Last updated on February 26th, 2020
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It’s almost inevitable. You get a rise in market volatility and you see folks get hurt. Markets move faster, further and change direction quicker than people have become used to. For traders who aren’t prepared, this can spell disaster. Not only do they face a run of poor of results,… Read more
The Golden Cross is a combinations of moving averages that shows when a market turns from a downtrend into an uptrend. It does not happen too frequently as there have only been 16 S&P 500 golden crosses in the history of the index prior to the one in 2016. When… Read more
I personally find the stories of traders such as those found in the Market Wizards books such an enjoyable read. Even better are the stories from those that were in the trading trenches long before we had the technology that we do today. Even many of the popular trading indicators… Read more
When talking about stock options there are many common questions that come up. Which strike price should I trade? Should I buy or sell the options? Should I use monthly or weekly options? The reason these questions can be tricky is that there is no perfect answer that fits each… Read more
Technical indicators are part and parcel of the world of trading and are here to stay. Unfortunately, it’s all too common to find that the indicator that you thought would work really well as either an entry trigger or filter, starts to let you down. Whilst we’d all love to have a… Read more
One of the biggest problems for certain types of trader is not the ability to make money, but the ability to take losers way bigger than are planned for. The issue with this is, the big loser you take every so often has a big impact on your expectancy and… Read more
Turn on any type of financial media or have a conversation with a long time money manager and you will hear that trading Options is a very risky endeavor. You will hear stats thrown around that 95% of traders fail in making money long term in the markets. It bothers… Read more
Why is a trailing stop loss an important strategy to use when trading? Are trailing stops a good idea? Nobody can predict with 100% accuracy where a trend will end. The amount of money that is left on the table by those happy to settle for mediocre gains, is no… Read more
Last updated on April 3rd, 2020 When traders decide to start making money by day trading for a living, there are a few choices that are faced including: How much money they need to start day trading The markets they will day trade for short term gains What day trading… Read more
Last updated on April 4th, 2020 The MACD ( moving average convergence divergence ) indicator is a technical analysis tool that was designed by Gerald Appel in the late 1970s. It is used as a trend direction indicator as well as a measure of the momentum in the market. Traders… Read more
Last updated on February 28th, 2020 Charting the right session times in futures for the primary session of the market you are trading can go a long way towards figuring out what it’s trying to do. Why non-primary hours are different Non-primary or “electronic” trading hours have two major… Read more
Last updated on February 20th, 2020 The average directional index, ADX for short, is a technical indicator that measures the strength of a trend. Given that most instruments spend more time in a consolidated environment, it is helpful to know if your market of choice has any life to it…. Read more
There’s always been a lot of talk in trading circles about needing screen time to become ultimately successful. I’ve always questioned this logic. You could sit in front of a screen like a zombie for 1000 years and still not become a great trader. So if not screen time, what’s… Read more
Last updated on February 20th, 2020 Dollar Index Chart – Barometer Of Trading Conditions For those of you that are unaware, the US dollar index measures the relative strength of the USD against 6 other currencies that are the trading partners of the United States. Inside that basket of currency… Read more
Last updated on February 13th, 2020 FOMO in trading means the fear of missing out and it can negatively affect our decision-making process where we take a trade for reasons other than it’s part of the plan. It is a powerful emotion that is no doubt responsible for more blown… Read more
Trading divergence involves the use of price action and technical trading indicators to find potential turning points in the market. Finding a divergence is not a guarantee that a shift in price is going to happen but combined with other information, can be a decision-maker for a trader. What… Read more
Last updated on April 4th, 2020 The Ichimoku indicator is a powerful indicator that shows the momentum and trend strength, and possible support and resistance levels of an asset. Ichimoku uses five moving averages and part of the calculation produces a cloud that represents potential future support and resistance areas…. Read more
Last updated on April 5th, 2020 The foundation for the Darvas Box strategy started when Darvas, using only price action and volume, used it for trading stocks starting with M&M Woodworking. What he didn’t know was that the increase in price was happening because of merger rumors that were circulating…. Read more
Last updated on December 1st, 2019 What is the 9/30 trading method? The 9/30 setup is a two moving average crossover pullback strategy using the 9-period EMA and the 30-WMA (weighted moving average). It is a trading setup that is used to join the current trend direction which is also… Read more
Last updated on April 3rd, 2020 The Stochastic Oscillator is a momentum indicator that is designed to give you an objective measure of the momentum in your trading instrument. It’s bounded by the numbers 0 and 100 and will oscillate between those two areas. It will show you the relationship… Read more
