Your Trading Success Depends on You, Not an Indicator
Nicolas Darvas was a highly successful trader who wrote a book, How I Made $2,000,000 in the Stock Market. Darvas said, “I slowly came to see that though I was becoming a diagnostician I could not be a...
View ArticleMy Trading Hardware
Because I trade for a living, needless to say, it’s important to cover all the bases! While I do not continually buy the latest and greatest gear, I do my very best to be sure that I can rely on my...
View ArticleConfucius Say.....
My friends and family can attest that I could easily get by eating PF Chang’s 3 days a week, as long as the other 4 have pizza involved. Tonight the Chang’s Spicy Chicken was superb.It’s this fortune...
View ArticleTrading Strategies - What's Right for You?
It’s the age-old question that so many traders ask themselves and each other: which stock trading strategy should I follow? Does day trading offer better rewards than swing trading? Should I scalp or...
View ArticleWhen to Adopt a Day Trading Strategy
Now that you have considered which stock trading strategy suits your personality and timeframe, let’s look a closer look at day trading. What is it? Is it risky? What’s with the bad reputation? Why...
View ArticleWhen to Adopt a Swing Trading Strategy
In evaluating trading strategies, we have seen that personality plays its part, and we’ve taken a close look at when day trading can be effective. Now let’s take a look at swing trading as a way for...
View ArticleThe Best of Both Worlds
Yes, it’s a great Van Halen song. It also is a way you may wish to trade in order to reach your goals while minimizing stress, particularly during certain market conditions. I’m talking about blending...
View ArticleThe "D" Word
For months, the market has offered fewer intraday trend moves, and more intraday reversals with narrow ranges. Tuesday was such a day, with the morning being choppy but positive, and an intraday...
View ArticleWhen I Turned the Corner
I got into the market in 1998 after getting married, and soon I was watching the market quite closely. I didn’t have a lot of money to trade with, but I was eager to learn and grow the modest nest egg...
View ArticleDon't Lose the Lesson!
This market is causing the bulls lots of frustration since last week. Traders who prefer the long side are getting kicked in the teeth, causing them to second-guess not only their trade approaches but...
View ArticleFocus on the Process Now, Results Later
One of the ideas that I constantly stress to other traders while reminding myself is to focus on how you play the game. Most of us have advanced trading software which will tell us the “score” at any...
View ArticleLife-Savers: CyberTrader Alerts & Templates
I am fortunate to have a good relationship with CyberTrader. A group of us moved over to them from another day trading firm in Austin two years ago, and we actually traded in the building at the...
View ArticleTrading: Art or Science?
I usually hate junk mail, but one popular broker recently sent me a card describing all the success I could have as a trader if I would just implement a more scientific approach. It got me...
View ArticleWhy Technical Analysis
When people find out I’m a trader, one of the first things they as is “what stock should I buy right now”? My answer, of course, is that I have no idea.They want a buy-&-hold investment. They’re...
View ArticleShould You Trade That Stock?
Traders have personalities of all sorts. Some are hyper-active and impatient, darting in and out of trades at a moment’s notice. Others are patient and willing to let a bigger move develop. Some take...
View ArticleFinding Stocks to Trade
Producing a stock newsletter every night requires finding good chart patterns on a regular basis for members of my service. My inbox is frequently full of inquiries of just how to go about finding...
View ArticleThe Difference Between Positive Thinking and Denial
The market requires our very best every day. We have to show up with our game face on, ready to go from the opening bell. Preparation is a necessity and part of trading confidence, but that all happens...
View ArticleDirect Access Trading & Hotkeys - A Necessary Convenience
Convenience is a driver of our society, as well as trading. Every trading publication seems to have advertisements offering an easier way to trade. The most convenient way to trade is through a direct...
View ArticleDay Trading ETF's
Day trading limits the potential return on any given trade, but it certainly has some advantages. I spent several years purely day trading, wanting to go home in cash every night. It allowed me to wake...
View ArticlePet Stocks
It’s easy to fall in love with a stock when it treats you right. We all want a little TLC, don’t we?In my trading past, I would make a good trade and, once I was out, couldn’t wait to get back into the...
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