Basic Patterns Trading Strategies

The following are the basic categories of charts and the associated patterns I’ll be trading. I’ll be illustrating all of the strategies discussed on actual charts, later.
Stocks in an established trend
Trend Requirements and Checklist

Recent breakout on HEAVY VOLUME
Wide-range candles on the way UP
More recent UP days with high volume, preferable
Measure the projected target price for [...]

Guaging Markets’ Big Picture

As part of doing a ‘Top Down Market Analysis’ (TDMA), it is important to identify what stage the major markets are in currently. This helps us in picking a Market bias, and so we focus on trading chart patterns accordingly. It’s a smart bet to focus on price patterns that fit with the current state [...]

When are chart patterns most profitable?

Bullish Continuation Patterns
Bullish continuation patterns are the most powerful price patterns. Stocks frequently go a lot higher than anyone ever expects. Every year there are stocks that rally by several hundred percent, and much more. Give yourself the opportunity to participate in these huge money-making trends by letting profits run in bullish stocks within bullish [...]

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Sector Indices
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Market Overview
Foreign Markets
Bonds

Resources

Short Interest
Stockcharts Sector Perf Charts

Stockcharts Symbols

FinViz Industry Groups

OptionVue Research’s Probability Calculator

Stock Consultant

CBOE Options Learning Center

Prophet.net Futures

Bloomberg Earnings Calendar

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Your Trading Coach

OptionAddicts Greatest Hits

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Activision Blizzard

Informed Trades – Trading Course

Craig’s Trading Tips

Craig’s Swing Trading

TAZ trading with Options

Evaluating Stocks

STI

Stockcharts – Chart Patterns

The Impatient Trader

Trading Price Patterns

Hard Right Edge – Trading Rules