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Japanese Candle sticks
2008-02-06 22:57:00 In the 1600s, the Japanese developed a method of technical analysis to analyze the price of rice contracts. This technique is called candlestick charting. Steven Nison is credited with popularizing candlestick charting and is now recognized as the leading expert on their interpretation. Candle stick charts display the open, high, low, and closing prices in a format ... More About: Technical Analysis , Sticks
The Basics of Technical Analysis
2008-02-06 19:38:00 A stock price is determined by an exchange between buyers and sellers. If there happens to be more buyers than sellers then the market goes up. On the contrary, if there happens to be more sellers than buyers then the market goes down. Logical! The price at which a stock is offered affects the trader’s decision. ... More About: Technical , Analysis , Technical Analysis , Basics , The Basics
Why does Technical Analysis work?
2008-02-06 11:28:00 Simply because the large professional traders cannot help leaving behind considerable evidence regarding their opinion on the direction of the market: volume provides clues as to the intensity of a given price move… The key is psychology: you trade people, not stocks. People never change…most traders keep on making the same mistakes again and again…luckily for ... More About: Technical , Analysis , Work , Technical Analysis , Technic
The Essentials of Technical Analysis
2008-02-06 00:34:00 General description of Technic al Analysis Technical analysts (or technicians) identify non-random price patterns and trends in financial markets and attempt to exploit those patterns While technicians use various methods and tools, the study of price charts is primary. Technicians especially search for archetypal patterns, such as the well-known head and shoulders reversal pattern, and also ... More About: Technical Analysis , Essentials
Scottrade
2008-02-05 16:57:00 Scottrade offers online trading account holders with the research, assistance and tools that make even the most seasoned stock trading professionals envious. Our Web trading platform can help power your online trading, allowing you to make timely trades that match your daily stock investment strategy. Packed with the stock research features you need, the Web trading ...
Ameritrade
2008-02-05 14:17:00 Put your plan into action with powerful online trading tools. TD AMERITRADE delivers innovative, powerful online trading tools to help you spot potential market opportunities and implement your unique trading strategy. At TD AMERITRADE, you can monitor the market and easily manage information to make informed trading decisions. TD AMERITRADE uses some of the most advanced ... More About: Ameritrade
E*TRADE
2008-02-05 13:47:00 In 1983, the first online trade was placed using early E*TRADE technology. Today, E*TRADE FINANCIAL is a global financial services leader, delivering value and innovation to millions of customers in more than 40 countries worldwide. E*TRADE was at the forefront of online investing. Today, we use that expertise to bring you a comprehensive integrated set of ... More About: Trade
optionsXpress
2008-02-04 15:48:00 optionsXpress is a discount broker that has many features to help the swing trader. While the name suggests a specialist in options, you can trade stocks, bonds, and mutual funds as well. optionsXpress also has a unique autotrading service called XecuteSM which we use for several of our services including QQQ Swings, OEX Swings, DIA ...
The Short Swing ? how we make money when we think the price of the stock is
2008-02-04 03:46:00 A short swing is used to make money when a stock?s price is predicted to go down. We sell short the stock. For those unfamiliar with shorting stocks, we sell the stock without having previously owned it. Additional detail about shorting stocks can be found the Appendix. For now, it is only necessary to know ... More About: Money , Make Money , Stock , Price , Make
When do we close the second half of the trade?
2008-02-03 15:57:00 Once half the shares close at a 7% profit, the other half remains open to ?ride the wave?. When do we close the second half of the trade? A trailing stop is used to close the 2nd half of the trade. Remember that a trailing stop is used to raise the sell stop (stop loss) during ... More About: Trade , Close , Half
What happens if the Trade is Not Executed
2008-02-03 14:03:00 Let?s say that you are receiving recommendations from MasterSwings or MrSwing Lite and your trade is not executed on the day the order is placed. You can repeat the process for up to 5 trading days. ? If the stock gaps up or down, wait the appropriate amount of time (30 minutes for a gap up ... More About: Trade
What to do the Day After the Trade is Executed
2008-02-03 00:42:00 As with when to trade and how to enter, the following day’s activity depends on whether the stock gaps up/down or not. If the stock price doesn’t gap up or down, the stop loss is changed based on the previous day’s prices. If the stock gaps up or down, the stop loss is changed based ... More About: Trade
What is a Gap ?
2008-02-02 17:54:00 A gap is when a stock opens at a price higher or lower than its previous day’s close. It is called a “gap” since the intraday chart will literally show a vertical “gap” between one session and another. A gap down is when it opens lower, and a gap up is when it will open ...
What to do the Day After the Trade is Executed
2008-02-02 17:12:00 As with when to trade and how to enter, the following day’s activity depends on whether the stock gaps up/down or not. If the stock price doesn’t gap up or down, the stop loss is changed based on the previous day’s prices. If the stock gaps up or down, the stop loss is changed based ... More About: Trade
What to do After the Trade is Executed
2008-02-02 16:14:00 Once the trade is executed, the exit orders are placed. • The profit order – a sell limit order is placed at a price that is 7% above the entry price. • The capital preservation order – a sell stop (stop limit) order is placed at 4% below the entry price OR 6 cents below the low ... More About: Trade
How to Enter the Trade
2008-02-02 15:01:00 As with when to trade, how to enter depends on whether the stock gaps up/down or not. Typically, the stock price doesn’t gap up or down and the entry price is based on the previous day’s prices. When the stock gaps up or down, the entry price is not based on the previous day’s prices, ... More About: Trade , Enter
When to Enter the Trade
2008-02-02 09:54:00 Using the Master Plan, swing trading opportunities are identified after the market closes. Trade s are entered in the morning, usually within the first half hour of trading. When you enter the trade (and the decision rule you use) depends on whether or not the stock has gapped up or down from the previous day?s closing ... More About: Enter
Market Orders and Limit Orders
2008-02-02 08:49:00 sell limit Profit is taken using a ?sell limit? order ? once the price is reached, the specified number of shares are sold. Definition of sell “limit order“; An order to a broker to sell a specified quantity of a security at or above a specified price (called the limit price). stop loss Capital is protected using a ?stop ... More About: Market , Orders
Taking a Profit and Preserving Capital
2008-02-02 08:00:00 An important aspect of the Master Plan is setting a profit target and preserving capital. The approach is fairly conservative ? the profit target is approximately 7% with a potential loss capped at 4%. The actual profit is likely to be more than 7% while a loss is likely to be smaller than 4%. Here?s ... More About: Profit , Capital , Taking
WHAT is the Master Plan
2008-02-02 05:57:00 The Master Plan is a set of rules that determines when to enter and exit a trade. At first, it might seem a little complicated, but once you have place a few trades using the system, you?ll realize it?s really quite simple. The best part about the Master Plan is that you don?t need to ... More About: The Master
Technical Analysis Measures used to Recognize Swing Trading Patterns
2008-02-02 01:48:00 To begin with, we typically restrict our selections to stocks that are at least $12 in price, having an average (20 day) daily volume of at least 500,000 shares. Since market makers can more easily manipulate low price, low volume stocks, we stay away from them. For long swings we are interested in identifying stocks that ... More About: Technical , Analysis , Trading , Technical Analysis , Swing
Pattern Recognition Criteria
2008-02-02 01:41:00 While looking at a chart can often tell you whether a stock is appropriate for swing trading, it is very time consuming to look at charts, particularly if you look for opportunities every day. Another way to identify good stocks is to use software that can scan all of the listed stocks based on a ... More About: Pattern , Recognition , Pattern Recognition , Criteria
MrSwing Lite
2008-02-02 01:32:00 MrSwing Lite is a free newsletter that is published once a week ? it identifies several stocks that are good long and short swing trading opportunities. You can look at the price pattern and obtain the necessary quote information (previous day?s high, low and close) using web sites like www.yahoo.quotes.com or www.stockchartz.com. Not surprisingly, MrSwing recommends ...
Real Time Charting Programs
2008-01-14 13:48:00 Software that scans historical stock prices and identifies swing trading patterns: SwingTracker is a real time charting program available at www.mrswing.com that is designed to identify swing trading opportunities. While SwingTracker has many features, the scan feature is used to identify stocks whose price action show patterns that make them good candidates for swing trading. The ... More About: Programs , Time , Real , Real Time , Charting
Subscriptions services
2008-01-14 11:35:00 Subscriptions services that provide daily swing trading recommendations mrswing offers a service called MasterSwings. Larry Swing uses technical analysis and pattern recognition software (SwingTracker) to identify candidates for swing trading. Every evening, subscribers receive e- mails that identify several different types of patterns that are conducive to swing trading. Aside from showing you the pattern, ... More About: Services , Subscriptions
How Do You Identify Stocks that are Appropriate for Swing Trading?
2008-01-14 09:19:00 All of the methods that are used to identify stocks that are appropriate for swing trading are based on technical analysis. Technical analysis is a way of using historical price/volume patterns to predict future behavior. It is not necessary to have a detailed understanding of technical analysis in order to swing trade. ... More About: Stocks , Trading , Swing
What Can You Expect?
2008-01-14 00:12:00 First ? only a portion of your trades will be executed. The Master Plan is designed to only trade stocks that initially move in the anticipated direction. If the price moves in the opposite direction (continues pulling back or pulling up), the trade is not placed. Second ? you will be holding positions for a limited amount of time. ... More About: Expect
The Steps in Swing Trading
2008-01-11 16:16:00 First, restrict your selection to the universe of stocks that fulfill certain criteria. Choose stocks that ? ? Have a price of at least $7 ? Have an average daily volume of at least 500,000 shares Then ? STEP 1 ? Identify a stock that is in an uptrend or a downtrend. STEP 2 ? For stocks in an uptrend, identify ... More About: Trading , Swing , Steps
price movements - Down Trends
2008-01-11 12:57:00 The chart below shows the price movement of Verisign (VRSN) in a downtrend. Notice that after the price moves down, it takes a rest, or pulls up. The price movement follows a zig zag pattern. A downtrend can be identified by a series of lower lows and lower highs (the peak of each pull-up). When we swing ... More About: Trends , Price
price movements - Up Trends
More articles from this author:2008-01-11 12:22:00 The chart below shows the price movement of Myriad Genetics (MYGN) in an uptrend. Notice that after the price moves up, it takes a rest, or pulls back. When we swing trade an uptrend, we buy on the pull-back. An uptrend can be identified by a series of higher highs and higher lows (the bottom ... More About: Trends , Price 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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