Recent content by Wizard Trader

US equities and commodities. Many commodities on IG are ETFs and ETCs. Where's a good source for free EOD data? I remember someone saying that you can get live futures data for free, although it's delayed by 15 minutes. That would be ideal for keeping an eye on intraday price action.

I haven't reviewed the advanced charts. The problem with IG basic charts is that they don't track volume, and have a very limited number of indicators.

Any fellow IG Index spread-betters who can help me... I mainly use freestockcharts.com when trading, but it doesn't cover many of the markets in IG; particularly commodities. For anyone else who uses IG, what websites or software do you use for charting? Oh, and I'm not willing to pay for...

As a beginner, the way I'd think about executing a limit order is to place it 1 pip away from the current market price; the probability being that it will be filled, and simultaneously place a stop, near to the other side of the market price, just incase it doesn't get filled; further way than 1...

My understanding is that a limit order basically means "at this level or better" and a stop means "at this level or worse". You sound like you have a lot of experience using trading platforms. Personally I just log into my IG Index spreadbetting account using a basic webpage; no special...

Thanks for the reply HowardCohodas. Say I want to enter the market at the present price or better, isn't it better to use a limit? If so, how?

I'm a bit worried that if I use a limit, instead of a market order, that the order won't be filled. Surely it's possible that the price can suddenly take-off in the other direction, leaving you in the dust... How exactly do the professionals use limit orders to enter a position? Thanks in...

Thank you dentist! I just finished Way of the Turtle, which was an awesome read.

Does anyone know of any books which are specifically about trading stocks, in particular US stocks. It's possible to find tons of books covering technical anaylsis or trading generally, but my web searching hasn't found a single one which teaches how to trade stocks. Oh yeah, and it'd be kind...

Thanks for the replies. I'm looking for audio books in particular, so I can listen whilst I'm driving.

Thanks anyway pal! I'll check those books out.

Any chance of buying those as audiobooks?

I'm presently learning how to swing-trade commodities futures and I'm interested in learning about money management. People talk about money management a lot, but what exactly is it? How should one practice it? Does anyone know of any good books on money management, particularly from a...

That must be the case I'm afraid. After all, it's in IG's interest that their spread betters lose!

Well that's weird because it doesn't show volume on my version. I even looked at exactly the same stock and ticked the volume checkbox. ????