Unfortunately, the retail trading world is full of false promises. No other industry has as many snake oil salesmen, promising to make traders rich for a fee. The more a newsletter writer or trading system seller tells you how easy trading is, the more cautious you should be. Consistently profitable trading requires a […]
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The long and short term up trends in the market are both in place. This market has gone parabolic on a break above the 70 RSI. This is a rare outlier event to run so far with no pullback. This is currently a market for trend followers and momentum traders. Short signals have failed
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Morning coffee always tastes better when things working — DK1 (@canuck2usa) November 21, 2014 “Our greatest power is that we know that we don’t know…" – Ray Dalio. — The Chartist (@thechartist) November 21, 2014 RT @pdacosta: There's an economic forecasting competition on TV pic.twitter.com/zBW426aV6C — Jon Boorman, CMT (@JBoorman) November 20, 2014 There's a
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As a trader, your #1 goal is to keep your current trading capital safe and secure. Your goal as a a trader is to make money and not lose money. Many new traders lose their trading capital in the first year, but these ten tips will help you keep your capital intact so you can
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If a new trader wants to be a successful, they will need to treat their trading like they would operate a profitable business. Many traders lose a lot of money by approaching trading like it is a hobby. In trading, making money is the goal, and must be kept at the forefront of a trader’s
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“The answer to the question, What’s the trend? is the question What’s your timeframe?” –Richard Weissman One of the biggest misunderstandings among traders is the time frame on which they trade. A day trader can believe a stock is going down and be bearish on the intra-day chart, while a longterm stock picker is
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Trade #1 I shorted $IWM three days ago by buying $TZA at $13.02 when $IWM was near the 70 RSI on the daily chart. My stop loss was to exit if $IWM closed above the 72 RSI. My trailing stop is to stay short unless $IWM closes above the previous day’s high. There is
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chart courtesy of stockcharts.com The long term up trend is still in place. All indexes are with-in striking distance of all time highs which remains bullish. $SPY $QQQ $IWM $DIA With all stock indexes pushing against the 70 RSI on the daily chart the potential upside is very limited putting the odds on limited momentum
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@TraderHMS @SJosephBurns somebody has to buy a top — RogerV (@RVchartchatter) November 14, 2014 @SJosephBurns with no beer — Mike Weaver (@weavenow) November 14, 2014 I would rather wish I was in a trade than wish I was out of a trade. Capital preservation and risk management are a traders job. — Sunrise Trader (@SunriseTrader)
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This is a guest post from Rajesh that blogs at Nifty Nirvana. Knowing why something works can be the key to everything: Trading is a probability game. Right. I do not want to dispute that. I know very well that there are no certainties in Markets, only probabilities. But I can’t agree with the
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While looking at the interesting data points using ads.twitter.com, I found it interesting to see the nine other Twitter accounts most followed by my own Twitter followers. No real surprises here, but very interesting that CNBC is not on the top nine. Are they having popularity issues? I follow most of the traders on
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The 5 day ema has provided end of day support for 18 trading days. The 10 day sma has provided support for 19 trading days. 8 days ago $BABA broke out above all time highs and never retraced. For the past 5 trading days $BABA has been in as $119.45 resistance / $106.48 price
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This is a guest post by Brian C. @TraderVancouver on Twitter and Stock Twits. Brian blogs at www.TraderVancouver.com “Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war and then seek to win.” ~Sun Tzu Newer traders like to focus on the trade set-up, the entry point. They’re
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I first read the original version of this book over eight years ago, and it was the book that finally gave me the overall structure I needed to understand all the dynamics of trading. I have read hundreds of trading books, and this one still stands head and shoulders above the rest. It explains how
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The long term and short term up trends are both currently in place with signs of slowing. $IWM and $QQQ index ETFs both spent last week forming a new high price base range that is bullish. The risk/reward ratio is shifting against the bulls after this fast run so far from the ‘V’
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