Peter's Short Term Trading Story Continued The Index fell for two days from there, then had another weak one day rally. I placed another sell order below the low of that day, and the order was filled the next day as the down trend resumed. "You had certainly built a large position by then," … [Read more...]
Stock Day Trading
Stock Day Trading Stock day Trading is simply trading that is done within the daytime market hours of a particular stock. Day trading starts at the open at the earliest and ends at the close at the latest. A day trade can be only 5 minutes long or it may take the entire day. Day trading … [Read more...]
Online Stock Trading
Online Stock Trading Online stock trading has rapidly become the method of choice for many traders. Trader's like the control they have when trading online. Today's best online stock trading platforms give traders "information at their fingertips". Many will include quotes, charting, and … [Read more...]
Short Term Trading – Part 1
Short Term Trading Using WD Gann's Swing Trading Strategies "Would you like to see my short term trading strategy in action in more detail with a trade by trade description of the positions I took as I traded the S&P 500 Index down into the low two weeks ago?" Peter asked Paul one … [Read more...]
Stock Trading Diversification
Stock Trading Diversification In discussing the different attitudes of our two hypothetical traders, Peter and Paul, I have tried to share with you the thought processes that make a successful trader. If you read any of the marketing material from the Financial Planning community or the Mutual … [Read more...]
Stock Trading Rich
Daddy, Why Aren't We Rich? One Saturday morning, while he was sitting at his computer studying the market, David's 7 year old daughter came up, tugged at his shirt sleeve, and said, "Daddy, why aren't we rich?" He looked his child in the eye, and thought to himself, what a great question - why … [Read more...]
Long Term Investing
Long Term Investing In his wonderful book, 'Multiple Streams of Income', best selling author Robert Allen advises Investors to divide their Stock Market investment and trading capital into three portions - 50% invested long term (forever) in an Index Fund, 30% invested in Accelerated Stock … [Read more...]
Swing Trading Strategies
Using Swing Trading Strategies and Technical Analysis when Trading Stocks to Make Consistent Trading Profits This article is one small part of a series of lessons using Swing Trading Strategies and Technical Analysis developed by WD Gann which are designed to show how anyone can build a profitable … [Read more...]
Index Fund Trading
Index Fund Trading Using Technical Analysis and Swing Trading Strategies Index Fund Trading can be one of the most profitable...or most costly exercises you will ever do. While trading a basket of Stocks has it's advantages, such as removing the risk of any single company you own Stock in … [Read more...]
Stock Trading Covered Calls
Sidney's Story - How Covered Calls Turned a Trader Around Sidney felt sick as she looked at her latest Options Xpress trading statement. In just 8 months, she had managed to turn her $120,000 account balance into less than $70,000. Tears welled up in her eyes as she realized that the financial … [Read more...]