by Jon Najarian The Bull Spread can be used as an options investment strategy, which, as the name implies, may be used if you have a bullish bias for a stock. For example, let’s say that you’re interested in the Internet auction company eBay, which was trading...
by George Angell The two types of financial statements, the balance sheet and the profit-and-loss statement, are at the heart of a sound fundamental analysis of any given company. But you must understand how to move beyond these two benchmark measurements to really...
by Keith Cotterill Of course it is impossible to have total knowledge or complete data about any given situation. There will always be noise, chaos and unpredictability which is beyond the control of anyone. No one, not even the professional traders, can...
by Russell Sands N is a measure of market volatility. It is the average daily range of the last fifteen days. To arrive at this figure, first determine each day’s true daily range (high to low, plus gaps), then add up all these values for the last fifteen days, and...
by Duane Davis The process of exchanging value for products and services between countries started centuries ago primarily between Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Merchants from Arabia would caravan camels that were loaded down with rugs, silks and...
by Ellie Taft I want to show you three sets of entry rules, one for each of the following market cycles. Market Consolidation Market consolidation, also known as the accumulation phase, drives most traders crazy. Market consolidation calls for what I call our...
by The TradeWins Publishing Editors The option “backspread” can be an excellent strategy under the right market conditions. In the language of options, a multiple option strategy in which you are long more options than short is called a backspread. It may also be...
by Oliver Velez The Entry First let's talk more about the entry. We know the entry will be made above the prior bar's high once our setup is in place. This is the standard entry. There is a circumstance that can occur where we can use an alternate...
by Dave Caplan We are going to analyze the following popular trading systems/methods in an attempt to determine which has the best chance of success: 1. Trend Following Systems 2. Fundamental Trading 3. Option Trading - Purchasing Options Only - Selling...
by Steve Swanson The Federal Reserve’s job is to keep money flowing in the economy, and to keep inflation under control. But as you’ll see in the up-coming chart, the Fed is usually a little late to the party when making adjustments to the rates. What comes as a...