SMB Radar Update for April 12, 2011

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Today the energy sector is leading the market lower. When looking for stocks that are in an intraday downtrend, we use the Trending Down column on the Radar. In today’s column, 7 out of 12 of the top Trending Down stocks are in the energy sector. Remember, the brighter the red, the more In Play the stock. The brighter blue, … Read More

Simon Says Simply Read The Tape

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Day trading profitably requires Reading the Tape. Reading the Tape is a skill. It’s a skill that can be learned. However, it doesn’t always come easy to the beginning or underperforming traders. Listening to Simon is tape reading in its purest and simplest form. Learning to Read the Tape in a manner that simplifies your thought process frees you from … Read More

Is it Possible to Day Trade AND Employ Non-Directional Options Spread Strategies?

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On the surface, the intraday trading strategies of equities and non-directional options spread trading would seem to be mutually exclusive. Day trading depends to some extent on strong directional movement that allows the day trader to get long or short a stock at at the right time and then ride that direction until an opportune time to exit emerges. Non-directional … Read More