An Inner Calm and Focused Space Investing and trading is 50% learning and maintaining good skills as well as technique. The other half is controlling emotions, or what I call “being centered”. To me, being centered is to have an inner emotional space that remains calm and constant. This is …
Lists of Differences and Viewpoints Many Retail Traders assume that they are learning how to trade from a Professional Trader and that they are trading like a Professional Trader. This can pose inherent problems for the Retail Trader who is actually simply mimicking another Retail Trader. The Securities and Exchange …
Consider Market Condition and Stock Trend Cycle Buy the Dip is a very old-style strategy that is frequently touted as “brand-new” to new and beginning stock traders, novice swing traders, and new investors. The theory is that you want to “buy low and sell high”. But more often than not, …
Lists of Classic and Trend Timeframe Tops One of the most important aspects of learning to read stock charts and using Technical Analysis is to remember that the Market Structure is changing and evolving over time. Sometimes these changes are very slow, while at other times the evolution is occurring …
Bollinger Bands Use Explained for Beginners Bollinger Bands are used as a technical indicator that helps Retail Traders read stock charts more easily. Bollinger Bands are a Channel Indicator. Channel Indicators are lines that are drawn above and below the price on the chart by the computer software program. The …
Depends on Stock Market Corrections Selling Stocks is as easy as buying a stock. However, what really is most important is knowing WHEN to sell your stocks. Here are questions you should ask yourself: Why do gurus say that the market will crash? It is not out of the goodness …
The Semi-Professional Trader An unexpected new type of trader has emerged which is creating riptides within the professional community as a New Stock Market Participant surprise. The Professional Traders who comprise three groups consisting of the Proprietary Desk Traders for Sell Side Institutions, Floor Traders for Buy Side Institutions, and …
Take This Simple Test to See If You Will Be a Great Day Trader Day Trading is one of the most widely promoted styles of trading stocks for beginners and new Retail Traders. Many training companies teach Day Trading for beginners, but is this in their best interest? Or is …
7 Tips for Entering Stocks Ahead of Them The important Buy Side Institutions are not front-run or affected by High Frequency Trader (HFT) algorithms because they use Dark Pools which are non-transparent order systems that do not display until AFTER the order is filled. Consequently, HFT algorithms cannot see the …
Understanding the Overlapping Cycle of the Super Sectors The Financial Markets use different Sector and Industry formatting than Economists. The Dow Industrial Average was established based on the economy theory of its time when there were 30 major Industries in the US, while for the Stock Market today, Economists use …