An exhaustion gap is a critical concept to understand when trading stocks at the market open. A gap refers to a stock that opens above or below its prior closing price. An exhaustion gap is different from most gap ups or gap downs in that it quickly reverses from the direction the stocked gapped in. …
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Another week that defies the “slow summer trading” stereotype. Many great earnings plays, explosive biotech catalyst, and even small-cap runners! Here is a recap of some of the day trades I took this week. The good, the bad, and the ugly! $CRWD, $ALLK, $SOXL Papercut, $OSTK Scratch $CRWD On Monday, the overall market had just …
Market pullbacks are inevitable. No matter what you trade, nothing goes straight up forever without pullbacks or crashes. This week have seen a large pullback in the US stock market, and I see people panicking and making the same mistakes every time. When you have the right rules and training, days during a market pullback …
This week was the best trading week of the year hands down! With multiple news catalysts affecting the market (Fed meeting and tariffs), and being the peak of earnings season, there have been a plethora of trading opportunities every single day. So much for slow summer trading! You may want to pullup the intraday charts …
The short sale rule is one of the most pointless rules in the stock market. But you have to understand what it is as an active stock trader, as it has a big effect on how a stock trades once it gets triggered. Today we will talk about what SSR is, how stocks tend to …
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It’s been a crazy week in the markets. With earnings season, there are dozens of stock gapping up and down on high relative volume. It is a momentum trader’s dream. Here is a trading recap of some of the day trades I took and some of the swing trades Paul took: TSLA, TAL, and ALGN …