Through mid-September the $SPY average true range of prices have stayed steady. However the range has stayed so tight it is difficult for trend traders, swing traders, and even day traders to catch much of move in any direction. Buy and hold investors are up 7.74% year to date but had to sit through a […]
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How to avoid getting chopped up in the noise Trailing Stops vs Time Interval Stops. Yes ETFreplay has stops built into its architecture. Do 80% of Options Expire Worthless? TECHNICAL ANALYSIS…IN THE CROSSHAIRS: BUYING THE DIP VS BUYING THE BREAKOUT The Waitress Who Turned $20K into $1M in the Stock Market
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When I quote something like Livermore it doesn't matter one bit if he blew up or not..its the experience that he shared that matters — DK1 (@canuck2usa) October 13, 2016 Until you get a close on the timeframe you are trading you have incomplete information…do you like incomplete info I don't #DowTheory101 — DK1 (@canuck2usa)
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Trading is not really all about stock picking, predictions, and opinions. It is not even just about a winning system. Yes, first you have to understand how to trade and put the odds in your favor of winning, but that is not enough. You must also add in risk management so when you lose several times
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This is a Guest post by Charles Leworthy of ForexBinary101. Measuring the fair value of a stock option seems like guesswork in most cases. However, it is important to understand the key concepts that dictate the numbers for price options, and how much influence they have. Let’s take a better look at how dividends on
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This is a Guest Post by Alex @MacroOps which was originally posted at The Philosopher on Playing the Player Market sentiment is a fuzzy concept. In its most basic sense, it’s the aggregate beliefs and moods of actors that comprise the total market. It’s tough to measure, gauge and test. And so, it’s often discarded completely
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1. Decisions – You must decide what markets you will trade and on what time frame. 2. Homework – Learn what actually works in the market to create profitability. 3. Adjustments – Discover what makes you money and what causes losses. Make adjustment to do more of what works and stop doing what costs you money.
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This remains a range bound market inside a longer term uptrend with defined trading ranges. Long term resistance is at $218.50 long term support is at $212. Short term resistance is at $216 short term support is at $214. The $SPY has gone so flat and sideways that the 5 day ema, 10 day ema, and
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Time and patience are a traders biggest weapon. The best traders are often the ones you are already holding. Give them TIME to play out. — Assad Tannous (@AsennaWealth) October 4, 2016 $TWTR 1987 -20%. Oldest scam in the book and it still works. ? https://t.co/oqF29cxtaU — Assad Tannous (@AsennaWealth) October 6, 2016 I make
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