Range Bars: An Alternative to Time Based Charts

Range Bars: An Alternative to Time Based Charts

Range bars can be an alternative to time based charts. Time based charts are based on a particular time period such as 5 minutes, 15 minutes, one hour, 4 hours, daily, etc… Each time based chart will produce a set number of bars which corresponds to the timeframe...
Old Problem Patterns – Do They Affect Your Trading?

Old Problem Patterns – Do They Affect Your Trading?

I've written several articles over the last year about the importance of keeping a trading journal. Besides helping you analyze your trading business, its successes and losses, certain patterns will also manifest themselves as you review your journal. Most traders do...
A Little About ETFs

A Little About ETFs

What is an ETF? To state it simply, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are funds that track indexes such as the S&P 500, NASDAQ, Dow Jones, Russell 2000, etc. When an investor buys shares of an ETF, they are buying shares of a portfolio that tracks the yield and return of...
Contango and Backwardation

Contango and Backwardation

Have you ever heard someone say “The VIX futures are in contango”? Or, maybe you have heard someone say “The VIXfutures are in backwardation”. Today we will be discussing a little bit about contango and backwardation. This will give you some...
Technical Indicators 101:  Bollinger Bands in a Nutshell

Technical Indicators 101: Bollinger Bands in a Nutshell

Bollinger Bands are a technical indicator created by renowned technical trader John Bollinger in the early 1980's. There are numerous publications, as well as John's website www.bollingerbands.com, that go into great detail on this popular tool used by many traders....