corner.

Well the good news is a recovery bounce should be nearing, but if technical analysis, market sentiment and the stages theory are correct then a bounce is all it will be followed by years of lower prices and dormancy.

I really do hate to be a mega bear or mega bull on anything long term but the charts have painted a clear picture this year for precious metals and I want to share what I see. Take a look at the chart below which shows a typical investment life cycle using the four stage theory.

Read my entire article here > "The Four Stages Theory....Precious Metals Life Cycle Nears an End – Final Stage of Denial"


Enroll now for our “Spread Trading Strategies for Growing a Small Account” class this Saturday 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Swing Trading Strategies for Options Traders

Free webinar with our very own John Carter Wednesday, April 24th at 8 p.m. est

Click here to sign up for the "Swing Trading Strategies for Options Traders"

Here's what John will be teaching in the webinar, completely free of charge

What are the best swing trading setups?
What technical analysis indicators should I use?
What foundational analysis techniques should I use?
What criteria to look for when choosing a stock to swing trade
When the best times are to place your swing trades
...and much more

Simply visit this link, fill in your email address and click on the submit button. And you will automatically be registered for the webinar on Wednesday.

See you Wednesday night!

Real Trading Strategies and Mentoring is Here....Power Stock Trading is Live

Legendary trading mentor, Todd Mitchell, just opened his PowerStock 2.0 Mentoring Program for the very first time this year. He’s doing things with stock trading that most people have never even heard of.

Todd limits the size of the program so Watch this presentation and get signed up today!

There’s a reason why many fund managers, professional Wall Street traders and lifelong day traders have come to Todd to help them improve their trading. And, for a limited time, you too can benefit from this one of a kind mentoring program.

But don't wait, act fast because people are piling in and he will be closing enrollment down in approximately a week. Click here and let Todd explain all the details.

Finally, get your hands on a proven, robust trading methodology that just makes perfect sense. There’s nothing better than to be mentored by someone that really knows what they’re talking about and knows how to explain advanced trading in simple language. Todd is making himself personally available to you and you get his unprecedented one year, 100% money back performance guarantee.

2013 is the year you change your trading success....Get PowerStock 2.0 Mentoring Live