Newsletter – November 2018

Upcoming Government Reports & Holidays   1-Nov CONSTRUCTION SPENDING REPORT 10:00 AM 2-Nov EMPLOYMENT SITUATION REPORT 8:30 AM 2-Nov MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES… 10:00 AM 2-Nov INTERNATIONAL TRADE REPORT 8:30 AM 2-Nov US INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS & SE… 8:30 AM

Five No-BS Tips to Getting Started in Trading

If you are looking for a few positive and inspiring tips to get started in what can be a very difficult, risky, and unforgiving business, then we hope you will find this post helpful. Be aware that some of these

Day Trading Focus: The Quick and The Dead

The Quick And The Dead is a phrase that some traders have used to describe the high-risk yet thrilling nature of day trading. It’s a loaded term; one that conjures up the image of a gunfighter dating back to the

Day Trading Strategy: The Risk of Dollar-Based Stops

Stop loss strategies can play a significant role in managing your trading risk. To protect yourself against unfavorable market movements, particularly sudden and volatile movements, it might be wise to always trade with a stop loss. But stop losses can

Newsletter – October 2018

Upcoming Government Reports & Holidays   1-Oct CONSTRUCTION SPENDING 10:00 AM 4-Oct MANUFACTURERS’ SHIPMENTS, INVENT… 10:00 AM 5-Oct EMPLOYMENT SITUATION REPORT 8:30 AM 5-Oct INTERNATIONAL TRADE REPORT 8:30 AM 5-Oct U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS & SE… 8:30 AM 8-Oct

Using Bollinger Bands & Swing Patterns on a Trending Market

In a previous post, we discussed a technique to use Bollinger Bands to fade what might be interpreted as “extreme” market moves, anticipating that price might revert back to the “average” as measured by a Bollinger Band’s moving average line.

Market Replay: Crude Oil CLV18 on August 27, 2018

Market Replay is a hypothetical study that explores how a given market might have been traded using a strict price action-based approach. Some trades might have yielded favorable results while others might have been less favorable. We reveal both. CLV18

Day Trading Strategy: The Risks of Missing Trades

How significant would it be to miss a trade or two while day trading? True, you might miss that very big losing trade, or that very big winning trade. But have you stopped to think of the difference it might

Swing Trading Strategies: How You Might Have Shorted Gold

Like any other form of speculation, swing trading can never guarantee success. It can give you exposure to more frequent opportunities than long-term investing, and it might give you more time to plan your trades using both technical and fundamental