Imagine, you are private investor and have been downloading share prices from www.marketeye.com and then preparing your own charts. That site has now closed and the only other organization which would supply this information would charge me $10,000 for the privilege whereas marketeye was free!

So runs the most popular query of all. A slew of traders prefer to download stock prices into the spreadsheet program Excel so they can draw their own price charts. Without them they don't have buy and sell signals, and without those, they can't trade.

But why don't they just let specialist software do the work for them? I prefer using software such as Metastock (Equis.com and Paritech.co.uk), the costlier Tradestation, and OmniTrader 2000. All work with both U.S. and U.K. data. Each generates trading signals based on tested criteria and scans stocks according to your own requirements. Whether you choose end of day data or the more expensive intraday real-time data for the above software depends on whether you are a short-term trader. There is no shortcut to visiting websites and trying the software demo disks. Other popular well-regarded software includes Synergy, FairShares, Indexia, and Sharescope.

Whether you only want share price data or need company data too depends on how you pick stocks; whether you examine just price charts or company valuations too. I prefer having both price and company data for the fullest stock picture.

An alternative to software for plotting prices are websites. Consider Advfn which provide charts and plots company data in visual form for easier and quicker analysis.

For U.S. charts visit my favorites, the free, Quote.com, and BigCharts.

Despite the choices for plotting price charts, if you still prefer data you can plot in a spreadsheet program, visit London Stock Exchange, and Paritech.

For U.S. data visit Reuters Data Link. The novice will prefer starting with charting websites, which tend to be cheaper than software, then trying software demos and only finally investing in software.

Another question is: “Is it possible to get data, for example a table/spreadsheet on all companies including their essential fundamentals such as EPS, p/e ratio and profit?” This is a popular query as traders become increasingly weary about the time spent scouring for good stock picks. Imagine a marketbeating annual 10% return with five hours research a week on a $50,000 portfolio. For a higher rate taxpayer, the return is a mere $11 per hour. Of course the return beats the minimum wage. Our trader wants such data to both increase returns and reduce time spent producing those returns. For U.K. fundamental data try ShareScope software and Hemscott . Both are excellent sources of company data and save hours scouring for stocks. The U.S. web-based equivalents are the exceptional Yahoo and Multex.

More experienced traders often ask about trading psychology:

At the beginning of this year I had a string of losses which knocked my confidence. Checking these trades I found I had allowed extraneous emotions to enter the equation resulting in overreacting, for example, to intraday data and getting out of the trade too early and often at a loss. Do you know of any reference material to help one deal more comfortably with trading stress.

Indeed trading psychology is so important that Bill Lipschutz, in The Mind of a Trader, explained it was “the most important factor in trading success.” Other sites about preventing your emotions from sabotaging your trading include Trading On Target, TradeShare.com , and Dr Relax.

Finally, there is a whole category of questions which begin: “I bought [insert name of formerly popular technology stock] at [insert overinflated price] and now it trades at only [insert 0.1% of previous figure]. Is there any hope?”

Despite the dot-com collapse, innovation on investment websites has accelerated. New products to make all aspects of trading and investing simpler, more efficient, and hopefully more profitable are being launched at a faster pace than even in 1999. The problem is, without the huge marketing budgets of 1999-2000 behind the launches, you could easily have missed some of the latest online tools to make investing a whole lot easier. The value of any tool should be measured by one criterion: does it solve a long-standing private investor problem. These next generation tools all do, moving well beyond providing just stock prices, news, simple charting, and company data.

I don't profess to be an expert on the subject nor do I think of myself as a professional writer (far from it). However, there have been numerous times in the past few years when I have been dismayed by the obvious errors in both spelling and grammar in many of the media to which we subject ourselves, rendering at least a few of these confusing.

Advertising is here to stay, and is one of the largest and fasted-growing businesses there is to be involved in. It relies on effective communication. It should always rely on effective and accurate communication. I have seen, and can understand the odd error creeping into a quickly-prepared document which was subject to a deadline, that the spell/grammar checker was confused by and that didn't get proof-read afterwards because of time constraints. I can understand that happening, and accept it.

However, if the anticipated audience for the document or advertisement to be written is large (e.g., Internet, television, newspapers), then greater care must be taken to be accurate in the communication presented. Usually, where money is involved (as in an item's price), an advertisement is reviewed very well before publishing to ensure that there is simply no way for the ad to be interpreted differently or incorrectly.

In those commercials that are only leading rather than offering, I have seen poor grammar and blatant spelling errors. The company advertising in such a way has already lost an important part of my interest at this point. It's about respect, I suppose. For me, it is simple to spot the "good" advertisements. They are the ones that capture my attention, provide me with significant relevant information, are clear (to read or hear), not misleading, and don't prompt you to spend money you don't have. I believe this would be a progressive move for advertisers; a move that would create respect for the companies financing the commercials rather than a disdain for the methods employed in leading the consumer on.

Having said that, I do enjoy commercials (TV especially) that are creative and entertaining. These don't usually result in a sale to me but are enjoyable nonetheless.

There is an increasing number of consumers who do their research on the Internet for almost any significant purchase. These consumers are choosing to see the appropriate advertisements for the item in which they are interested, on their own schedule, and to whatever depth of investigation suits them. Most of these consumers have already made a decision to buy the item at some time and are educating themselves before buying. Some may buy on-line. Many do. This seems to make so much more sense than having a TV spew glamour or temptation at you incessantly with the hope that there may be something relevant that gets through to the potential buyer. I do keep in mind, however, that many advertisers display a web presence through a hyperlink address on the TV ads. This at least gives the interested consumer a chance to get in-depth information at leisure.

In my past investigations on the Internet, I happened across Triond. I was surprised to see how simple the designers/creators had made it to become involved in sharing what we have learned and captured somehow through our life experiences. I believe in the Triond method, even though it is driven by advertising revenue, and in which I take part, thank you, because it represents a desire to improve somehow on what we have accomplished so far. In the quest for writing the piece that captures the attention or provides some interesting fact or technique, so do the writers become more proficient, more painstaking, more accurate and better able to communicate effectively.

And that is the key.

With poor communication, many troubles have plagued our world. Why not then, strive for an accurate sharing of our feelings, our knowledge and our goals. Can it be wrong?

How do we become critical thinkers? The answer is easy--experience. This answer is important to those in the workplace who “eat their young”. It happens too often that co-workers give these newcomers a hard time, tell the boss that these new employees are not “cutting it”, and continually talk badly about these people behind their backs. Do you truly believe that these new employees do not know this? They do. If the harassments continue, most of these new employees will resign, judging themselves for months after, and hindering their next place of employment with an even lower self esteem . These people will have a less likely chance to ever become a productive employee, yet alone a critical thinker.

Instead of attacking these new employees, mentor them. Teach them what you know, (and do not forget that a lot of your knowledge came from others) and slowly give them the reins and confidence to go on their own. We all need great co-workers, so why not create them? If we can help to mold our young to be more like us why wouldn't we?(since we all think that we are great, right?) Our work would be more enjoyable, productive, less stressful, and more peaceful. Remember, that after we retire, these new comers will be taking over. Wouldn't you want a critical thinker at the helm? I would!

Give these people your knowledge and resources. Let them observe you and others on the job, ask questions, and when they start on their own, be there to help and support them.

Critical Thinkers are confident. They have been through many situations and know how to react to them. They read, gather knowledge, and ask the appropriate questions to get the job done. They can make sound decisions without the approval of others when needed. People trust their decisions. These people are constantly learning, and if they are truly smart, they teach others. These are the people you want on your team. Critical thinkers are not critical to others. They enjoy sharing what they know. By doing what they love, most of these people move up the corporate ladder easily. The boss, the executives of the company , and many others recognize these people as the leaders that they are. Companies would be ignorant not to mass produce these critical thinkers.

When a critical thinker mentors a new employee , (and companies, PLEASE assign your preceptors carefully because it makes such a huge difference!) he or she is in the process of creating another critical thinker. These mentors will encourage, guide, correct, and empower the new employees because they truly care. One day, our new critical thinkers will mentor others and the cycle will begin again. What another great way to secure our future!

First, try to prepare yourself for the new commitment. This may include working overtime and working overnight to meet datelines.

Next, review your skills. Jot down the list of skills you are good at. Remember that experience counts and the skills you have been using at home can be useful and apply to a new job.

Then, identify your job options. It is good to talk to people to have an idea of what the job may entail. It is important that you align your skills suit to your interest and that of your future employer. It is also advisable to brush up your skills before you venture out into the job market. For example, it is important to brush up on rusty skills or acquire some new ones so that you will be able to handle the job. Not being prepared ahead can cause stress and disappointment in the later stages of the work.

Build up a network if you need. There are people who have better contacts and can be good referrals. There is no shame in asking and it does not hurt to have a few agencies assisting you with your job search.

Finally, be prepared to spend time writing a good resume. This is the chance to prove it on paper that you have the required skills. Avoid being vague but ensure that pertinent information can be spotted right away. It is good to point out results and past achievements to show to people that you have helped your previous companies in increasing their productivity.

We need to know what is the current trend before we place a position. Never trade against the trend (if you not a reversal trader!). Always trade follow the trend to avoid you lose your money.

Daily Chart Hi-Lo:

First of all we need to refer to yesterday daily hi-lo price. After that, put a horizontal line for both hi-lo price. (Please read my recent article about daily hi-lo trading strategy.)

Picture 1 : Daily Chart

Breakout is when today price penetrate yesterday high or low which is we put a remarks using horizontal line.

Changing Your Chart Time Frame

When today price moving towards yesterday high or low, we'll use 5 minute chart. Why? It is because, by using smaller time frame we can see clearly when the price will breakout/penetrate yesterday hi-lo (horizontal line).

Picture 2 : Hourly Chart

Picture 3 : 15 min Chart

Picture 4 : 05 min Chart

Enter position either buy or sell (depend to price moving trend) after one full candlestick perform.

Take profit = 5 pips (spread ± 5 points).

Working at the coal face of IT, it is important that the members of the helpdesk team have good and highly visible support.

It is all to easy for them to feel that they are metaphorically standing in the arena of the Coliseum, facing a pack of hungry lions and the gates through which they entered have been locked behind them. (To continue the analogy, the programmers, system administrators and managers are the people who run the games and watch from behind the safety of the gates.)

When there is a problem that require assistance from the developers it is important that there is someone available from the developer team to

Helpdesk analysts are just like any other worker, they need to be managed well in order to yield maximum productivity.

Last week I chatted with my manager on this subject, he showed me how a worker moves through various stages during their personal development. There is a correlation between motivation and productivity which moves through a variety of stages. Initially, when the worker is at the bottom of the learning curve they are highly motivated but not highly productive.

As their skill sets develop the motivation slips somewhat but the efficiency improves until they get to the point when they know the job, can do all the routine tasks and are beginning to get bored and this is where the productivity starts to slip. The skill here is for the manager to recognize the signs and introduce a new challenge, this will take the worker back to the motivated / productive stage.

Everyone is different and needs to be managed in a different way. Some people require very little guidance but need to feel that there is a safety net for them. Others needs very clear direction. Some can handle delegation, other thrive on projects. Some are self motivated. Some need very clear guidelines.

All these types are important to form a well rounded team. The range of tasks needing to be done by the average helpdesk (Is there any such thing as an average helpdesk?) is vast and there is never any shortage of things for them to do.

Hopefully there are enough people in the team to provide for some other activities when the peak flow of calls has subsided. There is always training to be done, documentation, personal development and so forth.

So often helpdesks are seen as a cost center and are given the bare minimum of resource.

We still have a fight on our hands to convince the bean counters that, far from being a cost loading on a company, a good helpdesk is a huge cost saving feature and should be resourced accordingly.

First of all, managers must instruct to the employees to follow proper work schedule, hire experts in specific areas and replace with unsuitable employee accordingly to switch over from present to future state. Work schedule and specialist lead most important role to cope up in introducing new technology and making radical organization change to have good prospect. Top executives must stress on employees relationship, put emphasis on personnel element and not necessary to follow traditional leaders role.

Employees mutual understanding and to follow appropriate strategies puts an organization in best-suited position. Managers must have specific plans and goals and keep up strict discipline so that no one can take benefit of organization's property. All physical resources must be provided to augment the productivity and quality.

Before we begin to define each of these skills it is important to know what type of success you are looking for. Even though each skill is beneficial some skills are more prone to success in one arena versus another. Success can be defined in multiple ways but typically are applied to relationships (family and friends) and business (financial). The following skills can be applied to both your relationships and to your business.

Skills for Success:

Emotional Intelligence: Whether you are in the business field or with your family your emotional intelligence defines how you act and react to emotions. Most of us have met the emotional infant who screams and yells at the smallest event but few of us have met those special people who handle problems with a coolness of temperament that would make even Clint Eastwood frustrated. The higher your emotional intelligence the greater chance people will follow and listen to you.

Persistence and Confidence: Thomas Edison was an inventor by nature. He failed more times than he had success. Each time he failed he learned something new, adjusted his approach and went after the solution with the same tenacity he had previously. More people fail because they give up than any other factor. You must believe in yourself and continue to try even though you may not want to. “Failure is not an option!”

Creativity: Creativity is the ability to solve problems in new and interesting ways. Whether you are inventing something, trying to make your business more profitable, or engaging in your daily work creativity will allow you to find new and improved methods. These unique methods are the ones that will likely allow you to have success.

Ability to Handle Fear: Fear is one of those things that hold people back. The fear of investing your money, the fear of making a mistake, the fear of ridicule, and the fear of your inabilities might stop someone from even trying. To not try is the same as giving up. Strong leaders have fear but have learned to become educated about problems and swallow that fear when times are tuff.

An Inquisitive Nature: Many people succeed because they have the wonderful ability to keep asking why? They want to know why something happens and move to improve that method. Their inquisitive nature allows them to achieve a deeper understanding of the problems faced in their business and in turn allows them to become more efficient. They solve problems by asking why?

Today I would like to share with you guys a simple way to trade FOREX like pros!. I learn this skill from a FOREX forum named forexfactory.com . This skill is work for me, and i hope all of you will practically doing it.

The skill called SRDC by Orange Roshan- support resistance daily chart. This is the simplest way i ever knew how to trade FOREX like pros! Ok, what we will do?

• Open your daily chart candlestick
• Put horizontal line for high-low of yesterday price

Ok, that's it. You only have to do 2 things!

When to enter trade?

According to Orange Roshan, you can enter trade if the price penetrate yesterday high or low price. Take profit 5 pips only, but if you make an analysis using previous daily chart, you can see that to get 5 pips is easy! So i suggest that you trade using half of your capital. Even though you only get 5 pips only, but with large amount you'll get big return also.

Forex Broker ?

This skill can be used with all FOREX broker software in the world ! Just remember that what you need to do is to put horizontal line for yesterday High and Low price only.

If you can't monitor the price movement for the whole day, the better way is using pending order. Put your order and leave!