Posted by 24 September 2008

Filters I Use to Create My Universe of Tradable Stocks

I was recently asked about how I determine my “universe” of stocks. That is the stocks that I consider fair game to be traded. I use different filters for swing trading and day trading but they do have similar criteria. In both cases I’m trying to find liquid, volatile stocks. Once the filter’s applied I [...]

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Posted by 19 August 2006

Trade-Ideas Pro Usage Tips

It’s come to my attention that some newer Trade-Ideas users don’t know about Trade-Ideas Pro, the version that you download and run on your PC (Get a Free Trial): Trade-Ideas Pro is a front end for Trade-Ideas data which is specifically designed for the power user who demands more than the web based font end [...]

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Posted by 17 August 2006

How I Monitor So Many Stocks for Narrow Candles

I guess I need to keep the “how I trade” post at the top of the site and put in in flashing lights or something. I wrote that post to answer 95% of the email I recieve yet I still get the same questions over & over. I ‘d better hurry up and make a [...]

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Posted by 27 June 2006

A Little More Q & A

I thought I’d answer these questions on the site since I get asked some of these often… Mike, if there is a better method for me to ask you these questions, please let me know. You may choose not to answer any or all of them or not reply to this email at all. That [...]

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Posted by 2 March 2006

Swing Trade Setups & Scans

I often get asked about how I find swing trade candidates. Hopefully this post will answer those questions. As I’ve written before, most of the stocks I track initially came up on one of my candlestick pattern scans. (Please feel free to search the archives and/or use the subject index) My process is no different [...]

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