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Unleash the Hidden Power of Your Trading Plan Deep in your trading plan, you may be missing an element that could be eliminating huge winners. By merely tweaking a few indicators and steps to your trading plan, you may be able to produce returns you’ve never been able to achieve. Price is Determined by the Interaction of Buyers and Sellers Profitable traders use technical analysis to judge prices because they know that price is not dictated by market events, but rather the interaction between buyers and sellers which determines price. The action of just a few traders can have a very significant impact on price, as their volume of shares can push the price through uptrends or downtrends, based solely on the exchange price for one trade. Momentum Interpretation Trading gaps is extremely profitable, especially for traders with strategies for gapping up and strategies for gapping down. Some traders only take one side of each gap, but learning to trade the gaps up and down proves to be doubly profitable. It’s hard to trade the gaps intraday, on a short term chart, but can be done. For the swing trader, there is much more money to be made in gaps. Candlesticks and Overall Technical Picture Candlesticks fit into the overall technical picture, but it should be known that candlestick chart patterns are just one part of a wide array of studies that fit into technical analysis. Technical analysis spans all chart analysis, and it is even applied to some fundamental analysis statistics. The Basics of a Piercing Pattern After knowing what a piercing candle is, you’ll find that they are very easy to spot on a candlestick chart. A piercing candle usually comes to rest after a downturn that is longer than five periods on the chart. Thus, on a one day candlestick chart, the trend would have to be more than 5 bars and exist at the bottom of a downtrend. Adding Stock Scanning Tips to Your Trading Plan Stock scanning is a vital tool used by professional traders to find symbols that fit their criteria. There are thousands of programs and resources that scan the stock market based upon investor criteria, locating stocks that fit your trading system. Are you seeking stocks with a price between $5 and $50 with a PEG ratio of .4? A stock scanner will search through piles of data and return with hundreds of names that match the criteria. Why do all the initial searching when automated programs can do it for you? 4 Types of Gaps and How to Trade Them Trading gaps is extremely profitable, especially for traders with strategies for gapping up and strategies for gapping down. Some traders only take one side of each gap, but learning to trade the gaps up and down proves to be doubly profitable. It’s hard to trade the gaps intraday, on a short term chart, but can be done. For the swing trader, there is much more money to be made in gaps. 4 Steps Necessary for Trading Preparation There are four very crucial steps for determining a trade and making the right decision. Profitable traders are able to spot opportunity, but not act until it knocks. Waiting for opportunity to knock is the sole difference between the average Joe and professional traders. True insider methods aren’t methods at all – just a strict adherence to the day trading rules. 5 Technical Analysis Stops that Every Trader Should Know It has been said many times that is not important where you enter a trade, but where you exit that really counts. This is very true in the fact that entry points can be profitable anywhere, if you get out at the right time. 4 Single Stop Loss Approaches for Managing Trading Risk Meeting your trading goals is often as easy as managing your trading risk. The use of different stop loss strategies will help maximize your returns while limiting downside, especially in wild markets. Using stop losses effectively will improve your trading, increase returns with proven strategies, and fully capitalize on technical analysis patterns. 3 Forces Behind Overtrading and How to Control Them Overtrading is dangerous. It increases the exposure of your account to downturns, leaves you open to trades you haven’t thought through, and greatly increases the cost of commissions. Controlling your overtrading can be difficult as many traders become overzealous as a result of a very poor investment. Rather than “getting it back next time,” the “next time” becomes right now. Traders start to throw money at any trade for a variety of reasons just to get back what they just lost. Uncovering Winning Trades It’s impossible to have only winning trades, so the goal is to manage the dollar amounts of your trades (both wins and losses) even more than the number of trades taken. Traders come to realize very early on that the quality, not the quantity, of trades is what matters. Trading Breakouts and Breakdowns Manage your strategies in your trading plan to handle both breakouts and breakdowns. Before you do, make sure you know what the differences are between the two. Significance of Divergence Profitable traders know the significance of divergence; its significance is usually noted by the large movements that come after a true divergence in price and leading indicator. The most talked about is the RSI divergence, but there are many forms, such as MACD divergence, price volume divergence, and practically any kind of divergence between price and indicators. Significance of a Trend Line Much of what we know about technical analysis and its ability to predict prices is relatively new. The study of technical analysis on the financial markets goes back to the 18th century, but what truly came out of technical analysis was discovered mostly in the computer age. Computer modeling has sped up innovation in price studying and trading more than other development Volume Interpretation Interpreting volume depends upon the kind of trader you are and what kind of returns you wish to generate. Day trading and swing trading call for a very in depth look at volume, while investing requires the bare minimum. Studying volume helps investors find the best times of the day to trade and produce consistent profits. What Trading Cannot and Will Not Do for You Trading is often portrayed as a glamorous career. While it does provide the opportunity for an amazing lifestyle, the reality is that many traders had to go through a lot blood, sweat, and tears to get it. What to Look for When the Market Hits a Bottom Bargain hunting when the market hits bottom can be a very lucrative thing to do, but only if you know what to look for and what strategies to apply to the bottomed stocks. With experience and lots of patience, traders can come out way ahead in a bottomed out market. Trading With a Global Perspective The three Cs – currencies, commodities, and corporations – are bought and sold every second by millions of traders around the world. With this kind of global market, it is important to keep yourself in line with the rest of the world. Seizing Trading Opportunities It can be difficult to hold onto a winning trade and very easy to dump a loser – this is why so many day traders find it hard to make consistent profits. Find out how to balance the holding and dumping of trades and generate more consistent profits. Trading Illiquid Stocks Trading illiquid stocks can help improve your trading and make a trader more knowledgeable on the effects of volume. Illiquid stocks can help investors reach trading goals much faster as each movement is much larger than the movements in high volume stocks. Scalp Trading and Razor Thin Profits There are different trading styles to suit different personalities and dispositions. Master scalp trading and, if executed properly, you can make more than a decent living on razor thin profits. Finding Chart Patterns That Can Lead To Big Profits Some may argue that your ability to find chart patterns is a direct correlation to your ability to generate profits. Understanding basic chart patterns is integral to preserving your capital which you must do before you even generate profits. Cherry Picking Stocks and Stock Scanning Cherry picking may actually be a case of getting something for nothing – sort of. Find out how traders “cherry pick” and do well in the market without much effort relevant to research. All you have to do is follow the crowd, so to speak. Just make sure it’s the right crowd! 10 EASY STEPS TO A MORE PRODUCTIVE TRADING DAY There’s always room for improvement no matter you do, especially when it comes to trading. You may think you already know it all, but accept the fact that you don't. Nobody does. Here’s 8 ways to be a better trader. 5 GUIDELINES FOR EVALUATING YOUR TRADING AS A BUSINESS Unfortunately, many traders fail to see themselves as business owners when it comes to trading. Read about 5 guidelines that will help you understand the importance of managing trading as a business. HOW TO STAY AWAY FROM INFORMATION OVERLOAD IN TRADING Sometimes too much information is just too much. There are efficient and productive ways to wade through the volume of available trading information. And you don’t have to do it by yourself. Find out how. 8 WAYS TO BE A BETTER TRADER There’s always room for improvement no matter you do, especially when it comes to trading. You may think you already know it all, but accept the fact that you don't. Nobody does. Here’s 8 ways to be a better trader. HOW TO ENJOY YOUR TRADING SUCCESS This article discusses how to celebrate your trading success and make the most of your wins. Incremental steps of successful trading can build your profits to the point of quitting your 9 to 5 job – the ultimate joy for many traders. Find out what those steps are in this article. 5 TIPS FOR DEALING WITH THE TRADING BLUES Although rewarding in the end, day trading can be very stressful and frustrating at times. Its intensity can often get you in a “funk” that’s hard to get out of. Find out how to overcome the dreaded trading blues. Lifestyle Of Traders Ahhh...the lifestyle of a trader! Is it really as glamorous as it sounds? How do they use their down time? Do they even have any down time? Yes, they do! Work hard and play hard is never truer than for the trader. 6 Trading Habits To Strive For Good or bad - habits are habits. The good habits eventually become part of doing good business which ultimately results in a boost to profits. Find out if you have good habits and what to do if you don’t. HOW TO MANAGE THE PASSION OF TRADING There’s a fine line between passion and obsession. When it comes to day trading, it might be hard to tell. Which one are you? Either way, you must balance it with the rest of your life. Find out how in this article. CRINGE-INDUCING TRADES AND PROFITS If you’ve been trading for awhile, you’ve already experienced that sinking feeling, that cringe-inducing trade that made your stomach turn. Read this article to find out how to reduce that stomach acid and avoid that feeling in the future. WHEN TRADERS RECEIVE BAD NEWS AND DON’T LISTEN Traders are inundated with information on a daily basis. Distinguishing good news from bad news and reacting accordingly is always a challenge. Find out why bad news can be more important than good news for your trading activities. IT’S ALL ABOUT THE “BENJAMINS” IN TRADING No matter how you look at it, trading is all about the money, or “Benjamins”. This article discusses how your trading style and trading plan are crucial to how you manage your Benjamins. If they’re not in sync, you could be in trouble. HOW TO FIND OUT IF YOUR MONEY MANAGEMENT PLAN IS WORKING Money Management is an elemental component of trading. This article asks 3 basic questions for you to find out if your Money Management plan is in good working order for you and your risk tolerance. Learn to Love Your Losers The only way to never have a losing trade is to never trade. This article discusses why your losing trades are just as important, if not more so, than your profitable trades. Candlestick Patterns in a Bear Market As we entered into 2008 with the worst start to a trading year in history, traders still remained conflicted as to whether or not we were entering into a bear market.

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