For the sake of simplicity, all dollar amounts are rounded in this blog. My #1 entry spot was with a break above the 10 day on September 4th, 2013 ($130,000 Position size 50% of account). This was the first day out of 18 that price broke over the 10 day line. In essence, this was […]
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The long term up trend is still intact and strong. No long term damage in this chart action. The short term up trend has shifted into a price range of $167-$170. The most recent gap up acting as support in this newest leg up. There was profit taking five days in a row as we
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A big thing that trips up new traders is they get an entry signal at a breakout or a bounce off a key moving average like the 50 day simple moving average but have trouble quantifying how to let the it run if it is a winner or cut the loser short if it goes
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Here are 5 ways I ride a trend after getting in. Ideally buying a stock that breaks out of a long term range into a new all time high is the best spot for maximum gains. Here are the spots to keep an eye on in an up trend. First of all look
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This should be another interesting week ahead. From the view of the longer term time frame this is a later stage bull market that is growing more volatile. Trend following traders that trade off the longer term moving averages like the 50 day or 200 day moving averages have done very well this year
I do not look at weekly charts much but when I do it is for a very important key support level. When under the 200 day moving average it is more difficult to find obvious support levels for stocks, most traders look at trend lines or price levels, I look
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Well it was a wild day today, shorts did very well, longs got clobbered, traders coming into today in cash were pleased with their position unless they went bottom fishing. It was a strange 24 hours with futures gyrating over night deep in the red then it recovered
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The biggest question I have received today from everyone, new traders, friends, family, even my wife is “What will happen to the stock market if Obama wins?’ or “If Romney wins will the market rally?” How should we trade the election results? …..Don’t. Do not let the results color your
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As the U.S. presidential election approaches the market is in “wait and see mode” with key resistance and support levels. While it is possible to trade these ranges for those that have the desire to be active there is always the option of waiting in cash for a trend to
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Let’s get some perspective here before we believe Apple is going out of business or that the stock is going to $300 or a 6 P/E ratio. The indexes are holding up very well, the $QQQ is at the 200 day support, The $SPY is holding up at $140 like a champ, and
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