Stock Trading Systems

Welcome Back! Trading signals are buy and sell alerts.  Unless trading a purely mechanical system a layer of discretion will improve the quality of those buy and sell signals. My experience has provided a mental checklist for evaluating trading signals.  Here are some of its points: What is the overall trend of the market? What [...]

Image via Wikipedia Traders have a couple of choices when it comes to technical analysis software:  either use what the brokerage offers, or purchase a software package.  One way to decide which choice may be best is to think about the features necessary to implement your trading system.  Here are a few ideas – Charting [...]

photo credit: pasukaru76 Automated trading systems are also known as block-box or robot systems.  In essence, it’s the use of computer power to enter trade orders with the use of an algorithm.  An algorithm is really nothing more than a problem solver with a definite set of answers, or ways to solve the problem. The [...]

Image via Wikipedia Creating better trades is a function of knowing the direction of the overall market and exploiting it with good stock picks.  Currently the market is weak.  As traders we should exploit that weakness by selecting the same kind of stocks. Shorting isn’t for everyone, but here’s one of my methods for selecting [...]

photo credit: crazyoctopus The popularity of exchange traded funds (ETF’s) grows each year.   There are nearly 1,000 ETFs available to trade covering almost any asset class imaginable.  Some of the bigger ETFs are offered by ProShares, IShares, and the SPDRs. There are many reasons for their increased popularity, especially with the individual investor.  The primary [...]

photo credit: Sh4rp_i There are many ways to correctly execute stock research.  My bias should be no secret if you’ve visited this site before –my focus is  technical trading, not fundamental analysis. When first trading,  my evenings were devoted to crunching numbers and analyzing data in the search for a worthy company to buy.  It [...]

Stock market technical analysis should be a part of every trader’s market routine.  It doesn’t need to take a lot of time nor must it be complicated.  A few minutes a couple of times a week will improve the odds of trading success.  Here are a couple of easy-to-implement ideas: Draw a line on a [...]

A trader could devote a lifetime to studying Fibonacci trading strategies and become very adept at using the analysis.  For the rest of us there are some simple techniques that will improve our trading results. A confluence of Fibonacci levels is usually an important area to watch.  One way to spot these congestion levels is [...]

There are numerous breakout trading strategies that market players can test drive.  I happen to not be a fan of trading breakouts.  It’s not because there isn’t money to be made, it’s because most breakouts fail.  The better trade to take, in my experience, is the next attempt to move higher.  It’s kind of like [...]

There’s some good news and some bad news.  The bad news is “seating” is limited at this training session.  The good news — it’s going to be hosted 3 times on Tuesday — 12 pm, 4pm, and 9 pm Eastern Standard Time. Here’s the link to get your seat — Reserve A Seat If you’re [...]