Chart Courtesy of StockCharts.com Price remains near all time highs. Price is over all key moving averages. On Thursday price regained the 10 day ema as end of day support. The 50 day sma is the next line of support after the 10 day ema. Wednesday resulted in a quick bounce before getting close to […]
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I have read over 400 trading books over the past 20 years that have enabled me to pull life changing amounts of money out of the markets. Which ones were most influential for me and which ones most influenced my own trading style and books? Here are the top ten trading books I consider to
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This is a Guest Post by Selena of the website: http://alexanderandco.co.uk/ One of the best ways to make money on a real estate investment is by house flipping. House flipping is a method in which you buy a house which needs a little bit of fixing or touching up, and then reselling this house for a
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This is a Guest Post by AK of Fallible AK has been an analyst at long/short equity investment firms, global macro funds, and corporate economics departments. He co-founded Macro Ops and is the host of Fallible. There’s many different ways to make money in the market. But whatever method you’re using, it comes down to 3 types of
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This is a Guest Post by AK of Fallible AK has been an analyst at long/short equity investment firms, global macro funds, and corporate economics departments. He co-founded Macro Ops and is the host of Fallible. In this video Jack Schwager schools us on the importance of focusing on the RIGHT thing in markets — risk management. Too
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Revenge trading is the irrational desire to win back your losses from the same market or stock that you lost money in. Why is it Important to Avoid Revenge Trading? It makes you blind to other trading opportunities. You allow feelings to override your trading plan. You don’t have to make back money the same
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We’ve mentioned how trading is very similar to poker before on New Trader U. Today, let’s delve into these similarities and the key takeaways that traders can apply to their everyday profession. From the get-go, you can already notice that it’s all about mindset. Here’s what traders can learn from this popular card game: 1.
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Chart Courtesy of StockCharts.com The new Turkey sanctions gave the stock market an excuse to sell off Friday. The high overbought 67+ RSI last week held as resistance. An RSI of 57.50 is a more neutral level as the chart resets. The $SPY unadjusted high of $286.63 held as resistance. $SPY price closed under the
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This is a Guest Post by AK of Fallible AK has been an analyst at long/short equity investment firms, global macro funds, and corporate economics departments. He co-founded Macro Ops and is the host of Fallible. What type of responsibility do tech companies have in today’s society? That’s my question. I’m not sure. But this whole Alex Jones
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We often hear of trading with an edge, but how do we know for sure we have an edge in our trading? How do we know that the odds are in our favor and that the more we trade, the more our accounts will grow? An edge is a definable advantage over your competition. If I
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This is a Guest Post by AK of Fallible AK has been an analyst at long/short equity investment firms, global macro funds, and corporate economics departments. He co-founded Macro Ops and is the host of Fallible. How is Best Buy (BBY) still surviving? Shouldn’t Amazon (AMZN) have destroyed them by now? Well it turns out not only is
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This is a Guest Post by Akil Stokes There’s an old saying in the trading industry that goes “90% of traders will lose 90% of their money within the first 90 days of trading.” Whether these numbers are accurate is debatable, but something that we can all agree on is that the failure rate of prospective
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This is a Guest Post by AK of Fallible AK has been an analyst at long/short equity investment firms, global macro funds, and corporate economics departments. He co-founded Macro Ops and is the host of Fallible. Robert Shiller is not a fan of classical economics. And neither am I. In this video you’ll learn why! The problem with
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The following is an excerpt I wrote for Bob Lang’s new book “Know Your Options: How to Build Wealth Using Proven Options Trading Strategies and Technical Analysis.” What is a trader? Traders are often misunderstood. While investors are more mainstream, traders are viewed as risk takers or as having ulterior motives. There are some significant
Chart courtesy of StockCharts.com The current short term $SPY trading range is resistance at the adjusted all time high of $284.37 and support at $278.50 since July 13th. $SPY remains within striking distance of breaking out to new all time highs at an unadjusted $286.63. All time highs are bullish. The more attempts to
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This is a Guest Post by AK of Fallible AK has been an analyst at long/short equity investment firms, global macro funds, and corporate economics departments. He co-founded Macro Ops and is the host of Fallible. Stitch Fix (SFIX) is undervalued here. Our team is looking at potentially opening a position in the company. The video
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This is a Guest Post by AK of Fallible AK has been an analyst at long/short equity investment firms, global macro funds, and corporate economics departments. He co-founded Macro Ops and is the host of Fallible. In this video my partner from Macro Ops, Tyler, will provide an example of one of his trades — shorting the
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This is a Guest Post by AK of Fallible AK has been an analyst at long/short equity investment firms, global macro funds, and corporate economics departments. He co-founded Macro Ops and is the host of Fallible. Are you investing or gambling? That’s the question you need to ask yourself. In this video I’ll use the example from the
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This is a Guest Post by AK of Fallible AK has been an analyst at long/short equity investment firms, global macro funds, and corporate economics departments. He co-founded Macro Ops and is the host of Fallible. Facebook’s (FB) stock price dropped nearly 20% after their revenue target miss. This was a huge drop. And because of it, I’ve
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Chart Courtesy of StockCharts.com Price remained above all key moving averages except the 5 day EMA, showing a loss of momentum. The 70 RSI acted as end of day resistance on Wednesday. The 10 day EMA acted as end of day support on Friday. Last week has a small increase in the Average True Range
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