I have often told swing traders, if you are looking for clues to the probable direction of your stock, look to the major influences.

This question can be inviting under the right circumstances. However, in the Futures markets, it could mean you are in for a large move against your position when the market reopens in the morning.

Perhaps the most easily understood of the options price influences is the price of the underlying. All stock traders are conversant with the impact of the underlying stock price alone on their trades.

In an attempt to understand the complexities of the world they observed in daily life, ancient Babylonian philosophers considered all things to be constituted of one or more of the four classical elements of: earth, air, water, and fire.

In a recent article, I wrote about the new Alpha options. Yet, I have found out while teaching an Options class that a lot of students are still struggling with the concept of just plain options.

Occasionally a new student will think that there is a magic wand that we can wave which will make someone a successful trader. "Abracadabra, you now know the Holy Grail; next week you will make $1000 a day trading!"

Moving averages are a part of many traders' analysis tools. A question I usually get from students is, "What period moving average is best to use?"

Math plays a big part in a trader's life, but not in the way you might think.

Often I am asked to explain how to set realistic expectations for my targets, rather than having overly enthusiastic, optimistic, and somewhat unrealistic targets. One easy answer would be: Just check the readings of the ATR (Average True Range) on the chart for the time frame that you are planning to trade.

This week I would like to go into the thought process we all went through when learning how to trade, and when we learned how to trust our supply and demand zones.

Now that we have discussed the major, intermediate and minor tops and bottoms, we can now introduce a tool called the Gann Fan to identify potential support and resistance levels as we move in trend from those areas. This

One fascinating realization I have come across during my years in the trading education industry is how different female and male traders can approach, analyze and trade the markets.