Trading precious metals has long been a popular choice for investors seeking to diversify their portfolios and hedge against economic uncertainties. Among the most coveted metals in this realm are gold and silver, each carrying its own unique characteristics and…
The finance industry is often an early adopter of new technology, so it should not be surprising to discover that artificial intelligence (AI), particularly machine learning, is prevalent in trading circles. Machine learning algorithms have revolutionized how traders analyze data,…
Confused by the abundance of trading myths promising shortcuts to success? Our article dispels the top 10 trading myths misleading traders today. Discover why quick riches, 24/7 trading, and complex strategies don’t hold up to scrutiny, and learn what truly…
How to enter and exit positions are important in trading – perhaps one of the most important aspects of trading. How do you enter and exit a trade? We all know commissions can eat into the profits, but slippage might…
This article presents some trend following strategies on Bitcoin. Cryptocurrency markets have many of the characteristics of the commodities markets: Wild swings and gyrations, both up and down, exactly what is needed for trend following and momentum strategies. Does this…
Are you looking for Amibroker trading strategies? Are you looking for Amibroker code to make profitable trading strategies? If so, we might have exactly what you are looking for! Since we started this website back in 2012, we have published…
Does the RSI Indicator work on crypto or Bitcoin? Bitcoin and other cryptos are attracting many traders and new investors, and the crypto daily volume is rising significantly, probably draining resources from the more traditional stock trading arena. The crypto…
This article looks at how to trade live and automated with Amibroker via Interactive Brokers. We have been using Amibroker for live automated trading for a few years, without any problems worth mentioning. Automatic trading with Amibroker and Interactive Brokers…
Does market timing work on Bitcoin? Let’s play with some numbers and find out how removing certain observations influences the end result compared to buy and hold. We test by owning Bitcoin from January 2015 until the end of September…
Candlesticks are a popular charting tool because they “packs” data recordings into single easy-to-read price bars. The time frame of your choice can easily be interpreted in just one visual look at the chart. All charts on this website use…
Since the emergence of Bitcoin in 2009, thousands of cryptocurrencies have been created. While many were created to solve a specific problem in the emerging blockchain technology, some cryptocurrencies are just spin-offs of the older ones, and Bitcoin Cash is…
The rise of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies has offered traders and investors another asset market to play in. One important characteristic of this market is its extreme volatility. To play in the market, one must have a strategy for the frequent…
The prices of crypto can be very volatile and may not be suitable for all investors. But daring investors flock into the crypto market where Cardano and its native token, ADA, are gaining popularity. Cardano is a decentralized blockchain that…
Day trading in the cryptocurrency market can offer a lot of profit potential. However, before deciding to day trade cryptocurrencies, you ought to have developed a workable day trading strategy that will help you make consistent profits. So, what is…
Although it started as a joke, the crypto world gradually developed an obsession for Dogecoin, making it one of the most talked-about cryptos in 2020 and 2021. But what is Dogecoin? Dogecoin (DOGE) is a peer-to-peer, open-source cryptocurrency that was…
What are NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens)? Have you ever wondered what makes certain digital items so valuable in an auction, even though they can be easily replicated? Enter NFTs, short for Non-Fungible Tokens. These unique digital assets represent ownership of a…
Cryptocurrency trading has become quite popular in recent times, and old cryptos like Ripple are getting enough attention. However, given the high volatility in the market, you need to approach the market with the right trading strategy. What is your…
If Bitcoin is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the term cryptocurrency, it is not your fault. Bitcoin has gained that popularity for more than a decade of its existence. However, Bitcoin is not the only…
Candlestick patterns provide plenty of insight into how the price moved in the recent past and how it might move in the near future. Some traders use these patterns to signal trade entry and exit points. While there are many…
Amibroker is a popular software for algo traders and those who backtest. It’s inexpensive, fast, and offers all needed to improve your trading. We have been using Amibroker for many years, and absolutely all backtesting on this blog is coded…
A Bitcoin futures trading strategy refers to the methodologies and techniques you can use to trade Bitcoin futures contracts profitably. Bitcoin futures are futures contracts whose underlying asset is a specified quantity of Bitcoin. The contract trades on the CME…
The Bearish Abandoned Baby pattern is a bearish reversal candlestick formation that appears in an uptrend and signals a potential trend reversal. This pattern is characterized by a gap up, followed by a Doji candlestick with a gap down, creating…
Looking to trade with a bearish bias? The Bearish In Neck Line candlestick pattern may be just what you need to spot selling opportunities in the market. This article will delve into this pattern’s characteristics and potential meaning and explore…
Dow Jones Stocks Market Capitalization: Have you ever wondered which companies are the biggest in the Dow Jones Industrial Average? The biggest company in Dow Jones ranked on market capitalization is Apple, in second place is Microsoft, and third is Visa. …
Let’s be honest: Which trading strategy is most successful is almost impossible to answer. It depends on so many factors. However, we can conclude this: The most successful trading strategy is to trade many strategies and types to make sure…
Scalping is a popular and fast-paced trading strategy that aims to profit from small price movements within a short time frame. To navigate the world of scalping effectively, it’s essential to understand the terminology commonly used in this trading style….
Have you ever wondered which stock has the lowest drawdown? One candidate is the Canadian company Constellation Software, founded by the eccentric and anonymous Brit Mark Leonard. Since its public listing in 2007, it has had an incredible ride. A…
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) stands as one of the world’s largest securities exchanges, with an equity market capitalization nearing 23 trillion U.S. dollars as of December 2022. The origins of HKEX can be traced back to its establishment…
Here Are The Most Popular Subreddits About Trading The trading industry is a popular option for many people looking to generate money. Trading has been around for centuries and many different methods have evolved over time. Reddit is an American…
Doji trading strategies are popular and the doji pattern is one of the most famous candlestick patterns. Candlestick patterns have several “derivatives” and can be used together with other bars. There are at least 64 different candlestick patterns that have…
Candlesticks are a popular charting tool and are frequently used by promoters using anecdotal evidence. We use candlesticks in our charts ourselves, but not as a predictive tool in our trading strategies. In this article, we ask: do candlesticks work?…
Gaps happen frequently in financial assets, both up and down, and in some markets more frequently than others. This article looks at gaps down. What does a gap down mean? Is a gap down a buying opportunity? We define two…
Rolling returns for the S&P 500 are important to understand. Not only for S&P 500 but rolling returns are essential for any investment you make. What are rolling returns and how do you calculate them? What have been the rolling…
Interactive Brokers and Saxo Bank are two popular brokers among retail traders. Interactive Brokers vs Saxo Bank – which Is The Best Broker? We have used both brokers and believe Interactive Brokers is a much better choice than Saxo Bank….
What percentage of traders fail? What percentage of traders are successful? How likely are you to succeed as a trader? Frequently, we read that 90% of traders fail to make money and just a tiny fraction of traders are able…
Uncorrelated or non-correlated assets and strategies are a traders’ goldmine. Why? Because it reduces risk and (might) increase returns. However, constructing a basket of stocks, assets, or strategies that are uncorrelated or non-correlated is probably the most difficult task in…
This bundle consists of three strategies that can be labeled volatility trading strategies. The strategies are backtested on the ETF with the ticker code SPY, which tracks the S&P 500. We have not backtested on @ES, but it might work…
Technical indicators help us analyze stocks to know how to trade them, but they focus on the external price action of individual stocks. While this is not bad in itself, knowing the general market sentiment is equally important. This is…
We have yet to see much quantified backtest of candlestick patterns. Practically all candlestick “analysis” is based on anecdotal evidence and some random charts showing successful trades (and ignoring the bad ones). Do candlesticks really work? We decided to find…
We have received some questions about how to trade SPY options (SPY is the ticker code for the ETF that tracks S&P 500). To save ourselves time and help the readers, we have gathered a short summary of the most…
Day trading is becoming popular among retail traders in many markets. Many new retail traders want to try out a day trading price action trading strategy. What is it, and how can you be successful? A day trading price action…
In trading, divergence means that the price swings and the indicator movement are not in phase. A divergence signal is generated when the price is making a higher swing high but the indicator is making a lower high, or the…
There are different ways traders analyze the markets to find trading opportunities. While some use indicators, others study the price movements and the patterns made by candlesticks. One common candlestick pattern is the engulfing pattern. What is the engulfing trading…
What is the process for trading options in IWM? Options trading in IWM involves buying and selling call and put options contracts. A call option gives the buyer the right to buy a certain number of shares at an agreed-upon…
Option Trading in TQQQ: A Comprehensive Guide The ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks the Nasdaq-100 index. This ETF provides investors with an easy way to access the equity markets and take advantage of the…
Introduction Options trading in NVDA is an attractive investment strategy for investors who are looking for a way to potentially make big profits from small investments (but it comes with additional risks). NVDA is a popular stock and many traders…
The introduction of the candlestick chart in the 18th century has done a lot to simplify how we’ve come to know the once complex trading world. Now, traders from all walks of life can analyze charts in their comfortable timeframes…
The Bearish Separating Lines is a rare bearish continuation pattern. It starts with a relatively strong bullish candle, followed by a strong bearish candle, whose opening price is at the same level as the opening price of the previous bullish…
The bearish mat hold pattern is a rare bearish pattern that comprises a long bearish candle, followed by three small bullish candles, and lastly, a long bearish candle that flips the power from buyers to sellers. Candlestick patterns are a…
The bearish meeting line is a bearish reversal pattern that is made up of two candlesticks. The first is a long bullish candle while the second is an aggressive bearish candle that closes around the close of the first candle….
The Bearish Marubozu candlestick pattern is a bearish reversal pattern that appears on a chart when the market is trending upwards. It consists of a long bullish candlestick, followed by a bearish candlestick with a small body and long lower…
Seeking Alpha is a well-known investment research platform that has become a go-to source for traders, investors, and financial professionals. As a contributor to Seeking Alpha, you have the opportunity to share your insights, ideas, and expertise with a large…
A dollar doubled every day for the 30 days that make up an average month would amount to $1,073,741,824. Yes, that is over a billion! This is much more than the one million offered in the other option (see below)….
Options trading strategies enables traders to profit, hedge, and manage risks depending on market conditions. In this guide, you’ll find critical strategies—from the structural Covered Call to the intricate Iron Condor—each designed to align with specific market expectations. We’ll walk…
Swing trading strategizes on the natural ebb and flow of stock prices, targeting gains over days to weeks rather than months or years. In this article, you’ll discover the foundations of swing trading, the strategies for recognizing optimal entry and…
In search of the best trading podcast to guide your market journey? Look no further. Our handpicked selection connects you with the leading voices in trading, providing tactics, insights, and updates essential for thriving in today’s markets. No matter your…
Why do trading strategies stop working? When do you stop trading? How can you avoid or minimize that trading strategies stop working? These are the most important aspects in trading because most trading strategies stop working – sooner or later….
In the midst of a speculating frenzy and the madness of crowds, it’s easy to get trapped in the belief that day trading is easy money. Survivorship bias and glamorous pics in social media make us blind to the low…
Market timing is not easy, and if you get it wrong, it might lead to poor compounding (in the long run). We did a backtest to show what happens when you: One backtest removed the ten best days from…
A penny doubled every day for the 30 days that make up an average month would amount to $5,368,709.12. This is obviously more than the $1,000,000 offered in the other option (see below). You can also try this yourself with…
This article will delve into the intricacies of ATR trailing stop a technical indicator to help traders set stop-loss levels based on price volatility. We will look at calculation, application in trading strategies, significance, risks, and considerations. Traders and investors…
The simple answer is yes, of course, it is possible to make money day trading. I have done it myself and made enough to become a F.I.R.E. But can YOU make money day trading? That depends on many factors. I…
Day trading is popular and many are dreaming of striking it rich. The chances of striking it rich should be better than ever before, right? Free commissions, crypto trading, plenty of news, bell, and whistles make sure of that? You…
What is slippage in trading? Slippage is a hidden cost that is difficult to quantify. It’s the difference between a theoretical price and the price you get in real and live trading. What is slippage in trading? Slippage is the…
Who We Are This website is written and managed by Oddmund Groette and Hakan Samuelsson and their team. Mr. Groette is a native Norwegian but resides in Latvia. Mr. Samuelsson lives in Sweden. We have been independent full-time traders and…
Summary and introduction: Research shows that the majority of investors underperform the broad market indices. The most likely reason is due to frequent buying/selling and behavioral mistakes. When you are trying to “outsmart” the markets, you most likely end up…
I have previously written two articles about when SPY sets high and low during the day: Which Trading Hour Is The Best? When Should You Buy And Sell During The Day? At what time of day sets SPY high and…
This article presents a last-hour trading strategy. This is in practice a momentum strategy. Here is the hypothesis: if SPY rallies from the open until the last hour, can we make money by going long one hour before the close…
What is negatively skewed distribution in trading strategies? Negatively skewed trading strategies are “accidents waiting to happen”: You have many small winners and rare big losers. Unfortunately, the big losers can put you out of business. This is what a…
How To Find and Generate Trading Ideas. Once in a while, I receive e-mails from readers wondering how they can generate trading ideas to test. How to generate trading ideas is one of the most important issues for a trader….
Can European investors buy US ETFs? Is it possible to buy US ETFs for EU retail clients? No, since 2018 EU residents can’t trade US-domiciled ETFs because of EU legislation that most US-registered ETFs have not bothered to deal with….
Why are penny stocks bad? The internet is flooded with arguments and courses on how to get rich in penny stocks. Hence, penny stocks attract a lot of attention, both among investors and traders, but also among scammers, unfortunately. The…
In a series of articles, we want to test different indicators and trading techniques. Almost all indicators are “proved” by anecdotal evidence, and rarely quantified. That’s perhaps not a coincidence: Most of them are useless and do not have any…
Rough Rice futures offer an easy way to participate in the rice market, which is one of the most consumed grains in the world. Also known as paddy rice, rough rice is the whole rice grain that is still covered…
Soybean has become one of the world’s most extensively cultivated commodities due to its versatility. As a result, the trading volume of soybean futures is now second only to that of crude oil, maize, and natural gas. Soybeans are a…
With high protein levels, amino acid balance, and overall nutrient content, soybean meal is the world’s choice for a non-animal protein supplement. Given the high demand for this commodity, soybean meal futures are actively traded on commodity exchanges. Want to…
A vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of soybeans and used as a cooking oil, soybean oil has numerous uses — in paints, printing inks, and insect repellants. As a result, soybean oil futures are actively traded on commodity exchanges….
Options trading in Apple Options trading in Apple gives traders the ability to speculate on the direction of the price of Apple shares in the future. Options are contracts that give the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to…
It is a common belief in the investment world that a market timing strategy does not work. And as such, there is no point in trying to predict the best time to buy or sell a stock to get the…
Trading agricultural commodity futures contracts, such as wheat futures, offers the opportunity to diversify your portfolio into the soft commodity market. Wheat futures can also be traded for hedging purposes or just speculation. For speculators, the goal is to profit…
The micro E-mini Russell futures offer cheaper access to the Russell 2000 index futures market than the e-mini version. Russell 2000 is a small-cap market index that is made up of the bottom 2,000 companies in the Russell 3000 index….
Are you tired of the endless debate about the Best Timeframe for Day Trading Strategies? Do the seemingly endless options leave you overwhelmed and unsure of where to start? Well, fear not! In this article, we’ll dive deep into the…
“Compound interest is the eight wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it….he who doesn’t, pays it” -Albert Einstein Presumably, Albert Einstein said the words above, and likewise, Benjamin Franklin said that time is money. Unfortunately, we seem…
In Street Name Your capital is at risk when you are investing in equity markets, but I assume very few consider the broker as a potential risk. But the fact is that your capital might be at risk if the…
The US stock market is about 50% of the world’s stock market capitalization. If you want a diversified stock portfolio it’s pretty natural to include US stocks in your portfolio. The good news is that you as a non-US citizen…
If you are a harmonic pattern enthusiast, you will like to know about the Shark harmonic trading strategy. Released in 2011, the Shark pattern is one of the latest harmonic patterns described by Scott Carney, and it has some unique…
As inflation bit harder in 2022, one common theme in the media was whether the world was going to into a period of stagflation. Even the World Bank issued a warning in that regard. Although the world is not in…
If you are a price action trader, chart patterns, such as the symmetrical triangle, could be one of the best tricks in your toolbox. The pattern forms in all timeframes and can be used for any style of trading. However,…
Technical analysis strategy is a popular way of analyzing and forecasting price movements of financial assets such as currencies, stocks, commodities, bonds, and cryptocurrencies. While this strategy is as old as modern financial markets, not many know what it is…
The moving target trading strategy is a method of profit-taking whereby the trader allows the trade to run until the price shows a defined sign of a possible reversal. Here, the profit target is not based on a specific price…
The PowerX trading strategy is a momentum-based stock trading strategy developed by Markus Heitkoetter and described in his book, “PowerX Strategy 2nd Edition: How to Trade Stocks and Options in Only 15 Minutes a Day.” It is based on the…
With its convenient time zone, use of English, and feather-light regulations, London is considered the financial capital of the world, and the UK is easily the highest net exporter of financial services globally. When it comes to trading the financial…
How Do You Buy Chinese Stocks If You Are A Non-Chinese Citizen? Are you interested in investing in the Chinese stock market but don’t know where to start? Look no further! In this blog post, we will walk you through…
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The financial markets often show patterns where prices oscillate between one set of price ratios and another, making price projections possible. This is why some traders use patterns to formulate their trading strategies. The ABC pattern strategy is one such….
The US is the largest economy in the world and has the most vibrant and largest (by market cap) stock market on the planet. Many traders the world over want to trade in the US market. Want to know about…
Italy runs a highly developed social market economy that is primarily based on small and medium-sized enterprises. It is the third-largest national economy in the European Union and the 10th-largest in the world by nominal GDP. So, Italy has a…
Most traders are only familiarized with the concepts of directional trading (looking for trading opportunities in both up and down directions) and non-directional trading (market-neutral position). What if we tell you there is a third approach to trading, known as…
Cryptocurrencies are an emerging asset class, with huge volatility. Verge is one of the popular crypto coins you can trade with other cryptocurrencies. To trade it successfully, you must have a verge trading strategy. A Verge trading strategy is a…
The Japanese candlestick chart is very popular among traders not just because it is easy to visualize but also because the candlesticks can form shapes and patterns that can give a clue about how the price might move in the…
