The $SPY has transitioned to a range bound market with price between the 200 day SMA support and all time high resistance. The average trading range remains elevated at a 4.62 ATR. Volatile moves last week went in both directions. The MACD is in the process of a bearish cross under. With the loss of […]
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The top 10 causes of big losses in trading: Too stubborn to exit when proven wrong: You just refuse to take a loss, you think a loss is not real as long as you do not exit a trade. Too much ego to take a loss: You are on the wrong side of the market
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It is interesting when looking through the past few years of my trading activity that my profitability came from the longer term trades. The profits were in the trades that caught trends of weeks and months not a trade for a day or two. I have found the less I trade the more money I
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After the bounce off the $SPY 200 day SMA price has stabilized inside a trading range with $270 as a key support and $275 as resistance. Look for a break and close beyond these levels to confirm the next direction. The trading range has doubled in February with an ATR of 4.4. The moves have
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