The articles below outline how I look at the markets. They are very simple techniques and they coincide with my time frame of trading but the principles can be used for whatever time frame you prefer. I analyze trends across multiple time frames and try to initiate trades where there is great risk/reward within the trend. I keep the noise at a minimum. This analysis is not uncommon and many people trade using the same basic principles with slight adjustments for who they are. This is not some super secret moving average crossover with extra special tweaks in the formula to produce a 90% win rate (aka complete b.s.), these are fundamental market principles. I have this here just to have a place to send people to understand what I do and why. If you pick up even one piece of useful information that you carry with you the rest of your career in trading then I have done what I set out to do.
Please use the comment section to ask any questions so everyone can benefit from it, thanks.
Framework:
The Components of a Trend - Outline of the different aspects of a real trend & some concepts to go with it.. Use this to learn how to stay on the right side of the trade
Using Multiple Time Frames for Day and Swing Trading - How to properly implement multiple time frames into your trading along with concepts to use with them.. Use this to understand how to align the market in your favor using multiple time frames.
Probabilities, Risk/Reward, & Trade Management - Learn what you should be using to implement your own personal trade plan. This is an extremely important part of trading.. Use this to learn the difference between a strategy & a plan, what you should be planning out ahead of time, and the personality of your trade plan.
Techniques & Tools:
Using Relative Performance To Trade Professionally - This post gets into timing your trades to go with the flow of the market. Use this post to learn to identify out-performing and under-performing stocks and then time entries with the ebbs and flows of the market swings.
Supply/Demand Zones, Accumulation/Distribution, & Price Patterns - This post is getting into more detail of how to read market structure and build high probability setups. There are three sections in this post each outlining a different part of market structure. Use this if you want to learn how to read market structure more efficiently and pin point swing highs & lows.
YTD Performance - Setting The Tone - Using market performance to gauge the sentiment of the price action and understand your instruments personality.
Know Your Option Premiums With IV Rank - For the option traders out there, this is an extremely important concept to understand. If you don't know how your options are priced relative to recent history, you may be reducing your probabilities or edge in the process. Use this to learn a great way to gauge how expensive your options are.
Action Reaction Psychology - For every event your mind produces an emotion and in the moment decision making skills are based on how we handle this emotion. This is discussed here
My Screens:
Equity Swing & Position Trading Setup - This is a post for people who want to know how I have my screens setup for my options and equity trading. In it I outline the time-frames, indicators, and other tools. Use this if you want to know how I have my screens setup for equities and provide a framework for you if you need one.
