Trades
The Doji Sandwich
Some active investors start their trading day with this breakfast of trading champions
andlestick trading signals and patterns are based on an infinitely valuable commodity—human nature. Think of them as the graphic depiction of every buying and selling decision investors made during a specific time frame.
They’re as effective on a one-minute chart as on a monthly chart. They produce a powerful trade setup strategy for active investors who want fast and accurate results.
The doji, one of the most-recognized candlestick signals, is produced when prices open and close at approximately the same level during a particular period. This signal underscores the indecision between the bulls and the bears and produces extremely...
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The Future Price of Predictive Policing
|Palantir Technologies (PLTR) has been a much-debated battleground stock ever since its initial public offering a little more than two years ago. The company offers software that predicts the probability… -
What Lies Ahead for Stocks
By Tim Knight
|This column’s predictions for stock prices in 2022 have proven painfully correct. Now, the Technician is watching crypto for signals on how equities will perform in 2023. The S&P 500… -
Crypto 2023: Reaffirming Legitimacy
By Mark Helfman
|Helfman foretold the crypto collapse of 2022. Here’s his take on 2023. n my column for last year’s annual forecasting issue of Luckbox, I predicted 2022 would bring a big drop… -
Six Traders, Six Trades
|A trading committee offers long- and short-term strategies for the new year Tony “BAT” Battista Bullish investors looking to take a long-term view could consider a very wide broken wing… -
The Predictive Power of Options
|No one knows for sure what direction the market will take, but options prices can provide actionable clues It’s been a rough year for long-term investors. By the end of… -
The U.S. Dollar Will Crash
|A mean-reverting macro currency trade explained by a meaty metaphor Extreme prices can make an active investor salivate. Contrarians and trend followers alike tend to view hamburger meat as Kobe… -
Trading the 10 Biggest Crypto Losers After the FTX Meltdown
|FTX, the world’s second-largest crypto exchange, suffered a crisis of confidence in early November after an affiliated token, FTT, suffered a 90% correction -
Trading the Latest Bloodbath in U.S.-listed Shares of Chinese Stocks
|U.S.-listed stocks from China have suffered this year, and the pressure is increasing in the wake of the country’s recent National Congress, with shares sliding toward 52-week lows -
Trading the 4 Key Market Events in November
|November 2022 is packed with some key market events, including a meeting of the Federal Reserve, the midterm elections, the latest inflation report and Black Friday -
The Upcoming Midterms Might Ignite an Early Santa Claus Rally
|Traditionally, the term "Santa Claus rally" refers to an upward move in the stock market that develops between Christmas and New Year's, but it could start earlier than usual in… -
Trading the Latest Energy Crisis, Diesel Fuel
|Supplies of diesel fuel in the U.S. and Europe have fallen so low that estimates suggest there's only about a 25-day supply on hand in either region—pushing diesel prices toward… -
Proof-of-Work Purge The Merge
By Mike Martin
|Ethereum, the second-biggest cryptocurrency network, has sliced its energy use and is preparing for higher volume and lower prices In one of the most highly anticipated events in the history… -
The Fickle Influence of Politics on Stock Prices
|Elections affect the markets, sometimes in unpredictable ways Two years ago, as America geared up for the showdown between incumbent President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, this… -
Markets and Midterm Elections
By Tim Knight
|Stock prices used to surge after off-year voting, but the Fed’s adjustments to the economy may have changed that A lot of investors are convinced that a four-year U.S. presidential… -
Down with the Dow
By Pete Mulmat
|Investors who still track and favor the Dow can trade the value of the index Headline writers love describing the daily movement of the Dow Jones Industrial Average in melodramatic… -
Trading a Potential Rebound in the Bond Market
|The bond market has gotten hammered in 2022, but the pain could be over soon as the current rate-hike cycle might near a conclusion -
Trading the British Pound’s Recent Collapse Against the Dollar
|It's been a big year for the U.S. dollar, and during the last week of September the greenback rallied sharply against the British Pound -
Trading the Next Big Inflation Report
|Historical data illustrates that the stock market tends to underperform when a Federal Reserve rate hike cycle is accompanied by high levels of inflation. -
The Signal in Noise
By Abe Cofnas
|Understanding and measuring investor sentiment helps fill the gap left by fundamental and technical analysis Markets abhor extremes. That means the current era will end, and investors should prepare for… -
Trading the 900% Surge in Lithium Prices
|Over the last 12 months, lithium prices have been up a jaw-dropping 900%. A ton of lithium now trades for over $70,000.