Author: Jim Wyckoff

Those who have followed my work for some time know that I take a “toolbox” approach to analyzing and trading markets. The more technical and analytical tools I have in my trading toolbox at my disposal, the better my...

Two of the more popular computer-generated technical indicators are the Slow Stochastics and Relative Strength Index (RSI) oscillators. (An oscillator, defined in market terms, is a technical study that attempts to measure...

Ibase the majority of my trading decisions on technical indicators and chart analysis–and also on market psychology. However, I do not ignore important fundamentals that could impact the markets I’m trading. Neither...

A day trader is a cross between an extrovert and an introvert, with both characteristics in balance, according to Mark Cook, a veteran trader from East Sparta, Ohio. “The introvert aspect is depicted by the disciplined...

Some of the best methods of technical analysis were formulated many years ago–well ahead of the computer age, according to Linda Bradford Raschke, the well-known market trader and lecturer. “There is little...

A lot of email has come in from readers asking me how to improve upon “pulling the trigger” to enter a trade. How many traders out there have ever pondered a potential trade for so long that once they actually got...

Stan Ehrlich’s highly informative lecture at the TAG 21 conference, held in Las Vegas, was entitled “Simple Cyclical Analysis.”Ehrlich began his career as a runner on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile...