Trading With The Specialist: The Smart Money Edge

Christopher Tyler

What is the edge that specialists have and how can you as a trader make use of that edge? TM member and professional trader Chris Tyler explains how. (more)

Learning From A Loss

Dave Landry

A loss is not a total loss, as long as something is learned. (more)

How To Trade Where The Action Is...Every Day

Brice Wightman

Even if you are successful in predicting direction of a move, unless you get meaningful movement, you won't be getting the most out of your trade. This lesson shows you how to find the most volatile stocks. (more)

The Myth Of Tight Stops

Dave Landry

From a swing trader's perspective (2-7 day holding period), we look at why tight stops often do not work, how to adjust stops to accommodate a market's normal fluctuations and how to compensate for this added risk. (more)

Why, When And How To Exit A Trade

Duke Heberlein

While this article will not give you hard-and-fast rules to follow, I will show you some things you should consider at important inflection points within a trade, and possibly shed some light on how top traders top traders might manage some examples. (more)

Setting Time Stops: Knowing When To Exit Drifting Positions

Brice Wightman

You’ve entered a position on the basis of a good-looking setup. Two weeks later, with the position still drifting, you’re wondering what to do. How do you decide when to pull the plug? (more)

Adjusting Stops For Volatility

Loren Fleckenstein

As an intermediate-term trader, I prefer to use a fixed initial price stop of 5% when I buy into a new position. This simple mechanism allows me to keep the majority of my positions at the same dollar value on entry. (more)

After The Setup: How To Enter, Place Stops, Trail Stops and Take Profits

Dave Landry

Finding the next setup is only one part of the trader’s equation. After the setup, you have to enter, set a protective stop, trail your stop and take profits. (more)

My Best Trailing Stop Techniques

Mark Boucher

Mark Boucher goes over some of his best "trailing stop" techniques to help traders learn how to exit profitable trades much more profitably. (more)

Position Management, Part I: Initial Stop Placement

Dave Landry

Getting in a trade is one thing, keeping it low risk and getting out with a profit is another. In the first of two articles on position management, Dave Landry explains initial stop placement techniques. (more)

Position Management, Part II: Trailing Stop And Exit Techniques

Dave Landry

In the second of two articles on position management in the Traders Learning section, Dave Landry explains the importance of trailing stop and exit techniques, and different approaches you can use to control risk and maximize profits. (more)

Money Management (Pt. III): Insights From The Pros

Dave Landry

In this installment of his series on money management, Dave Landry brings you in-depth interviews with professional traders who reveal their top risk control and money management secrets. Find out why proper money management is the key to your trading success and how these pros make it work! (more)

Volatility And Stop Placement

Larry Connors

Last week, we talked about the importance of trading markets that move in fairly large ranges. Today we will look at adjusting your stops to reflect added volatility. (more)