ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Symmetrical triangles can be a shakeout or an end run.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Alaska Air likes the sound of falling oil prices as the stock moves to channel resistance and readies for a breakout.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...The stock of Alcan, the world's second-largest producer of primary aluminum, may be entering a bullish phase.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It looks like an inverse head & shoulder formation in the making.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...BEA Systems is on the verge of an important breakout after a gap and high-volume surge.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Shares of Comp De Minas Buenaventura took quite a beating over the past two months, but signs of a bullish turnaround are now manifesting.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Best Buy is tracing out an ascending triangle on the daily chart, but the weekly chart suggests that this could just be a reaction rally within a larger downtrend.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Inco Ltd. is Canada's nickel-producing giant and is on another upswing. Who needs gold with profits like this?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Decision Making by Fred Gehm One group of techniques that traders should know more about are those for multiple-criteria decision making. These techniques allow the trader to simultaneously analyze a number of alternatives in terms of a number of attrib
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Forex Focus: Making Sense Of Currency Movements by Grace Cheng With currency movements so randomized, how could you possibly know when to enter and exit trades? One of the most frequently asked questions among forex traders is certainly this: What on e
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Down by more than 60% since July 2011, shares of Gold Fields Ltd. may be in the process of preparing for a bullish turnaround.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...For the first time this summer, the price of gold is back above $410 and gold bugs are hopeful of a good move developing.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...For a major stock index to rise nearly 40% in eight months is no small feat; might the time be here when the Russell 2000 index begins to retrace a third of those gains?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...With US automakers holding out tin cups and former NASDAQ chairman Bernard Madoff alleged to have paupered his clients via a giant Ponzi scheme, we can understand why investors are scared to invest. Here's something to consider.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When the indexes are falling, you should start looking for shares to buy as the indexes bottom.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...If June made your stomach churn with all the up and down trading, then you might get some relief in July if you understand a few key traits for this summer month.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A head and shoulders points to downside for Lucent Technologies.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...As a technician, I try not to let fundamentals influence me simply because I am in a hurry.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Here, we introduce a new oscillator that allows you to set the inputs for the upper and lower band edges independently for greater flexibility. Here's how it works and how you can use it
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Once you have a trading system, you still need to evaluate it. You can apply optimization strategies to increase profitability, reduce drawdowns, and enhance the stability of your system.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...It's startling how such a concept can help you overcome the most destructive emotional impulses of trading.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Making Cents Of Throwbacks And Pullbacks by Thomas Bulkowski What are they and how can we use them? Find out what they are and how they perform. When I started investing more than 20 years ago, I thought technical analysis was nothing more than mysteri
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Making Money With Chaos by Hans Hannula, Ph.D., RSA, CTA An order indeed exists in the market, as W.D. Gann and, more recently, J. Welles Wilder have claimed. But the order is not as perfect as some have made it out to be, simply because the market obey
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...There are key differences between a bubble and a bull market. The challenge is recognizing the difference
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Making Sense Of Fractals by Erik Long What is chaos? Here's a tool you can use to trade on the cutting edge of chaos and fractal theory. haos is evident just about everywhere: in lightning, weather patterns, earthquakes, and financial markets, to name
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...What's a load fund? What's a no-load fund? This should help you figure it out.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Making The Most Of A Trend With The Disparity Index by Dan Valcu In volatile markets, it's difficult to forecast the formation of peaks and troughs. The disparity index is an indicator that helps you squeeze the best out of a trend whether you are tradi
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Making spreadsheets part of your trading system Part I by Jim Summers, Ph.D. This column will be all about using Lotus 1-2-3, Release 2.0 as a trading tool. Given the number of programs written for technical analysis fundamental analysis, and portfolio
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Making the Titanic Fly by Dennis Meyers The Titanic syndrome is a stock market timing system built on various stock market indicators. As with all trading systems, additional refinements are possible on the original. Here, then, is one trader's double s
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Stocks like Hansen Natural and Sturm, Ruger & Co. have led the market to the upside and still show strength.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...NIKE deteriorated in the spring as it came off a head and shoulders top and recently has found its second wind.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...NYMEX natural gas is hovering over a confluence of support, both long- and short-term. All signs point to a modest rise very soon, and unless long-term resistance can reign in the rally, it will likely be a precursor to a longer term advance.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...By allocating capital to the equity index markets in different regions of the world that are showing the strongest momentum, you can multiply your profits. Here is how you can ride the global momentum
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...A large ascending triangle on the chart of SBC Communications could offer profitable trading opportunities.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Love it or hate it, Starbucks has been a star stock performer since it went public more than 20 years ago. But there are growing signs that the stock's future may not be so bright.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...When charts start reminding you of a Hitchcock classic then it's time to be concerned with too many crows appearing on your monitor.
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Xerox is a name that is synonymous with photocopying, in fact today one talks of "xeroxing" a document as opposed to photocopying a document. And yet the company fell on hard times and the share crashed. Is it making a comeback?
ARTICLE SYNOPSIS...Even though it is far from confirmed, the early signs suggest a double top for Yahoo. Yahoo (YHOO) and a host of internet stocks have been star performers over the last 9-12 months.