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Martha Stokes CMT

How to Use Bollinger Bands® in MetaStock Charts

Add Stock Volume Indicators for Direction Stock Will Move The Bollinger Bands indicator has been gaining in popularity. This is no surprise, given the changes in the Market Structure and how price behaves with more of the Exchanges, Dark Pool Alternative Trading Systems (ATSs), Electronic Communication Networks (ECNs), and other …

Trading the Small Cap Stocks

About Outstanding Shares and Momentum Runs Most Retail Traders only trade big cap stocks. This is because they depend mostly on news for finding stocks to trade. It can also be due to relying upon Industry or Sector selections, often missing out on the underlying stocks that are moving with …

Where Is Support and Resistance for Position Trading?

Compression Candlestick Patterns Caused by Technical & Fundamental Traders Position Trading support and resistance are caused by the effect of Technical and Fundamental Traders in the stock. A “compression” pattern is a new candlestick pattern where a group of candlesticks indicate that the stock is poised for a sudden move, …

How Does Stock Fundamental Support Form?

By Dark Pool Candlestick Pattern Platforms Fundamental Investors and Traders are the Buy Side Institutions, who use Dark Pools to buy and sell large to giant lots and block orders. Often trading short-term are the Sell Side Institutions and Smaller Funds. Small-Lot Retail Investors are negligible and tend not to …

How to Use Balance of Power Indicator Properly

4 Tips Include Indicator Bar Length & Color TC2000 Users have a huge advantage over traders who do not use this charting program. Unfortunately, most TC2000 Users are not taking full advantage of the tools embedded in this program. One of the many tools that are unique to TC2000 is …

How to Cope with Volatile Trading Conditions

Find Stocks That Have Compressing Sideways Candlestick Patterns Trading so-called “Volatile Markets” can seem like a daunting task. Many Retail Traders struggle during these phases of trading action and do not recognize how to cope with “Volatile” Trading Conditions. The problem is not that stock price action is “Volatile”, but …

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