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Top Stock Screeners For Day Trading, Swing Trading, and Investing

Posted on April 17, 2018 by Cory Mitchell, CMT

Here are four of the top stock screeners, and how I use them, to find stocks for day trading, swing trading, and investment. Trading is a combination of applying a good strategy to a stock that will fully utilize the strategy. While a strategy may produce a profit in any old stock, it is far better to put in the time to find stocks that are more likely to give you the desired outcome from…

Day Trading With Less Than $25K – Loopholes and Alternatives

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Cory Mitchell, CMT

To day trade stocks in the US requires maintaining a balance of $25,000 in the day trading account. There are alternatives, though. Day trading forex or futures requires less capital, and you can even day trade stocks with less than $25K if you know the loopholes or team up with a day trading firm. Pattern Day Trading Rule The stock market is regulated, and therefore the people who trade it are subject to regulation. The…

What’s the Day Trading Success Rate? The Thorough Answer

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Cory Mitchell, CMT

Considering day trading, and wondering what the day trading success rate is? Here’s the thorough answer. Not general or contrived statistics, but rather the success (and failure) rates I witnessed while working at day trading firms from 2005 to 2010. I’ve also conversed with several other trading firm owners/managers on their success rates between 2005 and 2015. Numbers varied slightly but were in line with the day trading success rates I discuss below. In total,…

Time-of-Day Stock Market Patterns – When Prices Tend to Trend and Reverse

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Cory Mitchell, CMT

intraday stock tendencies - chart example

The stock market has time-based tendencies throughout the day. These intraday patterns have been playing out for years. The tendencies let us know at what time (area) the trend typically reverses, or at least tends to have a significant pullback, so we can be on the lookout for that. The time of day patterns also let us know when volatility tends to increase and subside, which affects the quality of the trading opportunities during those…

How to Bust Out of a Trading Losing Streak

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Cory Mitchell, CMT

There are good and bad ways to handle a trading losing streak. Here are some steps to take, and things you should know, so you can get back to profitable trading. Assuming a trader has a trading plan they follow and some experience, nothing rattles a trader more than a trading losing streak. For the sake of this article, a losing streak is a sustained drawdown in capital where loses occur trade after trade or…

How Much Money Can I Make Swing Trading

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Cory Mitchell, CMT

Here are scenarios for how much money you can make as a swing trader, based on how often you trade, the risk/reward ratio of your trades, how often you win, and the capital you start with. There is a massive range of incomes for swing traders. Most swing traders will still need to work another job to fund their lifestyle, but may be able to pull a secondary income out of market each month. Then…

Practice Day Trading Using Market Replay For Forex, Futures, and Stocks

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Cory Mitchell, CMT

Day trading requires study and a lot of practice to get good at it. A Market Replay Simulator lets you download historical days and then trade them as if they were live. Similar to a demo account, Market Replay Simulators let you practice with no risk, but with the added benefit of practicing as much as you want, even on weekends. Market Replay Simulators are one of the best ways to practice day trading to…

My 5 Step Daily Trading Routine for Success

Posted on February 22, 2018 by admin1

Successful trading has a lot to do with routine. Many professional athletes follow an established program each day. Even before each and every action–take golfers for example–the athlete has a pre-shot routine that gets them focused on the important things and clears their mind of all the other noise. Traders also benefit from a routine. Over the last 14 years of trading, I have developed my own routine. Here is my, George Papazov’s, daily trading…