Money’s always on the move in the stock market, and more and more of us are trying to grab a piece of the action. With the exponential rise of online trading over the last few years, a whole bunch of courses have popped up online, promising to turn you into a trading whiz kid. But…
I never realized that William Delbert Gann was 52 years older than George Soros. This shows how his trading methods have lasted for generations. Gann mixed technical analysis with, wait for it, astrology and ancient math! Sounds a bit crazy, but his thoughts are still affecting traders today. Gann was born in Texas and from…
One of the first things I learned about trading, that actually amazed me once it started sinking in, was that from a single chart you can identify the patterns of the market to help you make smart trading choices. Candlestick charts are an old Japanese method now adapted for modern financial trading and used worldwide….
Jesse Livermore, aka “The Boy Plunger”, was a legendary trader born in 1877. He made and lost several fortunes during his lifetime and is probably best known for his ability to read market trends and his short-selling strategies. Livermore developed a unique trading style based on price action and market trends: He emphasized trading with…