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The 2 Most Important Time Frames for Swing Traders

Nov 4th

Posted by Craig in Reading Stock Charts

15 comments

I remember when I first started trading.

I read books that said you should “pick your main time frame and then look at the time frame above it and the time frame below it”. So, for example, a swing trader would pick the daily time frame as his main time frame. Then, he or she would pick the weekly (above) and some intra day time frame (below).

A day trader might use the 5 minute time frame as the main time frame. Then look at the 15 minute (above) and 1 minute (below) time frames.

This is a nice theory but I have a problem with it.

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hammer, swing trap, time frames
stock chart breakout

Don’t Make This Mistake If You Are Going to Trade Breakouts

Aug 23rd

Posted by Craig in Swing Trading Tips

14 comments

I follow a lot of blogs and I have discovered that breakout traders tend to make a common mistake. If they would avoid this one mistake, they might be able to consistently make money trading breakouts.

Take a look at the following scenario:

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Why You Should Trade What You See (And Not What You Think)

Aug 15th

Posted by Craig in Uncategorized

5 comments

Here are two traders.

One trades what he sees.

The other trades what she thinks.

Have a great week!

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stock market stages

How to Identify Stages Within Stages

Aug 11th

Posted by Craig in Swing Trading Tips

I first learned about the stages that stocks go through from Stan Weinstein’s book, Secrets For Profiting in Bull and Bear Markets. This was a big turning point for me. It solidified in my mind that I had to buy stocks after a wave of selling had occurred – not before.

The concept is easy to understand. Stocks go through four stages:

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