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I teach people to make money in financial markets.

Happy New Year and a Peek at What’s Ahead

Happy New Year and a Peek at What’s Ahead

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:01/04/2021
  • Post category:General Comments
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As history will remember, 2020 was a strange year, to say the least. While it might seem that, with everyone more or less staying home and shutting out social interaction,…

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2020: Looking back, looking ahead

2020: Looking back, looking ahead

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:11/27/2020
  • Post category:General Comments
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What a long, strange year 2020 has been. It’s too early to write any kind of meaningful retrospective, but I think it’s fair to say this has been a challenging…

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The power of an inside bar

The power of an inside bar

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:10/28/2020
  • Post category:Technical Patterns
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Just a quick lesson here, but an important one. Take a look at the chart above. Was there anything that could have helped us predict the breakdown on that last…

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How to Trade Support and Resistance Levels

How to Trade Support and Resistance Levels

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:10/16/2020
  • Post category:Support / Resistance
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This is a continuation of a recent blog post in which I introduced the MarketLife PowerLevels. These levels are predicted support and resistance with a robust quantitative edge, available on…

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Introducing PowerLevels

Introducing PowerLevels

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:10/12/2020
  • Post category:Trading tools
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Levels are everywhere in trading. There are thousands of ways to find, define, use, and misuse levels. Many levels simply don’t have an edge. In this blog post, I want…

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Reader question: What is KPos?

Reader question: What is KPos?

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:10/10/2020
  • Post category:Trading tools
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Kpos is short for "Keltner Position" and it boils down many elements of price action into a single number. I want to share some ideas for using this powerful tool,…

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How to Get Started Trading? Answer #1: the Casual Approach

How to Get Started Trading? Answer #1: the Casual Approach

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:09/02/2020
  • Post category:Trader Development
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I received a question from a reader, Cian, who asks: … My goal is to become a career trader. I am 30 years old and I am currently unemployed due…

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A trade I usually skip. Time to rethink?

A trade I usually skip. Time to rethink?

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:08/17/2020
  • Post category:Anti / Trader Development
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Today, I want to share some thoughts I’m having on a pattern I usually skip in my own trading. I’m wondering if maybe these are trades I should be taking……

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What is the Dominant Technical Factor?

What is the Dominant Technical Factor?

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:08/10/2020
  • Post category:Technical Patterns
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When I discuss a chart or market, I often talk about the “dominant technical factor.” This is a useful concept that can help anyone, regardless of your experience level, to…

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Failure is NOT always an option

Failure is NOT always an option

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:07/31/2020
  • Post category:Breakout / Technical Patterns
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Patience is a critical skill in trading. But, like everything, balance matters. Being “too patient” is as bad as being impatient. How do we find the balance? One answer is…

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Different markets are… different

Different markets are… different

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:07/27/2020
  • Post category:Psychology / Quantitative analysis / Technical Patterns
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What is different and what stays the same? This is one of the key questions traders who trade on different timeframes or in different markets face. We often hear the…

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This is how breakouts work: lessons from the S&P 500

This is how breakouts work: lessons from the S&P 500

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:07/20/2020
  • Post category:Breakout
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Just a brief blog post here to share some pattern lessons from the S&P 500. First, context matters, and that context is: Bullish because of the existing uptrend from the…

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Here’s why you can’t win that argument on Facebook

Here’s why you can’t win that argument on Facebook

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:06/01/2020
  • Post category:Psychology
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Continuing from my last post, I want to explore how emotion influences our thinking and bias. Humans are not (purely) rational In my trading and investment work, one of the…

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Thinking about thinking: lessons from the coronavirus

Thinking about thinking: lessons from the coronavirus

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:05/26/2020
  • Post category:General Comments / Psychology
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It’s been a rough few months for all of us—everyone, all over the whole world. I want to share a few thoughts on the coronavirus epidemic, politics, and what this…

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A new (FREE) tool to help you

A new (FREE) tool to help you

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:03/23/2020
  • Post category:Market Math / Volatility
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“The benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average is off nearly 300 points as of midday today…” You can hear a similar quote on nearly every news outlet many times a day,…

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New podcast episodes

New podcast episodes

  • Post author:AdamHGrimes
  • Post published:03/19/2020
  • Post category:General Comments
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Just in case you missed them, I dropped two new podcast episodes this week! The first, an introduction to the second season of the podcast, and some general comments on…

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