Jason Needham returns with a new guest article exploring the portfolio habits that quietly damage long-term returns, from cutting winners too early to averaging down on losing positions. Drawing on real trading psychology and risk management principles, he explains how disciplined position sizing and letting winners run can create asymmetrical returns over time. Investing is […]
Breakaway gaps, otherwise known as pro gaps, can signify a major change in sentiment and the start of a new primary trend. In this article I will show you how to find pro gaps and more importantly show you some money management tactics to help you get on board a potential new trend in a […]
In the last update, I looked at the leading markets (NASDAQ & S&P500) and what to expect after the break higher and I also talked about the AI stocks becoming frothy. Can anyone remember AI? So, What Happened? The leading markets melted around 5% higher over the coming weeks and then ran out of steam […]
In this article, I’m going to cover how I use volume to assist my trading and investment decisions. I will cover multiple timeframes to see who is in control of price action and whether those that are in control of the price action are distributing or accumulating positions as a group. I will look at […]
In this article, I’m going to jump straight into the business end of where the money is made when you’re right. I’ll run through three methods of managing a winning position; from a defensive stance of de-risking or top-slicing the position, to an aggressive approach of adding to the position as it rises. It’s not […]
Since my last market update in February markets have been consolidating the move off the lows and more recently we have seen the Nasdaq and S&P take on the leadership of a potential new bull market by breaking out of those consolidation bases and onwards through 52 Week highs. The NASDAQ 100 led the charge […]
It’s been around nine months since I did my last market update and in this article, I’m going to follow on from that last update and point out some interesting levels worth noting. Many markets are sat above their 10-month moving averages [200 day] which is in itself good to see as we’ve had a […]
Below is a list of common trading psychology problems that I’ve compiled from my own trading journey. I see them as the main problems that would affect the results of my own systematic approach or delay the learning process by chasing red herrings. I have had to overcome all of them over the years though […]
Lets face it we all want to ride a big trend. We’d be crazy not to. In this article Jason Needham looks at the trailing stop to see how much trend we can capture by comparing a few methods. If you plan to ride a trend then you’re going to need a trailing exit to […]
In this article I want to run through some interesting areas I’m seeing in the markets by zooming out of the day-to-day noise to get a more meaningful big picture viewpoint. Big Picture Levels The markets are currently in a correction that is testing our patience, sit-out power, and also giving our risk management a […]
How do you answer that age-old investment conundrum – when to get in and when to get out? Here’s a technical approach to finding the best recovery candidates as they emerge.
In this article I will continue focusing on primary and secondary trends but this time I will use moving averages to define market phases. You can also view Part 1 of this article Lessons from the Trend (Part 1): Breakouts for more primary trend details that relate to what we are talking about here. For […]
All the best trends in the market need to start somewhere. I’m going to show you how to define a trend using two methods and offer some thoughts and reasoning on position management. For my next two articles I will focus on primary trends. If you are unsure what I mean by primary trends please […]
In this article I’m going to cover some big picture charting and try my best to bring across to the reader three different time frames of managing money or lanes of investing that every investor can connect with in one form or another. In addition, I also want to offer some reasoning as to why […]
