Day trading is all about recognizing patterns in stock charts, and no concept is more important for new traders to learn than ABCD pattern trading. This pattern ...

One of the most common mistakes made by beginners is not having a plan. A trading plan outlines the strategies and techniques that you’ll use to execute trades and manage risks. Without a plan, you’re ...

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My dad passed away last night at the age of 87. Thus ends perhaps the longest independent options trading career ever, as he started not much after Day 1 of publicly listed options and he literally ...

If you’re already active in the stock market, some of the terms and concepts of options trading mechanics will be familiar. When you contact your broker to initiate a trade, you’ll encounter the usual ...

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Life is full of patterns, and those who recognize them will quickly find themselves ahead of the pack—especially when it comes to a pattern trading strategy for securities. As the name implies, a ...