A big thing that trips up new traders is they get an entry signal at a breakout or a bounce off a key moving average like the 50 day simple moving average but have trouble quantifying how to let the it run if it is a winner or cut the loser short if it goes […]
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The gap up failed yesterday to hold. The gap down today held. The 5 day ema crossed under the 10 day sma yesterday. Over the past two days volatility has expanded to trading in a $168-$164 price range. Seven straight days of ugly bearish candlesticks. In the past 5 days price has been under the
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We are at an interesting crossroads in the market. The long term up trend is still in place but we are over due for a pull back to either the 21 day or 50 day sma just to get some price consolidation from this extension so far above the 200 day sma. There is
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Do you use moving averages in your trading? It is very interesting to lay a 50 day and 200 day moving average on to a chart over a year time frame. You will begin to see patterns develop. Bounce off the 50 day, a last chance for support at the 200 day etc. Each index,
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When being a trend trader you never know where the big profits are going to come from. You take your entries and follow your rules and let the market tell you what to do next. Here is a simple trade I did in April using a conservative tax deferred trend following account that is
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“Mr. Seykota himself has put together a money management track record with returns of roughly +60% net of fees over the three-decade span of his trading career…” -Futures Magazine Ed Seykota, first featured in the book Market Wizards has one of the best records of all time for any trader. Ed Seykota’s record is as
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Making money in the financial markets is not only challenging but just surviving an account blow up is also a win for many new traders. There is one thing that ultimately determines your success in the markets. It is not your stock picking skills, your trend following or even trading a robust method. The dividing
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All trading methods come down to one very simple basic thing: we are all in search of capturing the trend correctly. Long term trend followers are trying to be right about the long term trends using mechanical systems. Buy and hold investors are trying to be right about the stock market indexes and mutual
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There are seven things that I believe are pretty common in the successful traders I have known, read about, and seen in action. Whether it is stock trader Nicolas Darvas in the sixties, commodity trader Ed Seykota in the twentieth century, or Jesse Livermore at the turn of the last century, many of
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Who is Dan Zanger? Dan Zanger is the modern day version of Nicolas Darvas. His mother Elaine loved the stock market and Dan would often watch the business channel with her. One day in 1978 Dan saw a stock explode across the ticker tape at the bottom of the screen hitting $1. He made
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The $SPY has spent 19 days out of 20 closing above the 5 day ema and 19 days straight above the 10 day sma. The 50 day has held in this index for this entire year, if any bears are wondering, this is what an uptrend looks like. I went fully long in my long
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“Trend followers use reactive technical analysis. Instead of trying to predict a market direction, their strategy is to react to the market’s movements whenever they occur. This enables them to focus on the market’s actual moves and not get emotionally involved with trying to predict direction or duration.” -Michael Covel/ Trend Following You Might be
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This blog post is an excerpt from my book New Trader, Rich Trader. “The funny thing is that the principles you have been teaching me for trading success have also been helping me in other areas of my life. I think much more clearly about many parts of my life now. My journal has expanded
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Paul Tudor Jones famous interview and documentary “The Trader” is a classic amongst market professionals. It is one of the few places you can see a true Market Wizard and young money manager become a billionaire. Here are the lessons I have gleaned from watching the master in action: It is possible to see that
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Risk management is far more important than profits, keeping the capital you have safe is more important than growing it. With the parabolic move we have seen in many markets it is crucial that we do not become greedy and lose our basic rules of risk management and put our account in danger of ruin.
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“The whole world is simply nothing more than a flow chart for capital.” -Paul Tudor Jones Successful trading is the attempt to be on the right side of the flow of capital. Each change in price happens with a new agreement between the current buyer and seller. Buyers and
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Here are 5 ways I ride a trend after getting in. Ideally buying a stock that breaks out of a long term range into a new all time high is the best spot for maximum gains. Here are the spots to keep an eye on in an up trend. First of all look
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The SPY trading range is currently at $163.50 resistance with very strong support at $162.50. We have two key support levels below us at the 10 day sma and 50 day sma. We are in an up trending equity market with cheap money flowing in day after day to be put to work.
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The following list of books is based on results from 155 people when I asked the poll question: What ten books helped you make the most money trading in the markets? I was curious to see what I had missed in my decades of reading the best books on trading and the stock market. I
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I have some suggestions for traders on social media that comes from my experience of the past three years. These are a few things that may help you really get the most out of your social media presence and interact the best with other traders. Either post your trades in real time or don’t brag
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