Reader Question: What is Momentum?
Here’s a good question from a reader, Said: “I know this is a very basic question, but what is momentum? I see people use it and I am not sure…
Here’s a good question from a reader, Said: “I know this is a very basic question, but what is momentum? I see people use it and I am not sure…
Stepping in front of a strongly trending market is one of the best ways to lose money. But trends do end, and sometimes those endings can offer great trades. How…
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I want to share the results of a quick statistical study I did today, and also share a few thoughts about using stats, in general, to shape our trading decisions.…
There are many tools out there that attempt to quantify the emotional extremes of the market. When we created one, we had one goal: we wanted it to have an…
As I continue to share some of the tools I use, I want to look at sectors and sector performance today. I don't think there's much value in looking at…
One of the nice things about swing trading is you can have resting orders, so your alert that a pattern has triggered is an order being filled. Here's a nice…
I am a big fan of data visualizations that help me see what is going on in world markets. Over the years, I've created many versions of these, but the…
Take a look at the table of charts below. Each smaller chart shows the 10 largest stocks for that S&P 500 sector. They are graphed with historical (also called realized…
Here is a trade setup we published today as a MarketLife TradeLab, available to both MarketLife Premium and MarketLife Plus subscribers. We are also offering a lifetime 20% discount on…
This is part 2 of a two part blog. Read the first part here. Quick summary: to test the validity of price levels in markets, we created a test in…
First, thank you to each of you who participated in the experiment/quiz. We have stopped collecting data, but you can re-take the quiz and see which answers were right or…
Thinking in checklists is useful, especially for shorter-term traders. Every market situation is full of rich and complex nuance. Every moment in the market (or in life) is unique because…
I’ve tested market patterns, technical tools, and fundamental factors in thousands of combinations over the years. For me, this work is a quest for both truth and profits—the truth behind…
Here’s a bit of a stream of consciousness post in response to today’s (5/13) market movements. First, these types of moves are often called ‘risk off’ moves because we see…
This might be a more challenging blog post than most, but if you’re interested in really understanding price action I think it’s very important. Over the past several weeks I’ve…