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How to Develop Simple Swing Trading Strategies
How to Develop Simple Swing Trading Strategies lays the foundation for developing short- to intermediate-term overnight trading strategies. We’ll start off discussing what the goals of swing trading are and then move into some of the recommended steps to go about creating a strategy from scratch. There are no holy grails we’ll be uncovering, but…
Read MoreTrading Leveraged ETFs for Max Profits
Leveraged ETFs get some very polarizing opinions in the investor and trading communities. On one end of the spectrum, they are loved by the adrenaline-chasers looking to bet aggressively for a quick double on their account in short time. And on the other hand, there is a great deal of hesitation backed by an army of articles written with…
Read MoreHow Smaller Profit Targets Can Improve Your Trading
How many times have you read that in order to make money trading, you need to play for a big profit target, let your winning trades run and cut your losers short? It’s sound advice, applicable in many places, and a great starting point for new traders. But it’s not the only way to make…
Read MoreWhy End of Day Trading is Superior
There’s a fire hose of information directed at our faces everywhere we go. Thanks to technology we can basically travel anywhere in the world and never miss a market tick. Technology is great.
Read MoreHow Moving Averages Can Simplify Your Trading
If you’ve ever looked at a stock chart before you’ve likely already encountered these things called moving averages. They’re the most common indicators technical traders include on their charts and they’re used to assist in analyzing price. They come in all colors, exist on all time-frames, and move in a variety of speeds. Throughout this article…
Read MoreHow to Position Size When Swing Trading
One of the first things I do after waking up in the morning is check the pre-market quotes on my phone. Usually still in bed, and more often than not, half asleep. Waking up on the west coast at 5:30 AM is still a challenge after living in Massachusetts nearly all my life.
Read MoreTrading with Profit Targets – The Pros and Cons
photo by Frits Ahlefeldt-Laurvig Before you even think about taking your next trade you better first assess your risk to reward ratio to make sure the trade is worth taking. Isn’t that what the trading books tell us we need to do?
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