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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Trading the Bollinger Bands®: How to Use Multiple Time Frames

When it comes to technical trading, few people have an impact big enough for their name to become part of the lexicon of the industry, but John Bollinger is one such person. A long-time market technician, John Bollinger started looking […]

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TrendSpider Technical Analysis Progression: $HTGM

We were lucky enough to catch this progression of $HTGM over just a couple of days! Watch this three-chart series of $HTGM breaking out of a symmetrical wedge and then moving to the next level of resistance identified by the […]

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Top Features to Look For in Technical Analysis Software

When it comes to trading, there are two main approaches to understanding what the charts are telling you and assessing what the market is going to do next. The first, fundamental analysis, focuses on economic data to assess how a […]

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Trading Candlestick Patterns 101: Introduction and Common Candlesticks & Patterns

Whether you are new to trading or not, you have probably seen those stock photos of someone sitting in front of a screen full of charts that accompany every article about trading. But have you ever looked at those charts […]

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