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Pivot Points

Those of you who have been trading for a while will be familiar with Pivot Points. During this lesson I want to go over how to find a Pivot Point and also a slightly different method of using them. First let's look at how you calculate a Pivot Point.
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Should You Invest in a Stock with Overhead Resistance?

Although many investors are told not to buy a stock which has a substantial amount of overhead resistance this can be misleading at times. Let us look at an example of a stock which did very well in 2002.
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The Importance of Identifying Favorable Chart Patterns

To be a successful investor it's important to look for those stocks which are forming a favorable chart pattern such as a "Cup and Handle", "Double Bottom" or "Flat Base". In 2002 some of the best performing stocks exhibited the above mentioned chart patterns before breaking out and undergoing significant price appreciation.
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The Ultimate Trade Setup using Bollinger Bands

Markets move between low volatility trading range moves to high Volatility trend moves. One of the best ways to see this taking place is with the Bollinger Bands. When a market makes a extremely narrow range move, the Bollinger Bands will noticably narrow together. When the bands narrow down, it shows an extremely low volatiltiy market. A low volatility market forecasts - a high volatility trend move is more than likely - just around the corner. This is a big trading setup and a money making opportunity is at hand. The Bands narrowing together does not forecast the direction that the breakout will be but often times it is fairly clear from classic technical analysis which way the odds favor the breakout to be.