Author: Jim Wyckoff

Tom Bierovic got a taste of technical analysis early. At the age of 13, he had a part-time job updating daily and weekly bar charts for his father, who was a member of the Mid-American Commodity Exchange.Bierovic has been...

One of the more difficult aspects of futures trading is to be right in the middle of a trade and see the market begin to gradually move against your position. Almost as difficult for a trader is to watch the market he or she is...

Hank Pruden’s theory of “Behavioral Finance” proposes that human flaws are consistent, measurable and predictable, and being aware of and utilizing this phenomenon can benefit a trader. “For the better...

I received favorable feedback on my feature article on Jesse Livermore. So I’m doing a feature on another famous trader of the early 20th century: Richard D. Wyckoff. (Many readers ask if I am related to Richard Wyckoff....

The headline of this educational feature may be a bit confusing, but I will explain what I mean shortly. First, I want to reiterate that trading futures, stock and FOREX markets is not an easy undertaking. It disgusts me that...

The title of Mark Cook’s lecture at the recent TAG 21 conference in Las Vegas may seem a little odd at first. However, successful traders know it’s the amount of profit realized in trading that’s...

The ultimate goal of a futures trader should be to have overall trading success by being profitable. There is no single-best path one can take on the destination to trading success and profitability. However, there are a few...