Flags and pennants are continuation patterns. They are traded in the same way, but each has a slightly different shape. The terms flag and pennant are often used interchangeably. A flag or pennant pattern forms when the price rallies sharply, then moves sideways or slightly to the downside. This sideways movement typically takes the form or a rectangle (flag) or...
The VIX is known as the 'fear index'. It has taken a pulse north which is not unexpected, as volatility on the P SPX500 took a leap recently. The VIX is not an index I trade, nor do I know anyone who trades it. Its value is in keeping a finger on the 'pulse' of the stock market. When the VIX begins to pulse, expect trouble. Some see trouble only after it has happened.
Here is a graph of every lunar cycle that has occurred so far in 2018. The grey circles are full moons and the white circles are new moons.
The SPBUYUP index has not been shown in a published idea on Tradingview before now (I checked). It is the index which tells how much companies are buying back their own stock to keep the S&P500 afloat. So if this fails, market 'manipulations' of the S&P500 could fail. Of course, this not the only thing that influences the S&P500 but it is a significant marker of...
JD.com has been in a downtrend since it topped early this year. This weekly chart shows why it is no longer an ideal sell short. The stock has declined steadily, losing more than 50% of its price value and JD is now at a support level that is strong, where buyers are likely to start moving in. At this time, a sideways pattern is likely, or a bounce up today if...
Buy Green Sell Red // it's mainly for swing trading, i use the 3 day / 15 day / monthly charts with it and it works perfectly, // it works good for stocks and cryptocurrency. // you will use heiken ashi chart style and turn on the EMA DOTS indicator. once the indicator is on you will hide the heiken ashi so you only see the dots. // when a green dot...
The S&P500 market has started the end of a 100+ year 5 wave cycle, if this is correct we are now at almost the top of a 5 wave cycle which can end in the very near future. If this is true we are at the start of one of the biggest, if not the biggest market crash in the history of the S&P500. A correction of 5 wave cycle is usually 61.8% of the entire 5 waves, if...
Buy Green Sell Red // it's mainly for swing trading, i use the 3 day / 15 day / monthly charts with it and it works perfectly, // it works good for stocks and cryptocurrency. // you will use heiken ashi chart style and turn on the EMA DOTS indicator. once the indicator is on you will hide the heiken ashi so you only see the dots. // when a green dot...
SELF DEVELOPMENT/METHODOLOGY/PSYCHOLOGY Trading Psychology- Master your Mind and Money Are you continually loosing money and not knowing why? For the past decade of trading the financial markets, I believe psychology is so vital to trading success. Below is a small snippet of questions that you need to ask yourself prior to entering the market so that you are...
SELF DEVELOPMENT/METHODOLOGY/PSYCHOLOGY Money Management 101 Are you receiving a win-rate of more then 60% and still loosing money?? Money Management may be an area that you need to focus on. It is an essential element in becoming a professional trader. Listed below are 4 Simple Steps To Evaluate Your Financial Health; 1. Position Sizing A portfolio of...
SELF DEVELOPMENT/METHODOLOGY/PSYCHOLOGY Van Tharp “When you understand what’s involved in winning, as do professional gamblers, you’ll tend to bet more during a winning streak and less during a losing streak. However, the average person does exactly the opposite: he or she bets more after a series of losses and less after a series of wins.” Over the 18 years of...
Understanding the definitions. Here they are, well this is my own definition, but look into any book it will be quite similar. I will post examples to show why that makes sense. First, this applies to anything that has enough participants, and enough market cap. I do not have an exact number, but if something is not public or next to impossible to trade kind of...
I explain in the screencast why I think 'crash' is an irrelevant issue. It is impossible to know whether 'we're in a crash' because a crash can only be discovered well into into it or after it has happened. True trend-followers will appreciate that all one can do is find a suitable trend - and follow it. Simple but I didn't say it was easy. In fact I will...
Bitcoin and the stock market continues to correlate as news this morning started to cause markets to sell-off, which has resulted so far in a drop in Bitcoin shortly after. We have to continue to keep an eye on this because they have been following each other closely. Thanks guys
Following simple personality streaks will easily help you lighten your pockets or bank balance or e-wallets ( for tech savvy ;) ) trading stocks, Forex, commodities etc etc. 1.) If you are a good person, open hearted, who doesn't know how the worldly affairs are being dictated by rich, powerful and smart people then probability is higher that you are taking most...
Forex trading sessions are important as are stock market trading sessions. I'm sharing some of my knowledge and experience, mainly for new traders. See forex sessions by timezone (this does not promote any service or broker). The sessions are important because various groups of traders have their own preferences for particular currencies in respective time...
For the longest time, most people always correlated Bitcoin price to Gold price but there was a small subset of people that argued the equity market was the true correlation. As shown in the comparison chart above, we saw that the equities market began selling a few days before the cryptocurrency market given that cryptos are already down over 80-90% but this is...
The NASDAQ tech 100 index probably rules most of the world. How? It heavily influences stock markets around the globe. The JP225USD is pretty sensitive to what happens on NDX and the US30 aka Wall Street. A fall in the tech 100, usually sees a rise in the strength of the Yen, which then has knock on effects on other currencies. What's on the chart? 1. Signs of...