Category Archives: Trading Articles

Forex Carry Trade Strategy: Interest Rates and Risk Factors

Apply this very popular trading strategy to your trades.The foreign exchange carry trade has been[...]

Using Old Trendlines to Forecast Future Price Movement

Can you extend old trendlines into time and use them to anticipate future price movements?[...]

High and Tight Flag Pattern: Performance and Failure Rates

Does the high & tight flag work as well as some say? Find out here.[...]

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Testing Trading Volume as an Indicator of Rising Stock Prices

Many analysts are pointing to lower than average volume in stocks as a reason to[...]

Using E-mini S&P 500 Futures to Guide Options Trading

Here’s a technique one veteran S&P futures trader uses to trade options. I rarely come[...]

Spread Trading Strategy: Paired Trades for Risk Management

What are spread trades, how do they work, and how can we use them? The[...]

Auction Market Analysis: Market Profile, Value and Market Structure

Here’s a look at the volatile periods in the broader markets going back to 1928.[...]

Continuation Chart Patterns: Triangles, Flags and Pennants

Take a look at some of the more common continuation patterns that you find on[...]

Head and Shoulders Pattern: Confirmation and Trade Filters

How can you effectively trade one of the most recognizable chart patterns? Imagine this scenario:[...]

V-Shaped Reversals: Using Trading Volume to Identify Market Recoveries

How do you know the markets are beginning to recover? During periods of downslides, many[...]

Thorn Reversal Pattern: Identifying Sharp Price Reversals

Here’s a reversal pattern that occurs frequently but is difficult to discern during its formation.[...]

Leveraged ETFs: Daily Reset, Tracking Risk and Short-Term Use

In 1992, the American Stock IN Exchange (Amex) petitioned the Securities and Exchange Commission (Sec)[...]