by Ellie Taft Let’s start by taking the “technical” out of technical analysis. Simply put, technical analysis is an easy way to view market activity using pictures. You’ll be amazed by the way charting a market’s price action will give you a clear picture...
by Steve Swanson You’ve no doubt been introduced to Exchange Traded Funds by now. Created in the mid-nineties, they are stocks designed to follow the movement of markets the way index funds do, through the buying and selling of the stocks which make up a particular...
by Oliver Velez So, there are only three trends. The uptrend, downtrend, and sideways trend. These three trends make up every single movement in the market. There are only three. If I can teach you how to play with a great degree of accuracy each...
by Thomas DeMark I have been in the investment business for a long enough time to witness all the fads and market concepts that are imaginable. The era of corporate takeovers was a thrill for me. Fortunately, the supply-demand models I had created were...
by Dave Caplan The volatility makeup for a particular market is referred to in the industry as the skew. Each commodity, or group of commodities, has their own particular skew. In many markets a skew exists, meaning that the out-of-the-money calls/puts...
by Adam Oliensis Candlestick reversal patterns primarily apply to trending markets, though they can be meaningful near the tops and bottoms of trading ranges. It is important to note, though, that a “reversal” in the lexicon of candlesticks does not necessitate...
by Andy Chambers Proper record keeping is another one of those basic, fundamental activities that should become second nature to you. There are three sets of records you should always keep up to date. Individual Trade Tickets Trading Log Open Order Log Individual...
by Darrell Jobman Trend following is indeed a valid and profitable methodology, yet even the most trendy markets fall into consolidations or trading ranges about 70 percent of the time. We don’t know when markets are going to trend or when they are going to...
by Rob Roy A stock may consolidate into a wedge pattern as it gets closer to an earnings announcement. Traders may be holding back making trades while they wait for the earnings information to be released. The earnings announcement date is known well ahead of time...
by Dan Keen Stacking the Odds in Your Favor Options trading can be risky. However, writing covered calls is one option strategy that actually makes stock market investing a little less risky, and it should be part of the novice’s bag of strategies. Of...