Context in Pullbacks: What Should Happen?
Pullbacks are a great way to trade. But, with any trade, the problem is that some trades work and some don’t. There are ways to tell which pullbacks are more…
Selective Intraday Trades: A Deep Dive Into the Snap Pullback
Today, I want to share a trade in the S&P futures market. Here’s what I hope you’ll get from this short blog post: A deeper understanding of the snap pullback…
A bear flag in Treasuries: a good setup and a clean trade
Sometimes I think the world probably does not want to see yet another blog from me illustrating yet another basic pattern… but these “basic patterns” can be wildly profitable. You…
A look at some recent patterns
Summertime is here, and, as far as markets are concerned, it's been here a while. One of the characteristics of summertime trading is generally lower volatility and poorer followthrough. Summer…
Entering trades: some ideas from down under
One of the key questions that comes up with developing traders is “how do I get into trades? Where exact do I enter?” On one hand, the answer to that…
Bear flags in cryptos
This morning, Tom says to me "Cryptos are looking like good shorts." He's right. Take a look at the daily chart of Bitcoin Cash: Recently broke below a channel with…
Short setup in crude oil
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…
A good pullback setup in the USDCAD
Just a quick post here, under the heading of “simple things work.” Take a look at the chart of the USDCAD below. This is a picture perfect short setup, and…
Why Bitcoin was a clear short
On 4 December, I fired off a quick tweet that generated a lot of discussion in my Facebook and email inboxes. (Curiously enough, not so much discussion on the tweek…
Why were we focused on NZD trades?
A week ago, I pointed out trade setups in NZDUSD and many NZD crosses to my MarketLife and Talon clients. Of course, one issue currency traders need to consider is…
How do you know if you’re chasing a trade or not?
FOMO (fear of missing out) is a killer in the markets. One of the surest ways to lose money is to miss a trade, get frustrated, and then bang into…
TradeLab: Reviewing some recent trades we published
I firmly believe the best trading lessons come from the market... and the best of the best trading lessons come from your own work and trading. Let me share some…
Here’s the very first thing I ever had published: an article on trading flags
Here's a rambling, somewhat more personal blog post than most: Tom and I were going through some old trading documents last week when I stumbled across this pdf: the first…
Price action triggers: how much patience is too much?
Take a look at the chart below. We were looking to enter a short in gold (or silver), based on the long downtrend, and then a bounce that was likely…
Stalking a trade–patience
So many of us get into trading for action and excitement. (That was one of the things that drew me to trading, years ago.) But what it takes to be…
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