There are a lot of investors who make very healthy profits from applying technical analysis to various stocks. However this generally only works when you apply it to mid or large-cap stocks. If you trade small-cap stocks using nothing but technical analysis, then you will probably end up losing money.

Did you know that there is a whole ‘other world’ of technical analysis that most novice traders are either totally ignorant of, or fear to go due to the fact that it might actually require some work?

Drawdowns are the biggest reason why most people cannot survive trading because of the emotional stress that comes with them...

In my very humble opinion Forex trading systems are the very foundation of successful trading. In brief, a trading system simply put is a set of rules or instructions to be followed in order to enter and exit a trade.

One of the common email questions I get through my website relates to difficulties in sticking with stop losses. Some traders don’t place one in the market at all, promising that they’ll get out when price hits a certain level.

The financial markets are extremely volatile at the moment, and as a result many traders are focusing on short-term trading as opposed to longer term investing. However is forex trading or share trading more profitable when trading on an intraday basis?

Investors who study stock charts and the data they contain to predict future moves in the stock market are called technical analysts. Usually technical analysis is not used for long term investing and is not concerned with the value or even the kind of company whose stock is being traded.

If you have any experience in using any kind of charting packages to assist you with your forex trading, you will know that there are endless different technical indicators you can use. In this article I'm going to be asking what are all these indicators and which ones do you really need?

Forex trading is considered by many to be nothing more than gambling. After all whenever you take a position in a particular currency pair, you are essentially betting on the price to either go up or down by taking a long or short position. So is forex trading really just another form of gambling?

If you wish to be successful in trading, you will need to have a solid trading plan. This article will show you step-by-step on how you can develop a sound plan for your trading day.