Buy and hold is the mutual fund companies Holy Grail of making money in the stock market not the investor’s. Buy and hold investing is a strategy where every day is a buy signal no matter what; there is not a real exit strategy after you buy, and you take all the risk while your […]
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In the stock market only a few stocks make up the majority of long term stock market gains. You can get a lot of alpha by being in the right names during their up trends. Here are the 10 things to look for to find the stocks that can grow dramatically in price over long
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Only 14 stocks have created 20% percent of all stock market wealth since 1924. These are companies that dominated entire industries: communication, automobiles, software, retail, drinks, oil, and consumer products. They owned their niche if not an entire sector. These are the stocks that grew in size, stayed up to date with technology, had a
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This is a guest post by Andrew Bezen. Elliott Waves theory is considered to be one of the trading theories that perfectly illustrates human behavior. The market is moving based on imbalances between supply and demand levels. Unfortunately, these levels cannot be seen when trading the Forex market. There is a reason for that: the
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This is a guest post from Tino @tradersreality. This article originally appeared on tradersreality.com and is reposted here with permission. Consistency is the one skill that every aspiring trader desires to achieve. It is also the most difficult to master. However, with the correct tools and knowledge, anyone can enter the arena of trading and succeed.
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The long term up trend is still in place for $SPY. $SPY has been going sideways inside a trading range since the beginning of June after the break out over $240 resistance. Resistance in this range is all time highs at $245 and support is at $240. A neutral RSI at 51.40 gives $SPY room
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In trading your belief system will determine whether you win or lose over the long term. The trading method you choose to pursue for profits is really determined by your beliefs about the market and how it works. Choose your beliefs carefully because how you think the market works will play the key role in your
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Here is an example of a simple long term profitable trend following system for the $SPY ETF. This is really best compared with buy and hold investing and presents a simple alternate that creates more returns that buy and hold investing and cuts the draw down in capital by over half. It keeps you in
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This is a Guest Post by: Colibri Trader @priceinaction. This article is used here with permission and originally appeared here on ColibriTrader.com. How to Trade with Candlestick Charts Like a Pro (Everything You Need to Know+Applications+ Free E-Book) Bonus Material: Get the Free E-book on Candlesticks WHILE everyone is used to seeing the conventional line charts found
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This is a guest post by Martin Trader @EminiSurf and this post was originally posted at: “The importance of “emotional consistency” Becoming a consistently profitable trader is the goal of all traders. Let’s assume you a have a methodology with an edge and you apply it consistently. Let me ask you something… Is your emotional state
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This is a guest post from Tino @tradersreality. This article originally appeared on tradersreality.com and is reposted here with permission. The majority of traders who enter into the world of Forex, pay no attention to what can go wrong, only how much money they can make. Bad Move… <img src=”https://static1.squarespace.com/static/59429a393a04111ae98a4617/t/5956cf9c8419c2523f0eee25/1498861476568/” alt=”Do not trade just for the "money"
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This is a guest post by Martin Trader @EminiSurf and this post was originally posted at: The 3 pillars of successful trading. Trading is simple, although not easy. In order to become a consistently profitable trader, you first need to grasp, at a theoretical level, what makes a good system profitable. These are the three pillars
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The long term uptrend remains up with the 50 day SMA still not lost. Short term the market has gone sideways and momentum has slowed as price lost the 10 day EMA. Last week we saw resistance at all time highs of $244 and support at the 50 day SMA. Volatility has increased giving day
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This is a Guest Post by: Colibri Trader @priceinaction. This article is used here with permission and originally appeared here on ColibriTrader.com. Why Nobody is Talking About Time in Trading …and why it is probably the most important element by: Colibri Trader Is time in trading important? If it matters, then why nobody talks about it?
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This is a Guest Post by: Colibri Trader @priceinaction. This article is used here with permission and originally appeared here on ColibriTrader.com. Harmonic Trading – Different Gartley Methods Unveiled by: Colibri Trader Harmonic trading… let’s start from the beginning. H.M. Gartley was a prominent technical analysis that looked into specific retracement patterns. One of them bears
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This is a Guest Post by: Colibri Trader @priceinaction. This article is used here with permission and originally appeared here on ColibriTrader.com. Dear all, I would like to share with you another aspect of trading- my fascination with the different levels of trading experience. Starting in one of the latest discussions in the comments section, I
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This is a Guest Post by By Akil Stokes @AkilStokesRTm : . This article is used here with permission. “How to Learn: 3 Tips to Help You Retain More Trading Knowledge” Trading is a skill, and the good news is, unlike a professional athlete you don’t need the pairing of great genetics to be able to
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This is a guest post by By Gaurav Sharma, BA of IncomeInvestors.com this articles was originally posted here: and is republished with permission. Visa Stock Shouldn’t Be Ignored by Investors Visa Inc (NYSE:V) became a public company in 2008 and shareholders have been rewarded with a dividend and growing share price ever since. The annual returns are
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This is a Guest Post by David Bergstrom, he is on twitter @dburgh he is the guy behind the Build Alpha software. He has spent many years researching, building, testing, and implementing market making and trading strategies for a high frequency trading firm, a handful of CTAs, individual clients, registered money managers, and even aspiring retail traders. His website
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$SPY remains bullish with price above all moving averages. $SPY is still within striking distance of all time highs. $SPY has room to run before being overbought with an RSI of 59.74. Last week the 10 day EMA was the end of day support in this long term up trend. There was more volume on
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