Last month, we netted an 11% gain on a swing trade in LinkedIn Corp ($LNKD), which we held for approximately two weeks (15 trading days). In this trading education article, we explain exactly how we did it by reviewing the annotated technical chart pattern that prompted us to enter the trade, then concluding by explaining […]
Solar energy stocks have made a comeback over the past few months, with First Solar ($FSLR) leading the way. SolarCity ($SCTY), MEMC Electronic Materials ($WFR), and JinkoSolar Holding ($JKS) have been exploding higher as well. The Guggenheim Solar ETF ($TAN), which is heavily weighted in leading solar stocks from the United States and China, has […]
We continue to monitor iShares FTSE China 25 Index Fund ($FXI) for a low-risk pullback trade swing trade entry point. On the weekly chart of $FXI below, notice the price has just clipped intermediate-term support of its 10-week moving average, which is basically the same as the 50-day moving average on a daily chart: The […]
After breaking out from a tight, seven-month long base of consolidation, the Guggenheim Shipping ETF ($SEA) has pulled back over the past few weeks to near-term support of its 20-day exponential moving average. The longer-term weekly chart below details the prior base of consolidation from which $SEA broke out above (around $16): Drilling down to […]
A few days ago, we added several new features and tweaks to the MTG Stock Screener, an online technical stock scanner designed to quickly and easily find stocks and ETFs with the highest relative strength that are setting up for ideal swing trade entry points (click here for a basic overview of how our market […]
In this January 30 article on our swing trading blog, we touched on a key psychological element of how to make consistent trading profits. Specifically, the article addressed the importance of trend trading in the same direction as the overall market trend, and continuing trading on that side of the trend as long as the […]
When swing trading with the trend of the major indices, we firmly believe it is absolutely necessary to focus on reacting to market action, rather than attempting to predict it. As such, if we change our minds about a position, such as where to place the protective stop, it is because we are constantly trying […]
When a stock market is in runaway uptrend mode and refuses to pull back substantially, most investors and traders think, “I am not buying stocks at this level; I’ll just wait for a pullback.” Eventually that pullback will come, but often only after a multi-month advance has passed. This is why, in strongly uptrending markets, […]
Going into this week, we have one new technical ETF swing trade setup on our watch list, which is another international ETF was a bullish chart pattern. The iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund ($EWS) has been exhibiting tight, sideways price action over the past six weeks, near its prior highs and just above the $13.50 […]
On January 24, 2013, we hosted a Live Online Trading Webinar in which we conducted simple and objective technical analysis of various stock chart patterns that attendees requested us to review. If you were unable to attend that live event (described in this post), our video recording of this educational trading strategy webinar is now […]
