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Day Trade Trending Strategy – What I look for while day trading

Day Trade Trending Strategy – What I look for while day trading By Cory Mitchell, CMT [This article was originally published in 2011] This is probably one of the most simple methods I use for trading, and also one of the most highly effective. For this it has been given the very catchy name of the Day…

5 Day Trading Tips for Success

Ever wonder what professional traders are doing when the market opens, how they determine the day’s likely direction, handle stops and get an edge based on the time of day? Learn about it here. A great day trading article written back in 2005, but is still very relevant today. Some of the number can be slightly tweaked…

7 Metrics to Analyze Your Trading System

7 Metrics to Analyze Your Trading System By David Jenyns 1. Win-to-loss ratio When assessing the performance of a trading system, one of the first statistics that gives you a good indication of tradability is the win-to-loss ratio. Quite simply, this is the ratio of the average winning trades taken against the average losing trades…

What is Trading Expectancy and How it Works

What is Trading Expectancy and How it Works By David Jenyns The idea of trading expectancy can be the difference between winning and profiting. Master trading expectancy and you don’t even need to have more wins than losses to prosper. Let me explain. Despite the importance of risk management, I believe traders still under appreciate…

Volatile Stocks to Day Trade – December 19

On the weekend I posted an article on finding stocks which are almost guaranteed to produce big moves. Basically this is accomplished by running a screen for stocks which are already moving a lot over the last 10 days, 30 days, 100 days, etc. Day traders can use the stock screen to focus on trading stocks which…

How Much Money Do I Need to Become a Day Trader

How Much Money Do I Need to Become a Day Trader ? Day Trading Requirements By Cory Mitchell, CMT “How much money do I need to become a day trader?” is one of the mostly frequently asked questions I receive from people who want to start day trading.  The following article looks at this common…

Day Trading Outlook & Stocks to Watch – September 23

Tough Thursday for stocks.  SPY finished down 3.23% to 112.86.  This is an extremely important move as the market gapped below the upward sloping trend channel.  Prior to this price was moving in an upward corrective channel a midst a broader bear market.  This move today makes another leg down highly! probable. Targets are 106…

Day Trading Outlook & Stocks to Watch – September 21

Good intra-day moves again today, although you may not know it just by looking at the close.  SPY finished down just slightly (0.12%) to 120.17; intra-day we moved 1.6% from low to high. The weakness in the markets in the afternoon was foreshadowed much earlier in the day when VXX began to rise WITH the futures.  Not…

Day Trading Outlook & Stocks to Watch – September 20

No real change in the long-term outlook for the stock market after Monday’s performance.  SPY, the S&P 500 ETF, finished down 1% to 120.31. We still remain in an upward sloping corrective channel.  Top of the channel currently at 126, low of the channel at 114.50.  I personally feel this market can go either way…

Day Trading Outlook & Stocks to Watch – September 19

During the absense of market updates last week the market marched higher, although still within the upward sloping correction channel.  The top of this trend channel is right at the 126 level on SPY (S&P 500 ETF).  This level corresponds to the breakout level of the long-term range which began this downtrend.  It is common…

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