This is a guest post by Howie Bick. Diving into momentum trades: why they move, and why they move fast. One of the ways people trade and look for ways to produce returns, is by looking for momentum throughout a market. Momentum when it comes to trading, means where there is an abundance of trades …
The Nicolas Darvas box theory is a trend trading method where a breakout of price is bought and held as ranges build on top of each other. Nicolas Darvas used this process in the 1950’s to make over $2.25 million in a strong bull market. He was a top touring ballroom dancer by profession and …
The flat top breakout chart pattern gets its name from the top of the chart being flat as sellers and buyers have met and agreed at the key resistance level. Once trades take place above that flat upper resistance level it is considered a breakout above that level. Flat top breakout trading is used by …
A breakaway gap is a chart pattern in technical analysis that shows a big opening gap in price above the previous day’s closing price. The gap in price action on the chart is where no trading took place between buyers and sellers. A breakaway gap to the upside has to break above previous resistance while …
In trading and investing post earnings announcement drift (or PEAD) is the theory that a stock’s price action tends to trend in the same direction as an earnings surprise causes it to go. This effect usually starts with a gap in the direction that it will go for the next few weeks or even months …
This is a Video Guest Post by @AkFallible. In this video, we’re going to talk about my performance over the last month. How did I manage my stocks, which stocks did I have to sell, and which ones did I buy? Also, we’ll be covering how to trade momentum, the importance of stock rotation when …
