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The 10 Key Differences Between Bull and Bear Rallies…

…That You Need to Recognize to Make Money Legendary trader Dan Zanger and host of ChartPattern.com, who holds the stock-trading record with an annualized return of more than 29,000%, makes no bones about which type of market he prefers. “What motivates me to be at my trading desk no matter what

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My Best Idea for Small Investors

Stocks are a wonderful investment but they will not be the right choice for small investors looking at trading for a living. A widely cited figure is that stocks return about 10 percent a year in the long run. If a successful trader can triple that, a 30 percent annual return will not amount to a si

Trading Without Software

When just starting out, some beginning traders will want to use all of their available funds to trade rather than buying software and data feeds. In this article, we’ll look at how that can be done, using free end of day data and indicators. Trading software allows traders to design and back test

Bubble Testing Proves Prices Can Be Irrational

In a previous article, I offered details on one way to quantify a bubble, at least for defining a market opinion. In this article, we will test the idea and assess the probability of successfully trading bubbles. As a result of the tests, we can develop some insights into markets and we’ll conclud

Bubble Spotting: Dangerous to Trading Wealth

If trading can be reduced to a well defined set of rules, then market forecasting can also be defined by testable rules. Many traders like to develop general market outlooks and use these opinions as a guide to trading. For example a trader may be very bullish on stocks because the overall economy s

Market Cycles – Pi Cycle Theory

These days you do not have to listen to an investor very long before hearing of a boom-bust cycle.  The recent internet stock boom followed by a housing boom has left many confused.  An objective observer might wonder: what is the investor’s role in these events? Is he just a boat floating in th

Lessons Every Trader Needs to Learn From MF Global

Experience is always the best teacher, but it’s also the most expensive. There are a couple of very important trading lessons to learn from the collapse of MF Global that we can learn at the expense of others. Futures broker MF Global held more than $7 billion in thousands of customer accounts. Th

Buy, Hold and Fold Tricks of the Trade

When the market is rallying and bulls stampeding, it’s easy to get caught up in the hype. But every trader must learn when its time to step back or step out altogether if he or she is to survive in the trading game. Like the run from 1998 to 2000, the 2003-7 rally offered the bulls lots of opportu

Elliott is Only a Market Guide, Not the Holy Grail

Elliott Wave Theory can seem like a dream come true to traders. It offers traders a description of how markets should behave, with precise rules that help identify price targets in advance. Applying the rules, traders can determine market turning points by forecasting price moves to two decimal plac

What is Silver?

Silver is a naturally occurring element that can be found in your jewelry, at the dinner table, in your digital camera, in your car and in your pocket. It is a monetary metal with roots that run parallel to gold. It is also an essential ingredient in many products that we take for granted in modern