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NinjaTrader Trading Platform Product Review Created: Thursday, June 13, 2013 Updated: Thursday, June 13, 2013
Comprehensive product review of NinjaTrader trading platform. Assessment of the system, tools, features, functionality and costs.
Matching Stocks To Strategies Is the Key Created: Thursday, June 13, 2013 Updated: Thursday, June 13, 2013
Learn the essentials of making good stock picks. Successful day traders use these simple screening tips to find stocks best suited to their trading strategies.
VROC - Measuring Volume To Confirm Momentum Created: Thursday, June 13, 2013 Updated: Thursday, June 13, 2013
Is there conviction in the recent price move? The Volume Rate of Change Indicator, or VROC, will help you determine if momentum is increasing or decreasing.
These Short-Term Trade Vehicles Are Perfect For Day Traders Created: Thursday, June 13, 2013 Updated: Thursday, June 13, 2013
Do you avoid options because of the long expiration period? Find out why trading weekly options can be extremely lucrative and well-suited for day traders.
Retail Forex Brokers Created: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
Discussion of retail forex brokers, with examples of why they should be avoided.
Forex or Currency Futures? Created: Thursday, August 09, 2007 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
Description of the currency markets, including the differences between Forex and futures markets, and recommendations for the best choices for individual day traders.
What are Currencies? Created: Sunday, February 04, 2007 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
Description of the currency (or forex) markets, where one currency is traded for a different currency. Includes a list of popular currency markets, and trading recommendations between currency and ...
Forex Market Prices Created: Friday, September 12, 2008 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
Forex markets trade slightly differently from other popular day trading markets because there is no last trade price. Find out why the last price is missing, and what this means for your forex trad...
Time Charts Created: Friday, June 08, 2007 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
Description of day trading charts based upon time, such as short term timeframes like seconds and minutes, and long term timeframes such as hours and days.
Triple Witching Created: Friday, January 26, 2007 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
Definition of the trading term triple witching.
Spread Trading Created: Sunday, May 31, 2009 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
Definition of the form of options trading known as spread trading, with an example of an options based spread trade.
Unrealized Profit Created: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
Definition of the trading term unrealized profit, with an example of how unrealized profit is used in trading.
Uptick Rule (Defunct as of July 2007) Created: Monday, June 23, 2008 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
Definition of the US stock market uptick rule, and a discussion of whether the removal of the uptick rule has increased or decreased US stock market volatility.
Swing Trading Created: Sunday, February 10, 2008 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
Definition of the style of trading known as swing trading, with examples of the types of trade that fit within this medium term trading style.
Time and Sales or Tape Created: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
Definition of the time and sales (or tape), and descriptions of the information that is provided by the time and sales.
Introduction to Knock Outs Created: Sunday, August 07, 2011 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
Introduction to knock outs including the types of knock outs that are available, and the basics of how knock outs are traded.
Bearish Downside Gap Three Methods Created: Friday, July 02, 2010 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
Description of the japanese candlestick pattern known as a bearish downside gap three methods, with an explanation of what the candlestick pattern means in trading.
Bullish Upside Gap Three Methods Created: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
Description of the japanese candlestick pattern known as a bullish upside gap three methods, with an explanation of what the candlestick pattern means in trading.
Review of High Probability ETF Trading Created: Sunday, September 13, 2009 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
A detailed review of High Probability ETF Trading by Larry Connors. The review includes a description of the book, whom the book is designed for, and how the book can be used in your own trading.
Review of Short Term Trading Strategies That Work Created: Friday, November 28, 2008 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
A detailed review of Short Term Trading Strategies That Work by Larry Connors. The review includes a description of the book, whom the book is designed for, and how the book can be used in your own...
Review of the Trading Book Sell and Sell Short Created: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
A detailed review of the trading book Sell and Sell Short by Alexander Elder. The review includes a description of the book, whom the book is designed for, and how to use the book in your own tradi...
Introduction to the Japanese Candlestick Patterns Created: Sunday, July 18, 2010 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
Introduction to the Japanese candlestick patterns, with explanations and graphical examples of each of the Japanese candlestick patterns, with suggestions for what each Japanese candlestick pattern...
Bearish Side By Side White Lines Created: Monday, June 21, 2010 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
Description of the japanese candlestick pattern known as a bearish side by side white lines, with an explanation of what the candlestick pattern means in trading.
Bullish Side By Side White Lines Created: Sunday, June 13, 2010 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
Description of the japanese candlestick pattern known as a bullish side by side white lines, with an explanation of what the candlestick pattern means in trading.
Bearish Downside Tasuki Gap Created: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
Description of the japanese candlestick pattern known as a bearish downside tasuki gap, with an explanation of what the candlestick pattern means in trading.
Bullish Upside Tasuki Gap Created: Tuesday, June 01, 2010 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
Description of the japanese candlestick pattern known as a bullish upside tasuki gap, with an explanation of what the candlestick pattern means in trading.
Bullish Stick Sandwich Created: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
Description of the japanese candlestick pattern known as a bullish stick sandwich, with an explanation of what the candlestick pattern means in trading.
Bullish Three Stars in the South Created: Sunday, May 16, 2010 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
Description of the japanese candlestick pattern known as a bullish three stars in the south, with an explanation of what the candlestick pattern means in trading.
Review of Spread Trading Created: Saturday, May 30, 2009 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
A detailed review of Spread Trading by Greg Jensen. The review includes a description of the book, whom the book is designed for, and how the book can be used in your own trading.
Review of the Stock Trader's Almanac 2009 Created: Thursday, October 16, 2008 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
A detailed review of the Stock Trader's Almanac 2009 by Jeffrey Hirsch and Yale Hirsch. The review includes a description of the book, whom the book is designed for, and how the book can be used in...
Pivot Point Bounce Created: Monday, April 16, 2007 Updated: Sunday, May 12, 2013
Step by step tutorial of the pivot point bounce trade, including detailed instructions and charts of a real trade made using the pivot point bounce trading system.

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