Posts Tagged by stock trading
A Trading Strategy for Stocks or Forex – Truncated Price Swing
| April 17, 2012 | Posted by admin under Intro to Trading, Techncial Analysis Tutorials |
A Trading Strategy for Stocks or Forex – Truncated Price Swing By Cory Mitchell, CMT [This article was originally published in 2009] The following trading strategy for stocks and forex can be utilized on any timeframe I have called the trading strategy the Truncated Price Swing. Because most people are at least somewhat familiar with the stock…
What Hitchcock teaches us about stock trading
| July 7, 2011 | Posted by admin under Food for Thought, Intro to Trading |
By Cory Mitchell, CMT “We humans like to see ourselves as rational creatures. We imagine that what separates us from animals is the ability to think and reason. But that is only partly true: what distinguishes us from animals just as much is our capacity to laugh, to cry, to feel a range of emotions.…
S&P 500 – Battle Royale
| July 23, 2010 | Posted by admin under Intro to Trading, Stocks & Stock Market Analysis, Techncial Analysis Tutorials |
Any trader in the market right now has seen dramatic moves intra-day. While investors may not typically be too concerned about intra-day movements, those large swings show just what kind of battle is being waged each day in this market. The market is see-sawing, but is approaching an important level – this level could sway…
Stock Market: Can You Say Choppy!
| June 26, 2010 | Posted by admin under Stocks & Stock Market Analysis |
If you watch the financial news, you have likely heard that many market participants are frustrated with the markets at the moment. The market at the moment is range bound in a longer term downtrend. Volume has leaned towards the light side as well. The range is not clearly defined, and the easy way to…
Stock Market Gyrates on Low Volume
| June 12, 2010 | Posted by admin under Stocks & Stock Market Analysis |
The end of the week saw Thursday and Friday strong but on very low volume. A sign of buying weakness or just the start of summer? Ultimately this will be revealed by where price goes and the levels that need to be watched. The rally through the early part of the year was also on…
Stock Market: One of the Most Volatile Months In History
| May 29, 2010 | Posted by admin under Stocks & Stock Market Analysis |
Another volatile week for stocks. Traders simply did not want to put out large orders for fear of getting run over. But, introduce fear (from longs and shorts) in thin liquidity and price levels have a tendency to “overshoot”. Prices are taken to extremes and then snap back like an elastic – in both directions.…
What Can Movies Tell You About the Stock Market?
| May 24, 2010 | Posted by admin under Stocks & Stock Market Analysis |
I came across the following article, and it has such a different way of looking at the market that I just had to post it. After you read the article…maybe the recent Shrek box-office disappointment is the first stage…you’ll understand after you read it. Enjoy. Cory Mitchell, CMT What Can Movies Tell You About the Stock Market?…
Stock Market Update: Bullish Pattern in Downtrend
| May 23, 2010 | Posted by admin under Stocks & Stock Market Analysis |
These markets continue to have unbelievable moves each day. The S&P 500 re-tested the “flash crash” lows on Thursday and Friday, and after breaking below rallied back higher. Last weeks analysis is still in play. At the moment I don’t think there is much reason to be buying this market unless someone is unleveraged and buying for…
Stock Market Fun! (no?)
| May 16, 2010 | Posted by admin under Stocks & Stock Market Analysis |
A crazy week for stocks. We saw moves in single days which normally take place in a week. I put out multiple updates this past week simply because not having solid info heading into the next session could mean significant losses or missed opportunities. For short term traders this was a fun week, but for…
Euro and Stock Market Update
| May 13, 2010 | Posted by admin under Stocks & Stock Market Analysis |
Here is a brief look at what we are watching for Friday. EUR/USD down about 1% on Thursday. S&P 500 down 1.21% Thursday. EUR/USD update: The Euro stopped its decline almost exactly at 1.2520, at least so far. If the decline continues below the lows put in (approx 1.2517) then the target is 1.2480-1.2465. Trend…
Recent Comments