Working Capital

Alan Farley

Welcome to the school of what works. With the markets caught in their endless wiggle-waggle, you might assume there are less ways to make a buck now than in the past. (more)

Fun And Games

Alan Farley

Bear markets produce unexpected winners and losers. Of course, the losers are a lot more obvious than those few issues or sectors that (more)

The Next Leg Down

Alan Farley

Sideways price action can dull our instincts to the point that we fail to notice when conditions are about to change. Mounting evidence suggests (more)

Time-Frame Traps

Alan Farley

Do you analyze your trade setups in one time frame, but make your buying and selling decisions in another? This "trend relativity error" can empty your trading account with great precision. (more)

WYSIWYG

Alan Farley

The markets evolve through many conflicting versions of technical reality. The version you choose will determine your trading strategy, risk approach and point of execution. It really doesn't matter which path you walk, as long as you remember one thing: what you see is what you get. (more)

Micropatterns

Alan Farley

We play the role of Pavlov's dog far too often in our trading careers. (more)

Pressure Points

Alan Farley

Look for opportunity where an immovable object meets an irresistible force. In trading terms, that's the volatile interface between (more)

Crouching Bear, Hidden Bull

Alan Farley

Did the new bull market start at 2:50 p.m. on March 22, 2001? (more)