Chart of the Week
A Whipsaw Creates a New Ethereum Setup
Every trader eventually gets caught in a whipsaw. I have experienced plenty of them during my years in the markets.A whipsaw becomes obvious only in hindsight. In real time, the right action is to honor the stop you set before entering the trade. Once price violates...
Can You Trade Higher Priced Stocks
Position Size Controls Planned Trade Risk - Day Trader Pattern PDT Rule Tip BelowYes. A higher-priced stock can be traded responsibly when you have sufficient buying power and determine the risk before entering. The Master Trader Technical Strategies (MTS) process...
How to Evaluate Trade Setups | A 15-Minute Review
What separates a promising trade setup from a chart that should be avoided?In this 15-minute educational video, Greg Capra reviews potential trade candidates submitted by Master Trader member Hugo after completing his market scans.Using Master Trader Strategies, Greg...
Does Bloom Energy (BE) Meet the Criteria for a Short?
Learn How an objective checklist keeps a bearish idea from becoming an emotional tradeScanning is not about finding a reason to trade every chart. It is about applying consistent criteria that identify high-probability patterns - and quickly eliminating those that do...
Can Technical Analysis Really Be This Simple?
This week’s Chart of the Week covers the foundational concepts behind Master Trader Technical Strategies and how they are combined to create the Master Trader Thought Process.Our example is Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF).I cannot cover every MTS concept in one example....
When Bearish Follow-Through Fails
How MTS turns a correction, failed breakdown, and relative strength into a defined trading opportunityThe MTS Edge: A chart does not have to be complicated to reveal a high-probability opportunity.The edge comes from understanding what buyers and sellers are doing,...
Trade the Pattern in Front of You
How bar-by-bar analysis and position sizing turn an imperfect setup into a defined planTextbook setups do not appear on schedule. The real edge is knowing how to read the price action that is developing, define the conditions for taking a trade, and control risk when...
Chart of the Week: META’s 11% Earnings Gap
How MTS and Multiple Time Frame Analysis Turn a Shocking Open into an Objective PlanAn earnings announcement can change a stock’s price in seconds—but it should not change a trader’s discipline. When Meta Platforms (META) opened almost 11% below the prior day’s close,...
Attributes of a Quality Trade Setup – Thought Process
How Master Trader Technical Strategies Builds a High-Probability Thought ProcessMost traders look at a chart and ask one question:“Is this stock going up or down?”That question is too simplistic.A professional thought process asks something very different:How many...
How to Trade Credit Spreads With a Technical Edge
Many credit-spread traders begin with the option chain. They search for a low-delta strike, calculate the probability of expiring out of the money, and assume that time decay will provide the edge.That approach overlooks the most important question:What does the chart...
Bioventus Inc. BVS – How to Manage this Pattern?
Wise Group, symbol WSE, became public in May and, like many IPOs, initially traded lower. That decline continued into the middle of June, when the stock began to form a bottom.Based on the chart and the analysis I will detail below, WSE is poised to move higher as a...
WSE – A Swing Trading Setup. Here’s Why
Wise Group, symbol WSE, became public in May and, like many IPOs, initially traded lower. That decline continued into the middle of June, when the stock began to form a bottom.Based on the chart and the analysis I will detail below, WSE is poised to move higher as a...