http://www.swing-trade-stocks.com/taz-trader-blog.html This is the swing trading blog for the Traders Action Zone strategy. Includes swing trading tips, strategies, and market analysis. en-us Wed, 1 Jul 2009 10:00:12 -0400 Wed, 1 Jul 2009 10:00:12 -0400 Easy Blogs ( http://www.easyblogs.com ) http://www.swing-trade-stocks.com/200907.html#e124 http://www.swing-trade-stocks.com/200907.html#e124 Wed, 1 Jul 2009 10:00:12 -0400 If you dump a stock right before it tanks, did you get lucky? Maybe and maybe not. Sometimes intuition is just a better gauge of what to do and what not to do. After you have been trading for a while, you just tend to get a feel for things that... http://www.swing-trade-stocks.com/200906.html#e123 http://www.swing-trade-stocks.com/200906.html#e123 Sat, 6 Jun 2009 17:56:00 -0400 I included a small hourly chart (inset) so that you can see what I was looking at. The stock was building support with a triple bottom pattern. I was convinced that this stock was going to move much higher. But, I didn't trade it. The market... http://www.swing-trade-stocks.com/200904.html#e122 http://www.swing-trade-stocks.com/200904.html#e122 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:49:10 -0400 How do you tell if a trend is going to change? Use Trader Vic's rules for a trend change... A trend line is broken The trend stops making higher highs. Price falls below prior low. Here is an example of these rules... http://www.swing-trade-stocks.com/200904.html#e121 http://www.swing-trade-stocks.com/200904.html#e121 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:25:14 -0400 There is a great article over at Trading Markets by Walter Peters titled, What I Learned From the Best Trader I Have Ever Known that I thought you might enjoy reading. I have been lucky to know my Millionaire Trader Friend and I have reaped many benefits... http://www.swing-trade-stocks.com/200904.html#e120 http://www.swing-trade-stocks.com/200904.html#e120 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:43:45 -0400 I don't know who came up with the default settings for technical indicators but sometimes you have to ask, "What were they thinking?". They certainly didn't have swing traders in mind! Take a look at this chart of the S&P 500... This sucks!... http://www.swing-trade-stocks.com/200903.html#e119 http://www.swing-trade-stocks.com/200903.html#e119 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:05:05 -0400 Got a StockCharts.com account? You can create a single chart that has multiple ticker symbols. You can then set it up to compare a stock that you are watching to other stocks, market indices, or to look at market internals. This can help you to better... http://www.swing-trade-stocks.com/200902.html#e118 http://www.swing-trade-stocks.com/200902.html#e118 Thu, 5 Feb 2009 09:56:22 -0400 StockCharts.com has finally added blogs to their website (8 to be exact). Well, it's about time! We've just added a brand new section to the website that contains a collection of Blogs (web articles) dedicated to Technical Analysis and our website. This... http://www.swing-trade-stocks.com/200902.html#e117 http://www.swing-trade-stocks.com/200902.html#e117 Mon, 2 Feb 2009 08:17:58 -0400 As of March 1st, Zecco will be changing its pricing structure. I'm writing to tell you that as of March 1st, 2009, we're increasing the minimum level of assets needed to earn 10 free trades per month to $25,000. We're also adding a new way to get free... http://www.swing-trade-stocks.com/200902.html#e116 http://www.swing-trade-stocks.com/200902.html#e116 Mon, 2 Feb 2009 07:43:35 -0400 I like using Williams %R. It gives a good general idea of when the market is about to reverse. But (like all technical indicators) it has it's flaws. Take a look at the following chart: Last week, there was a rally in the S&P 500 and Williams... http://www.swing-trade-stocks.com/200901.html#e115 http://www.swing-trade-stocks.com/200901.html#e115 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:35:57 -0400 I recently bought the book, Short Term Trading Strategies That Work by Larry Connors. It is a fantastic book and I definitely recommend it. But there is one part in this book that has me puzzled. I just can't figure out the reasoning behind it! It has...