Features, features, features

Its the end of the first quarter of 2013, and we have released several features to get you ready for Q2′s higher FOREX volatility and volume.

  1. More analysis tools
    Several weeks ago we released Trading Indicators to much fanfare, and now we are pleased to announce the ability to draw trending lines right in the Social Trader. You can now evaluate your personal strategies directly on our social chart!
  2. Social Integration
    One of the most requested features from the past few months is the ability to tweet and post to Facebook directly from the Social Trader. That is now possible by syncing your Twitter and Facebook accounts in the settings. Thanks to everyone who wrote us about this feature.
  3. Hashtags
    You can now use hashtags like #EURUSD or #XAGUSD in broadcasts and comments on the Social Trader.
  4. Improved candlesticks
    We have updated the candlesticks functionality to make them tighter and faster to navigate for longer periods of time.

As always, it was your feedback that drove the development of those feature. If you have suggestions, feedback or features that you’d like to see implemented, please contact us at support@tradeo.com and tell us all about it!

Updates galore: Account stats, Mentions, Copiers and more

In what has been a very productive week for the Tradeo dev team, we have just shipped several new and exciting features. In addition to the technical indicators, which we shipped earlier this week, we released several other improvements today.

 

  1. Account Information and Stats tab
    Detailed information on trader account performance is now available through each trader’s user profile page. Here is an example of such an account page: Alex Behar’s user profile. The new tab allows a better view into each of the publicly shared trading accounts of users, their historical gain, win stats, orders and positions. It is a great addition to the already available statistics on the Traders and allows users to find the best traders to copy who suit their risk tolerance.
  2. New and improved Orders & Positions pane on the SocialTrader
    Community feedback led us to improve the arrangement of the different items in the Orders & Positions pane. Check it out and let us know if you like it.
  3. Copyings for each account in the Orders & Positions pane
    Now you can manage who you are copying for the selected account directly in the SocialTrader. This feature was quite high on the request list from our users.

 

As always, it was your feedback that drove the development of those feature. If you have suggestions, feedback or features that you’d like to see implemented, please contact us at support@tradeo.com and tell us all about it!

 

Happy trading!

Feature of the week: Trading Indicators

We are pleased to announce the immediate availability of our newest feature – Technical Indicators for SocialTrader. Technical indicators are a great way for traders to analyze the direction of the market and utilize more sophisticated trading strategies.

SocialTrader Indicators

 

We have added support for the following configurable trend indicators: Simple, Weighted and Exponential moving average and Parabolic SAR. Further trend indicators are to arrive in the upcoming weeks, as we are gearing the Social Trader to be the defacto trading platform for all traders, novice and professional alike.

As always, it was your feedback that drove the development of this feature. If you have suggestions, feedback or features that you’d like to see implemented, please contact us at support@tradeo.com and tell us all about it!

FXCM Cloud Bridge is here!

We are glad to announce the release of our long-awaited FXCM bridge.  With it, all of your friends with FXCM accounts will be able to enjoy the Tradeo experience – share their trading successes, copy their favorite traders, and collaborate through our Social Trader platform.

FXCM adds to our rich support for ACT! and MetaTrader 4 cloud bridges by facilitating a smooth social trading experience between today’s top trading platforms, further expanding the Tradeo community.

To add an FXCM account:

Go to your Account Settings page.

  • Click on Add Account.
  • Select FXCM as Broker and fill in your credentials.
  • Start copying your friends or one of our top traders!

FXCM support was added as a direct result of community feedback.  We want to thank you for your involvement and support, and also to remind you of how much we’re committed to the idea that the community is what makes Tradeo great.

Please take a moment to share your opinion of our existing features or to propose new ideas for making Tradeo an even better experience for you and your friends.

Forex Trading Platform: Choosing the BEST to reach Financial Heights

There are many platforms out there to join and trade forex. There are also many traders out there, both experienced and novices who do not know what to look for. We wrote this article with that in mind, and we hope it helps you in choosing your forex platform on your trading odyssey to financial freedom.

To get you started on your review, we will cover a few of the main issues that you should take into account when making your decision on which platform to use.

  • You should choose a trading platform that is easy to use regardless of your skill level, and one that is innovative. With Social Trading recently bursting on the scene, this element has heightened the effectiveness of traders to earn by learning from other traders by following and copying their trading strategy. Be sure to check the social element of the different forex platforms that you are reviewing.
  • There are many platforms out there that charge fees to signup. Choose a platform that is free to community members.
  • Forex Trading moves very fast so it is very important to choose a platform that offers information in real-time in a clear and concise manner. Choose a platform that has a user- friendly dashboard and that provides you with the best trading experience. You want to have all the information at your fingertips.
  • You want to see where the traders you follow in the community stand and their most up-to-date positions that you can like and comment on. The ability to navigate between different informational charts is key to your success when choosing a platform, so please bear that in mind.
  • A platform that provides you with a social-like feed is another key element of an
    innovative trading platform. It allows you to learn from other traders by seeing their broadcasts, follow them if you like and to copy them. It also gives you the opportunity to share with other members of the community and they will be given the opportunity to like and follow your ideas on buy/sell recommendations.
  • Choose a platform that does not require the downloading of any software, so you can be free to move from computer to computer without missing a beat. All you need is an Internet connection and a browser. But, trading functionality should be available on multiple platforms such as mobile, so you can trade just as if you were at a desktop.
  • The ability to post signals and to see signals from others as far as movement of the different pairs is very important.
  • The ability to create polls and see polls provided by top traders.

These are just some of the different things that we suggest you checking out when choosing a forex platform. We welcome your feedback.

In Tradeo news, a few days ago we rolled out some new features we feel will enhance your trading experience.

First is our translation feature. Our servers intuitively detect the language that your browser uses and displays the site in the appropriate language. We think it’s pretty cool. And we think you will too!!

Next, we have Social Accounts located in your accounts and settings. Here you have the ability to connect to Tradeo via your various social accounts as seen in the screenshot below.

 

There will be more features announced soon to make your trading experience even better. It is free to sign up to be a Tradeo community member. We hope you can join us. We’d love to see you on board soon!

The US Election’s Effect on USD and its’ Peers

Barack Obama’s re-election has led to a mixed dollar, as the stimulus policies that have been in effect are expected to continue weakening the greenback.

Compared to 16 of its peers, the USD fell against half of them as Obama defeated Mitt Romney in his re-election as president of the US. Romney was a critic of the Current Fed policy and many analysts have chimed in with the same message: The Obama administration faces a fiscal cliff with spending cuts and an increase in taxes to the tune of 600 billion dollars.

Analysts across the board speculate that US monetary policy will remain loose under Obama’s administration and that the dollar will continue to be sold as it was in his first term. Though this selling may not last long as the administration faces this fiscal cliff. Romney throughout his campaign has held that the Fed’s measures to stimulate the economy were misguided and that he would replace Ben Bernanke, the fed chairman as his term ends just after the New Year in 2014.

On the USD-Yen front, analysts at JP Morgan Chase have said that if the US plan passes to buy 40 billion dollars of mortgage-backed securities in a 3rd round of quantitative easing that leads to lower US Yields and stock prices that are higher, then the trend will be for the USD-Yen to fall.

Already as the first results of the election were announced, currency markets reacted accordingly. Although in the wider scheme of things the USD proved to be weaker as word grew stronger of an impending Obama victory.

Here are some highlights of how other currencies are reacting to the Obama victory:

• The euro was up 0.1 percent at $1.2825, having hit a high for the day of $1.28765, as traders were seeking to sell the single currency at levels higher than before. Investors showed a pessimistic view as weaker than they have expected economic data reinvigorated their concerns about Spain and Greece.

• Analysts following the Euro breathed a sigh of relief on a certain victory in the US Presidential election as it removed some uncertainty. Although this they say was short-lived as they remained cautious with the economic news coming out of Spain and Greece

• The Austrailian Dollar gained nearly half a percentage point and leveled off at $1.04, the highest it’s been since the 21st of September. This extended the gains it made after the Australian Reserve bank pulled a surprise on market players when they elected not to cut rates this past Tuesday

• Against the Canadian Dollar the USD fell to C$0.98

• The USD fell against the yen to a low of 79.81 yen, which was well below the four month high of 80.68 yen that was reached last week.
Due to the impending fiscal problems in the United States, traders across the board remained skeptical about the gains in currencies that were riskier. Currencies that carry risk are typically bought by investors when they are optimistic and confident about an economic recovery.

Get all the latest updates in real-time when you join Tradeo, the leading Social Trading platform. Check out what the best traders are doing, follow and copy them. Learn from the community of thousands and realize your financial freedom with a few clicks. It’s free to join up. And now with new features such as network and polling, stay in the know on what is happening in the Forex market. We welcome you aboard at http://www.tradeo.com Happy Trading!

 

Tradeo’s weekly recap: Week of October 29, 2012

While the eastern seaboard of the United States this week prepared itself for Sandy, a hurricane of monstrous proportions, financial markets as well as the federal government were shut down for a few days. This development did not impact the USD much as it rallied and gained ground on many of its peers. Investors remained cautious with the uncertainty of the EuroZone.

As a result of the hurricane, trading was halted on Oct. 29th at noon. Euronext announced in a statement that trading would resume today, October 31st. It is a very rare occurrence for markets to close and it was the longest weather-related shutdown in more than a century.

Our post this week will take a look at some of the week’s highlights regarding the GBP/USD (AKA Cable) pair specifically and news that may have affected it.

• The GBP held its own against the USD in light trading on Tuesday. UK Retail Sales data was strong and in October rose to a four-month high which supported demand for the sterling. Markets in the U.S. remained closed for a second consecutive day due to the Hurricane.

• Analysts predicted the pair would ultimately find support at 1.6007 which was the low on Monday and resistance in the range of 1.6144 which was the high on the 25th of October.

• The upbeat data coming out of the survey from the Confederation of British Industry was that the sales balance rose to 30 from 6 in September. This news diminished expectations that the Bank of England would be doing any further easing measures.

• The Sterling dipped low against the dollar on cautious trading as concerns mounted over growth on a global scale, the euro crisis and the quickly approaching US elections. These factors have decreased risk in the market.

• Reports coming out of the UK showed that Bank Lending was increasing at the fastest rate in over 4 years and approvals for mortgages were higher than were originally anticipated.

• Net lending to non-commercial concerns increased to as much as 1.7 billion GBP in September

• Approvals for mortgages increased from just under 48,000 in August to over 50,000 in September

On Thursday, Oct. 31 the GBP/USD pair remained in consolidation, but retained momentum which was exhibited during its latest swing upward from 1.5910 to 1.6143. The continuation of this bullish behavior for the pair signals that it will continue in the short term as it approached the high reached in September which peaked at 1.6308. The next bullish targets for the pair are the ones reached in 2011 when it reached 1.6748. The question remains if the GBP/USD pair will be able to bust out of its current consolidation. The attempt is there now and we are hoping it breaks through.

Get all the latest Forex news and advice from the trading community on Tradeo’s Social Trading platform which numbers in the thousands and is ever-increasing. Check out our new features such as the network tab and send and receive signals from other traders. It’s free to join and we hope you will come on board and realize your financial freedom. We hope you will join us! Please visit http://www.tradeo.com to get started

The Rising Popularity of Forex Trading

The Forex Market (Currency Exchange) sees millions of dollars being traded online each and every day. It is without a doubt the biggest exchange on the planet.The main participants in this market are banks (both large and small), currency speculators, central banks, corporations, governments and institutions dealing in finance. While these institutions are at the core of currency trading, there is a rising tide of individual traders getting in on the action that use discount internet-based brokers.

Now, the majority of people do not claim to be financial experts, but almost everyone out there has been involved in some form of financial management, in their personal lives and in business. If you traveled and exchange money, you might not have realized it but you were involved in some form of currency exchange.

Many people out there just like you have chosen to trade currencies online and have used it as a gateway to earn money online. Forex (AKA Currency exchange) in its simplest form is the process of trading currencies. It is not a hard concept to understand. One just buys a currency at a set price and exchanges it for another to earn a profit.

This is not by any stretch a get-rich-quick scheme. It can be, but it takes a bit of time to learn the process. Most importantly, it is most wise to learn the process of how the market works and to keep up to speed regarding economic movements. When you take these two major factors into account, you could be on your way to trading currencies online and being a step closer to realizing financial freedom.

The ease at which Forex is traded is another reason for its huge popularity. All that is needed to get in on the world of Forex trading is a computer with an internet connection and a few hundred dollars. Traders have the ability to trade on the foreign exchange from wherever they are in the world because the entire operation is operating through the internet. Regardless of the trader’s location, he or she can conduct trades any time of the day or night. The reason for this is because exchange rates are not fixed in the Forex market and the trading sessions are conducted in different times, sometimes overlapping, dependent on the time zones. The cycle is consistent 5 and a half days a week and breaks on the weekend. This affords the currency trader ample opportunities to trade what they want, when they want.

It is for these reasons that the rise of the popularity of Forex trading is rampant throughout the world. Additionally, it is the profits that can be made that are the primary reason why currency traders choose the Forex market in which to trade.

The Social element of Trading is exploding and this is making it much easier for the person who has relatively little experience trading, hopping on the Forex trading train. Using key social elements found on such networks as Facebook, traders can share information in real time, follow traders and copy their successful strategies with just a few clicks. As mentioned above, there is relatively little cost to the trader to get started.


We are happy to announce that we just released our new public network tab (above). This allows you to see how other users are connected, who is following and who is copying them. This is another powerful key feature that will enable you to achieve trading success.

Tradeo’s community of thousands allows you to gain knowledge from the trading crowd in real time as well as seeing current market information. It is easy to get started. We welcome you to sign up with Tradeo and see for yourself what the buzz is all about. Happy Trading!

The Spanish Bailout: The Currency Effect

The Spanish government faces a dilemma that has become more acute since the cash-strapped country’s credit rating was downgraded to just a step above non-investment grade or junk status. The implications from this will most likely affect the Spanish government’s ability to borrow money due to the fact that it might scare some bond investors away.

Standard & Poor’s latest report noted that the risks to Spain’s rating were rising due to the government’s hesitation in requesting a European financial lifeline. Although this warning from S&P may prompt the Spanish government to request a bailout out sooner, Moody’s, a rival agency has hinted it may downgrade Spain’s rating for making a request.

Investors are waiting for Spanish bailout news and the anticipation is affecting all of the major currencies and pairs. Even though a Spanish bailout request could inspire a short-term rally in the euro, there has been some resistance to such a move relating to medium to long term currency projects, given the thorny economic prospects, stringent austerity measures and increased unemployment in the Eurozone.

The effect that this talk has had on the major single currencies and pairs has been mixed. Following is a collection of news of these effects as of Wednesday October 16. We hope you are able to derive some benefit for your own trading strategy.

Euro

• The euro was trading near its’ one-month high against the USD on Wednesday, after the Spanish currency avoided a downgrade by Moody’s, a ratings agency. The support of the single currency was based on the fact that Spain was closer to a bailout.

• After Moody’s announcement not to downgrade Spain’s currency, the euro was higher against 14 of its 16 major peers.

 • EUR/USD reached1.3123 during the European afternoon trading session, the pair’s highest since September 17; the pair subsequently consolidated at 1.3110, gaining 0.43%.

• On Wednesday, October 17th the euro was the winner against the pound and the yen, with EUR/GBP up 0.24% to 0.8121 and EUR/JPY rising to 0.37% to 103.35.

• It also seemed that Germany was lowering any resistance to Spain requesting a bailout that it increasingly seems the markets are seeking.

• The euro was higher against the pound and the yen, with EUR/GBP up 0.24% to 0.8121 and EUR/JPY rising 0.37% to 103.35.

• On October 16th, Analysts maintained a range in the GBP/EUR rate of 1.2290 to 1.2376.

United States Dollar

• The US Dollar opened weaker across the board as hope was building that Spain would finally officially submit a bailout request to ease the woes of the Eurozone’s debt.

• Investor service, Moody’s maintained Spain’s credit rating at investment grade rather than downgrading it to junk as S&P did. This further helped calm the markets.

• Analysts, on Wednesday, October 17th expected a range in the GBP/USD rate of 1.6050 to 1.6175.

Aussie and Kiwi Dollars

• The Aussie which has climbed to a two week high and Kiwi which rebounded from a two week low both have been performing well as investors are seeking higher yielding units.

• Both the Aussie and Kiwi Dollars’ strength was supported due to an increased demand for Asian stocks and commodities.

• There has been increased optimism for both currencies due to positive news from the Eurozone as well as strong US economic data. This news has provided support for both units in the near term.

• On Wednesday, October 17th, analysts see the GBPAUD trade at 1.5649 and the GBPNZD at 1.9766.

We welcome you to check out http://www.tradeo.com and see how you can realize financial gains and freedom by using our cutting edge social trading system. We hope to see you on board!

 

Tradeo Introduces Two Powerful Features: Network and Polling

Tradeo Introduces Two Powerful Features: Network and Polling

Hi Traders. We have a great announcement. Actually we have two. We added two new great features this week that will allow you to even sit more comfortably in the Tradeo driver’s seat.

Tradeo is proud to introduce the Network tab and the ability to submit poll questions. The screenshot below is the network tab and it allows you to see the traders you are following and copying with detailed information about who are their followers and copiers.

The second feature, Polls is extremely powerful. It gives you the ability to share polls with your followers. All your followers need to do is visit their dashboard to see the results and cast their vote. This information will help you and your fellow traders make the right decisions.

Tradeo’s platform fosters a winning trading environment. We do that by offering you real-time updates and news. The same can be said for real-time communication between you and your followers. We believe that in a community where we are all trying to help each other gain and get in on the real time chat, if someone follows you, you should follow them back. This way everyone wins!

These new features are just two of the latest ones that we plan on rolling out over the coming months. Tradeo is free to join. We invite you to sign up at http://www.tradeo.com , so you soon too will be able to gain financial freedom with a little help from your friends in the Tradeo community, numbering in the thousands and growing. We hope to see you on board real soon!!