Charts + Technical Analysis

It is so easy to lose patience with the stock market. Especially when our expectations are not aligning with what we are actually seeing unfold in our portfolio or the stock market as a whole. Setting profit goals is a dangerous game, because when it becomes more likely that we will not meet those goals,

It's not enough to just buy stocks that you think are setting up well, or to just know the direction of the stock market in general. Far from it, you need to know the sectors and industries that are driving the stock market higher or lower. Which sectors to trade and which ones should be

Some sectors not looking as healthy as they once were In fact it is one of the first times in quite some time where I am seeing tons of divergences across the different sectors. You have utilities that are topping, and then healthcare that is crashing. Technology is surging, while Energy is simply creeping higher.

The Stochastics Oscillator is one of the most popular ways of measuring the stock market or an individual stock for whether it is oversold or overbought. The stochastic oscillator is a momentum indicator developed by Dr. George Lane in the 1950's and is used to define the current price in relation to its price range

Early reversal on the indicator has the bulls feeling optimistic for all-time highs.  I’ll admit though, if we have to deal with this kind of chop fest on our way to all-time highs, it isn’t going to be a very fun experience that’ll be for sure. Money is rotating in and out of sectors and

Support and Resistance is fundamental concepts to swing-trading. This week, I was asked by a listener if I could make a podcast about them and while it can be tough to do it without showing you charts, I think I did a pretty good job of explaining the concept so that it is friendly on

We all know about greed and fear as primary emotions that affect us in our trading decisions, but what about HOPE? Isn't hope a good thing? In life, yes, but in the stock market, absolutely not! Hope will increase our losses and cause us to make the worst of decisions. Simply put there is no

Let’s be frank – the Baidu $BIDU trade has been dead for quite some time now.  But look at it now and you’ll see a base that has formed that the stock is finally deciding to emerge out of.  Does that mean you should buy it? Well, remember that it has earnings later this month

Not all of your swing-trades are going to be winners. You are going to have losing trades and often. How you respond to them and more importantly the lessons you learn for them will define your success as a trader in the stock market going forward.  In this video I cover: Losing Trade in Apple

Bearish reversal a month ago results in choppy price action since. That is often the case with the bearish reversals following a strong market rally. It offers the market a chance to consolidate price. So far, with the bearish reversal starting to hit the lower extremes of the indicator, anticipating a major price correction becomes