Support and resistance levels on bar charts are a major component in the study of technical analysis. Many traders, including myself, use support and resistance levels to identify entry and exit points when trading markets. When determining support and resistance levels on charts, one should not overlook the key Fibonacci percentage “retracement” levels. I will … Read more
By Jim Wyckoff The S&P 500 futures market is a trading arena unto itself, which can accommodate many different trading styles, according to Linda Bradford Raschke, a well known trader, lecturer and president of LBR Group, Inc. “Not only does this market display a different daily profile than the other futures markets, but it has … Read more
By Jim Wyckoff Achieving success in futures trading requires avoiding numerous pitfalls as much, or more, than it does seeking out and executing winning trades. In fact, most professional traders will tell you that it’s not any specific trading methodologies that make traders successful, but instead it’s the overall rules to which those traders strictly adhere … Read more
In the early part of the 20th century, Jesse Livermore was the most successful (and most feared) stock trader on Wall Street. He called the stock market crash of 1907 and once made $3 million in a single day. In 1929, Livermore went short several stocks and made $100 million. He was blamed for the … Read more
By Jim Wyckoff I have received several email messages from my readers asking about how to best determine entry and exit strategies when trading markets. Here are just a few of their quotes: “Though my success rate has been high, I am only breaking even financially, due to getting out too early in profit and … Read more
By Jim Wyckoff In this educational feature, I’m going to tackle an issue about which several of my readers have inquired: How to determine support and resistance areas on the charts. My favorite method (and I believe this the most accurate method) of determining support and resistance levels is to look at a bar chart … Read more