The RSI (relative strength index) is a popular trading indicator by J. Welles Wilder. The RSI2 trading indicator is a change from the standard 14 period RSI to a 2 period that was brought to us by Larry Connors. The other difference is the change in oversold and overbought levels:... Read more… read more
Have you been consistent with risk, position sizing, and keeping your focus on the trading method you have tested and shown to have a positive expectation? There is a very good chance that you have not been consistent and when faced with losing trades, you’ve either switched trading methods repeatedly... Read more… read more
Fundamentally, trading really is a simple game, but it requires a great deal of thought, effort and persistence to succeed. In poker, the saying from Poker Hall of Fame member Mike Sexton goes that it “takes five minutes to learn and a lifetime to master”. Trading is similar in many... Read more… read more
Markets are starting another new week hanging out near all time highs. This has become the story for the last 3-4 weeks as many stocks have made runs towards the highs. As a result we are finding numerous opportunities to position our options trades to benefit from a pause or... Read more… read more
When a person first decides they want to be a professional trader, rarely do they ask just how this is likely to happen. Usually they are too busy counting their imaginary money in their imaginary mansion to be concerned by this minor detail! Even in the face of widely available... Read more… read more
The goal in trading is to compound your trading account allowing you to scale up your trading business. As your account size increases, so does your ability to trade larger position sizes which, in a perfect world, becomes wash, rinse, and repeat. In order to do this correctly, you must... Read more… read more
At what point has your trading become over-complicated? Some traders can have many variables in their trading plan and do fine. Others can get overwhelmed when there are too many things to consider for a trading setup. I’m sure we’ve all felt that way at times. There is no simple... Read more… read more
Last week, a student in our Nasdaq Options Superstars program had a hard time grasping why anyone would consider other options strategies. “If I’m bullish it’s best to buy calls. If bearish it’s best to just buy puts.” While most people get attracted to the idea of trading options because... Read more… read more
Whether we’re talking Elliot Wave, Fibonacci, Donchian Channels or even a simple strategy such as the Golden Cross, the trading strategies and market analysis techniques a trader uses are rarely original. Ideas from experienced and successful traders and market technicians rise and fall in popularity as the next revelation becomes... Read more… read more
The new IPO’s that we have seen over the last year have shown some amazing returns. Names like BYND, LYFT, and now SLACK have been extremely active since they have started trading which makes them ideal candidates for us to trade. LYFT – Bearish Trade Opportunity With the entire... Read more… read more
Summer trading is upon us and many times that means slow markets. But just as in life, we can’t get lulled into going through the motions when grinding price action takes over our screens. So let’s have a conversation about how markets can change their behavior very quickly. They can... Read more… read more
