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November 2011

How To Day Trade IPOs

November 30, 2011

Financial Newspaper Magnifying Glass

An Initial Public Offering (IPO) is when the stock of a particular company first begins trading. In an IPO, a private company sells their stock to the public in order to raise capital to fund their future growth plans. As IPOs are frequently coming to the market, it’s important to stay informed about upcoming IPOs [...]

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How To Find The Relative Strength Of A Stock

November 22, 2011

FirstFrame

In this video, you’ll learn how to quickly and easily find the relative strength of any stock without having to rely on complicated indicators. You’ll also learn why understanding the relative strength of a stock is so important in making profitable trades.

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My Interview with Tim Bourqin of TraderInterviews.com

November 16, 2011

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I recently had the pleasure of being interviewed by Tim Bourqin of TraderInterviews.com. Tim interviews the best traders in the country about their trading techniques, tips, and stories so that others can learn from their knowledge. In this 38-minute audio interview, I go in-depth about my trading strategy, how I learned how to day trade, examples of [...]

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How To Trade Opening Range Breakouts

November 16, 2011

Opening Range Breakouts Screenshot

In this video, I’ll teach you about opening range breakouts, one of the simplest day trading setups to learn. You’ll learn what an opening range breakout is, what timeframes I look at to determine the opening range, and the three key factors I look for to make high-probability opening range breakout trades.    

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Day Trading Basics

November 16, 2011

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In this video, you’re going to learn what exactly day trading is, how day traders trade, the differences between day trading and investing, the different styles of day trading, the 2 types of trades day traders place, and why volatility is important to day traders. This is a great video to watch if you’re brand [...]

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What Is A Day Trader’s Salary?

November 14, 2011

The Day Trading Income Pyramid

The question of how much money day traders make is difficult to answer not only because the answer will vary from trader to trader, but also because the vast majority of traders don’t publicly disclose their incomes in the same way that other professions do (although I disclose my verified trading results because transparency is [...]

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The Broken Momentum Stocks Pattern – NFLX & GMCR

November 13, 2011

FirstFrame

In this video, I talk about what a broken momentum stock is and some considerations when trading these stocks, using the recent examples of NFLX and GMCR.

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What Is After-Hours Trading?

November 11, 2011

Businessman working till late

After-hours trading is stock trading that occurs after the close of trading on the major exchanges (New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ) at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The after-hours trading session lasts from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET each trading day, although the bulk of the trading activity takes place between 4:00 p.m. [...]

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Understanding The Pattern Day Trader Rule And How You Can Avoid It

November 11, 2011

Stock Trader On The Phone

The Pattern Day Trader Rule (otherwise known as Rule 2520) is a FINRA rule that imposes certain rules and requirements on stock traders classified as “pattern day traders.” The Pattern Day Trader Rule defines a pattern day trader as a trader who executes at least four day trades in any five consecutive business day period, [...]

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The 7 Best Trading Books Of All Time

November 10, 2011

Market Wizards Book Cover

I get asked about my favorite trading books a lot by the traders I train and my readers so I decided to create this list of the best trading books of all time that every trader must read. Now while reading these trading books won’t turn you into a superstar trader overnight, they will help [...]

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