The last 12 months in the stock market have been INSANE. We have seen one of the strongest rallies in the DOW and S&P ever, IPO’s running on a weekly basis, the marijuana stock bubble, and a ton of other crazy moves in tech stocks. Here are 5 of the most unique stock charts, and …
Swing trading and day trading are the best style of trading for making large returns in just days or weeks. They do come with more risk and difficulty than long term investing and the traditional buy-and-hold. But the reward of executing these two styles of momentum trading correctly can exponentially grow a trading account. In …
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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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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 …
It’s no secret that trading will be one of the hardest endeavors you will ever attempt. What makes it so difficult is not that the system is rigged against you, or anything external. Most of the issues all lie within your self. Hindsight bias is one of the most common psychological issues that stop traders …
Read moreHindsight Bias: The Reason Why Your Trading Isn’t Improving