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Martha Stokes CMT

Why Use Contrarian Patterns for Stock Top Warning?

Indicators Reveal Giant Institutions Rotating Out as Price Moves Up Often for Beginners, the market reversing and heading down into a correction is a complete surprise or shock. They are not expecting the turn, nor are they prepared for it. Fortunately for Retail Traders, there are plenty of indicators that …

What Are 5 Sell Short Tips During a Market Correction?

Recognizing Platform Candlestick Patterns™ There have been many changes to the technical patterns of the downside in recent years. Knowing what to study in technical patterns to improve profits is necessary in order to successfully Sell Short stocks during a Market Correction. Here are 5 Sell Short tips for stocks …

What Are 5 Tips for Sell Short Success?

New Topping Candlestick Patterns List and New Entries & Exits Selling Short is a Trading Style few Retail Traders and Technical Traders use even during major Bear Markets. The reason is because it is often far more challenging to understand the technical patterns of the downtrend which include 5 Tips …

Why Use Stock Volume and Quantity Analysis?

To Identify Price Action by Stock Market Participant Groups Before there were High Frequency Traders (HFTs), Dark Pools, Twilight Pools, and an 80% automated marketplace, the most important indicator was price. Many Retail Traders learned to simply rely upon price action and rarely considered stock volume or quantity analysis. Chart …

Day Trading vs. Position Trading Stocks Comparison

Differences in Styles, Costs, and Profits Day Trading is the most widely talked about Trading Style for Retail Traders. However, it is the least profitable of all the short-term Trading Styles. This is a little-known fact that no one ever tells Retail Traders when they start to learn to trade …

How to Choose Stock Indicators

7 Tips for Selecting Best Indicators for the Stock Market Today Stock Indicators are one of the most useful tools for Individual Investors and Retail Traders. However, choosing the right indicators for your Trading Style and Strategies can be a daunting task. There are over 250 indicators available in the …

How to Find Swing Trading Style Runs

Identify Momentum & Velocity Market Conditions Using Indicators When the Stock Market moves with plenty of momentum and velocity activity, it provides opportunities for Swing Traders to hold a trade through a 1–10 day run up and then exit before the stock encounters profit taking. Below is a stock chart …

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