Everyone celebrates when the market trends consistently upward, but neither bullish nor bearish markets can last forever without a pause. That pause often takes the form of a stock market correction. While corrections may catch many traders off guard and cause a...
Being a successful trader means more than making a few good trades here and there – it requires having a fundamentally strong idea of how to manage risk. A series of significant losses can quickly negate the profits from hard-earned gains and turn a brokerage account...
For traders scanning for a stock on the verge of a breakout, one of the signs to find is a classic cup and handle pattern. This pattern takes some time to develop, but is well-liked among traders because it can be defined by specific, measurable price movement...
Trading is an activity that is anchored by an individual’s preferred style, a trading style. Just as there are preferred combat styles like strikers or grapplers for mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters and then perhaps southpaws (left handed) strikers and Jiu-Jitsu...
What is Trade Management? Trade management is the process of efficiently completing a trade sequence. This involves finding a set-up, determining allocation size and planning out the trade, then executing entry, monitoring and exits. Proper trade management results in...
Stock prices can either consolidate, uptrend or downtrend and at any given period of time. Trend reversals happen when buyers overwhelm supply and push prices higher and when sellers overwhelm demand and push prices lower. When a downtrend is extensively steep, it can...