A trend trader’s goal is to systematically ride the waves in price action for as far as they will go. There are two different types of traders: discretionary traders and systematic traders. Discretionary Traders… Will attempt to trade the flow of information, like the news. They are trying to anticipate what the market will do. […]
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SPY remains bullish near all time highs and above all key moving averages. The 10 day EMA has stopped being intra-day support leading to more of a range bound market than one in a sharp up trend day after day. Opening low and down and finishing higher is bullish. During downtrends the market generally opens
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We can’t trade in the past or in the future all we have is the ever present now and our signals. We have to trade in the now because the past is gone and the future is unknowable. To really be a great trader we have to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. We have to
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This is a guest post by TradeGoldOnline. The key to any successful investment strategy is knowing the delicate balance between your comfort level and risk against a specified time horizon. The balance you strike against risk and reward will determine the type of portfolio you’ll have. Those who start investing at an early age can
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The bullish signal of new all time highs continue. Price is bullishly over all moving averages. The 10 day EMA has been a key short term support level. The RSI at 70.66 shows the momentum to trend through overbought price levels. The RSI over 70 has been a momentum signal since November of 2016 in
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Greed can push prices far above any reasonable fundamental valuation. Fear can take prices lower than investors would have thought possible. Trend traders make money in the markets not because they predict anything but because they buy what is going up and they sell what is going down. They discover ways to measure and react
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