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The markets have become high-speed casino's

An interesting little rant from Rick Santelli on CNBC  regarding the fake tweet and it's effect on the markets. Here is a direct…

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Added by Keith Shaw on April 24, 2013 at 7:56pm — 1 Comment

Do you think golf and trading have anything in common ? Take a look . . .

I'm sure you will all  relate to the below :

"After the retreat, one member in particular shared his favorite quotes about the game of golf noticing how if you substituted the word trading for every time the word golf appears in the following list of quotes, the same statements about both endeavors would hold equally true. Take a…

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Added by Keith Shaw on April 16, 2013 at 6:52pm — 33 Comments

If you don't succeed at first, try and try again . . .

Will he make it this time, what do you think ?

Kind Regards

Keith ;)

Added by Keith Shaw on April 4, 2013 at 6:59pm — 5 Comments

Respecting Diversity and The Traders Evolutionary Pathway by Charles Darwin

It's not the strongest of species that survives,nor the most intelligent that survives.It is the one that is the most…

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Added by Keith Shaw on March 25, 2013 at 12:51pm — 7 Comments

Wealth Inequality In America : Excellent Viewing

The issue of wealth inequality across the United States is well known. This video shows you the extent of that imbalance in dramatic and graphic fashion, highlighting both the inequality and the difference between our perception of inequality and the actual numbers.…

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Added by Keith Shaw on March 7, 2013 at 8:11pm — 13 Comments

Is the glass half-full or half-empty ?

Added by Keith Shaw on March 6, 2013 at 6:32pm — 10 Comments

Why did they choose those two animals to represent the markets ?

So your brokers, bankers,  market analysts,  “gurus”, prognosticators and do-gooders can feed you all the BULL you can BEAR . . . …

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Added by Keith Shaw on March 4, 2013 at 11:53pm — 10 Comments

Markets or Media: Which is More Irrational?

An excellent article, I 've added some color to it to make it an easy and interesting read.

The dreaded sequestration is upon us! The world is ending! Run away! — and Markets scream…

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Added by Keith Shaw on February 28, 2013 at 5:33pm — 3 Comments

An Economist Explains Quantative Easing in 2.5 mins: INGENIOUS !!!

This is 2.5 mins of great insider information, listen carefully as an economist explains the detailed advice given to governments on printing money .

Kind Regards

Keith

Added by Keith Shaw on February 26, 2013 at 1:39pm — 5 Comments

Why most people fail miserably in financial markets

Economics in the dock - Why economists gets things so wrong.

Moral of the story : Be wary of the over confident economic forecasters and be conscious of your own emotions and irrational behaviours.…

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Added by Keith Shaw on February 9, 2013 at 3:01pm — 15 Comments

Excellent Advice In This Video For People Who Repeatedly Make The Same Mistakes In Their Trading.

The Advice is this short clip is applicable to anyone, it could be for a variety of reasons and circumstances.

It's the start of 2013 so grab a pen and paper and take some good notes, no need for expensive psychobabble books and courses, information provided in this video is to the point and can be put to use immediately by anyone.…

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Added by Keith Shaw on January 25, 2013 at 8:48pm — 11 Comments

THE TINY DOT : A situation too weird for 99.999% of people to adequately explain

This is good, so good it's almost funny . . . 

Keith ;)

Added by Keith Shaw on January 11, 2013 at 10:44am — 7 Comments

Tax the Rich: An INTERESTING animated fairy tale :

Tax the rich: Narrated by Ed Asner, with animation by Mike Konopacki. Written and directed by Fred Glass for the California Federation of Teachers. An 8 minute video about how we arrived at this moment of poorly funded public services and widening economic inequality. Things go downhill in a happy and prosperous land after the rich decide they don’t…

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Added by Keith Shaw on December 29, 2012 at 9:30pm — 8 Comments

Time For Some Christmas Cheer :All You Need Is Ice a Piano and a Cello.

This Is Good, Stick With It & Merry Xmas To The Good Ship FxStreet and ALL those who sail with her. Roll on 2013 . . .…

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Added by Keith Shaw on December 23, 2012 at 2:05pm — 12 Comments

BLOOMBERG NEWS: President Obama changes The Second Amendment To The United Democratic States Constitution.

Morgan Freeman Likes this and so should we . . . 

Regards

Keith ;)

Added by Keith Shaw on December 17, 2012 at 4:37pm — 4 Comments

Plurocrats: The Rise of the Global Super-Rich and the Fall of Everyone Else

"The One Percent is not only increasing their share of wealth — they’re using it to spread millions among political candidates who serve their interests. Example: Goldman Sachs, which gave more money than any other major American corporation to Barack Obama in 2008, is switching alliances this year; their employees have given $900,000 both to Mitt Romney’s campaign and to the pro-Romney super PAC Restore Our…

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Added by Keith Shaw on October 28, 2012 at 1:30pm — 8 Comments

An Open Letter To The World [all people, including the do-gooders ;-) ]

An Open Letter To The Real Word: [ ForexStreet.com,ForexStreet.net, Man, Women,Child Price Action Traders Scalpers,Butteryfly’s,Goats and all else that exits within and beyond the bounds of time :) ]

 

We stand at a unique time in our history, the rise of the internet and computer technology have contributed to an unparalleled rate of prosperity for…

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Added by Keith Shaw on September 25, 2012 at 9:12pm — 9 Comments

Are you more honest than a banker? : The Truth About Dishonesty

This is very interesting and fun to watch.

Are you more honest than a banker? Under what circumstances would you lie, or cheat, and what effect does your deception have on society at large? Dan Ariely, one of the world's leading voices on human…

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Added by Keith Shaw on September 24, 2012 at 4:00pm — 10 Comments

The Chinese Walnut Bubble: yes you heard that right "The Walnut Bubble"

You’ve heard of the South Sea Bubble, Tulip Mania, more recently the Dot Com Bubble the Housing Bubble, you’ve even heard of Micheal…

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Added by Keith Shaw on September 17, 2012 at 9:59am — 12 Comments

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