A trade I usually skip. Time to rethink?
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……
The Anti: a trading lesson from ROKU
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…
ChartSchool: trading the Anti
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glC46qBLaM8
Multiple timeframe conflict: EUR/GBP
Multiple timeframe analysis can provide good context and perspective on market moves. Take a look at the daily and weekly chart of the EURGBP below, which popped up on my…
Trading lesson: copper futures
Recent action in copper futures gives us some market lessons. These can be adapted to other markets and timeframes (so if you just trade stocks or currencies, don’t skip over…
Lessons from a reader: trade review of CREE
I received a good question from a long-time reader on a trade he executed in CREE. Here's Jim's (edited) question: I’ve been trying to swing trade for a few years…
Gap and go or gap and crap?
Gaps are important. Gaps on charts can show powerful shifts in market dynamics, and we can identify some interesting tendencies around these gaps. Intraday traders often find an edge in…
US Dollar trend update… next steps
Just a quick followup to this post, in which I suggested the US Dollar might be set for a fakeout rally (that has happened) that might fail into a sharp…
Bobbing for Apple?
Since my other post today led you down a long trail of something that did not work, let me leave you this weekend with a pattern to watch over the…
Chart of the Day: Anti in EURJPY
This chart shows a common context for the Anti pattern: following an overextension of an established trend (A), the market makes a sharp counter-trend move (B), and then pulls back…
Chart of the Day: Anti in TWTR?
The "Anti" is a name coined by Linda Raschke (in her excellent book Street Smarts) for a trade that was originally defined by an oscillator pattern—when short term momentum pulls…
Chart of the Day: Weekly Anti in TWC
A weekly sell Anti setup in TWC contradicts the prevailing sentiment.