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The C Note

The C Note
Trading is more human psychology than skill in most cases and Praxair (PX) is a prime example of this. When watching stocks around the $100 level...

Buying a Gap up, a $5,000 MSFT swing

Buying a Gap up, a $5,000 MSFT swing
Trading Gaps: Following a significant earnings beat with future guidance being raised, MSFT had a huge move higher. It is very important for a sto...

Who’s Fucked?

Who’s Fucked?
When Shake and I were rookie traders, we worked side by side, with enough cockiness to make Tucker Max blush (aka we had no clue what was going on...

Momentum Moves

Momentum Moves
There's a very specific reason we don't buy these momentum names on the way down. LITE proves this in the above chart. Another good example of thi...

Spot Trends, Don’t be a Bag Holder

Spot Trends, Don’t be a Bag Holder
One of the most talked about stocks is by far Apple. In recent years it has been a market leader, in the sense that when Apple did well, the mark...

The Mona Lisa Trailing Stop

The Mona Lisa Trailing Stop
When you look at this daily chart of OKS, can you see any area of resistance? An area that the stock is having a hard time breaking? This is usua...

The Art of the Trail

The Art of the Trail
You can map out the best trades in the best sectors with the best stocks, but at the end of the day it all comes down to EXECUTIONS. Part of main...

Ludicrous Mode

Ludicrous Mode
  "Quickly cut your losers and let the winners ride!" We've all heard the mantra, but this is a very important quality of a successful trader must...

Utilizing Moving Averages

Utilizing Moving Averages
The Moving Average is a widely used indicator in technical analysis that helps to smooth out price action by filtering the noise from random pric...

7 Vital Steps to Successful Chart Reading

7 Vital Steps to Successful Chart Reading
  Where is the trend?Identify if it is a strong or weak stock by determining how it has been trending lately. Scroll back the past 90-180 days. ...

Chart Patterns

Chart Patterns
As you likely already know, our favorite chart pattern to execute a trade off is a bull flag. It has worked for us countless times and it indicat...

Game Plan Extended

Game Plan Extended
Before you put on a trade, what is your game plan? When you enter the trade, what is your game plan? Once you enter the trade, do you STICK to...