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  • Trend Line Details on Hover: Upcoming Features in the Next Software Update

    Thursday, May 2nd, 2013

    An idea a member sent us recently was to have some basic details display about a trend line, when you hover your mouse over it. We thought that was a great idea too and have included it in the next round of development.

    Hovering your mouse on a trend line will show trend line details.

    Hovering your mouse on a trend line will show trend line details.

    In the above example, the trend lines are in orange. The mouse, not visible in the screenshot, is hovering over the lower trend line. The chart therefore overlays the value and percent change between the start and end points along with the gradient of the line. We only show positive numbers, as otherwise it depended on which point you picked first, as to whether the slope was negative or positive.  We may consider, in the future, adding a factor to the gradient setting too, for those Gann and ratio enthusiasts. The gradient at the moment is calculated as the basic ratio of price over time.

    Move your mouse away from the trend line and that detail disappears. (For example, the upper trend line isn’t showing any details.)

    As one of our beta testers has commented already, this new feature makes it easier to adjust existing lines so that they’re parallel to each other. (You can always use the Duplicate Trend Line option to create a new trend line that duplicates an existing line’s angle.)

    The screenshot also has some hints as to other new features, can you spot them?  These features should be available in the next release of the software, including the Bourse, Market Analyser, d2mxIRESS, Virtual Trader and PTP5000 editions.

    As always, please send us your suggestions, ideas and complaints.  We’re happy to hear and give them due consideration for future work.

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    IRESS Connection Outage

    Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013

    IRESS is currently experiencing DNS issues on the IRESS Trader website, web.iress.com.au.

    This will be affecting Market Analyser, d2mxIRESS, The Bourse and WebIRESS users, as well as IRESS platforms offered by other brokers.

    IRESS is looking into this as a highest priority and we hope to have a resolution quickly.

    If you can’t trade online, call the trading desk on 1300 130 545 and we’ll place your trades for you.

    UPDATE 12.21pm: this issue has now been resolved. If you continue to experience any problems please contact the support desk on 1300 363 766 or email support@d2mx.com.au. Thanks for your patience!

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    The Super Bowl Indicator: Go the 49ers

    Monday, February 4th, 2013

    It’s Super Bowl Indicator time again.

    The annual US football fest has more to offer than just shoulder pads and wardrobe malfunctions. The Super Bowl Indicator has correctly predicted the direction of the Dow Jones industrial average for 35 out of 46 Super Bowls, which is a strike rate more than 76%.

    The theory goes that if a team from the old National Football League wins the Super Bowl, the stock market will rise that year. Conversely, a team from the old American Football League winning the Super Bowl signals a bearish year.

    So this year we will be cheering on the San Francisco 49ers, and getting out the Baltimore Ravens voodoo dolls!

    49ers

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    Christmas Trading and Support Hours

    Thursday, December 20th, 2012

    The market will still be operating over the festive season, and so are we!

    Contact Us

    Trading Desk: 1300 130 545
    Customer Support: 1300 363 766
    Email: support@d2mx.com.au

    Date

    ASX
    Trading Hours

    Trader Dealer – D2MX
    Support Hours

    Monday 24 December Early Close 2.10pm 8.30am – 2.30pm
    Tuesday 25 December
    (Christmas Day)
    CLOSED CLOSED
    Wednesday 26 December
    (Boxing Day)
    CLOSED CLOSED
    Thursday 27 December Normal Trading 8.30am – 5.30pm
    Friday 28 December Normal Trading 8.30am – 5.30pm
    Monday 31 December Early Close 2.10pm 8.30am – 2.30pm
    Tuesday 1 January
    (New Year’s Day)
    CLOSED CLOSED
    Wednesday 2 January Normal Trading 8.30am – 5.30pm

    All times are Australian Eastern Daylight Time.

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    Money Magazine’s Best of the Best goes to… Trader Dealer!

    Monday, December 17th, 2012

    Best of the Best 2013: Cheapest Non-Advisory Phone Brokers

    At Trader Dealer we’ve always placed a high emphasis on good customer service, so we’re proud to have once again been named in Money Magazine’s Best of the Best list, in the Cheapest Non-Advisory Phone Brokers category.

    We don’t charge extra fees for trades placed over the phone, and we have a trading desk staffed by friendly, qualified traders ready to place your orders or answer your questions.

    So if you like the security of having a trader place orders on your behalf, or you’re caught away from your trading platform when a trade signal hits, call 1300 130 545 and we’ll be happy to help you out.

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    Trader Dealer - Best of the Best

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    Market Rollercoaster Ride Continues

    Friday, November 4th, 2011

    Globally traders have been buffeted by roaring bears and rampaging bulls. Profit-takers stepped in after a record breaking October performance in which the Dow Jones was up over 12% for October and the S&P500 surged 17% for October, while in Europe the Stoxx Europe 600 index jumped 10% for October, while in the month in London the FTSE 100 gained 8.1%, while the German DAX 30 rallied 12% and the French CAC-40 gained 8.8%. In Australia the ASX 200 jumped 7.5% for the month.

    Traders decided to take profits off the table earlier in the week, after the staggering surge higher last week, as the EU leaders clarified their “comprehensive” plans to address the eurozone debt crisis. Volatility initially eased, but pushed higher as the week progressed, as the eurozone debt plan implementation issues surfaced.

    There was a sharp sell-off triggered by the Greek PM after he said he would force a referendum over the proposed EU bailout plan. However the G-20 summit leaders made it clear to Greece that they must accept the austerity measures in order to quality for any further bailout funds. The Greek cabinet has since backed down from calling for a referendum.

    Central banks globally have been accommodating with the US Fed leaving rates on hold, the ECB surprisingly cutting interest rates to 1.25% overnight and in Australia the RBA cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.25% this week. There are still concerns over financials stocks particularly those with exposure to European debt, after the world’s biggest futures and derivatives broker filed for bankruptcy this week.

    The markets appear to want to push higher, as many of the global markets are finding support around their 50 day moving averages, having pulled back earlier in the week. The November-December period is typically good for stocks, so if the eurozone debt situation can settle, then we should see some Christmas cheer. However if this week is a sign of the times, then the implementation issues surrounding the EU bailout plans could provide added volatility during this period.

    The US dollar has been undergoing some huge volatility of late and this has been affecting commodities prices. The major metals have held on to recent gains with gold up at $US1,766 per ounce, Crude oil at $US95 per barrel and copper at $3.58 per pound.

    Our View For Australia

    As we suggested last week the S&P/ASX 200 found resistance at its 200 day moving average and it sold down all the way down to its 50 day moving average which is currently acting as support. In the Analyst’s Eye we talk about how the “bull trap” trade setup .

    Aussie traders have been held hostage to what is happening in Europe, particularly in Greece. However the markets really look like they want to push on higher in to the end of the year. The RBA has cuts interest rates for the first time since April 2009, reducing rates by 25 basis points to 4.25% this week, as we anticipated. Retail sales grew for the third straight month in September up 0.4 percent, following a rise of 0.6 percent in August and providing a sign of optimism for the domestic economy. This should help retailers as we move into the Christmas shopping period.

    The banks have completed their annual reporting with ANZ Bank has increasing its full-year profit by 19 percent to $5.36 billion. Westpac reported earlier in the week saying that its full-year cash earnings over $6.3 billion, while last week NAB said its cash profit came in at $5.5 billion. The Commonwealth Bank, which reports its results to the end of June, said in August that its cash profit totaled $6.8 billion. In sum, the cash profits totaled about $24.3 billion. Improving commodity prices will also help our miners.

    After another struggle between the bulls and the bears this week the bulls appear to be retaining control, though they need to push the markets through, and hold above the 200 day moving average in order to confirm their dominance. The Aussie market has found support around its 50 day moving average, which sits around 4150, and must breach the resistance around its 200 day moving average, which sits around 4,410 in order to confirm its positive momentum.

    Investors should be looking to utilise options strategies to protect their profits in this type of market. Investors have given their vote of approval on the eurozone bank rescue package and the proposals for the extension of the EFSF bailout package, it is a matter of overcoming the implementation issues going forward.

    Remain attuned to the news from overseas particularly from China, Germany and the US regarding their economic growth and debt issues. Monitor the performance of the US dollar for a guide to the future direction of commodities and equities prices.

    The S&P/ASX 200 is currently trading at 4275 having found support again around the 4150 level this week. Key levels for the index next week will be 4150 and 4410, with 4300 the key pivot level. Be prepared to use options to protect your profits and reduce your risk. Expect to see volatility to remain elevated as the market participants look for some confirmation of the near-term market breakout.

    Use options strategies to reduce your risk in these volatile times. The MDS Financial Advisory Services team can help with this and we have also discussed some of the strategies in our Analyst’s Eye Articles recently. Call me on 1300 610 024 for further information.

    We regularly update you on trade recommendations so for Buy and Sell recommendations on ASX listed companies register for a free trial of MDS Financial Research.

    By Michael Hevern
    MDS Trading Desk

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    Rampaging Bulls Push Markets Higher

    Friday, October 28th, 2011

    Globally traders have charged into equities this week in a “risk on” move, and commodities bounced sharply off recent lows. The EU leaders clarified their “comprehensive” plans to address the eurozone debt crisis. Many markets surged through their key overhead resistance levels. Volatility eased as the week progressed, as the eurozone debt concerns abated.

    Globally financial stocks have surged, after the EU leaders agreed to deliver their “comprehensive” bailout plan. The plan includes private investors taking a “voluntary” 50% write-down on sovereign Greek bonds, the size of the eurozone EFSF bailout fund will be increased to about $US1.4 trillion (an almost fivefold increase), and Greece will aim to reduce its debt to 120% of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2020. The bulls cheered an agreement reached by European leaders on a plan to resolve the eurozone’s debt crisis.

    US markets have surged higher this week, past key resistance levels and are on track to produce their best October performance since 1974. The tech sector has underperformed after disappointing earnings from the likes of Amazon. The earnings reporting season saw 40% of the S&P500 companies reporting, and there were no really shocking reports, with the exception of Netflix which plunged after disappointing.

    Europe investors have been anxious over the sovereign debt situation, but following the progress at the EU summit traders have jumped back into equities and commodities. EU leaders delivered the details of the EFSF and bank rescue plans, and the Chinese are reported to have said they will back the rescue plans. The eurozone summit has committed to a EUR110 billion bank rescue package and have now agreed to a $US1.4 trillion EFSF bailout package. Investors are cheering their leaders “comprehensive” plan.

    Commodities rebounded sharply this week in a “risk on” play. Copper prices rebounded over 15% from last week’s lows, while Crude-oil markets broke above $US94 level for the first time in three months and almost hit $US95 per barrel. Gold prices have surged this week, up nearly 10% from last week’s lows, as the mass liquidation of funds appears to have come to an end.

    Asian traders have been reacting to what is happening in Europe and the US as well, with growth sensitive stocks recovering on the back of higher commodities prices. The Chinese market has bounced off 2-year lows and has broken through a downtrend line which has been in place since early July. The Chinese annualised GDP figures came in at 9.1%, down from 9.5% in the previous quarter.

    Our View For Australia

    The Aussie market has traded sideways for the past few weeks, but the rampaging bulls have gained control, pushing the market past recent resistance levels, following on from the positive news out of the EU summit. The miners have recovered from their pullback last week, as commodities rebounded sharply, while the banks continue to hold on to their recent gains as we move into their reporting and dividend season. The S&P/ASX 200 is trading past the upper level of its trading range for the month and it now appears the 200 day moving average is acting as resistance.

    Another positive for our markets could be an interest rate cut next week. The RBA has set the stage for an interest rate cut before the end of the year. Analysts expect a cut of 25 basis points at the next meeting on Melbourne Cup day in November. According Credit Suisse, there is now a 100 percent market expectation of a 25 basis-point cut, with a 6 percent chance of a 50 basis-point rate cut. This news help the market to hold on to earlier gains.

    CPI came in line with expectations at +0.6% q/q and +3.5% y/y. However both the weighted median and trimmed mean measures were significantly below at +0.3% versus +0.6% expected. These underlyings’ are the numbers the RBA watch closely, so speculation of rate cuts has increased, with short-end AUD swaps around 10bp lower.

    Last week we suggested that the bulls and the bears would again be wrestling for control of the markets, well the Bulls now rule. The Aussie market is trading above its 50 day moving average, which sits around 4150, and is now testing resistance around its 200 day moving average, which sits around 4,410.

    Investors should be looking to utilise options strategies to protect their profits in this type of market. Investors have given their vote of approval on the eurozone bank rescue package and the proposals for the extension of the EFSF bailout package.

    Remain attuned to the news from overseas particularly from China, Germany and the US regarding their economic growth and debt issues. Monitor the performance of the US dollar for a guide to the future direction of commodities and equities prices.

    The S&P/ASX 200 is currently trading at 4410 having surged past the 4280 resistance level this week. Key levels for the index next week will be 4250 and 4450, with 4300 the key pivot level. Be prepared to use options to protect your profits and reduce your risk. Expect to see volatility ease going forward as the market participants look for some confirmation of the near-term market breakout.

    Use options strategies to reduce your risk in these volatile times. The MDS Financial Advisory Services team can help with this and we have also discussed some of the strategies in our Analyst’s Eye Articles recently.

    We regularly update you on trade recommendations so for Buy and Sell recommendations on ASX listed companies register for a free trial of MDS Financial Research.

    MDS Financial Advisory Services offers general advice on trading options to generate consistent steady income on your investment portfolio. Call me on 1300 610 024 for further information.

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    Setting Your Preferences In The Bourse

    Friday, October 14th, 2011

    Do you find every time you open a chart you compress or expand the chart to get a feel for what the share is doing? Do you have a favourite format to view your charts in or would you like to see any adjustments that have been made to the share? You control all of this and more in the Bourse Preferences. You may have never made your way into this area of the Bourse before, but it can enhance your viewing experience, by setting the Bourse up to act exactly as you want it to.

    Click on Tools Preferences to load the Preferences window. One of the most useful pages in the preferences is the Chart Startup window. From here you can control how the chart is loaded when you enter a chart for the first time. Some of the features in here you can control by using view layouts, but there are even more possibilities when using preferences.

    Setting the period to daily, and Type of chart to candlesticks you can easily achieve with a view layout, but resetting the Scale to log instead of arithmetic, changing the space displayed on the right hand side of the chart or displaying Calendar days can be accomplished in the Preferences window.

    If you are on a slow connection or concerned about your internet bills you can minimise the amount of data that is loaded by the Bourse every time you connect. You can load less daily data, than the 9000 days that is the default. A year has approximately 250 trading days, so loading 1000 days will bring in four years of data. This may be enough for your style of trading. If you don’t use intraday data, then uncheck Load intraday data and uncheck Load 5 min data. This will reduce the amount of data the Bourse loads and boost the speed with which charts are displayed, while reducing the load on your internet downloads.

    If you click on the adjustments button you can control which adjustments are visible in your charts. When a bonus issue, rights issue or a stock split occurs the effective number of shares is altered and this will affect the price of the share. For example a 1 for 1 bonus issue will mean every share holder now owns twice as many shares and the price of the shares will halve in value. If the adjustments are ticked the historical data will be adjusted so it appears as if the bonus issue never happened. This is useful for technical analysis as charts jumping all over the place make it very hard to calculate indicators. If you want to view the adjustments in the charts you can untick the box and the adjustment will become visible. It is normal not to adjust for dividends and the “dividend drop” can be seen on the chart, but you can adjust for this if you choose and smooth your chart even more.

    You can customise your Retracement levels by altering the percentages in the Tool settings menu.

    And you can alter the way View layouts behave in the View layouts menu as well as the default market extension in the symbols menu, which is preset to Australia for ASX market.

    The only Preference that you should leave alone is the Bourse Servers which are preset to get data from the correct source.  Hands off!

    You can make the most of the flexibility in customising the Bourse using the Preferences menu. You can adjust any of the Preferences, except the Bourse Servers to fine tune the Bourse and set it up just the way you like it.

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    Market Data for Your Website

    Monday, August 29th, 2011

    Display share prices on your website or mobile device

    If you’re involved in running a website or blog you might be interested in finding out how easy it is to display share prices on your site.

    Our sister company Bourse Data has launched a new service for supplying market data feeds and investor relations services to websites, mobile applications and proprietary trading software.

    Bourse Commercial has been supplying Australian and New Zealand stock market data and information for over 15 years, and has now teamed up with Thomson Reuters to offer an even wider range of data options.

    Jazz up your website with a stock ticker, shareholder relations page or indices widget, or get a custom-built data feed to plug in to your trading software.

    Find out more here!

    Market Data from Bourse Commercial

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    Free Stock Market Webinars to Help Navigate the Volatile Markets

    Thursday, August 18th, 2011

    Get expert help with Trader Dealer’s free stock market webinars

    Do you know how to profitably buy and sell shares in a market this volatile? Could you use some expert help?

    Join the conversation at our next Traders’ Café, an informal online discussion led by successful trader and author Jeff Cartridge.

    In these sessions participants can ask questions about market conditions, interesting charts, share performances, strategies and results, all from the convenience of the living room.

    Register now and get your questions ready!

    Volatility in the XJO
    Volatility in the XJO. Chart source: Market Analyser

    For info about other upcoming webinars visit the Trader Dealer website.

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