by Greg Capra | Mar 24, 2026 | Greg's Blog Posts
Many traders learn candlestick patterns and quickly notice something frustrating:The same pattern doesn’t always produce the same result.That’s because the pattern itself is not the edge.Context is the edge. I have listed some of today's scan results below, and two...
by Greg Capra | Mar 3, 2026 | Chart of the Week, Greg's Blog Posts
Moving Averages as a Visual AidThe most commonly used moving averages for equitiesSimple moving averages remain the most widely used in equities. While some will debate that point, decades of observation suggest that simple averages tend to provide the clearest...
by Greg Capra | Mar 1, 2026 | Greg's Blog Posts
Don’t Trust Your Mind When TradingEvery trader reaches a point where they realize something uncomfortable:The greatest threat to a well-designed trading plan isn’t the market — it’s the mind executing it.You’ve done the work.You’ve studied charts, tested patterns, and...
by Greg Capra | Feb 11, 2026 | Greg's Blog Posts
Master Trader Technical Strategies (MTS) provides a stop placement decision framework and Bar-by-Bar analysis for continuous updates. Step 1 — Identify the Technical Line in the SandStart by asking:Does the pattern provide a clear reference point where the price...
by Greg Capra | Feb 8, 2026 | Greg's Blog Posts
Why Consistently Following a Trading Plan Is So Difficult — Even When You Know It WorksOne of the greatest paradoxes in trading is this:Most traders intellectually understand that consistently following a proven trading plan gives them the best probability of...
by Greg Capra | Jan 28, 2026 | Chart of the Week, Greg's Blog Posts
There Is Nothing New in Technical Analysis—Only New Ways to Complicate ItEvery few years, technical analysis is supposedly “reinvented.”A new indicator.A new cloud.A new strategy.A new algorithm that claims to finally solve support, resistance, and trend.Yet price...
