Chart of the Day
* Momentum begets momentum—selling, usually, leads to further selling. Yesterday sent a loud and clear warning to bears in US stocks: there is a lot of hidden bullish conviction. The rally was, statistically speaking, the least likely outcome following Tuesday’s decline, and the message of that decline demands attention.
Podcast
Short term trading, intraday trading, daytrading--call it what you will, these styles of trading bring some unique challenges. Tools and approaches that work in other timeframes also work intraday, but applying them requires a different mindset and attitude toward risk. For the next few weeks, my blog will be focusing
Chart of the Day
* Yesterday's play was to not fade a break, up or down. This turned out to be correct, as the market gapped lower on the open, and did not look back throughout the day—ending in a volatile downtrend day for the entire session. * Assume bearish mode for the
Chart of the Day
This post is the first in a series I will be extending for a week or two, focusing on short-term and intraday trading. Each day, I will be publishing a chart of the day that focuses on the best short-term ideas and setups I see in the US stock index
Intraday Trading
For intraday traders, trend days can offer outsized rewards. For some styles of traders, much of the work of trading is focused on capturing trend days, and most of the profits for the month may come from one or two trend days, with most of the other days showing small
General Comments
A reader asks how to quickly calculate position sizes for intraday trades.
General Comments
A look at one reason why daytraders may struggle...