As discussed in the video, many traders fail to successfully
trade on both sides of the market because, even if they have the right technical chart patterns, they simply buy or sell at the wrong time.
Despite this, the accurate signals received from our market timing model enabled us to still score decent gains in November by swing
trading on both sides of the market (updated stats of our trading profits through November 2012 will soon be posted on «performance» page of our website).
We are equally content
trading on either side of the market because being objective and as emotionless as possible is a key element of successful swing trading.
Not exact matches
BEIJING, May 3 - Most base metals rose
on Thursday as the
market waited for cues from the Sino-U.S.
trade talks that have started in Beijing, even as both
sides sought to downplay the prospect
of a major breakthrough.
And
on the US
side, those tariffs were not placed
on consumer goods, which would have a more material impact and from a
market perspective, we do see quite a lot priced in, in terms
of our downside scenario, as it relates to
trade.
Figuring out ways to regulate
trading by sophisticated investors in derivatives, which go by exotic names such as «currency forwards» and «credit default swaps,» is a hot topic in international policy circles, largely because failures
on this murky
side of the
market are blamed for the 2008 global credit meltdown and the recession that followed.
Since approximately 80 %
of stocks and ETFs move in the same direction as the dominant broad
market trend, one
of the first and most important aspects
of our stock
trading strategy is to always
trade on the same
side of the overall stock
market trend.
This action has distorted prices in the short - term and is providing a
trading opportunity
on the long
side of the interest rate
market through the end
of the month.
While the long - term «buy and hold» investors thrive
on strong uptrends in the
market, a huge benefit
of momentum trend
trading when the going gets rough is the ability to profit
on both
sides of the
market (long and short).
We recently profited from the sale
of two ETF swing
trades on the long
side of the
market, $ FXI (China) and $ EPOL (Poland), and we continue to monitor select international ETFs for potential buy entry
on a pullback.
Even though we have been
trading exclusively
on the long
side of the
market since the new buy signal was received at the start
of 2013, we are objective, emotionless trend traders who simply follow and
trade in the same direction as the dominant
market trend (which now favors the downside, at least in the near - term).
With the timing model now sitting in «sell» mode, entering new swing
trades on the short
side of the
market becomes a possibility for me and our subscribers for the first time in 8 months.
Specifically, the article addressed the importance
of trend
trading in the same direction as the overall
market trend, and continuing
trading on that
side of the trend as long as the trend continues.
As such, invest a few minutes
of your time right now to watch the video below and learn why the most astute and successful swing traders always utilize discipline and patience when actively
trading on the short
side of the
market.
Jumping the gun in
trading, especially
on the short
side of the
market, can be extremely hazardous to your
trading account.
Specifically, the article addressed the importance
of trend
trading in the same direction as the overall
market trend, and continuing
trading on that
side of the trend as long as the -LSB-...]
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As mentioned above, there are still a handful
of non «A-rated» stocks in defensive sectors that may push higher in the near - term, but clearly this is not the type
of high momentum, growth - driven
market I like to swing
trade on the long
side.
Finally, now is the perfect time to be patient in the
market, especially considering the string
of nice winning
trades our Wagner Daily stock newsletter has had
on the short
side of the
market over the past week.
Because my strategy is focused
on trend
trading the momentum
of leading stocks, I generally avoid the short
side of the
market whenever my
market timing model is
on a buy signal (as it presently is).
During the subsequent 37 + years (we are now well into the 38th), the Deep State manipulators have criminally looted the gold and silver
markets, pocketing astronomical profits for themselves in the process, all
of which have come from real victims
on the other
sides of their fraudulent
trades.
Market sentiment is
on the edgy
side this Friday amid a slew
of risky data points and developments including a key danger zone in the S&P, US average hourly earnings, a ratings downgrade
of Turkey and the latest verbal volleys in the China - US
trade spat.
When
trading using
market makers, the broker is
on the other
side of your position.
Since $ UUP has been in a primary uptrend for approximately nine months, and our
trading strategy is based
on following the direction
of the dominant
market trend, we would only look to potentially enter $ UUP only
on the long
side.
The U.S. Dollar is
trading on both
sides ofthe
market as traders remain non-committal about its direction ahead
of theFed's policy statement.
Next, we will look at the other
side of the popular
market analysis techniques commonly employed by spread betting traders when they are looking to forecast future price moves and place
trades that are based
on those forecasts.
We still have two short positions in our model ETF
trading portfolio, but the majority weighting
of our swing
trades (combining ETF and individual stock positions) remains
on the long
side of the
market.
Recent
trading action may have been great for daytraders who thrive
on intraday trends, but for swing traders like ourselves, erratic price action from one day to the next has admittedly led to challenging
trading conditions
on either
side of the
market (click here for a comparison
of daytrading vs. swing
trading).
Instead, we rely
on the successful track record
of our rule - based
market timing system, letting it objectively determine which
side of the
market we are
trading on at any given time, and with how much capital exposure in our model
trading portfolio.
But for now, I will definitely be avoiding new
trade entries
on the short
side of the
market (remember I am a trend trader).
Our proven stock
trading strategy is based
on trading either
side of the
market by simply reacting to current price action in front
of us, rather than making predictions about
market direction.
Now, our proprietary signals are finally indicating it is time to start tightening protective stops and scaling out
of winning
trades (selling partial share size), although I should clarify we have NOT yet received the necessary signals to become bearish and start initiating
trades on the short
side of the
market.
My view
on the US stock
market has been that the big break from the late January highs was not a «Buy The Dip» opportunity but was likely the start
of a «sentiment change» and I've been
trading stocks from the short
side.
Such features rather place them
on the «buy
side»
of the
market and to some extent remove the necessity to leverage player
trading activity.
On the economic and business side, emphasis was put on the importance of being part of single European home market with access to over 250 million people for British business, industry, jobs, and future prosperity; greater bargaining strength in matters related to issues such as energy and trade negotiations; and the ability to take advantage of the Common Agricultural Policy with the price stability and guaranteed food supplies that it brought with i
On the economic and business
side, emphasis was put
on the importance of being part of single European home market with access to over 250 million people for British business, industry, jobs, and future prosperity; greater bargaining strength in matters related to issues such as energy and trade negotiations; and the ability to take advantage of the Common Agricultural Policy with the price stability and guaranteed food supplies that it brought with i
on the importance
of being part
of single European home
market with access to over 250 million people for British business, industry, jobs, and future prosperity; greater bargaining strength in matters related to issues such as energy and
trade negotiations; and the ability to take advantage
of the Common Agricultural Policy with the price stability and guaranteed food supplies that it brought with it.
Trading without quantifiable signals puts your trades at no better than random and on the side of the majority that are trading their internal beliefs instead of the external realities of the price action of the
Trading without quantifiable signals puts your
trades at no better than random and
on the
side of the majority that are
trading their internal beliefs instead of the external realities of the price action of the
trading their internal beliefs instead
of the external realities
of the price action
of the
market.
Always look at things from your opponents point
of view, as he is betting in the opposite direction that you are... remember there is always somebody
on the opposite
side of your
trade, wanting the
market to go in the opposite direction and having equally strong convictions in their
trade as you have in yours.
There are many benefits to
trading forex
on the currency
market and it can be an appealing option for those looking to make worthwhile investments and a bit
of money
on the
side, or turn it into a full - time career.
How much
of it was due to the forced unwinding
of trades on the wrong
side of the
market?
Position limits: A limit set by the exchange
on which an option
trades as to the number
of standard options contracts
on the same
side of the
market on the same underlying security that an investor may hold at any given time.
For instance, if multiple
trade orders are placed
on the same day, for the same security, and
on the same
side of the
market, each individual order is subject to the applicable commission rate.
Under volatile
market conditions, clients
trading Internet or other volatile stocks may flood their brokers with orders and, in turn, the Exchanges may experience an extreme volume
of orders, typically
on the same
side of the
market (i.e., all buy or all sell orders).
When stubborn traders blow up because they have stubbornly bet
on the wrong
side of the
market the trend trader wants to be
on the other
side of their
trade.
Some
market participants do think that bond yields will inevitably rise but
on the opposite
side of the
trade are investors who think bond yields are not going anywhere.
Despite plenty
of opportunities and
trading with
market statistics
on your
side, there is fierce competition in the major stock
markets.
The concept is to wait for the price movement to clearly show that a
market has committed to one
side of a
trade and that they would be «forced» to liquidate their position (s)
on a strong reversal in the other direction.
That means when the
market turns, everyone is trying to get out
of their position and you're the one taking the other
side of the
trade so you can capitalize
on everyone else's mistake.
I'm not suggesting that everyone owning bonds has hedged, either, but when the amount
of CDS exceeds outstanding bonds, that means there is gambling going
on, because it means that there are
market players that are not long the bonds that are taking the
side of the
trade where they receive income in the short - run if the company survives, and pay if the company fails.
Even with perfect information you could not have predicted how the stock
market would react to various events, and most
of us would have bet
on the wrong
side of the
trade.
Only if there are no other participants looking to
trade on the instrument at a better price than your limit (which,
of course they can see unless you enter it into a dark pool) AND there is a
market order
on the opposite
side of the book will your limit order be instantaneously be hit, executed, and move the
market price.