Category: Technical Analysis
How to Predict Market Pivots With the Death Cross and Golden Cross
Investors tend to focus more on market fundamentals than technical analysis, but there are a few technical indicators that carry weight across the board. For example, CNBC commonly cites the death cross as a bearish turning point for specific stocks or benchmark indices. These indicators tend to be less frequent than the day-to-day tools used by […]
What is a Hammer Candlestick Pattern in Trading?
Technical analysis has been used since the 1900s to predict stock market prices. Unlike fundamental analysis, market technicians believe that all available information is already reflected in a stock price, and day-to-day market fluctuations are more a function of human emotion (fear and green) than changes in the underlying value of a company.
How to Draw a Trendline
Of all the ideas and strategies that have evolved throughout the history of trading, the trend has been the one that has stood the test of time. It is unclear who first said it, but “The Trend is Your Friend” has become one of the most common sayings in trading today. But what is the […]
Using the Fibonacci Sequence with Stocks
There are many indicators and methods used by traders all over the world, but few are used more often than those based upon Fibonacci numbers. From forex traders to institutions, Fibonacci is a mainstay of market analysis, and an important tool when trading or investing in stocks. As with any tool we use though, it […]
TrendSpider Fall Timestamps on Stocktwits
As TrendSpider’s main focus is being a charting platform, we also actively share chart setups and ideas every day on our social media accounts! As with anything, nothing is close to being 100% in the markets and all traders should do their own due diligence before trading anything they are interested in. For that reason, the […]
Guest Post by Trader Stewie: Rising Wedges for Shorting
This guest post was adapted from a private, members-only update that Trader Stewie from the Art of Trading shared with his subscribers. This is his perspective on using the “rising wedge” setup to profit from downward moves in price. For those of you who are new to Trader Stewie, he has been trading for since 1998 […]
How Technical Analysis is Used in Both Trading and Investing
The finance industry loves to separate traders and investors, treating them as two separate things. That can mean different terms at the broker, different support, or even different approaches to evaluating the markets. But here’s the thing, while there are differences in how traders and investors assess risk and put money into markets, both in […]
A Spooky October 2018: Full Month Recap of $SPY
The Stock market lived it up to its historical stereotype of being more volatile in the month of October than other months in the year. The signs were there early on that this month may get ugly due to a mix of variables in the financial markets such as interest rates breaking through key levels […]
Analyzing Different Stock Trading Patterns
When the average person thinks of stock trading, they think of someone running around the New York Stock Exchange with paper flying all around them. While this used to be somewhat true back before computers took over, it does not describe the entire picture and there is a lot more that goes on behind the […]
TrendSpider Summer Timestamps on Stocktwits
Over the summer, we started actively posting charts on StockTwits that we thought were interesting from our platform. As with anything, nothing is close to being 100% in the markets and all traders should do their due diligence before trading anything. For that reason, the point of this post is to not have traders blindly […]
Guest Post by Trader Stewie: Using Smaller Time Frames to Unlock Hidden Patterns
This guest post was adapted from a private, members-only update that Trader Stewie from the Art of Trading shared with his subscribers. This is his perspective on using multiple timeframes to identify trends that you might otherwise miss, specifically why dropping down into shorter timeframe charts can help expose interest and actionable patterns and trading opportunities. […]
Trading Momentum Oscillators: What They Are and How to Utilize Them
There are so many different approaches to trading, you could try a new one every day for the rest of your life and never run out of options. However, one that has been consistently popular, and consistently effective over the years has been momentum oscillator trading strategies.
