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Inverse Head and Shoulders Pattern

Trading the Inverse Head and Shoulders Pattern

The Inverse Head and Shoulder Pattern (also called a Head-and-Shoulder Bottom or Upside Down Head-and-Shoulder Pattern) is a fantastic bullish reversal pattern and one of my favorite patterns to trade. For markets that have a fixed supply and are naturally long-biased (the stock market), this pattern is a powerful one for the permabull. In a […]

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How To Swing Trade Options

How To Swing Trade Options

Learning to trade sophisticated securities can both boost your returns and protect your portfolio from a decline. Not only do derivatives make great hedges for stock investments, but futures contracts allow traders to place bets on pretty much everything. You can buy contracts based on the price of gold, oil, coffee, or even livestock. So […]

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UTMA Account

UTMA Account: What They Are and How They Work

If you are considering setting up an account for your children with the goal of gifting them assets, then a Uniform Transfer to Minors Act account (UTMA) might work for you. This account is an alternative to a trust account and allows the transfer of certain gifts beyond what is allowed for under the Uniform […]

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Falling Wedge Pattern

How to Trade the Falling Wedge Pattern

Out of all the chart patterns that we like to see in a bull market, the falling wedge is definitely one of the top patterns for new traders. It’s an extremely bullish pattern for all instruments in any market in any trend. Depending on the educator and educational material you’ve read on chart patterns, wedge […]

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Best Swing Trading Indicators

Best Swing Trading Indicators For Beginners

The best swing trading indicators can differ for each trader but the ones we mention in this article have worked for us and are the ones we use. Swing Trading Intro There’s no exact definition of swing trading, but traders typically define it as a trade lasting more than a day and less than a […]

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Awesome Oscillator

How To Use The Awesome Oscillator

The Awesome Oscillator (AO) is one of the most popular indicators that are used to measure momentum in the stock and commodity markets. It was developed by Bill Williams, a famous charting enthusiast and technical analyst who approached the markets on a psychological level. In this article, we will detail the calculations used to compile […]

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Trading Risk

Trading Risk of an Overconfident Trader

What’s up you guys. All right, so I’m wanting to do a little video here, talking about overconfidence. I’m on three red days right now. I’ve dug myself a little bit of a hole. I’ve got another episode that I’m going to do specifically on digging myself out of a hole and kind of my […]

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Thinkorswim

thinkorswim Review: Most Versatile Platform?

Have you been paying lots of commissions and software fees for your day trading? If so, you really need to check out what TD Ameritrade offers with its flagship platform thinkorswim. The broker has updated both its commission schedule and its software fees. And the result is that this regular brokerage firm now delivers more […]

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Hedging

A Beginners Guide to Hedging

Hedging is an important aspect to understand when getting into the stock market.  It can be a life saver when markets are selling off and you need to protect your positions. Read on to learn more! Intro to Hedging If you’ve ever sat at a blackjack table, you know that gut punch feeling of seeing […]

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How to Find Stocks to Swing Trade

How to Find Stocks to Swing Trade

Knowing how to find stocks to swing trade is just the beginning of your journey, but a crucial step towards your success. Swing trading enables you to capture a much larger piece of a market move compared to day trading, but also leaves you open to overnight risk. In comparison to day trading, swing trading […]

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