Looking for and trading chart patterns are very popular. In nearly every trading book you can find a section on how to trade these chart patterns.

Many traders still rely on fundamental analysis in order to select their stocks to trade. While I do believe that fundamental analysis can be useful, it is not needed for short term trading.

A question I hear and a situation I face myself on occasion is "I had a setup to enter the market and I found it very difficult to pull the trigger, why?" I would like to address this issue and then write about simplicity in trading on your way to becoming a Master Trader.

On a day when I look at my own book and think "anything long is wrong" here comes a name that has been taken to the woodshed over the last year, FSLR.

A question that puzzles some traders is what are the advantages of trading options on the S&P 500 futures versus the S&P 500 cash-settled index?

On a recent business trip, one of the many topics we discussed at length was the importance of attention to detail.

If you want to learn to trade here's a really useful option strategy that all traders should know.

A student emailed me recently and asked about the usefulness of the market depth window on his trading platform.

During my time on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, I noticed many things that helped shape my thought process and strategy that I still employ today.

The topic of proper position sizing is of utter importance to any trader, option trader or not; therefore, we shall delve deeper into this subject and use several mathematical examples from the current market, as the student requested

The recent potential Iranian oil crisis and subsequent rise in gasoline prices to unseen levels is a reminder of how "black swan" events can impact our lives in unforeseen and unforeseeable ways.

Yesterday was not exactly the best day for Groupon. On Friday they announced that they were going to have to restate revenues, again.