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One of the best ways to become a great trader is to try new things. Unfortunately, there’s no such thing as a perfect strategy. But if you’re willing to trade outside of the box, you can become a better trader. Over the last 20 years, I’ve combined hundreds of different technical strategies. At the moment, I’ve…

During the last few months, I received over one hundred emails from traders asking me what the best swing trading system is and how they can purchase or create such a system for themselves. I thought I would write an article detailing this important topic so traders could understand the real issue at hand. Most…

Learn MACD Chart Divergence Tactics The last few days I focused on demonstrating the different parts of the MACD indicator so that you would become familiar with MACD and more importantly less intimidated when analyzing MACD chart patterns. Most beginners have difficulty learning the MACD because it’s made up of several parts that interact with…

One of the best ways to improve your trading is to experiment. It’s how I found that a combination of Bollinger Bands (2,20), MACD, relative strength (RSI), Williams’ %R, and Money Flow (MFI) can help lead to success as high as 80%. In addition, each time W%R pushes to or above the 20-line, the stock…

The RSI Is One Of The Best Swing Trading Indicators A while back, I wrote a short how to article describing how to use swing trading indicators. The one indicator I focused on was the RSI or the Relative Strength Indicator. After I posted the article I received several questions and comments asking for further…

Different Approach To Stock Market Trend Analysis When traders first start out they typically follow the standard approach to stock market trend analysis. Most traders rely on basic indicators such as moving averages and oscillators to determine if the stock market is trending, how strong the current trend is and whether or not the market…

If You Had One Indicator for Trading Technical Analysis, What Would It Be? I participated in a trading webinar this past weekend where I demonstrated a few strategies to about 1,000 traders. The question I got asked the most over and over by at least 20 participants was to provide my favorite indicator for trading…

One very important factor that many traders ask me about is how far in the money or how far out of the money they should go when buying an option. In essence, the issue is Delta, which is the Greek term for the expected change in the option for every dollar fluctuation in the underlying stock. Delta is…

According to statistical analysis and based on over 20 years of trading experience, I can tell you without hesitation that very basic relative strength analysis between two related stocks or other assets is one of the best market timing methods that you will find. I’ve said it many times before and I will say it…

If You Had One Indicator For Trading Technical Analysis What Would It Be? I participated in a trading webinar recently where I demonstrated a few strategies to about 1,000 traders. The question I got asked the most over and over by at least 20 participants was to provide my favorite indicator for trading technical analysis strategies. My…