Candlestick charts are the most visual types of charts as they show the open, close, and intra-candle price action visually and with the full candle sentiment. All of the elements of the candlesticks have a technical meaning. The color of a candlestick reflects the sentiment on the chart for the candle period. Different Types of …
A trading edge is what makes you a profitable trader in the markets. If you don’t know what a trading edge is then you don’t have one. If you don’t have an edge you shouldn’t be trading. Let me explain what a trading edge is and give you some examples. What does “having an edge” …
I got very lucky when I started out trading in the early 1990s as tech stocks stayed in uptrends and continually made new highs in price after each dip. Buying the dip and holding worked repeatedly much like it did in last few years in both stocks and crypto. However, after the dotcom bust of …
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Day trading is a serious endeavor that shouldn’t be taken lightly. As a day trader you are competing against professionals, algorithms, and large trading firms for profits in the markets. If you hope to make money you will need to operate like a business and not like a gambler. Success in day trading will require …
Patience in trading is the ability to wait to take action until it’s the right time. Ego, impulses, boredom, and greed, can overcome a traders resolve and cause them to take action too soon or too much. Patience is the ability to follow a trading plan in real time with discipline and focus. Discipline is …
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David Tepper grew up poor in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and had the desire and drive to become rich from a young age. He merged himself in learning and education and wanted to graduate from college in three years to not only save time but money. Tepper started trading during college to pay for his tuition. He …
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Steve Cohen is arguably the most profitable hedge fund trader ever. His SAC Capital returned 30% annually for more than 20 years since its inception in 1992 making Cohen a billionaire. What many people don’t know is that Cohen started his career as a day trader. [1] How good is he? Showtime’s Billions is inspired by …
Profitable trading principles are the same for both day traders and swing traders, what changes is the time frame they operate on and the different psychology that is required. There is no right or wrong way to trade, there are profitable traders on all time frames but let’s discuss the pros and cons of day …
