Death Cross and Golden Cross Signals – What are they?

Death Cross and Golden Cross Signals – What are they?

Have you heard of the Death Cross and the Golden Cross in your trading career? These two crosses occur when the 50-period simple moving average crosses through the 200 simple moving average. Read on and we will explore these two terms in trading. First we must review...
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...
Effective Goal Setting

Effective Goal Setting

With the New Year upon us, this is the time of year that many of us take a bit of time to reflect on the past year's accomplishments, and renew our goals for the current trading year in order to strive for greater success.  This week's article will cover some...
Tips On Planning Your Trading Business; Basics You Should Know.

Tips On Planning Your Trading Business; Basics You Should Know.

Tips On Planning Your Trading Business; Basics You Should Know. Do you have a business plan for your trading activities? Do you know how you will structure your business to achieve your trading goals? This article will touch on some important elements to consider when...
4 Core Concepts…

4 Core Concepts…

Call Options, Put Options, Standard Options and Mini-Options As stated in last week's article “How an Option is Similar to an Insurance Policy, ” the definition of an option is: “An option is a financial derivative that represents a contract sold by...