Swing and day Trading Evolution of a Trader

NTRODUCTION TO SWING TRADING

What Is Swing Trading? 

Who Should Swing Trade? 

A Swinging Example 

Looking Ahead 

SWINGING TECHNIQUES 

Quick Review: Support and Resistance 

Trendline Trading 

Trading Using Channels 

The Three-Bar Net Line Setup 

First Thrust Pattern for Swing Trading 

SWINGING CHART PATTERNS

Which Chart Patterns Work Best for Swingers? 

Trading the High and Tight Flag 

HTF Trade in Insteel Industries 

Fishing for Inverted and Ascending Scallops 

Scallop Trading Tips 

Twice Is Nice: Eve & Eve Double Bottoms 

Trading Eve & Eve 

Top Seven Frequently Traded Chart Patterns 

My Favorite Chart Patterns 

Swinging Throwbacks and Pullbacks 56

Trading Example 59

CNO Throwback Entry 60

Measuring Swings 62

FTO Trade 64

SWING SELLING

Selling Ideas 70

Top 20 Chart Pattern Performers 71

Diamond Tops and Bottoms 73

Complex Head-and-Shoulders Top 77

The Eight Best Exit Signs 80

Ten Favorite Sell Signals 84

Trading Example: The Teradyne Exit 90

Trading Example: Exiting Forest 92

Trading Example: Swinging CNO 94

EVENT PATTERN SETUPS

Common Stock Off erings Setup 97

Surviving a Dead-Cat Bounce 102

The Inverted Dead-Cat Bounce Setup 106

Trading Dutch Auction Tender Off ers 108

Earnings Surprise Setup 111

Earnings Flag Setup 118

Stock Upgrades and Downgrades 120

Stock Splits 125

Setup: Trading Reverse Splits 129

SWINGING TOOLS AND SETUPS

The Chart Pattern Indicator 133

The Swing Rule 137

Pump Up the Volume or Not 142

Selecting Winners Using Index Relative Strength 145

Three Swing Trading Setups 147

Trading Setup: Simple Moving Average Tests 157

The Smile and Frown Setup 158

Trading Smiles and Frowns 160

Smile and Frown Trading Tips 162

INTRODUCTION TO DAY TRADING

What Is Day Trading? 169

Why Day Trade? 169

Is Day Trading for You? 170

What Are the Problems of Day Trading? 172

DAY TRADING BASICS

Managing Expectations: How Much Can

You Really Make? 178

Building the Home Offi ce 179

Offi ce Setup Cost 184

Pattern Day Trading Rules 185

Wash Sale Rule 186

Eight Tips for Picking Stocks to Day Trade 187

Price Reversal Times Revealed! 191

What Time Sets Intraday High and Low? 193

Inside Level II Quotes 195

Heartbeat of the Market: Time-and-Sales Ticker 197

Pre-Market Checklist 198

After-Market Analysis 199

OPENING GAP SETUP

Opening Gap Test Data 204

Setup: Fading the Opening Gap 204

Sample Trade 217

DAY TRADING CHART PATTERNS

Day Trading Double Tops 221

Day Trading Triple Tops 225

Day Trading Symmetrical Triangles 226

Day Trading Head-and-Shoulders Tops 228

Day Trading Double Bottoms 229

Day Trading Head-and-Shoulders Bottoms 231

Day Trading Triple Bottoms 232

Other Trading Tips 233

CHAPTER 11 OPENING RANGE BREAKOUT 237

What Is Best Range Time? 238

The ORB Setup 241

Does the ORB Setup Work? 247

CHAPTER 12 TEN HORROR STORIES 251

This is a Winner, Mom. Buy it! 251

Three Newsletter Disasters 252

Three Option and Warrant Disasters 254

Two Missed Opportunities 257

The $1 Million Surprise 260

CHAPTER 13 CLOSING POSITION 263

CHAPTER 14 WHAT WE LEARNED 265