Swing Trading the Stock Market

The stock market is selling off hard and fast this week, and we are seeing volatility levels that haven't been seen since Q4 of last year when the market pulled back over 20%. Is now the time to be scared? Should you be selling your stocks? How do you get through such a difficult period? Find out all of that and how you can better trade difficult trading conditions in my podcast episode, &quot...

The FOMC Statement that is released every six weeks by the Federal Reserve, represents one of the most volatile periods of the stock market on an intraday basis. Their decisions they make, carries a huge impact not only the day of the statement, but in anticipation of and in the days that follow. So how do you trade the Federal Reserve and the FOMC Statement in particular? Well, you are just going...

It is so easy to lose patience with the stock market. Especially when our expectations are not aligning with what we are actually seeing unfold in our portfolio or the stock market as a whole. Setting profit goals is a dangerous game, because when it becomes more likely that we will not meet those goals, we start to making trading decisions that run contrary to what is ultimately in our best inter...

A low volume and choppy stock market can be one of the most difficult markets to trade in as it requires immense discipline and willingness to remain patient in your trading. A lot of people will over trade their account, and take on new trading strategies with losing results. However I think the breakout play is still relevant to traders even in this kind of market - it just takes a different per...

Support and Resistance is fundamental concepts to swing-trading. This week, I was asked by a listener if I could make a podcast about them and while it can be tough to do it without showing you charts, I think I did a pretty good job of explaining the concept so that it is friendly on the ears. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podca...

We all know about greed and fear as primary emotions that affect us in our trading decisions, but what about HOPE? Isn't hope a good thing? In life, yes, but in the stock market, absolutely not! Hope will increase our losses and cause us to make the worst of decisions. Simply put there is no place for hope in your trading. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner tha...

In this podcast episode, I talk about why using price alerts can be a serious hindrance to your trading performance and why, for most traders it simply leads to unnecessary and avoidable losses. 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 st...

Should you be short selling stocks into their earnings report? Let me just tell you that shorting stocks is a risky endeavor, and if you are shorting companies into their earnings reports, you are setting yourself up for massive failure. For one, earnings reports are pretty much unpredictable on a large scale. Shorting into the unknown like that sets you up for a major capital drawdown. So in my l...

A stock market correction today happens faster than ever. The stock market today can crash incredibly fast, and then put in a bounce in the form a v-shape that is much quicker than anything we have ever seen before. In this podcast, I address how stock market corrections have evolved over the years with electronic trading and how you can be prepared for a stock market crash in the future and its s...

A stop-loss should be used on every single swing-trade and day-trade that you make. No excuses. Stop-losses are absolutely the best and most simple way for preventing massive losses - well, that and not playing earnings or some major FDA announcement on penny stock biotech company. The point is, if you are going to trade stocks, you have to expect to have losing trades, and as a result, you have t...

Position sizing is so incredibly important when it comes to successful trading in the stock market. But at times, you can have too many positions at once and it leads to horrible consequences to your portfolio. Having the right approach is so key to insuring consistent and sustainable profit generation from the stock market. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that...

A winning trading strategy is largely believed to be the result of buying low and selling high, and of course that is a large part of it, but what allows us to where we are doing that consistently? In my latest episode of my financial podcast, I will dive into how our personality traits are often times inhibitors of trading success and what's worse, the very traits that society deems to be goo...

At multiple times during a trading year you are likely to come across a sideways stock market that lacks any real direction. You'll see this most often following a huge stock market rally. This can churn your account and cause you to spend countless dollars in commissions to your brokerage. In this podcast, I show you how to tackle a stock market that is directionless and stuck in a price rang...

The market is up 21 of the last 28 trading sessions, but everyone is nervous about whether they should keep swing-trading long or consider the market rally a dead cat bounce and book profits. In this video, I will tell you what I am doing and what I think the market is trying to tell us. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, off...

The stock market has been crashing over the last three months. Do you buy when everyone is selling, or do you wait, or should you sell what you have. That is the question everyone is wrestling with, and I discuss my approach and what I am doing in this podcast. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research,...

The stock market has experienced a lot of selling of late, and for swing-traders the prospect of knowing whether to hold a trade over night or multiple trades for that matter is very difficult. But this video has been put together to help you determine how to trade these difficult markets and to know when a stock market crash is done and over with. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering th...

It is one thing to spot a stock market bottom, it is a totally different skill set that requires you to trade it in a manner that curbs risk, and maximizes profits. In this episode, I go into great details about how I swing-trade a stock market bottom, while minimizing the potential for losses along the way. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand...

The stock market is seeing huge amounts of selling, and in some cases even crashing. How do you know when a bottom has been put in place and buy the dip? In this video I lay out my entire approach to trading a stock market crash and how to identify a bottom and do so without risking huge sums of one's capital. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-i...

Swing-Trading the stock market has its seasons, and it is important to recognize that. But some of the popular stock market cliches that people cling to are usually not worth that much. In this podcast, I review the market's upcoming seasonality factors as well as understanding market seasonality factors from an academic standpoint. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through ShareP...

While we are in a relatively calm market right now, market conditions can change instantly and that is why I am talking about trading volatile markets in a relatively calm market condition. Because when things get bearish suddenly, you need to be prepared and know how you'll respond as a result. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my...

It runs contrary to normal thinking, but if you are going to be a great stock trader, you have to start by assuming every swing trade that you make will end up being a loser. That is how winning is done in the stock market, and how you achieve long-term success. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offering all of the research,...

The stock market is trading at all-time highs. How can you best take advantage and capitalize on this fantastic move higher? In this podcast episode, I go over my tricks and strategies for expanding profits while minimizing the risks to the downside, should the market decide it has has enough and starts selling off again. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goe...

It is the question that haunts traders - do I take profits now, or let them ride by raising the stop-loss a little more. That will all depend on the type of market you are in and whether you are long or short. In my latest financial podcast on the stock market, I address the best approach to maximizing your profits on your swing-trades. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through ShareP...

The stock market will have periods of low volume sideways trading. This tends to be a dangerous time for a lot of traders as it leads to over trading and complacency with one's trading trading strategy. In this episode, I go over the details of how to avoid such dangerous pitfalls. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering through SharePlanner that goes hand-in-hand with my podcast, offer...

It bothers me so much to see swing traders taking huge gambles on a company's earnings report, as if they can somehow game the system and come out consistently on the winning side. News flash - you can't. I am going to cover the fallacy of being able to trade stocks and hold them through earnings and why you should avoid the practice entirely. Be sure to check out my Swing-Trading offering...