Michelle B submits: STZ, on Thursday, April 5, released estimate-beating earnings. I noticed STZ during my premarket news reading, and once the market opened, via the top NYSE gainers scan and its notable movement on the high ticker. It gapped up, filled in the gap, and then made new intra highs within the first thirty [...]
Seeing is Believing
Michelle B submits: As my posts show, I am a died-in-the-wool discretionary trader. I would not trade if I could not do it in a discretionary manner. Guided by chart patterns made by volume and price, I have noted in my years of trading that traders have different visual abilities. Frustration at times have surfaced [...]
Understanding and Using Capitulation for Reversal Daytrades
Michelle B submits: LP, in a recent comment to this blog entry, expressed interest in understanding trades based on capitulation. Capitulation means that there are no more sellers for the moment, and the stock price will rebound sharply. The most important aspect is not to confuse capitulation with the low-grade drip, drip of continuing distribution, [...]
ININ, An Anatomy of a Friday Morning Daytrade
Michelle B submits: I remember reading about a French housewife who when asked by her husband every morning what they would be having for dinner would always give the same tireless reply: “It depends on what jumps into my market basket.” Some traders prefer to trade from a prepared watchlist. For me, trading is interesting [...]


