Strategies for Trading

Understanding FOMC Day and Its Impact on Markets I honestly despise FOMC Days! Swing trading FOMC days is one of the hardest trading sessions of the year, and on average there are about eight of them. But what I want to discuss in this article is my approach and how I deal with my swing

What Are Good Faith Violations in Stock Trading? Good faith violations are a common problem that many stock traders encounter, especially when dealing with cash accounts. In this comprehensive guide, I’ll dive deep into what good faith violations are, how they can impact your trading, and strategies you can use to avoid them while still

Mastering Swing Trading: A Strategic Approach to Stock Market Success Let’s delve into the key aspects that set apart different trading styles and how the various swing trading strategies can be your pathway to success in the stock market. Understanding Trading Styles: Day, Swing, and Position Trading Trading in the stock market can be approached

Swing Trading and Earnings Season: How To Trade It With the arrival of every earnings season, the stock market reverberates with a heightened sense of volatility. Swing traders, who thrive on short-term trends and pricing fluctuations, often find themselves navigating these choppy waters and how they should balance swing trading and earnings season. However, should

There is this undying belief that you should use price alerts to be notified when you should place an order to buy or short a stock. I’m here to tell you that price alerts will create turmoil for your portfolio! I have been trading for more than two decades, and for the large part of

I know there are a lot of frustrated swing traders out there. I know that trading high volatility markets hasn’t been easy for most traders. I get that. The headline risk is insane, we are in the winding up earnings season, tariffs are in play, the market has the feel of being on the tail

How to avoid a large drawdown in your trading account This is the kind of post that no one ever wants to utilize or need, because it will mean that they are either in a trading slump where most of their trades are going against them, or worse, they are capitulating their own portfolio with

The best stock trading strategies require a Top-Down approach But when it comes to trading stocks and optimizing one’s stock trading strategy, the Top-Down trading strategy is usually ignored by traders.

How to be a profitable trader is more than just picking stocks “Give me a good stock pick!” “Tell me what to invest in.” What should I buy?” On the surface these all sound like good questions for someone wanting to know how to be a profitable trader. But that is assuming that those questions

Always use a stop loss order If there has ever been one aspect that I have beaten into the hearts of traders who have graced my website over the years, it is the need to use a stop loss order on every single trade that they take.