Our experts drill deeper into classic investing concepts, trading strategies, technical themes and other important financial topics to help you learn more about all things markets.
Mary Ellen walks you through a proven system to help empower yourself to become financially independent. She highlights how your beliefs guide your decisions, the value of having a plan, and what you can gain by implementing an investment system.
Grayson Roze covers what you need to know about ChartLists; including, what a ChartList is, understanding ChartList naming conventions and how he personally organizes his ChartLists. Tip of the day includes, Creating a "Watchlist."
StockCharts.com President Chip Anderson gives an introduction to Point and Figure Charting. Covering the basics, Chip uses examples to show how they work and shows you can use the StockCharts P&F Charts workbench.
David Keller discusses taking a disciplined approach to investing decisions versus an emotional process by using a technical checklist.
Gatis Roze, author of Tensile Trading and co-founder of StockMarketMastery.com, shares the asset allocation and diversification strategies he uses to find success in all market conditions.
Key Takeaways:
Asset allocation decisions matter
Pick between ETFs or Mutual Funds
Maintain "Best of Breed"...
Erin gives you a run down of basic chart patterns, explaining what they look like and the psychology behind how they form.
Patterns she covers include: Rectangle, Ascending Triangle, Descending Triangle, Symmetrical Triangle, Bull Flag Formation, Reverse Flag Formation, Bullish Double-Bottom, Tr...
Arthur Hill tests various Moving Average pairs including the S&P500. He then takes a look at adding short positions to the mix, presents a surprising pair to consider, and looks at trading SPY with $SPX Signals.
Chip takes on Ichimoku Cloud Charts. He discusses their construction, how to create them, how to interpret them and what they are used for.
Erin covers moving averages including the history behind them, the three major types of moving averages, general trading rules, and DecisionPoint trend models.
StockCharts resident Wyckoffian Wizard, Bruce Fraser, walks you through point and figure charting. Starting from the basics in part one and moving into more advanced information in this two part series, he covers subjects ranging from counting methodology, accumulation and distribution, and Stock...
StockCharts resident Wyckoffian Wizard, Bruce Fraser, walks you through point and figure charting. Starting from the basics in part one and moving into more advanced information in this two part series, he covers subjects ranging from counting methodology, accumulation and distribution, and Stock...
In this beginner workshop, Erin covers the essentials of technical analysis that every trader should know. Concepts she covers include price bars, time frames, moving averages, support and resistance, price patterns, and basic indicators.
In the second part of this beginners workshop, Erin delves deeper into the essentials of technical analysis that every trader should know. Concepts she covers include the lingo of technical analysis, divergences, VIX and breadth, and an overview of basic chart patterns.
David digs into some of the behavioral reasons why charts work. As he explains, a lot of times the poor buy/sell decisions that investors make is what creates the chart patterns that others use to gain profit. "Herding" is what happens when lots of investors group into one investment position.
Grayson stops by the studio to talk about SCTRs (StockCharts Technical Ranking). This proprietary StockCharts ranking system assigns a number from 0 to 100 to all securities within a group, the same criteria is applied to the entire group, allowing for direct relative strength comparisons.
Chip Anderson, StockCharts President, walks you through the many different places within the site where you can find interesting investing ideas. Chip covers top 10 lists, sector & industry summaries, predefined scan results, blog posts, and public ChartLists.
Arthur Hill, CMT, puts the 200-Day Simple Moving Average (SMA) to the test in the S&P500 and other indexes. He shows you ways to reduce whipsaws while keeping the returns high. Additional subjects covered include: SMA signals versus EMA signals, Moving Average signals for other Indexes, and appl...
Erin Swenlin uses charts to illustrate bullish patterns, then shows you where she would place targets and stops within those charts.
Patterns she covers: Ascending Triangle, Bullish Flag Formation, Descending Wedge, Bullish Double Bottom, Rectangle, and Symmetrical Triangle.
Erin Swenlin continues her Trading Charts Patterns series with examples of charts showing bearish chart patterns. She shows you how to trade bear patterns, and how those patterns support shorting.
Patterns she covers include: Reverse Flag Formation, Bearish Ascending Wedge, Descending Triangle,...
Arthur Hill discusses using a Mean-Reversion trading system or strategy. He covers the components involved, the importance of market timing, trailing stops, profit targets and chandeliers.
Erin walks you through StockCharts scanning and alerts tools. She covers predefined scans, creating your own scans and modifying predefined scans. She finishes up with setting price alerts and working with advanced scans.
Erin shares her favorite technical scans that she has created over the years. She explains what they are used for and then provides a refresher on how to sift through your scan results in order to narrow down your choices.
The scans she presents include Bullish EMAs-Mid Range SCTR, Chart Breakou...