Different markets are… different
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…
A shift in perspective
Sometimes we can take tools we know and look at them in new ways. Doing this can give a surprising new perspective on how markets move, and can often suggest…
The most important goal of chart analysis
This is the first in a short series of posts in which we will look at the basic, fundamental elements of directional trading. This series will be written for beginning…
To buy or not to buy…?
We can simplify many of the problems of technical or tactical trading to one question: assume that a market just made a large move. Do we want to fade (go…
The Two Forces
Some ideas and patterns that could lead to good trades or tests for the two forces.
Toward a Simple Model of Price Behavior
Two simple forces behind all price patterns and price movements.
Reader question: Mean reversion in futures and different timeframes?
Adam, you say stocks are more prone to mean reversal and we know commodities tend to trend. But what about equity index futures like the ES? Are they more likely…