Trading insights, market analysis, and swing trading strategies.
A fast, repeatable guide to building sector theme strength ranks in 15 minutes—define a universe and strength lens, pull and validate price data, compute normalized relative returns, apply a trend filter, and combine windows into a composite score you can rank.
A data-backed case study on episodic pivot breakouts—define the setup and benchmarks, document entry/exit and cost assumptions, summarize 50 breakout outcomes, and translate win rate into expectancy with regime filters and failure-pattern risk controls.
An explainer for breakout swing traders on William O’Neil’s method—understand the breakout premise, apply CAN SLIM as a decision lens, spot bases/pivots/handles, read volume tells, and execute entries with 7–8% stops plus sizing and pyramiding rules.
A fast, step-by-step guide to applying Mark Minervini’s Trend Template in under 10 minutes—set up the right chart timeframe, validate moving-average structure and slopes, quantify key distances from MAs, and place price within its 52-week range so you can make a clear pass/fail decision and log a watchlist card.
A fast, practical guide to building a Quallamaggie-style watchlist in 20 minutes — set your universe and trend filters, run a first scan, score candidates in minutes, mark pivots/alerts, and lock in a daily 5-minute maintenance routine.
A data-driven case study of a breakout stock watchlist across 50 trades in six months—clear rules for breakout entries/exits, net performance after costs and slippage, regime- and volume-tier breakdowns, drawdown/risk stats, and benchmark-relative edge.