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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.
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 Dave Landry
A loss is not a total loss, as long as something is learned.
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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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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.
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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)
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)
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)
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!
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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)
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