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Trading Strategies

• John Murphy's Ten Laws of Technical Trading - John's famous ten (eleven actually!) rules that everyone should know about charting and technical analysis. A MUST READ ARTICLE!
• Richard Rhodes' Trading Rules - The 18 stock trading rules that Richard lives by. "The rules are simple. Adherence to the rules is difficult."
• The 'Last' Stochastic Technique - A simple trading system based on a special version of the Stochastic Oscillator.
• Arthur Hill On Goals, Style and Strategy - Arthur's take on how to approach stock market investing and trading. Another critical article that everyone should read carefully.
• Arthur Hill On Moving Average Crossovers - Arthur's take on moving average crossover systems - their pros and cons as well as their uncanny ability to "predict the past."
• Multicollinearity - How to avoid having two very similar signals on the same chart.
• Gap Trading Strategies - Various strategies for trading based on opening price gaps.
• Swing Charting - What Swing Trading is and how it can be used to profits under certain market conditions.
• The Pre-Holiday Effect - How the market has performed prior to major US holidays and how that can affect trading decisions.

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Trading

•  Stock Trading
  • Trading Stocks
    Stock trading, or speculation as it used to be called, is the buying or selling of stocks to profit from a change in prices.

•  Money Management
  • The 2% Rule
    Restrict the size of your initial position so that your capital is protected if you suffer a string of losses.

•  Stop Loss Orders
  • Stop Loss Orders
    Stop loss orders are limits set by traders at which they will automatically enter or exit trades.
  • Setting Stop Loss Orders
    Base your stops on technical levels otherwise they will cost you money. Arbitrary levels are liable to be breached by the normal cycle.
  • Adjusting Stop Loss Orders
    Lock in your profits and ride the trend, avoiding shake-outs by minor corrections.
  • Maximum Acceptable Loss
    An objective formula used to assess the risk associated with each trade.
  • Trailing Stop Loss Orders
    A powerful formula for limiting losses, protecting profits and avoiding false signals.
  • Trailing Percentage Stops
    Trailing Percentage Stops work with a ratchet effect, trailing price movements by a set percentage.

•  Stop Loss Research
  • Stop Losses - Help or Hindrance? Part 1
    The argument for the use of stop-loss rules seems inherently sound, yet there appears to be no real evidence that stops are providing the safety benefits that many traders expect.

•  Trading Traps
  • Trading Traps: The Shakeout
    Tricks of the Trade: A market professional may want to accumulate a large position in a stock that is trending strongly...
  • The Fakeout
    Tricks of the Trade: If a market professional sits with a large sell order and the stock is consolidating....
  • Pump and Dump
    Tricks of the Trade: Also referred to as ramping, this is an old trick often perpetrated by sly old hands who prey on newcomers.
  • Bull & Bear Traps
    One of the most reliable Point and Figure chart patterns, Bull Traps occur when an upward breakout retreats back below the new support level.

•  Trading Psychology
  • Trading Psychology
    Your biggest enemy, when trading, is within yourself. Success will only come when you learn to control your emotions.
  • Know Your Trading Style
    What personality style are you? And how does this suit becoming a trader?
  • Searching for the Holy Grail
    Most traders are on the lookout for ways to improve their trading, but some dedicate their lives to searching for the holy grail.
  • Trading With Emotions
    Before you can manage your emotions it helps to understand what causes them. Our brains and endocrine system are a veritable narcotics factory...
  • Investors Logic
    Investors often use distorted logic when buying stocks: what goes up must come down? Stocks that rise steeply in price and make new highs are viewed as expensive ...
  • Gamblers Logic
    If I toss a coin and heads turns up five times in a row. Which side is more likely to turn up the next time? Heads or tails?

•  Trading Education
  • Finding the Right Trading Course
    Finding the Right Trading Course (and avoiding the obvious pitfalls): If you had to enrol on a one-week trading course, you may learn some good basic trading skills.
  • Becoming an Expert Trader
    Becoming an Expert Trader (and the value of trading courses): It may take 3 to 5 years to become a good trader. Becoming an expert could take even longer ...

•  Trading Basics
  • Trading Basics
    The secret of successful trading: adjust your trading system to prevailing market conditions...
  • Market Leaders
    Market leaders deliver superior returns compared to laggards, offering more consistent growth...
  • Market Direction
    The market exerts a powerful influence on the performance of individual stocks. Study the big picture first before looking at any shares in isolation.
  • Trend Direction
    The key to successful trend trading.
  • Entry Signals
    Perfect timing: use momentum oscillators to signal entry points in the trend.
  • Stop Loss Protection
    Stop-loss orders are a critical element in any trading system, to protect your capital and to lock in profits.
  • Exit Signals
    Increase profits: use trend indicators to time your exit from trends. Adjust the Indicator Time Frame to suit the cycle being traded.