Archive for April 2006

As part of an occasional series of great approaches to trading, written by fellow traders/bloggers, here is a series we call “Truer Words”. Part 1 is posted here.Part 2 is posted here.Part 3 is posted here. The articles discuss topics of trading which include: emotional intelligence, trading journals (especially, but not limited to, the ones…

Here is some news recognizing the recent achievements of our partners. First item is the the May 2006 issue of Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities magazine, which lists (p 84) The Bandit Broadcast stock newsletter as the #1 Advisory Service! The Stock Bandit appears on our blogroll for more information. Congratulations Jeff! Item #2…

This month we again present a list of the most popular strategies Trade-Ideas subscribers either use as is or modify to fit their trading plan. These items are from two sources: The list of pre-configured strategies that’s available on our site and inside Trade-Ideas Pro (under “Samples”). The list of strategies developed from our popular…

A helpful article by Andy Swan on DayTradeTeam’s site got us thinking about the warning signs that go off when stocks head upwards but on lighter than normal volume. DTT’s article suggests this is the beginning of a losing battle for a stock’s demand and thus a signal that a decline is immenient. Andy’s article…

Leave it to Dr. Brett Steenbarger to inspire another Strategy Session from the valuable insights on his blog, TraderFeed. Brett’s observation relates to how the market action in the first half-hour of the market can be a predictor for the rest of the day’s activity. In his own words he summarizes: A slow half-hour appears…

UPDATE 4/4: Looks like someone else is sponsoring a stock picking contest.Thanks to Downtown Trader for pointing this contest out. Downtown Trader created a separate blog for the Squawk Box contest and plans to track the results of his stock selection using Trade-Ideas’ Idea Generation Technology (IGT). We wish him good luck. Here is the…