Archive for October, 2011
Video Review of the Indexes 10-30-2011
The indexes ran higher last week, bolstered by a European debt deal which had been anticipated for quite a while now. With stocks rallying ahead of the news in recent weeks, the actual event actually prompted additional buying rather than a sell-the-news response. As a result, new recovery highs were established across the board.
Market Makers, Specialists, and Stops
A subscriber recently asked me my view on market makers and specialists and what they’re targeting. Here was my response.
How to Think About a Loss
Instead if equating a trading loss with personal failure, shift your mentality for what a loss means.
Questioning the 50-day & 200-day MA’s
So in this video, I want to discuss moving averages, and more specifically, two moving averages which are commonly accepted by traders as important: the 50-day and the 200-day moving averages.
Video Review of the Indexes 10-23-2011
As we head into a brand new week of trading, let’s examine some important levels to keep an eye on in the days ahead.
Post-Earnings Day Trading Profits
Earnings season brings with it a host of opportunities. It includes the potential for new leadership to emerge once it’s all said and done, but in the heat of it, the price action offers some excellent chances to participate in emotional short-term moves via day trades.
3 Ways to Overcome Your Fear from Past Trades
Traders are a skittish bunch. We can make the same trade 100 times, but the one time a left-field event occurs, it can spook us forever.
