Trading signals are quantified ways to know when to get into and when to get out of a trade. Trading signals can be technical indicators, chart patterns, candlestick patterns, or pure price action. Trading signals are used for both entries and exits in trading systems when it is believed they have an edge based on …
Is there a simple moving average trading strategy that crushes buy and hold investing? If so, what moving average and time frame combination would accomplish this going back at least 20 years? The 200-day simple moving average as an end of month signal on the SPY ETF accomplishes this feat. Buy and hold investing on …
When a market’s price action falls straight down making lower lows continuously without stopping or bouncing back it is considered a ‘falling knife’ on a chart because of its speed and trajectory. It’s not a good idea to buy into a chart with plunging price action that can’t find support before there is a signal …
There are many different types of trading strategies. Some traders trade with the trend buying high looking for higher highs or sell new low prices short looking for even lower lows in price, momentum strategies just look for a strong move to go a little farther, others trade a market inside a price range of …
This is a Guest Post by Arnout ter Schure on Twitter @intell_invest. Using my mechanical system’s results to test the “is trading the close or open more profitable?” thesis. SPX Trading System Signals Some say one should only trade the close because the overnight Futures markets carry most of the stock market’s gains, see here. Others …
