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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

7 Day Free trial to Trade-Ideas

The good folks over at Trade-Ideas are providing my readers a 7-day free trial of their service. Just be sure to sign up via my special (affiliate) link. (Update: the free trial period is offered to those who sign-up with non-free email account (i.e., not yahoo, hotmail, etc.) for control purposes.) I’m very impressed with [...]