Find and Adopt Dead Cat and Bow-wow Trading Patterns

If you’re not a regular reader of The Kirk Report, you’re missing market commentary from a trading veteran who’s concise and straightforward about market activity – he’s also got a fun streak of cynicism as it relates to the mainstream financial publications like Barrons et al. I got hooked on Kirk’s site by the lists…

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4 Steps to Get the Jargon Out of Your Strategy

We were recently asked by Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities magazine (a review of our event-based backtesting tool The Odds Maker appears in the July 2007 issue) what’s the biggest stumbling block faced by new users when trying to work with The Odds Maker. We answer the question below. How Jargon Harms Learning The…

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A Nation of Laws, Not Men – Good Idea for a Trading Plan

On this Independence Day it’s important to remember one of the most important differentiating characteristics of our nation from others past and present: We are a nation of laws, not men. We celebrate the fourth in my mind as reminder that our freedoms rest not on the whims of one man’s behavior but on laws…

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Trade Like TraderMike

TraderInterviews.com discusses strategies and techniques with Trader Mike, one of the best known traders and commentators out there. Just some of the gems from this interview (Specs: 15 mins, 01 secs): Why he likes shorting stocks more than going long Thoughts about how blogging helps him be a better trader What are the minimum filters…

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Let Us Take You to the Next Level: 1 on 1 with TI

SUMMARY: SCHEDULE A PHONE APPOINTMENT. We know you’re incredibly busy. So, to make life easier, you can now schedule a time to talk to a Trade-Ideas trading and strategy expert to get professional advice on everything from strategy configuration, modeling to trading plan discipline and position management.  UPDATE 6/01/2009: Fill out this form, https://trade-ideas.54solutions.com/Training.html with the best…

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TraderFeed’s Trader Coaching Program

Here is a great learning opportunity to sit with a trained psychologist, Dr. Brett Steenbarger, who understands and even excels at trading, pattern recognition, and strategy development. To the lucky trader with whom he chooses to spend the month, a great deal of knowledge and self-awareness will be passed. In Brett’s words: “I’ll take on…

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A New Contributor with an Experienced Voice

Please welcome Jamie C. Hodge, a new contributor to this blog, who will provide occasional commentary on the markets and his trades. I say occasional because Jamie is first and foremost a trader. His best nuggets of wisdom are usually not written but verbally delivered throughout the trading day. We’ll try to capture that wisdom…

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