At multiple times during a trading year you are likely to come across a sideways stock market that lacks any real direction. You'll see this most often following a huge stock market rally. This can churn your account and cause you to spend countless dollars in commissions to your brokerage. In this video, I show
The market is up 21 of the last 28 trading sessions, but everyone is nervous about whether they should keep swing-trading long or consider the market rally a dead cat bounce and book profits. In this video, I will tell you what I am doing and what I think the market is trying to tell
The stock market is seeing huge amounts of selling, and in some cases even crashing. How do you know when a bottom has been put in place and buy the dip? In this video I lay out my entire approach to trading a stock market crash and how to identify a bottom and do so
The stock market is inundated with seasonality, where at different times of the year, it is affected by historical forces. Some should be ignored as urban legend, while others should be strongly considered. From 'Sell in May and Go Away' and the stock market's 'Christmas Rally' to midterms and presidential cycles, it is important for
While we are in a relatively calm market right now, market conditions can change instantly and that is why I am talking about trading volatile markets in a relatively calm market condition. Because when things get bearish suddenly, you need to be prepared and know how you'll respond as a result.
It runs contrary to normal thinking, but if you are going to be a great stock trader, you have to start by assuming every swing trade that you make will end up being a loser. That is how winning is done in the stock market, and how you achieve long-term success.
The stock market is trading at all-time highs. How can you best take advantage and capitalize on this fantastic move higher?The stock market is trading at all-time highs. How can you best take advantage and capitalize on this fantastic move higher? In this podcast episode, I go over my tricks and strategies for expanding profits
It is the question that haunts traders - do I take profits now, or let them ride by raising the stop-loss a little more. That will all depend on the type of market you are in and whether you are long or short. In my latest financial podcast on the stock market, I address the
The stock market will have periods of low volume, sideways trading. This tends to be a dangerous time for a lot of traders as it leads to over trading and complacency with one's trading trading strategy. In this episode, I go over the details of how to avoid such dangerous pitfalls.
It bothers me so much to see swing traders taking huge gambles on a company's earnings report, as if they can somehow game the system and come out consistently on the winning side. News flash - you can't. I am going to cover the fallacy of being able to trade stocks and hold them through