$SPY was able to trade above the 10 day for 4 straight days which was previous resistance. For six days the 100 day held as support before $SPY made a run for the 50 day. For Four straight days $SPY has made higher highs each day versus the previous day. Last week $SPY successfully […]
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In trading, the money is not made in the entry, it is in the exit. The art of the exit is crucial to a trader’s success in the markets. Profits can disappear if you do not take them at the right time, and small losses can become huge losses if you do not cut them
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“Fish see the bait, but not the hook; men see the profit, but not the peril.“ -Chinese proverb Options are both one of the greatest wealth building tools ever created and a quick way to lose all your trading capital if you over leverage and disregard the odds of your trade. Options can literally
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A lot of trading is counter intuitive when it comes to price action. Also a lot of things that new traders see leads them to believe that there is some magic short cut to success. If trading was really as easy as so many subscription services try to sell it as then there
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Over the past few years, I have seen many people pass away that I knew well that were still only in their 40′ s or 50’s. It has been almost 8 years since one of my favorite Facebook friends passed away suddenly. The thing I have come to realize after having my 40th birthday, is that
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SPY has closed below the 10 day sma for 16 straight days now. I prefer to play the long side when we are trading above the 10 day sma. I could take a long position with a close above this 10 day line. We may get this on Tuesday with the looks of
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Trading is one of the few professional fields where anyone can go against professionals very quickly and easily by simply opening a trading account. There is no college required, no degree, or apprenticeship needed before a new trader steps up to compete in the world markets against seasoned traders and professional money managers. The 10%
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What were the greatest trades of all time? Here is the list of the who, what, when, where, and how of the greatest trades in the financial markets were made. While the risk management of executing many of these trades is not what many traders would want, we can see many of these as
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What if you could read the principles for success for some of the world’s greatest traders? Well you can, here is how author Jack Schwager summed up the the similarities of the ‘Market Wizards’ he spent years interviewing in his second book. The following is a summarized excerpt from Jack D Schwager’s book, The New
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In my short term trend trading I like to ride winning trends that emerge through key long term resistance and support levels by trailing the trend trade with a short term moving average. My two favorites are the 5 day ema and the 10 day sma to use as my trailing stops in a long
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