The Latest Research Articles From TradingMarkets
TradingMarkets has developed, what we believe to be the largest database of short-term market behavior in the world. Through the articles on this page, you will learn about the indicators, trading systems and strategies that have been derived from our database. Our new research is published every week to help you improve your trading on a continuing basis.

What If Oil Really Doesn't Go To $200 a Barrel!!! Larry Connors Everyone in the world "knows" that oil is going to $200 a barrel. But what if you don't buy the hype? How do you profit from the prophets in case they are wrong? (more) Up or Down Stock Contest Winner Trusts Her Instincts David Penn Dee Ferris, former accountant, short term stock trader and full-time homemaker from Texas is the latest winner of our TradingMarkets Up or Down Stock Contest. Ms. Ferris takes home $1,000 in cash for being the top stock picker for the month of April. (more) Concerned About Trading Inconsistency? Then Read This! Larry Connors When it comes to trading, if you want to succeed, you need to consistently trade stocks that have large historical edges. And you need to exit them at optimal levels. (more) It Could Be You! Win $1000 Predicting the Direction of a Stock Ashton Dorkins The first month of the TradingMarkets Up or Down Daily Stock Contest has come to an end... which means a new month is about to begin, with another $1000 prize! (more) Win Over $12,000 in Cash Prizes Predicting the Direction of a Forex Pair! Ashton Dorkins TradingMarkets Up or Down Daily Forex Contest is a free online game where you can win over $12,000 in cash prizes by predicting the direction of a forex pair! (more) Welcome to TradingMarkets Up or Down Daily Stock Contest Ashton Dorkins TradingMarkets Up or Down Daily Stock Contest #1 is a free online game where you can win over $14,000 in cash prizes by predicting the direction of a stock! (more) 5 Mistakes to Avoid in a Market Trading Below its 200-Day Moving Average Larry Connors Over the past 20 years the market has had significant sell-offs. 1987 was awful, 1990 hurt, 1994 also hurt, 1998 was very scary (meltdown talk), and 2000-early 2003 was just plain bad. But each lead to new market highs (record highs were hit only five weeks ago!). (more) Find Out Where to Enter and Exit the Best Stocks Every Day Ashton Dorkins PowerRatings Platinum subscribers are provided with a daily list of stocks that include specific entry and exit levels based upon two simple rules... (more) Here's How to Find Top Performing Stocks Every Day Larry Connors & Cesar Alvarez Over the many decades of academic studies and research done by market professionals, nearly everything imaginable has been tested in an attempt to predict the direction of a company’s stock price. The one area which we believe remains fertile ground for further research is price behavior. (more) How to Cut Risk But Still Capture Big Moves Ashton Dorkins Much has been made of the recent surge in volatility and how it has caught many institutional investors by surprise. One of our trading systems, Raptor II, is designed to take advantage of precisely the type of conditions witnessed recently. (more) Paris is Good, Goldman is Bad, Bad, Bad! Welcome to Bizarro World Larry Connors Now that the background for “what happened” has been set, let’s move to the important things. What should we do and how can we potentially prosper from this? (more) A New Way of Trading Volatility Ashton Dorkins With stock markets plunging again today on growing credit market concerns, the VIX is up more than 14% intraday... (more) For Better Market Timing, Rely on Systems, Not Emotions Ashton Dorkins The S&P 500 hit an all-time high Thursday, and year-to-date the index is up 10.2%. The bull market just keeps on rolling despite negative sentiment about subprime lending, the housing slowdown, the plunging dollar, high oil prices, and weak retail sales data on Friday. (more) Do Stocks Show a Bullish Bias at Month's End? Larry Connors Many of you are probably aware of the "end-of-the month" phenomena...well, we decided to take a quantitative look at whether there was any statistical evidence to support it, and potentially profit from the behavior. (more) Improve Your Short-Term Trading with Two Simple Rules Larry Connors & Ashton Dorkins When we first published PowerRatings beginning in 2005, the simulated results were based upon a holding period of five days. If a stock had a PowerRating of 9, its simulated returns were based upon buying a stock on the opening and exiting the stock five trading days later. But, as we will teach you here, one can dramatically improve the simulated edges in PowerRatings by adding two simple trading rules... (more) How to Systematically Trade a Fear-Driven Market Ashton Dorkins Raptor II has achieved the highest gains per winning trade of any strategy we have published to date... (more) The Improved R2 Strategy: 84% Correct with Just 6 Rules Larry Connors & Ashton Dorkins The Improved R2 Strategy is a simple six-rule Market Timing Strategy which uses the 2-period RSI as its primary tool. (more) Why Every Trader Needs to Watch the 200-Day Moving Average Ashton Dorkins & Larry Connors Moving averages (MA's) are among the most popular tools available to portfolio managers, analysts, investors and traders but are they being used in the most effective way? (more) Why Every Trader Needs to Watch the 200-Day Moving Average Moving averages (MA's) are among the most popular tools available to portfolio managers, analysts, investors and traders but are they being used in the most effective way? (more) If a Stock Drops 5 Days in a Row, Should You Buy It? We find statistical evidence that shows short-term strength is usually followed by short-term weakness and short-term weakness is usually followed by short-term strength. (more)