While the generally accepted definition of a bear market is a 20% decline over a two month period. I am referring to just being bearish, believing the market will go down, seeing signs of a down trend before you are sitting with a 20% decline in your accounts or more while holding what were market […]
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How did author and investor Chris Camillo turn $20,000 into $2 million in only three years during a bear market? It was not luck or accident as he has been studying the stock market and investing in the stocks that make money for many years. Chris has had a fascination with investing since he was
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If you are just randomly trading what you like with no real underlying system, method, or planning, then unfortunately, your odds of success in the long term are slim. It is crucial that you create for yourself a system or methodology that enables you to trade in a way that historically wins, controls risk, and
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Forgot about your opinions and feelings, what is the SPY chart saying? We are in a bearish stage in the S&P 500 exchange traded fund SPY. Bulls are currently trapped under the 50 day and need enough buyers to overcome this line. If they are successful then the 200 day simple moving average will still
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The good news for Apple investors is that it is one of the hottest companies in the world and should continue to grow as it continues its dominance of the tablet market. The bad news is that everybody already knows that. The chart of Apple is one of the clearest due to the massive volume
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Arguably one of the greatest traders of the past 30 years both for his annual returns, consistency, and returns versus draw downs. Taken from his interviews and quotes here are ten things I believe he would do in this market. (Of course this is just hypothetical and my opinion based on all that I
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1. Do not be overly concerned about whipsaws a good trend pays for them all. A whipsaw is when you enter a position but get stopped out quickly when the market reverses opposite to your position. If you are a trend trader this may happen many times in a row in a range bound market.
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Trader, Know Thyself. What most determines your success in trading is not your chosen method and not even your risk management. It is you, you will be the one to chose whether you will make it or not. Your perseverance, your faith in your chosen system, you self control in position sizing, whether you can
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Who is Dan Zanger? Dan Zanger is the modern day version of Nicolas Darvas. His mother Elaine loved the stock market and Dan would often watch the business channel with her. One day in 1978 Dan saw a stock explode across the ticker tape at the bottom of the screen hitting $1. He made his
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Ed Seykota is a legend in the trading world. His ability to produce consistent returns for decades, and his masterful growth of his client’s accounts has earned him a place of distinction. But who inspired this Market Wizard’s trading methods? Richard Donchian Richard Donchian didn’t begin his successful trend following system until the age of
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