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January 17, 2010

Trading is 95% Emotional Management!
Are YOU the MASTER of your emotions?

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Stock Watch 2010


Company Answers Corporation.
Stock Symbol:  ANSW

January 15th Closed at 7.92
January 8th  Closed at 8.78

Positioned as a long trade.

Status
There has been a pull –back in prices this week On low volume.

ANSW the leading Q&A site announces at the Las Vegas CES Conference that they will be connecting to the social websites like Yahoo, Twitter, and Facebook. .



Current Investment Opportunity
by CM Capital Services

Super Collateralized
First Trust Deed

9% Annual Interest
 Paid Monthly

Many of you have taken advantage of our Super C program this year.  These first trust deeds are characterized by  "extremely low Loan-To-Value Ratios and a 9% annual return".  This will be one of the last Super C deals we see.

We found an excellent opportunity with our current offering "CM Elsinore".  Our collateral is 70 acres of residential land located in the hills just above Lake Elsinore, California.  The property is zoned R-1 (single family homes) and is mapped for the development of approximately 300 home sites.  Our borrower has $7.9 Million in Cash invested in this property with Zero debt.  We are placing a first trust deed on this property for $1 Million.  At less than $14,500 per acre, and less than $3,400 per paper lot, we believe this first trust deed is very secure.  Should the borrower default and we have to file foreclosure, we believe we could easily dispose of this property very quickly for considerably more than our loan amount. 

This investment is a fully collateralized first trust deed.  You are lending at a fraction of today's value.  This investment pays monthly interest at a 9% annual rate and has an 18 Month Term.  Our investment minimum remains $10,000.

If you have any interest in participating or would like to discuss our highly collateralized, fixed income investments, please call or email us at the numbers below.  This will be one of the last Super Cs.

Current Opportunities

First Trust Deed Opportunity
HCM Elsinore 1-421 LLC (3252)

Also Available:

Turnkey Rental Property Program

"Is now the right time to buy a house for investment purposes?" Over the past year this was our number one question from investors…our answer has always been, "Maybe".

Our reasons are rooted in the facts that most people underestimate the work, the potential pitfalls, and the headaches associated with identifying, buying, rehabbing, and then qualifying and securing renters—to say nothing of ongoing property management.

Many clients have asked us for our assistance to embrace the unique opportunity of purchasing real estate in this downtrodden market—this opportunity could provide an investor with current income (rental income) as well as the potential for growth (property appreciation). It's important to know that this is not a "flip" strategy—this opportunity involves buying a recently rehabbed property at a big discount to fair market value with a renter already in place—we believe this to be a two to five year hold.

After months of research, we have identified and selected and tested a group that we are now ready to introduce to our clients. This particular company has a long and successful track record. They will buy the property, rehab it, get a renter and property manager into it, and then turn it over to a potential buyer.

Interested in learning more? This is an exciting opportunity that we believe is a well timed product for today's turbulent market. If you are considering purchasing rental property in 2010, you should call or email us right away.

Happy New Year to you and your family,

For More Info Contact:

Jay York
jyork@CMemail.com
702-739-9090
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The day in 2007 that I e-mailed Robin for help, I was ready to give up trading. I was at the point where just looking at charts would give me an anxiety attack. I was literally frozen at the screen. Whenever I did manage to trade, invariably it would be a loss!

I needed help, fast. 

With the coaching, several blocks that had set in over a period of time were identified and "scrambled" or neutralized. Within a very short period, my fear of losing again was no longer freezing me up. My anxiety was a thing of the past. I could trade again!

Over time, other blocks popped up, which I scrambled with a similar positive outcome.

Robin teaches you to scramble, using a very simple technique that you can do with a friend or partner, for trading or even for other issues in your life. 

With the 1-2-3 process, Robin taught me to analyze each and every trade taken, good or bad .Previously, when I had a winning trade, I just basked in the short-lived glory of the winning trade, and conversely just buried my head in the sand when I had a losing trade, I did not want to re-live the pain! So I was not learning from my mistakes and I wasn't learning from my successes. By facing each trade and making a proper objective analysis, I could then construct a set of my own rules for trading, based on my theoretical knowledge of technical analysis.

Over time, these rules were refined and adapted. This provided me with a trading plan or system that suited my personality. This was crucial to me, as there are 1000 ways to trade, but none may be suited to you or your personality.
Working with Robin has given my trading a rock solid foundation. I am eternally grateful to her for this.
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Boost Your Trading
Boost Your Life
Ten Ways to Boost Your
Life & Mindset
 
By Robin Dayne

The "mood" that you come to the trading desk with is so important for a good mindset. A good mindset translates into good trades that are focused and disciplined.  Anger, frustration, anxiety and fear are strong emotions that hinder a trader's chances of a good execution.  If your mind is not on what you're doing and focus becomes fuzzy, trades can lose their "crispness" and suffer in their potential.

The way ones goes through their life influences the mood. So with all the New Years Resolutions being developed and trading plans for the year here are ten way to enrich and boost your life quickly.

Number one is your appearance. Yes, I know you're about to say, what?  Appearance no one sees me in my office when I trade so why can't I trade in my shorts. There is nothing wrong with being comfortable but getting up and functioning like you are going to the office and feeling good about your appearance helps your mindset and mood.  You'll feel refreshed and ready to go, after a great shower and getting dressed and up for the day. I don't know if you have noticed but long comfortable showers can stimulate your thinking and creativeness.

Two, change something in the area you spend a lot of time in. Your environment as a trader is so very important. Maybe your office needs a fresh coat of paint or you might add some music you like or better lighting. Even a new desk can perk – up your surroundings. Think of adding things that make you feel rejuvenated, laugh or bring joy, a picture of the family or favorite pet even a favorite calendar or sports cars and brighten things up. Change is good and can be refreshing.

Three, take time to focus on your overall outlook on life. Keep things positive and optimistic. Look to find the good in things not the bad. How you are thinking and the thoughts you send to your mind make a huge difference in the way you feel and also how you project yourself to others. If you find yourself in a "salty" mood try this simple technique, just do the opposite, or "flip it". If you are angry flip it to happy or funny. Anxious, switch to calm, frustrated try accepting or relaxing. Another way to go from a bad state of mind to a good one is asking great questions. One that works when you are challenged with anything is "What's great about this?" Finding the best in the things around you help the overall mood and how you feel. Think about it, if two people are challenged by the same exact thing, why is it that one can handle it easily as if nothing happened and the other adds in all the drama and struggles through it? It's the way the look at it. One looks at it as a huge mountain to climb and the other a small bump in the road.  Minimize the drama, make life's challenges easy not difficult.   Try it, it works and you will feel great!

Four, is thinking greener than you have been by being a small part in the big picture. Knowing you are doing the right thing makes you feel good. How about switching to "paperless" billing and pay your bills on-line instead. Did you know if 1 in 5 people switched and did this we would save 151 MILLION pounds of paper and 8.6 M bags of garbage a year! If 1 in 4 families switched to re-useable lunch bags there would be 1040 millions pounds less in plastic bags at the landfill. HUGE! One simple change.

Five, is doing a good deed for someone. Doing something for someone you know is great and also someone you don't can be even better. Did you made a donation of blood to the Red Cross you would save 3 lives or being a bone marrow donor can help those who have Leukemia or Lymphoma, and this can be done easily by adding "donor" to your driver's license.

Today due to the horrific situation with the earthquake in Haiti, donating to the relief efforts can really make a difference. Be sure to donate to an organization you have heard of so you know your money will end up in the right hands. Even a small donation can help so do what you can.

If a friend is sick make some soup, or buy some and deliver. Try one of my favorites: do an act of kindness for someone who least expects it and watch the magic, its fun!

Six, search for your serenity. A place that is quiet and just for you to empty your mind of everything. Take a few days and don't listen to news. News creates fear based thinking when bombarded with one tragedy after another. Free your mind meditate or learn how to, but take time to yourself in the quiet of some great atmosphere. Choose some soothing music you like and have your thoughts drift to what was great about the day. You will be amazed how this feels and how "freeing" it is to just let go of everything for a short period of time.

Seven, take time to tune-down the stress around you. Just texting messages, answering e-mails, facebook and tweets cause a dynamic of stress. Take a break from all the outside noise and relax. During this time work to define your Yes's and be selective and learn when it's OK to say no. Just do it with grace and kindness.

Eight, contribution in general is a good thing. Creating a habit and ritual to contribute on a regular basis adds meaning to life knowing there is someone you did something for and it was appreciated. There are so many great organizations that do fantastic work in helping others. From the local shelter to the more global efforts to help other in need, contributing makes the heart feel good. This year I was introduced to an organization Heifer International by a very special friend. By donating a cow, goat, a flock of geese with Heifer International your gift can lift an entire community out of poverty. They are also involved in helping the Haitian families that have lost so much. Their mission is to end hunger and poverty, check them out at www.heifer.org .

Nine, OK here is the biggy, check out your real age and get some good advice on how to turn back the clock by taking the test on www.realage.com . You start with your age and as you answer the questions your real age is calculated and advice is given at the end on what you can do to live a healthier life. You can get the test without signing up for other ads and you get some really good advice. Before you take the test know your cholesterol levels and vitamins you take. This is not suggested to depress you but to kick start the New Year with some new great habits.

Ten, friends are my favorite topic. Take some time to re-connect with some old friends and call around to see how they are. Surprise someone who hasn't heard from you in awhile. Friends warm the heart and give you balance. We all need to be connected and feel loved by our friends. Pick one person you have neglected to touch base with in a very long time and call them.  See how they are share your life and be thankful and grateful for friends, it can feel really, really good.

OK boost your life! Enjoy living wake up each day and take charge of your happiness. 

And in the meantime GREAT trading!      

 

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Top Traders Advice



Futures
By Chris Vermeulen

How to Trade Gold and other Commodity ETF's.
January 17th, 2010

Whether you are trading stocks, ETFs or futures, technical analysis is the preferred choice for short term traders. Technical analysis in short is the study of price and volume movements on charts. It can be used for studying charts in any time frame whether you are a 1 minute chartist or a long term investor using monthly charts.

Using technical analysis in my opinion really opens the door for a trader to lower his/her overall risk when investing money. I always like to know if the investments I am watching are trading near a critical price level (support or resistance). During these times you can take positions that have very clear entry and exit points for trading. Also it puts the odds in your favor when a position is entered in the same direction of the underlying trend.

Price action is how we make money in the market, so I strictly follow price and volume when trading as they are the least lagging indicator on what the market it doing.

I have put together a few charts using commodity ETFs to show you what I am seeing in the market and what we should expect to see in the coming days.

GLD ETF Trader – Daily Trend Chart

The gold trading chart below shows two different types of trends. The initial timeframe of the chart illustrates what I call a Normal Trend. This is a series of higher highs and lows.

This type of trend allows an investment to continue profitably for a very long period of time.  For example a daily chart like the one below can continue to trend like this for 6-8 months.  The reason for this is because price appreciation is increasing at a rate which investors are comfortable with.  Also, the pullbacks cleanse the investment vehicle of weak traders every few weeks allowing fresh money to enter at higher price.

Now if you look at the later timeframe of this rally we observe a rally phase I call an Extended Rally. An extended rally is when price appreciates without any pullbacks.

You can make a fortune with this trend very quickly, but you must realize that reversals are fast and sharp.  And that, we observe, is how GLD performed in December. While some call December's price drop a pullback, I call it a technical breakdown. The sharp price reversal and heavy volume associated with this type of move generally provides excellent short term momentum trades. A lot of damage is done to the investment on a heavy volume breakdown taking weeks for a recovering to occur.

Normal trend rally, extended rally, predictably fast and sharp technical breakdown followed by weeks of recovery.. Read More


Stock
By Michael Markowski

The Era of Consumerism has Ended..
January 15th, 2010

The market has climbed back to its pre crash 2008 levels and all appears well.  However, there is great risk in the global stock markets. The probability of the market being much lower by the end of 2010 is due to the following reasons:

Consumers are not borrowing and spending.  Consumer borrowing for December fell at its highest rate in 70 years and retail sales fell at their highest rate since 1992, when the data was first published. This indicates that "consumers" are being rapidly replaced by "savers". The era of consumerism, which began in the 1950s has ended because of two reasons.  The first is that the baby boomers, which drove it are now entering into retirement and the second is due to the significant and permanent contraction of available credit. 

The stock market is frothy.  Just recently, the number of newsletter writers who believe that the market is going higher hit its highest level since February of 2007 and the percentage of those who believe the stock market is going to be lower now in the teens.  The rationale behind this fairly dependable indicator is that when a majority of the newsletters are saying to "buy" their readers are already fully invested and have no more money to put into the stock market.  Thus, a high reading for this indicator usually indicates that a significant correction will soon be underway. Read More


Futures
By Chris Vermeulen

Market Meltdowns, Inflation, Protecting Capital & Trading Commodities.
January 10th, 2010
 

The purpose in owning commodities like gold, silver and oil is to protect oneself from the effect of inflation that I believe will begin to assert itself in the coming months.

Unfortunately, the United States has taken a monetary policy of printing massive amounts of money to attempt an escape of deflation. In just the past 16 months, the monetary base has ballooned from $908 billion to $2.0 trillion.  Bailout funds in the past 2 years total $8.1 trillion..... That is 78 times more than what they spent to bail out WorldCom...... and 123 times more than they spent on Enron.  U.S. debt has risen sharply, from $6.2 trillion in 2002 to $12.1 trillion today.  These are scary numbers! . Read More



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Our prayers and thoughts go to those families and people who are working to recover from the tragic events of the Haitian Earthquake. Find it in your hearts to make a donation to those helping in the relief efforts, so much is needed.
 
www.redcross.org


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