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Here are the best of the articles we published this week. We hope you enjoy them and prosper from them!

This Week's Top Lessons

Aaron Brown: The Poker Wizard of Wall Street, Part 2

Read this Big Saturday Interview with Poker aficionado and hedge fund risk
manager Aaron Brown. You'll find what kind of high-level risk taker you need
to be in order be successful on Wall Street.

How Seasonalities Affect Futures Trades

Are there seasonally based patterns in commodities futures that repeat
themselves year after year. Let futures industry veteran Larry Schneider
show you how seasonality has been validated statistically in some
commodities, but not others.

Deciding Between Self-Directed Trading vs. Managed Accounts

If you are just starting to invest your hard-earned money, you need to
consider whether you have the knowledge and discipline needed to be earn
steady and consistent returns. Or are you better off having someone manage
your money for you?  Let 25-year veteran trader Patrick Yao walk you
through the factors to consider. 

An Overview of Options Selling for Income

If you an advanced trader who fully understands the risks of options
trading, then this article from options professional Ken Trester will
provide you with an overview of the risks and opportunities options sellers
can experience.

How to Use the Tick Index in Your Day Trading

If you daytrade, you should study this article from veteran day trader Kunal
Vakil. He will teach you how to optimize your stock entries and exits by
using tick readings to identify strong reversals in the S&P 500 Index. The
S&P has a significant influence over the direction of individual stocks, so
knowing its direction can give you an edge.

Popular Past Articles

Predicting Stock Direction with the False Break Buy and Sell Pattern

Few traders are as well-known and respected as Larry Williams and this week
we are very pleased that he has become a TradingMarkets contributor. In this
article, Larry will teach you a simple chart pattern that has caught
short-term explosive moves in both stocks and commodities. While the pattern
looks very bearish to most traders, Larry will show how it can lead to
strong runaway reversals to the upside.

Learn How to Use Candlesticks to Stay Ahead of the Market From Steve Nison

Learn a new candlestick strategy from the man who first introduced
candlestick charts to the Western world, Steve Nison. In this article Steve
will show you how candlesticks can provide you with a clearer picture of the
market's current directional bias.

Good luck and successful trading!

Eddie Kwong

Executive Vice President

TradingMarkets