I am chartist and a technical trader. I believe that the first line of analysis is to find patterns. Line drawing and straight line analysis is the standard. It has been and continues to be the base line tool. Moving averages and range bands are more recent developments and are observatory. Straight line charting has [...]
This is reported to be an actual radio conversation of a US naval ship with Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in October 1995. Radio conversation released by the chief of naval operations, 10-10-95.
(Please Note: This story is an example of why it is important to listen and blend with the market. It is [...]
In Part I of this article, I taught you to trade momentum that occurs after an earnings announcement. In this article, I am going to go into some of the chart patterns we can use to trade momentum that is unrelated to earnings or news. And in Momentum Part III, I will show you how [...]
I love to trade options on stocks with a lot of momentum. What this means is that I want to trade those stocks, Exchange Traded Funds or Indexes, that are moving fast and far. The way I see it, if I am going to put my money in the market, I want to place it [...]
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There are few jobs in the world that don’t require training, yet many people believe that trading should require little to know training. Trading on the stock market gives you an unlimited potential for earning money, but all too often, people lose thousands and sometimes hundreds of thousands of dollars simply because they didn’t have [...]
I have often taught that there is a countermove for everything that a market or stock can throw at you. You may not know it but there is one. This is generally a true statement because if you wait too long, there are some situations you can’t get out of but for the most part [...]
Due to an overwhelming request of questions about Day Trader Status I have decided to write this newsletter to look at these issues. Whether you know about it or not, you don’t want to accidentally learn about Day Trader Status by a notice from your brokerage firm saying that you are now tagged as a [...]
Once you determine which business cycle the economy is currently in you can start researching for a trade. It is best to have some sort of a system in place that will be used before EACH trade. Here is a simple 5 Step formula to help get you started.
5 Steps to Investing Online:
1. Find a [...]