August 25th, 2008
A point and figure commodity charts is used for technical analysis of securities. Unlike many other investment charts, point and figure commodity charts do not represent a linear representation of time. They instead, show trends in price.
The aim of point and figure commodity charting is to filter out the unimportant price movement and focus on the true direction of the price trend.
Point and figure commodity charts are usually used for a longer-term price movement. Having said that, they can also be used to day trade by clearly identifying the key points of demand and supply. They are also very effective at keeping you on the correct side of the market. Point and figure commodity charts can do a really great job to spot some really good trading opportunities on a trade and trend market. Point and figure commodity charts are close relatives to three-line break, renko and kagi charts, which do not have a fixed time frame. This will make you trade only the important moves of the market; small moves are discarded because of the limited gain potential.
There are two typical ways to plot point and figure commodity charts, using closing prices, or with high/low prices. The most common method in today’s market is high/low prices of a specific period usually daily price. The close (EOD) method was also used until 1947 when A.W. Cohen invented a new system to work with point and figure commodity charts using high/low prices. A.W. Cohen also invented in 1955, the bullish percent indicator BP. A tool to gauge the market breadth of a particular market or index.
Today, Chart craft is Investors Intelligence. Website Investors intelligence was used for the calculation of the BP high/low prices of the day because of the fact he invented the high/low system on point and figure commodity charts. However, it is also possible to calculate the BP with close only prices but the outcome became two different BP charts.
Closing prices are very useful when charting price movement for funds or suchlike where there are no real ways to get the intraday prices for that fund. Nevertheless, we can use the close only prices for every kind of market because the intraday movement of prices can be very confusing. If you take into account that point and figure commodity charting in the last parts of the 19th century and the first parts of the 20th century was used to record price movement of tick charts, the close only price would be one tick. Specifically our last tick for the trading day.
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August 12th, 2008
In the growing world of cosmetic dentistry, teeth whitening is a very sought after procedure. Generally valued by men and women both alike, whitening (or bleaching) treatments can be available to satisfy every budget, time frame and temperament.
Whether it is in the form of a one-hour bleaching session at your dentist’s office, or in home use bleaching kits purchased at your local Wal-Mart or drug store, teeth whitening solutions are very popular. However, only 15 percent of the population has tried the cosmetic procedure, and what is more, misinformation on the subject is everywhere.
The whole idea of it is that teeth whitening does work. Virtually every person who opts to do this cosmetic treatment will see moderate to substantial improvement in the brightness and whiteness of his or her smile. However, teeth’s whitening is not a permanent solution and will require maintenance or touch-ups for a lasting effect.
Bleaching vs. Whitening, What is the Difference?
According to the FDA, the term bleaching is permitted and to only be used when the teeth need to be whitened beyond their natural color. This will apply strictly to products that contain bleach, typically hydrogen peroxide or carbamide peroxide.
However, the term whitening, on the other hand, can refer to restoring a tooth’s surface color by removing all dirt and debris. Therefore, any product that will clean (like a toothpaste) would be considered a whitener. Of course, the term whitening sounds much better than bleaching, so it will be more frequently used even when describing products that do contain bleach.
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August 8th, 2008
Even if you have spent all of your career working in the marketing field, it can be a shock to discover that marketing for coaching can be very different than marketing a can of beef stew or any other packaged goods or product.
Coaching is impalpable; people can not see, hear or touch what it is going to be like when they do buy. It can only be experience. Clients are taking a huge risk when they decide to work with a coach because they have to take the coaches word for what they will get out of it. For this huge reason, trust will be a much larger factor in a client’s decision to work with any particular coach than it will be for many other purchasing decisions.
Some very successful marketing professionals who have made the transition to becoming independent coaches have found that there usual techniques and strategies that have worked in the past for them will no longer work. Why? Well, very often they were very successful at marketing an established product or service. In other words, something that was known to its client base and has an element of goodwill attached to it. When you do start a service based business from scratch, it takes time to build up a brand as well as a reputation.
Very, very few people are an overnight success as a coach. In fact, if you want to be a professional coach, prepare yourself for the long haul. Unless you have a book of contacts that are ready to start using your services, expect to have to support yourself for your first year. As I mentioned earlier you will have to establish yourself as well as your reputation as a good and knowledgeable coach.
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