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May 18, 2000

Day Trading Basics Part 1 -- Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan

The first thing to do before making any trading decisions, whether it is day trading or position trading, is to study the general picture of the market. Your objective should be to trade with the dir...(more)

May 17, 2000

The Accumulative Swing Index -- Jason K. Hutson

Rather than using the closing prices alone to determine market trends, the accumulative swing index incorporates the relationship between the open, close, high, and low of each day's trading to give a...(more)

Ascending Triangles -- Jason K. Hutson

The triangle bottom is signaled by an ascending triangle in which a flat upper trendline and ascending lower trendline meet and compel prices within the two lines.
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25-Day Plurality Index -- Jason K. Hutson

25-Day Plurality Index...(more)

Common Gap -- Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan

Common Gap...(more)

May 16, 2000

Trendlines -- Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan

Trendlines act as support and resistance levels in trending markets. They can be effectively utilized to determine entry and exit points....(more)

Using Moving Average Crossovers To Decrease Trading Risks -- Jason K. Hutson

A crossover of two moving averages presents a possible trading opportunity....(more)

May 15, 2000

Triangle Formations -- Jason K. Hutson

A downward trend followed by progressively higher lows had produced a triangle formation for SYMC. Then stock prices broke out below the lower support line....(more)

Double Top Formation on the Nasdaq -- Sean Moore

April proved to be a tumultuous month for the technology-based Nasdaq Composite Index. From a charting standpoint, the sharp April sell-off within the index followed a picture-perfect double top form...(more)

May 12, 2000

Breakouts -- Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan

Catching a stock that is breaking out of its trading range during the early stage can result in a profitable trade....(more)

May 11, 2000

Recognizing The Double Top Reversal Pattern -- Han Kim

How do you tell the difference between a correction and a reversal at the top before it's too late? Being able to recognize the double top pattern could be to your advantage....(more)

Wyckoff Part 3: Recognizing Potential -- Sean Moore

Horizontal formations in point & figure charts can help to signify when a security is likely to make a move. The longer the stock moves in a sideways fashion, the greater the potential for a move. T...(more)

May 09, 2000

How To Profit From Trading Ranges -- Jason K. Hutson

The stock market has experienced a short-term downswing for more than one month. This downswing has cost investors a quick 35% on their investments. During the shakeout of this high volitility period ...(more)

How To Profit From Trading Ranges, Example 2 -- Jason K. Hutson

Symantec Corporation has been in a $48-$70 trading range over the last four months....(more)

How To Profit From Trading Ranges, Example 3 -- Jason K. Hutson

Ebay, Inc. has been in a $130-$170 trading spanning the last eight months....(more)

How To Profit From Trading Ranges, Example 4 -- Jason K. Hutson

Apple Computer has been in a $110-$130 trading range over the last eight months....(more)

How To Profit From Trading Ranges, Example 5 -- Jason K. Hutson

Compaq Computer Corp. has been in a $24-$30 trading range over the last five months....(more)

Wyckoff Part 1: Defining A Trend -- Sean Moore

Richard D. Wyckoff outlined the necessity for defining the market trend in his classic stock analysis method first published in the early 1930s. Seventy years later, this remains an important concept...(more)

Minimize Risk By Trading Within A Range -- Jason K. Hutson

Looking at 60-minute data for Apple Computer, Inc. (AAPL) shows that the past month and a half have been a volatile period. Exhaustive selling during the middle of April created short-term support at ...(more)

May 08, 2000

Trading The Upper Half Of The RSI -- Han Kim

As a novice trader, I'm looking for a simple, straightforward indicator to help me make trading decisions. The RSI is just that- simple and straightforward. Here's how I use the RSI to stay on the saf...(more)

Support And Resistance Levels -- Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan

Support and resistance levels can reveal important information about price activity in the markets. The chart of the Nasdaq Composite chart shows how, by taking note of these support and resistance l...(more)

Trading In The Last Half Hour -- Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan

Identifying reversals are the key to satisfying results whether you are a position trader or day trader. Generally, the first and last half hour of the trading day reveal great trading opportunities....(more)

Wyckoff Part 2: Determining Relative Strength And Weakness -- Sean Moore

Once you've identified and predicted the current market trend, you must decide whether it's time to enter the market, exit the market, or abstain from the market altogether. Looking at a security's r...(more)

Breakaway Gap -- Jason K. Hutson

A breakaway gap usually occurs at the beginning of a significant price pattern. You can expect to find them when a security is breaking out of a trading range or when it is breaking a trendline....(more)

Adaptive Moving Average -- Jason K. Hutson

Here's an indicator that adapts the speed of a moving average to catch the quick-moving markets, yet slows down in sideways-trending markets to reduce whipsaws....(more)

April 09, 2000

Novice Trader's Notebook -- Jason K. Hutson

Novice Trader's Notebook...(more)

Economic Cycle Trading -- Jason K. Hutson

Economic Cycle Trading...(more)

Day Trading -- Jason K. Hutson

Day Trading...(more)

April 07, 2000

Moving Average -- Jason K. Hutson

Moving Average...(more)

April 02, 2000

Absolute Breadth Index -- Jason K. Hutson