As the first half of 2017 rolls to a close, we recently reviewed our year-to-date trading performance. Specifically, we’ve looked at what we did right and what could have been better. Regular and honest self-assessment of your trading performance is crucial to your long-term success. Our assessment of Morpheus is that stock trading has been […]
Momentum stock traders face the same dilemma four times a year: Hold winning stocks through earnings season OR close positions ahead of quarterly earnings reports. Selling a winning stock to lock in gains ahead of a company’s earnings report is obviously the safest bet. However, holding through earnings reports is often necessary to “catch the gaps” and yield […]
Editor’s Note: The following is a guest post from Jack Loftis of ETFSwingTrader. Enjoy! Nine years ago, I began trading the “mean reversion” that I still use today. I was very unfamiliar with this type of strategy, and it seemed awkward to me. Nearly a decade later, I have a new name for my ETF trading […]
The Wagner Daily is a nightly swing trading report that is ideal for stock traders who work during the day and can not actively watch the market when it’s open. However, traders who can follow the market actively also receive access to an incredible service we have never discussed before on this blog: the Morpheus Realtime Trading Room. Keep reading to discover how the […]
Although literally thousands of technical analysis strategies exist, we avidly believe in applying the K.I.S.S. principle to trading. Why? The more complex the trading system, the greater the risk of human error while following the system. That’s why the Morpheus stock trading strategy is mainly focused on buying base Breakouts and Pullbacks within uptrends. However, there are easy ways to improve […]
Note: The following is a guest post from Jack Loftis of ETFSwingTrader. Enjoy! Last month, I explained why there is no need to master the “psychology of trading” IF you have a trading system that generates consistent profits with minimal drawdowns. After publishing that article, many traders told me they wanted to try my ETF trading system with a 90% win […]
San Francisco-based software analytics firm New Relic ($NEWR) is a relatively new IPO from late 2014 with explosive potential. Continue reading to see why this stock is so hot. With $NEWR forming a tight-base near the highs its two-year trading range, let’s walk through the charts of multiple timeframes to analyze the breakout setup. The Big […]
In a raging bull market, you can do pretty well by simply buying nearly any stock that breaks out to new highs on strong volume. After all, as JFK famously said in 1963, “a rising tide lifts all boats.” But when the stock market is in correction mode, breakouts and other reliable bullish patterns have a greater […]
For years, traders have been bombarded by self-proclaimed “gurus” on trading psychology. They say things like, “If only you could learn to manage your emotional tendencies, you could improve your trading results and live happily ever after.” But I say, “Forget about it!” If you had a perfect trading system that consistently generated profits, with rarely […]
After three weeks of choppy, indecisive price action, the S&P 500 Index ($SPX) broke down below its range with a 1.2% plunge on Tuesday, March 21. But while the bears may have suddenly put a damper on overall market sentiment, the good news is that $SPX is now sitting near an important area of support. […]
