After a 23-hour flight from USA back to Southeast Asia, I finally returned home from the Traders Expo New York. I really had fun sharing key elements of my swing trading strategy in my February 17 workshop, followed by the February 18 panel of experts I participated in. My first workshop, How To Find The […]
On December 19, we bought SolarCity ($SCTY), one of the top stocks on our watchlist, then added to the position as the stock surged higher. Two weeks after our second buy entry, we locked in a solid gain of 25.8% by selling partial share size into strength of a powerful rally. Now, we still remain long […]
On January 30, I said the stock market was about to trigger a new “sell” signal, and also suggested the NASDAQ may fall to the 4,000 level in the near-term. Three trading days later, the NASDAQ plunged 2.6% and indeed kissed its next key area of support near the 4,000 level (closed the day at […]
On January 27, I said it was not yet time to sell stocks, but the technical situation has deteriorated quite rapidly since then. Yesterday (an FOMC day), stocks saw heavy volume selling action that produced another “distribution day” (a decline on increasing volume) in both the S&P 500 and NASDAQ Composite. In a healthy market, […]
All the main stock market indexes plunged at least 2% on heavy volume on January 24, but how much did that really affect the “big picture” of the overall market trend? Trend and momentum swing traders (like me) surely gave back a chunk of unrealized gains on their winning positions (and stopped out of a […]
In the formative years of my trading career (late ’90s), I frequently found myself scratching my head over an interesting problem. Despite analyzing the hell out of stock chart patterns, ensuring the technicals looked quite favorable before buying, I still found my trades completely going in the wrong direction way too often. Thanks to the […]
Stocks fell hard yesterday (January 13), igniting the usual fears that it’s time to sprint for the exit doors and sell all your stocks. But just wait! Grab a seat, close your eyes, take a deep breath, and let’s objectively assess the situation on a technical level. Although the NASDAQ and S&P 500 tumbled 1.5% […]
On December 31, 2013, we sold our position in Kandi Tech Corp ($KNDI) for a price gain of 60% over a 3-week holding period. Scoring a gain of more than 50% on a stock trade of only a few weeks duration may seem unusual, but it actually is not. These trading opportunities happen on a […]
In 2013, we proudly posted 117 articles here on our blog that consisted of ETF and stock picks, technical analysis of the markets, and educational articles related to our proven swing trading system. As another fantastic year draws to a close, we are highlighting our 13 best trading strategy articles of the year. The following list is […]
As we approach Christmas Day, many traders and investors are anticipating a “Santa Claus rally” in the stock market…and with good reason. According to a recent Forbes article (three steps on how to trade the Santa Claus rally), the S&P 500 has scored a December gain in 17 of the past 20 years. The Dow Jones […]
