Federal Reserve actions have had an impact on market prices and lately I’ve heard some traders blame the Fed when their performance suffers. However, a well-designed trading system should be able to take advantage of Fed action rather than be derailed by their policy changes. Although the size of the… Read More

Some traders will base trading decisions solely on the calendar. These are traders that employ seasonal analysis in their work. Seasonal analysis involves identifying the time periods when a market is most likely to rise or fall and placing trades based on that calendar tendency. A well-known example of seasonal… Read More

When talking about how successful buy-and-hold investing can be, many advocates of that strategy reference The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) and point out that buying one share of KO when it went public in 1919 would have turned $40 into $9.8 million. Being a trader, I have of number of… Read More

Retirement accounts are among the most valuable assets most people have, but limited investment options can present challenges to effective management. My 26-week rate of change (ROC) trading system was actually designed for retirement accounts and could help no matter what the options are. Many employers offer 401(k) accounts and… Read More

The opening range breakout strategy is one of the first day trading strategies explained in detail for individual traders. In 1990, Toby Crabel wrote a book called Day Trading With Short Term Price Patterns and Opening Range Breakout. This book has been… Read More

Yesterday, I showed how billionaire investors like Warren Buffett use simple options strategies to... Read More

Yesterday, I showed how billionaire investors like Warren Buffett use simple options strategies to generate millions in extra income.  And while not every investor can make a cool million or two... Read More

Some traders believe that the market moves in cycles with price action unfolding in rhythmic patterns. One example of a cycle in nature is the amount of time in a day. The Earth completes a full rotation on its axis every 24 hours, following a cyclical pattern. An accurate forecast… Read More

Technical analysis is a technique used to evaluate markets or individual securities using only data generated by market activity. Technical analysts, or technicians, rely on charts or indicators created using price and volume data. Sentiment data based on surveys of traders to determine their market opinions is also… Read More

Do you act like an amateur trader… or do you act like a consistently profitable professional trader?    The amateur trader spends 100% of his time considering what to buy… He spends 100% of his time thinking about “reward.”     The experienced professional considers “reward,” too… But he spends… Read More

If you learn one simple rule, you can easily eliminate crippling losses and begin booking consistent trading gains. You can use this rule to separate yourself from the ranks of the unsuccessful traders and join the select few that are able to grow their accounts year after… Read More