The Fed Resumes Printing
If you haven’t heard by now, the Fed is back at it! Bud Conrad of Casey Research has written a great article on how it is affecting current markets and what to expect in the near future. Be sure to take a look and comment below with your own thoughts. For more from Bud and Casey Research click here.
The Federal Reserve recently announced important policy changes after its Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. Here are the three most important takeaways, in its own words: Read more
Trading Setups – The 1 2 3 Divergence
Today we’ve asked Tony Edwards to share his favorite trade entry setups with our readers. Tony Edwards has been an active independent trader for nearly 20 years. He trades an extremely wide range of instruments with a special focus on YM, ES, 6E, CL and GC. He offers traders daily, unique support and resistance levels (“TraderSmarts Numbers”) as well as Live Trade Alerts via www.tradersmarts.net.
How do you determine when to enter a trade? For system traders entry is not arbitrary. If the specified parameters are present the system executes. For discretionary traders we choose every single entry that we take. It is up to us to physically pull the trigger. Over time all discretionary traders develop a few “go to” setups. These are the setups that have proven time and time again to be effective and profitable.
One of my favorite trade entry setups is what I call the 1 2 3 Divergence. Read more
Struggling with Decisiveness – Part 2
From time to time, we here at the Traders Blog will feature a person or product that stands out in the trading world. Today that trader is Chris Irvin of the Wizard.com. Chris will be sharing part of his “Go Moment” trading strategy. Be sure to comment below with your thoughts and questions.
Hello traders, I am Chris Irvin, Senior Instructor at The Wizard. For the past eight years I have been doing what I love to do – communicating the intricacies of the financial markets to those who desire to improve their trading skills. I was never a broker, although I previously spent time with a trust company as well as being a registered representative, so all of my market insights have come from my personal experiences as an active trader for over a decade. My goal is to break down difficult concepts and communicate them in an understandable and possibly humorous fashion. I have traveled across the United States, Australia and Canada to help thousands of people become more successful traders. Hopefully, this blog will help you! Read more
Candlestick Patterns – Engulfing
If you follow our blog, then you are definitely familiar with trader Larry Levin, President of Trading Advantage LLC. We have gotten such a great response from some of his past posts that he has agreed to share one more of his favorite trading tips as a special treat to our viewers. Determining the direction of the market can be tricky and just plain confusing at times, but Larry’s expert opinion keeps it simple. If you like this article, Larry’s also agreed to give you free access to his Double Stop trading technique.
Candlestick charts have all kinds of potential patterns that technicians are watchful for. One of the easiest to spot is an engulfing pattern. This set-up consists of two candlesticks, one of which is “engulfing” the previous one. That means the body of the second candlestick is longer than the first one. It doesn’t have to extend beyond the wicks of that first candlestick, just the real body. period of time. Read more
Struggling with Decisiveness
From time to time, we here at the Traders Blog will feature a person or product that stands out in the trading world. Today that trader is Chris Irvin of the Wizard.com. Chris will be sharing part of his “Go Moment” trading strategy. Be sure to comment below with your thoughts and questions.
Hello traders, I am Chris Irvin, Senior Instructor at The Wizard. For the past eight years I have been doing what I love to do – communicating the intricacies of the financial markets to those who desire to improve their trading skills. I was never a broker, although I previously spent time with a trust company as well as being a registered representative, so all of my market insights have come from my personal experiences as an active trader for over a decade. My goal is to break down difficult concepts and communicate them in an understandable and possibly humorous fashion. I have traveled across the United States, Australia and Canada to help thousands of people become more successful traders. Hopefully, this blog will help you!
Many traders struggle with being decisive. You know, pulling the trigger. Why? Mostly because they are never sure about why they are doing what they are doing. The more a trader gets hooked by the “Trading Bug” the more information they feel like they need to consume. Information overload can cause many traders to become paralyzed with uncertainty. When it comes right down to it, a trader only needs to know two things – when to get in, and when to get out. Read more
Define Value and Determine Momentum
Today we’ve asked our friend John Seguin to discuss his groundbreaking trading strategy. John has been member of the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) since 1986 and is a seasoned veteran of the trading floor. Working as a broker and analyst for dealer firms such as, DCNY, Greenwich Capital, Sanwa Bank and FIMAT. During his tenure in the trading pits, John began working on an enhanced trading system to address the key components needed to enter high probability trades with defined risk. When industry migration from floor to screen began to unfold, he also took the challenge of producing sound and timely trading strategies for off-the-floor traders to task seeking alternative methods to fill the void of real time information floor traders were able to collect from watching order flow in the trading pits. John has agreed to give our Trader’s Blog readers free access to the macrograph charts for two weeks. Read more
Spotting Breakouts That Lead To Trend Reversals
Filed under: General, Guest Bloggers, Trading Videos
We get a lot of questions here at MarketClub about how to spot breakouts before they occur. As a treat to our Trader’s Blog readers we have asked Darell Jobman, a leading expert in technical analysis to share some his techniques. In this video workshop you’ll discover how putting indicator clues together to identify setups for a new trend. Darrell has been writing about financial markets for more than 35 years and has become an acknowledged authority on derivative markets, technical analysis and various trading techniques.
Watch Now:Spotting Breakouts That Lead To Trend Reversals
Best,
The MarketClub Team
Candlesticks – Using the Doji
If you follow our blog, then you are definitely familiar with trader Larry Levin, President of Trading Advantage LLC. We have gotten such a great response from some of his past posts that he has agreed to share one more of his favorite trading tips as a special treat to our viewers. Determining the direction of the market can be tricky and just plain confusing at times, but Larry’s expert opinion keeps it simple. If you like this article, Larry’s also agreed to give you free access to his Double Stop trading technique.
On a candlestick chart, there is a pattern that technicians refer to as a doji. A doji has top and bottom shadows like a regular candlestick, but has practically no real body. This happens when the opening and closing price are the same, or so close that they just leave a sliver of a real body. A doji looks like a plus sign or cross. Read more
How to Pick Intraday Market Direction – The 80% Rule
If you follow our blog, then you are definitely familiar with trader Larry Levin, President of Trading Advantage LLC. We have gotten such a great response from some of his past posts that he has agreed to share one more of his favorite trading tips as a special treat to our viewers. Determining the direction of the market can be tricky and just plain confusing at times, but Larry’s expert opinion keeps it simple. If you like this article, Larry’s also agreed to give you free access to his Double Stop trading technique.
Let me introduce you to one simple technique I’ve used to pick intraday market direction with 80% accuracy.
Would you like to know if a particular trade has an 80% probability of working? Would you like to know exactly where to enter that trade, and where to exit? Would you like to trade this technique with a 2 point stop loss or less? Read more
Strategy Trading Using Next Day Predictive Highs and Lows
Filed under: General, Guest Bloggers, Trading Videos
We get a lot of questions here at MarketClub about how to use highs and lows to predict market movement. As a treat to our Trader’s Blog readers we have asked Darell Jobman, a leading expert in technical analysis to share some his techniques. In this video workshop you’ll discover how to putting indicator clues together to identify setups for a new trend. Darrell has been writing about financial markets for more than 35 years and has become an acknowledged authority on derivative markets, technical analysis and various trading techniques.
Watch Now:Spotting Breakouts That Lead To Trend Reversals
Best,
The MarketClub Team
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