Something Different For Swing Traders To Consider

As active stock traders, most of us focus on generating trading profits exclusively through capital gains from technical swing trading. Successful swing traders indeed have the ability to reap substantial profits on a consistent basis.

However, doing so requires a significant time commitment, both in learning how to trade stocks and spending the time for nightly stock screening research. After many years, active trading may also become mentally tedious. As such, it is wise to consider other forms of making money in the stock market as well.
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Anatomy of an XOM Earnings Trade – Options Trading Strategy

Editors note: On this blog, I primarily focus on trading strategies of individual stocks and ETFs, but this article is a bit different because it details the anatomy of a recent options trade in $XOM.

Although it is not a stock or ETF trade, I see a lot of value in sharing this article with you because it details an interesting strategy for how to trade stocks around earnings periods. Even though it discusses options trading strategies, the same concept for trading earnings could be applied with trading the individual stock. I’m sure you will find this to be helpful in your trading education regardless of whether you trade options or not…[Continue Reading...]

‘Sequester’ harm to economy? Maybe for longer than you think.

'Sequester' harm to economy? Maybe for longer than you think. (via The Christian Science Monitor) Scheduled cuts in federal spending could deal a sizable blow to the US economy this year, but won't tip the nation into recession. That's what many … [Continue reading]

Currency War Won’t Sink Asian Stocks

Currency War Won't Sink Asian Stocks (via NewsLook) Raymond Chan, Equity Asia CIO for Allianz Global Investors, says Japanese and Chinese shares will rise this year despite talk of a currency war. … [Continue reading]

SPDR ETF Still Gold Standard

Gold ETF

Although gold has been relatively quiet over the near-term, the technical chart patterns are still looking bullish for the intermediate to long-term trends. In the video below, learn why holding shares of SPDR Gold Trust ETF ($GLD) is better than … [Continue reading]

The Trouble with Tech & the Dethroning of Darlings

10-year weekly chart of $AAPL

The Trouble with Tech & the Dethroning of Darlings By Ilene Sometimes, an investment strategy is more logical than successful in practice. For example, 10 years ago, investing in the personal computer space seemed like a great way to profit … [Continue reading]

Fiscal cliff whipsaws stocks; confidence dims

NEW YORK (AP) — The "fiscal cliff" took the stock market on a roller coaster Thursday. Small developments in the tense budget standoff yanked stocks back and forth throughout the day. In the end, U.S. stocks closed lower for the fourth day in a … [Continue reading]

Wall Street climbs on economy bets as it looks past ‘cliff’

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rallied on strong volume on Tuesday, capping off the S&P 500's best two-day run in a month, on confidence that a deal would be struck in Washington to avoid painful spending cuts and tax hikes that could hurt the … [Continue reading]

How To Swing Trade In A Dull Stock Market

S&P 500 SPDR ($SPY)

One of the biggest mistakes new swing traders (check out MorpheusTrading to learn what swing trading means) make is trying to force a trade when no valid technical setups exist. This is an extremely bad habit that is akin to gambling, rather than … [Continue reading]

Why Market Timing Is A Winning Strategy

Balancing the Accounts

Over the past several generations, stock market investors have been tricked into believing the best way to profit in the stock market was through a traditional "buy and hold" methodology. Stockbrokers have been duping investors into the concept that … [Continue reading]