Technical Discussion Archives

Happy Memorial Day

Ryan Mallory2016-05-30T09:41:19-04:00May 30, 2016|

Happy Memorial Day Everyone! With the stock market closed, I hope you enjoy the day off with friends and family. But more importantly I hope that you take some time out of your schedule to reflect on the brave sacrifices and ultimate price that America’s finest men and women have [...]

My Swing-Trading Performance For May

Ryan Mallory2016-05-27T17:55:02-04:00May 27, 2016|

There is still one more day of trading left in the month of May, but I decided I’d go ahead anyways and post my performance for the month. Overall a solid month. Remember, until this past week, there was very little to work with, and the rally on Tuesday caught [...]

Darn You TSLA! – Lessons from the Trade

Ryan Mallory2016-05-27T12:49:55-04:00May 27, 2016|

Trading is setup to create maximum frustration and elicit maximum emotion from the trader. Trading is not meant to be made up of clear cut decisions that are easy to make nor decisions that won’t lead to regret. I want to build off of the post I did yesterday entitled, [...]

Emotions Are Part Of Trading – Accept It And Profit From It

Ryan Mallory2016-05-26T14:06:11-04:00May 26, 2016|

I don’t talk about it nearly as much as I should, but as traders we are constantly talking about the need to make our trading an emotionless endeavor. And I’m here to say that is frankly impossible to do. You can’t get rid of emotions just as much as a [...]

SPX Sporting the Ultra Bullish Female Anatomy Pattern

Ryan Mallory2016-05-25T13:16:12-04:00May 25, 2016|

Yes, by some accounts, people will say this is a major inverse head and shoulders pattern. I disagree, what I believe this equates to is the ultra bullish female liberation breakout pattern that resembles, of course, the female anatomy. When I saw the chart, I couldn’t help but notice the [...]

The Stock Market Is Rick James, Super Freak

Ryan Mallory2016-05-24T15:25:40-04:00May 24, 2016|

No doubt about it, this market has become a full-fledged, Rick James, Super-Freak. The S&P 500 sells off for three straight weeks, and in one day, with one rally, the S&P 500 wipes out 2/3’s of those losses. I can’t explain it, I just embrace it. I was short coming [...]

USO Struggling at the 200-Day Moving Average

Ryan Mallory2016-05-23T14:19:36-04:00May 23, 2016|

Is it a top in oil? Maybe. Maybe not. What I do know is that USO (United States Oil Fund for those wondering) is having a horrible time trying to push through the 200-day moving average. If you look, at the weekly chart, this commodity has surged higher and since [...]

Here’s The Price Action To Pay Attention To On SPX

Ryan Mallory2016-05-20T12:12:08-04:00May 20, 2016|

S&P 500 as of yesterday, formed a very nicely constructed and perfectly parallel price channel with the slightest of declines. In light of this new development on SPX, it is no wonder that the market is bouncing hard today. […]

You Are Not The Market

Ryan Mallory2016-05-18T16:16:22-04:00May 18, 2016|

If you traded today, you tired, frustrated, disheveled or upset that the market didn’t do what it was you wanted it to do. And when it comes to trading successfully in the stock market, that isn’t a very good trait to be holding on to. Try not to blame the [...]

A Great Start To Trading in May

Ryan Mallory2016-05-13T19:11:36-04:00May 13, 2016|

Up until late April the market was on one incredible rally. Day after day, week after week, all stocks could do was go up, up, up. We even saw the market get within 27 points – less than 2% – from establishing new all-time highs. But now, “Sell in May, [...]

Why Would Anyone Want To Own This Stock?

Ryan Mallory2016-05-10T15:14:38-04:00May 10, 2016|

I came across this stock today in my scans and my gosh, it could be the single worst and most bearish stock chart out there right now. It is Bank of the Ozarks (OZRK) and it is U to the G to the L to the Y, UGLY. Here it [...]

Why Would Anyone Want To Own This Stock?

Ryan Mallory2016-05-10T15:14:38-04:00May 10, 2016|

I came across this stock today in my scans and my gosh, it could be the single worst and most bearish stock chart out there right now. It is Bank of the Ozarks (OZRK) and it is U to the G to the L to the Y, UGLY. Here it [...]