http://www.thetradingjournal.org Where REGULAR people Learn to Trade Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:55:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Join us tonight for a informational webinar.  It's short; just about 30 minutes, and everyone is muted except for the presenters to keep things on track.  You can submit your questions to Jason and Sean with a built-in IM feature. Jody traded the news on Unemployment Claims this morning at 6:30 ... http://www.thetradingjournal.org/2010/01/21/learning-more-about-market-mover-trading/ You've probably noticed a new look and feel to our blog!  While Jody and I are still active and interested in our mortgage business, given the turmoil within the industry, we have decided to branch out.  We found something last summer that we know is truly revolutionary.  It allows regular ... http://www.thetradingjournal.org/2010/01/06/our-not-so-new-venture/ By its most common definition, a quitclaim deed is a document by which one person passes legal and financial ownership of a home to another person. It's also a way for an owner of a home to remove himself from the title to the property. Often misspelled as "quick claim deed" or "quit ... http://www.thetradingjournal.org/2009/09/09/simple-real-estate-definitions-quitclaim-deed/ Mortgage markets improved slightly last week overall, but closed out the week much worse from the best levels of the week. On Wednesday, briefly, mortgage rates touched an 8-week low.  Following that, mortgage rates began to climb and stayed on an upward trajectory clear through Friday's closing. Rate shoppers suffered, realizing a 0.250 ... http://www.thetradingjournal.org/2009/09/08/whats-ahead-for-mortgage-rates-this-week-september-8-2009/ Volume figures to be light on Wall Street today as traders get a head start on Labor Day weekend.  It could make shopping for a mortgage a bona fide challenge. Expect rate volatility this morning and afternoon and, therefore, by extension, expect wild swings in the Home Affordability Index. As mortgage rates ... http://www.thetradingjournal.org/2009/09/04/why-the-day-before-labor-day-weekend-is-tough-on-home-affordability/ There are two ways to boost your personal cash flow -- increase your income or reduce your spending. The former can be a challenge but the latter doesn't have to be. The headline of the above video -- "Cut Your Spending By $500 Per Month" -- is somewhat sensational but the ... http://www.thetradingjournal.org/2009/09/03/how-to-increase-your-household-cashflow-by-500-monthly/ In what's becoming a regular occurrence, housing data blew away economists expectations Tuesday. As reported by the National Association of Realtors®, the Pending Home Sales Index posted its 6th consecutive monthly gain in July. After a meteoric rise that started in January, the index is now at its highest levels in more ... http://www.thetradingjournal.org/2009/09/02/why-home-prices-are-almost-certain-to-rise-this-fall/ In a bit of good news for the economy, Consumer Sentiment fell to 4-month lows in August.  The drop wasn't "good news", per se, but because it wasn't nearly as large as economists expected, Wall Street cheered it. The index, jointly published by the University of Michigan and Reuters, measures how Americans ... http://www.thetradingjournal.org/2009/09/01/another-sign-of-economic-recovery-consumer-sentiment-rising/ Mortgage markets were flat last week overall, although mortgage rates were somewhat volatile from day-to-day. For rate shoppers, the best pricing was available Monday morning and Friday afternoon -- everything in between was slightly elevated. It's the second consecutive week in which rates finished unchanged. There was a string of good news last ... http://www.thetradingjournal.org/2009/08/31/whats-ahead-for-mortgage-rates-this-week-august-31-2009/ The number of homes under contract to sell rose in June for the fifth straight month.It's the Pending Home Sales Index's longest winning streak since 2003 and another piece of evidence that the housing market may be rebounding. The supply of new homes is falling The supply of existing homes is falling The Case-Shiller ... http://www.thetradingjournal.org/2009/08/05/5-months-in-a-row-pending-home-sales-rise-again/