Category Archives: Strategy Development

11 Rules to Improve Your Trading: Rules 4 & 5

The purpose of this series of posts is to provide a manageable list of fundamental trading rules to help you improve your trading process – regardless of your experience level.  I will also explain the rationale behind each rule and … Continue reading

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11 Rules to Improve Your Trading: Rules 2 & 3

The purpose of this series of posts is to provide a manageable list of fundamental trading rules to help you improve your trading process – regardless of your experience level.  I will also explain the rationale behind each rule and … Continue reading

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11 Rules to Improve Your Trading: Rule #1

Sometimes it helps to go back to basics.  If you are not completely satisfied with your investment process (or you don’t have an investment process) here is the 1st in a series of 11 rules that will help you improve … Continue reading

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Market Timing with Relative Strength Revisited

Two months ago in an article titled “Use Relative Strength to Identify Market Trends,” I explained how to use the relative strength of two different indices, futures contracts, or ETFs to identify market trends.   This is one of my … Continue reading

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The Secret Weapon of Technical Analysis

The vast majority of technical indicators perform a computation on the price or volume of an individual security.  While these indicators can provide valuable insights, most traders ignore the most effective type of technical indicators. 

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The Easiest Way to Identify Trends

The exponential growth in processing speed and computer memory over the last 30 years has spawned countless new technical indicators and a wide range of new analytical tools.  Unfortunately, the ever increasing array of choices has complicated the situation for … Continue reading

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