A look at how short-term relative strength can give insight into the power of the bulls vs the bears and future market direction.
Traders Ask: How Much Capital Do I Need to Trade?
I’ve lost tremendous amounts of money in various markets and I think that that’s something that makes you better at my job, not worse. Jim Cramer I received this email from reader Danielle. My sense is that our blog readers would have strong opinions that would help Danielle. So I open up this blog asking for your advice to Dan. … Read More
Traders Ask: Consistency
“If I hadn’t made money some of the time I might have acquired market wisdom quicker.” — Jesse Livermore I received the following question from reader Angel: Hi Mike, I hope that my email finds you well. Trading has been going very well, and I’m very happy with my results. I love this business! Mike, I would like to suggest … Read More
SMB Morning Rundown – May 07, 2010
The SMB Morning Rundown highlights the key levels in the Market and the best trading setup that we have identified for the Open.
You Don’t See That Every Day: 6 Minutes of Insanity
At around 2:30PM the SPYs were trading down to 113.60 from 117. It seemed like it was a good place to start looking for a bounce. I was keying in on the 113.10 level from March 5th as a potential dream price to get long. I got stopped out below 113 a few minutes later. At 2:42 I decided to … Read More
SMB Morning Rundown – May 06, 2010
The SMB Morning Rundown highlights the key levels in the Market and the best trading setup that we have identified for the Open.
Unveiling the Art: Technical Analysis – Background and History
A look at the roots of modern technical analysis.
After Hours Trading Gameplan
Yesterday I went home mad about my trading. Couldn’t believe the market cracked so hard and the shorts were so difficult in the stocks I was in. I came home and ITMN opened after being halted. I opened my platform, didn’t even bother to open charts and just got cracking. 20 Minutes later I was net positive. Like Bella says … Read More