When: Start Time: 07/10/2008 7:00 PM CST

How: After you complete the registration an e-mail will be send to you with login information to the e-mail on your registration form. Please check your spam folder, message is generated instantly.

Join us Thursday with John Person as he demonstrates his genuine and unique proprietary indicator - Lesson 1 - Most people are trading off of lagging indicators often missing moves or entering well after a reversal has occurred. This proprietary indicator is a leading indicator giving traders information in advance of a potential major move.

In addition, this indicator will help you line up both the potential market condition and filter out buy and sell signals. Another major benefit and helpful aspect of this indicator is it gives the trader a better idea of potential profit and loss objectives in a predefined manor.

This indicator is completely pre-programmed and based off of the markets price action and not market fundamentals. Today’s investors are at the mercy of the most technologically advanced trading environment in the past 100 year history of the markets, from on-line order entry to computer generated trading signals. In fact, did you know that most aspects of trading are currently giving the best favorable odds for individual traders as long as they know what to look for when analyzing the markets.

The playing field is now more favorable for the individual investor, but we are also subjected to some of the most volatile market conditions ever. John’s session will help walk you through an amazing trading tool that will help you identify the markets moves whether the market is bullish or bearish so that you can make a better trading decision in the right market condition.

Click this link to register for this Free event.

http://www.nationalfutures.com/webinar2.htm

See you at the webinar

John Person Inc.

John Person Inc

1701 E Lake Ave #335

Glenview, Il 60025

www.NationalFutures.com

Dabei handelt es sich nicht um einen schwarzen Schwan, der im Südosten und Südwesten von Australien  Black Swan beheimatet ist, sondern um ein Phänomen an den Finanzmärkten. Nassim Taleb  gilt in der Finanzwelt als der Fachmann, der die Auswirkung auf diese Ereignisse  genau beschrieben hat. Der 11. September 2001 und dessen Auswirkung auf die Finanzmärkte ist für dieses Phänomen ein sehr gutes Beispiel.

Link zum Thema: Black_swan_theory

Heute bekam ich von einem meiner Kollegen folgenden Chart zum S&P 500.  Ich lasse das mal unkommentiert, doch diesen Chart wollte ich Ihnen nicht vorenthalten.

Dear friend,

2008 has been an incredible year for trading!! Amazing volatility has provided incredible opportunities for gains for traders who know what to look for.

Mark you calendar for a FREE webinar hosted by John Person.

When - Thursday, May 29, 2008

Time - 7:00 AM CST

Place - Trading Triggers Live Trading Room Topic - Maximize Your Trading Profits by Trading Volatility

To register, click on the link or copy/paste:

http://www.nationalfutures.com/webinar2.htm

John’s message:

The trading for 2008 thus far has provided some of the most extreme swings in volatility that traders have experienced. Astute traders use this volatility to their advantage to profit from major market swings.

There is no doubt we are in a turbulent trading environment. S&P’s make 5 point moves every five minutes, Gold has 15 dollar daily swings, grains make the 1970’s look like a cake walk, and the Dollar is beginning to show signs of a bottom.

To trade successfully in today’s volatile markets, you must have the know-how and the confidence to use trading strategies, fundamental information and how to apply technical analysis to your most profitable advantage.

We want you to succeed and learn how to take advantage of these market moves, join us online for this select Webinar event and discover a wealth of new insights and strategies that you can use the very next trading day for long-lasting, significant benefits.

We were expecting a few hundred traders to take part in this breakthrough webinar.

We tried to keep it available to only our best students, but this topic is spreading like wildfire through trading circles. Our webinar service *should* be able to handle the load, but I’m honestly not too sure about it. The most we’ve ever tested it with is just over 1250 at one time.

So…

I recommend you log in about 10 minutes early just to make sure you don’t get squeezed out if the service chokes on so many participants.

Here are the instructions on how to login…

http://www.nationalfutures.com/webinar2.htm

Remember to log in about 10 minutes early and I’ll see you on the webinar!

All the best,

John Person Inc

www.NationalFutures.com

Risk:

Trading Futures, Options on Futures, and off-exchange foreign currency transactions involves substantial risk of loss. Each investor must consider whether this is a suitable investment. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Note:  Markets will be closed next Monday in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday.

Corn:

The first report of the week came with our Monday weekly export inspection report showing 27.3 million bushels of corn was inspected by the U.S.D.A. for near term shipment down from 38.3 the week prior and 23.7 a year ago.  This suggests a slow down this week in demand.  Importers may feel that the open planting window will push cash bids lower as corn planting winds down by week’s end.  Our Monday 3:00p crop progress report showed 73% of our projected 86 million acres are now planted; vs. 51 last week- and our five year average of 88%.  This was on the low end of expectations.  Most estimates were 80 to 85%.  States that are key producers read like this:  IL 75% planted, IA 78, IN 68, MO 55, NE 83, and OH 52% seeded.  The Western grain belt of Iowa west is furthest ahead but those are the states planting beans this year.  The report put emergence at 26% vs. 59 a year ago and 56 on our five year average.  The cold evenings have kept this crop at a snail’s pace for emergence from the ground.  WXRISK.COM sees a big warm up in the Western Plains early this week; and the Midwest grain belt Thursday into the weekend.  Next week is setting up warmer and reasonably dry.  Corn planting will be over 90% complete by Sunday, with the warmer evenings and days ahead to improve emergence.  Funds remain heavily long and look to stay long through July, with near term corrections limited to only profit taking.  Markets are closed Monday, leaving eight days to have another correction to buy for the long term.  Seasonally the trade buys corn after Memorial Day.  December new crop still has support at 6.00 to 6.10 this week.

Beans:

Monday’s weekly export inspection report showed 8.5 m.b. of beans were inspected for near term export down from 14.6 the week prior and 12.1 a year ago.  Like corn, beans too see the planting weather the next week as near perfect, leaving importers sitting on their hands awaiting possibly better cash bids.  Monday’s crop progress report showed 27% of our projected 74.7 m.a. crop is now planted . 11 last week- and our five year average of 47%.  This was lower than expected but the next ten days look to see a big jump in seeding.  The market is several weeks away of having weather impact the growing psychology as planting is of most concern.  Monday’s break came as Argentine farm workers agreed to end their strike Wednesday and resume government talks but this could swing back the other way late week if talks go poorly.  Only risk until the growing season kicks off June 1^st is month end profit taking by funds.  November new crop has support 13.20 Wednesday; then major support at 13.00.

Wheat:

Monday’s weekly export inspection report showed 12 m.b. were inspected for near term export down from 21.8 the week prior and 22.3 a year.  Another signal everyone awaits the June harvest of our winter wheat crop for fresh wheat.  Monday’s crop condition report showed 45% of our winter crop is in good to excellent condition down 2% from the week prior; and 59% a year ago.  Traders had expected a 2% increase.  Key producers that dropped were:  CO 19% G-E down 9%.  KS 43% down 1, NE 59% down 5.  Only 49% of the crop has its head developed so we are way behind on development.  The best or the worst of quality ratings may yet come.  Early week sees very hot temperatures from Texas north to Kansas then rain Friday to Sunday.  The intense heat will not help those states already a little dry, but those late week rains may be helpful.  Watch for that month end short covering rally I talked about Friday and potential for a demand rally.  If Chicago July wheat closes over 8.04, we can expect further short covering and buying.  A close under 7.70 turns us negative again on the charts.

END.

Here Comes The Heat
Tim Hannagan
5/20/2008 4:54:00 PM

Johnson Matthey einer der führenden Unternehmen in der Katalysatoren Technik veröffentlicht jedes Jahr eine ausführliche Analyse zum Platinum. Diese Publikation gehört für die Marktteilnehmer im Platinum Markt zur Pflichlektüre. Die Platinum Division von Matthey

Die Publikation kann unter diesem Link (PDF File) angesehen werden.

Einer meiner am meisten gelesen Blogs kommentierte den Ausfall der ICE am gestrigen Donnerstag.

Perhaps it was a sign of things to come. The Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) had to halt trading on all markets at 9:45 central today due to a “power issue at the ICE Primary Data Center” in Chicago. Later the Senate passed the Farm Bill by a veto proof margin. The Bill included the CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2008, which included a measure added by sponsor Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) to eliminate the so called “Enron loophole,” and add quite a bit of regulatory oversight to ICE’s over-the-counter energy platform. Feinstein has been fighting for years to give the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) added regulatory authority over energy markets. In a release last week after the measure was added to the Bill, Feinstein said, “This Bill puts all the significant energy trades on electronic platforms within the regulatory confines of the CFTC and will impose limits on the size of trader’s positions to prevent excessive speculation.” In response to Feinstein’s measure, ICE stated, “The hastily submitted legislative proposals to place arbitrary controls on regulated energy futures markets do not offer short-term relief or long-term solutions to the drivers of crude oil prices. The well-documented rise in worldwide demand for crude oil cannot be impacted by government imposed market controls. The various trading proposals by Senate Democrats would result in adverse consequences for consumers, market prices and on the competitiveness of the U.S. markets.” President Bush has promised to veto the Farm Bill but it passed both Houses with a veto proof margins so the added energy oversight Feinstein has sought for so many years appears closer to becoming a reality. As for the power outage, all of ICE’s markets were back up and running by 1:50 central solving one headache, but a larger one remains.

Bad day for ICE
Daniel P. Collins, managing editor
5/15/2008 11:02:05 PM