by Keith Cotterill It’s often said that it is difficult, if not impossible to pick the turning points in a market. I couldn’t agree more… IF you’re only using price action as your source of market analysis. But, if you combine price action with volume then...
by Jea Yu Decision Anticipation Trading Objective: To profit off the anticipation buying ahead of an FDA panel decision or drugs decision date. The key is to sell into the buying 24 to 48 hours ahead of the actual decision date. Do not believe the hype and hold...
by Ellie Taft Traders rely on moving averages to gain perspective on the central trend. Bollinger Bnads, developed in the mid-80s by John Bollinger, is an enhanced average indicator. A Simple Moving Average (SMA) is just what the name implies. The average price over a...
by Dan Keen There are two types of option contracts: “Calls” and “Puts”. The buyer of a call option has the right, but not the obligation, to buy a specific stock at a set price (called the “strike price”) anytime on or before the contract’s expiration...
by Jon Najarian It is possible to play the short side of the market when you’re bearish on a stock, betting that the market will decline, or simply to protect your holdings, whether they are individual stocks or mutual funds. This strategy is called the Put...
by Oliver Velez I am not a big believer in the use, or overuse, of technical indicators. There are charting packages available today that literally contain hundreds of technical indicators. Just the single fact that there are hundreds available should tell you the...
by Don Wellenreiter There are a few things you should know about options & futures contract specifications. Futures contracts (but not options) have letter designations that tell you what the month of delivery is, and your broker may use them or ask you to use...
by Darrell Jobman We emphasize that the basic Turtle system is pretty simple and easy to follow, but our entry rules do indicate two additional filters in an attempt to increase our odds of success. Filter #1: The first filter deals with the general concept that...
by Adam Oliensis Japanese Candlesticks provide an excellent piece of the Technical Analysis puzzle. Each candle gives you the opening price, the low of the period, the high of the period, and the closing price. Because markets are fractal (they display similar...
by Lee Gettess What we want to see is how the market is forming on intraday charts as they approach a system entry. These patterns have been discussed at great length. Much has been written about 1-2-3 or A-B-C patterns, and they are a good place to...