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10 Essential Chart Patterns Every Trader Should Know
The 10 chart patterns that show up most often: three triangles, two flags, two wedges, cup and handle, double top and head and shoulders, with entries, stops and targets.
Candlestick Patterns: A Visual Guide to Reading Price
Learn how to read a candlestick and the key single- and multi-candle patterns, from the hammer and engulfing to the morning star, plus why confirmation matters.
Support and Resistance: How to Find and Trade Key Levels
Support and resistance are price areas where buying or selling has repeatedly stepped in. Learn how to find them, the role-reversal idea, and how to trade them.
Stock Fundamentals 101: Market Cap, EPS, P/E and More
Learn the core stock fundamentals: market cap, revenue, EPS, margins, P/E, debt and cash flow, how to read them with a worked example, and how they fit with charts.
Trading Psychology: Master Fear, Greed and Discipline
Most account damage comes from emotional execution, not bad setups. Learn the emotions and biases that derail traders and the concrete habits that build discipline.
Position Sizing & the 1% Rule: Risk Management Guide
Position sizing decides how much you lose when you are wrong. Learn the 1% rule, the share-size formula, reward:risk, expectancy and drawdown math, with examples.
Ascending Triangle Pattern: How to Spot and Trade It
An ascending triangle pairs flat resistance with rising lows. Learn the rules for spotting it, confirming a breakout, placing the stop and measuring a target, with a worked example.
Cup and Handle Pattern: How to Spot and Trade It
A cup and handle is a rounded base followed by a short pullback, then a breakout. Learn the ideal depth and length, how to enter on the pivot, set the stop, and measure a target.
Bull Flag Pattern: How to Spot and Trade the Breakout
A bull flag is a strong rally followed by a tight, orderly pullback. Learn the exact rules for spotting it, entering the breakout, placing the stop and measuring a target.
Bullish Engulfing Candle: Reversal Signal Explained
A bullish engulfing candle is a two-bar reversal where a large green candle swallows the prior red one. Learn where it works, how to confirm it, and how to trade it.
Hammer Candlestick: How to Spot and Trade the Reversal
A hammer is a small-bodied candle with a long lower wick that shows sellers were rejected. Learn the exact criteria, how to confirm it, and how to plan the trade.
RSI Indicator: How to Use the Relative Strength Index
The Relative Strength Index measures momentum on a 0-100 scale. Learn the 70/30 levels, the overbought myth, divergence, and how to use RSI with the trend.
MACD Indicator Explained: Settings, Signals & Strategy
MACD turns two moving averages into a momentum read. Learn the 12-26-9 formula, crossovers, zero-line context, divergence and a worked swing trade with entry, stop and target.
Moving Averages: SMA vs EMA and How Traders Use Them
A moving average smooths price into a trend line. Learn SMA vs EMA, what the 20, 50 and 200-day averages tell you, how crosses work, and why they whipsaw in sideways markets.
Relative Strength: How to Find the Market's Leading Stocks
Relative strength shows which stocks beat the market. Learn how to read the RS line, spot RS new highs, apply the Minervini trend template and avoid mixing RS up with RSI.
Volume Analysis: Reading the Conviction Behind Price
Volume shows how many traders stood behind a price move. Learn relative volume, what to expect on breakouts and pullbacks, accumulation vs distribution, and volume divergences.
SEC Filings Explained: A Trader's Guide to EDGAR
SEC filings are the primary source behind headlines. This guide maps the main forms on EDGAR, what each one signals, their deadlines, and a simple workflow for traders.
Alternative Data: Congress, Insiders & Reddit Signals
Congress disclosures, insider Form 4s, 13F holdings and Reddit buzz each carry a different signal and a different lag. Learn what each means and how to pair them with a chart setup.
How to Track and Trade Congress Stock Trades
Congress stock trades are public under the STOCK Act, but they arrive weeks late and in dollar ranges. Learn how to read the disclosures and use them as a screen, not a copy-trade signal.
Reddit & WSB Sentiment: Trading the Crowd's Attention
A jump in Reddit mentions shows where the crowd's attention is, not where price goes next. Learn to use WSB buzz as a filter, with volume, a defined stop, and smaller size.
SEC Form 4 Explained: Reading Insider Buying and Selling
Form 4 discloses insider trades within two business days. Learn the transaction codes (P, S, A, M, F, G), why buys carry more signal than sales and how to spot cluster buying.
13F Filings Explained: How to Track Hedge Fund Holdings
A 13F is a quarterly snapshot of the long US stock positions held by managers with $100M+. Learn how to read one, what it hides, and how to use it without chasing stale data.
Schedule 13D vs 13G: Spotting Activist Investors Early
A Schedule 13D means an investor holding over 5% intends to influence the company; a 13G means passive. Learn the deadlines, what to read, and how to use activist filings.
8-K Filing Explained: Items, Deadlines and Trading Gaps
An 8-K is the SEC current report a company files when something material happens. Learn the item numbers, the four-business-day rule and how to manage gap risk.
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