Swing Trading the Stock Market

In today's episode, I explain whether it is a good idea or not to rapidly increase the size of your portfolio if you come across a sum of cash. A lot of traders will do this without ever recognizing the emotional toll it can have on you as a swing trader and the awful mistakes you can make in doing so. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand w...

In today's episode, it swing trading really worth it when you have a full-time job and does it make sense to spend the time and resources towards becoming a successful trader when you already are working that 9-5 job that doesn't really let you focus on the stock market each day? Ryan will cover how he traded when he was in the corporate world, and the strategies that one can use to allow...

In this podcast episode Ryan talks which trade setup is the best one to take when you have many similar charts and options. How do you decide among a handful of trade setups which one is the best option. While you could simply take all of them, that may not be the best risk management approach for swing trading. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-...

In this podcast episode Ryan talks about not allocating all of your capital to one single trade. He covers why it is dangerous to your trading and the sustainability of that strategy long-term. Also covered is how much should you dedicate to long-term vs short-term trading, and whether you should ditch one approach for the other. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner...

In today's episode, I cover the expectations that we should be setting for ourselves as swing traders, from the number of trades we should be expecting to take, how long and how short we should be in our trading portfolio, as well as what the expectations for a win-rate should be. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offeri...

In today's episode, I discuss whether letting your swing trades turn into long-term investments or dividend plays is a good strategy when it comes to finding long-term success in the stock market. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, charts and technical analysis on the stock market and individ...

In today's episode, I go over the major reasons why traders fail and the biggest obstacles to finding success as swing traders in the stock market. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, charts and technical analysis on the stock market and individual stocks, not to mention my personal watch-list...

In today's episode, I cover the various aspects of institutional accumulation as it pertains to shares of stocks, and how us as retail traders can spot it and react to it. I provide my best tips and tricks to using institutional accumulation to your advantage. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the researc...

In today's episode, I talk about the merits of trading just one stock and the potential hazards it poses and why it leaves you looking for "a trade setup" rather than "the trade setup". Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, charts and technical analysis on the stock market and individual stocks, not...

In today's episode, Ryan dives into stop-losses, where he places them and how he goes about deciding where the ideal stop-loss placement is for each of his trades. Ryan also explains why doesn't use trailing stop-losses and only uses manual stop losses in his swing trading. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering...

In today's episode, Ryan answers the questions of one listener ranging from his transition from paper trading to live trading, and swing trading to day trading. Also addressed is his approach to trading, specifically Fibonacci retracement levels and why Ryan prefers Pivot Points instead. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast,...

In today's episode, Ryan talks what a dividend portfolio should look like, how much he allocates to his dividend investments and how he manages the risk on his dividend stocks & ETFs, as well as drilling down into the basics of dividend stocks. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, charts an...

In today's episode, I talk about how traders can establish their position size for a small account. Whether it be less than a thousand or a little bit more, Ryan provides practical guidelines for determining how you can trade multiple positions and the right mindset to have to put yourself in the best position for success. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that go...

In today's episode, I answer one trader's question about the need to trade off of a catalyst, and whether it is best to chase large gaps higher in stocks, or earnings reports, or major news events. Does trading off of catalysts work? And how do they also apply to swing trading? Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offer...

In today's episode, I continue the two-part series on the rise of the retail trader and the growing impact they have in today's stock market. I also talk about how this impacts your trading and the stock market going forward. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, charts and technical analysi...

In today's episode, I start a two-part series on the rise of the retail trader and the growing impact they have in today's stock market. I also talk about how this impacts your trading and the stock market going forward. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, charts and technical analysis on...

In today's episode, I tackle a listener email covering a variety of swing trading topics, including the benefits of cash accounts, T+1 settlements, options trading using straddles, and even straddling the indices with leveraged ETFs. I'll also discuss whether new traders should be trading options and the ramifications that come with skipping over trading equities and jumping into options t...

In this podcast episode, Ryan gives a dire warning to traders in this stock market who are continuing to bid up stock prices believing that a major market bottom has been put in place, using reckless trading strategies and piling into overvalued stock trades. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, ch...

In this podcast episode, Ryan covers the topic of averaging into your winning trades. Is this a viable strategy that maximizes profits, or does it expand the risk factor at the expense of reward? Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, charts and technical analysis on the stock market and individual s...

In this podcast episode, Ryan talks about how he uses profit multiples for taking profits on his swing-trades, and how not everyone of your trades that are winners will be 2:1 or 3:1 multiples of the amount that you risked on the trade. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, charts and technical anal...

In this podcast episode, talks about when it is a good time to buy the dip in the stock market and how successfully buying the dip is really predicated on previously selling into strength. In this episode Ryan also dives into his approach for buying stocks that are perceived as being low, and why recency bias can get in the way. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner t...

In this podcast episode, Ryan turns his attention to surviving a stock market crash as well as the actions that he has taken to be profitable during the down turn with his trading, and doing so without a heavy emphasis on shorting stocks. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research, charts and technical an...

In this podcast episode, Ryan tackles the issue of taking meme stock trading and applying it to IPO's and chasing after them to astronomical highs, and why for most people the likely result will be massive losses being incurred. Also covered in this episode, is whether you should short meme stocks, and why that is even worse of an idea than chasing after the stocks to the long side. Be sure to...

New traders often burden themselves with the need to make trading fun and exciting, when in reality successful swing trading is all about making it as boring as possible. In this podcast episode, Ryan explains why it is so crucial to make trading as boring and dull as possible and to avoid the need to make trading thrilling and adventurous, because the latter will keep success out of reach. Be sur...

Is it necessary to have a set position size with every trade that you take as a swing trader? Or can it be based on feelings and that gut instinct as to whether how successful or profitable a swing trade could be perceived as being? In this podcast episode, Ryan details why using a fluid position size approach is detrimental to long-term success as a trader. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading o...