The $QQQ chart has formed an ascending triangle chart pattern. $QQQ closed over the 200 day moving average. $QQQ broke out of an 18 day trading range today. This chart has made higher lows for 5 straight days. This chart has made higher highs for 3 straight days. The Fed meeting will likely provide a […]
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Many new traders turn into bitter traders because they lose a lot of money. It’s a fact that the majority of active traders don’t make it and leave the market. Many investors become disillusioned with buy and hold drawdowns and bear markets that destroy their capital. A trader has to not only overcome slippage and
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$QQQ is currently in an ascending triangle chart pattern. Regardless of where they form, ascending triangles are usually bullish patterns that indicate accumulation. Even though the price can’t rise past the 200 day resistance level, the reaction lows continue to rise. It is these higher lows that indicate increased buying pressure and give the ascending
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The $SPY downtrend stopped after the bottom 3 weeks ago, and $SPY has gone back to a range bound market. The $SPY chart is currently forming a symmetrical triangle chart pattern. There have been 15 days of lower highs and lower lows showing a range compression of prices. Which trend line we break first will
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S&P 500 Fails Again At Key Stock Market Resistance Level S&P 500 200-Day Moving Average Is Pointing Lower, What’s Next? Every trade has a lesson but we often learn the wrong things – The 6 cardinal sins of trading The difference between working knowledge and “chauffeur
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Why I dont buy support or sell resistance but rather sell prior suppport and buy prior resistance pic.twitter.com/LxnQntBzct – @Trader_Dante — Steve Burns (@SJosephBurns) September 11, 2015 number of times the $SPX has been up 7 years in a row? 0 pic.twitter.com/5hMc6Q4Esj — StockCats (@StockCats) September 9, 2015 7 years after calling for $200 oil
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“The key to long-term survival and prosperity has a lot to do with the money management techniques incorporated into the technical system.” -Ed Seykota The above image shows the destruction of capital, not only for a losing streak, but also for a string of 10 trades with a 50% win rate; alternating between wins and
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There are so many traders and investors that remain bullish even when the stock market is under distribution. Here are 5 things I need to see to become bullish again and stop shorting strength and start trading on the long side. $QQQ needs to close over the 200 day as my first sign of
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I appreciate Mark Ritchie sending me a review copy of this book. I have the utmost respect Mr. Ritchie’s market successes, and I enjoyed his interview in Jack Schwager’s “Market Wizards” book. This book is much different than other trading books you will read. The author begins with a warning that trading is probably not
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Guest post by Christopher Ebert @OptionScientist With regards to #2, I must admit I too was once hampered, and to this day occasionally experience the hampering effect from time to time . What released me from that was a realization that there will always be some influential entities that can induce something to go up
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The market is still in bear territory under the 200 day simple moving average. The MACD is extremely bearish, showing a lack of momentum. Up days continue to be on lower volume and down days on higher volume, which shows distribution. A 27.80 $VIX is not bullish, it demonstrates uncertainty. The RSI is weak at
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because it's Friday… "off the lows" = drink — StockCats (@StockCats) September 4, 2015 #FF Traders who I've seen cop to losing trades: @Mella_TA @marketmodel @SJosephBurns @canuck2usa @paststat @PipCzar @NicTrades @JohanHakon — Northy (@NorthmanTrader) September 4, 2015 The bulls just keep paddling…. pic.twitter.com/TEFioIV6z6 — Steve Burns (@SJosephBurns) September 4, 2015 In the 110 months since the
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Here are seven books written by Market Wizards that appeared in Jack Schwager’s best selling book: How to Make Money in Stocks: A Winning System in Good Times and Bad by William J. O’Neil Pit Bull: Lessons from Wall Street’s Champion Trader by Marty Schwartz Panic-Proof Investing: Lessons in Profitable Investing from a Market Wizard
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Here are three free trading books that are currently on Amazon Kindle as of today August 31, 2015. Some great value here for $0. 200 Short Trading Psychology Truths (Trading Easyread Series Book 1) Trading Strategy 100: Trade To Win: Stop Gambling In the Market And Master The Art of Risk Management Strategic Stock Trading
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The sell off last week was fast and furious, even compared to 2000 and 2008. Once the $SPY lost the 200 day simple moving average, distribution set in. There was virtually no price recovery as the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 2,000 points over five trading days. On Wednesday the bounce began. There is a
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