The 3 Styles of Trading: Short-Term vs Medium-Term vs Long-Term (and Which Fits You) Last updated: 27 September 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTe There are three main styles of trading, sorted by how long you hold a position: short-term, medium-term, and long-term. Short-term trading (day trading and scalping) means closing positions within the same […]
Uncommon Technical Analysis Methods: 11 Exotic Trading Tools (And Whether They Still Work) Last updated: 4 September 2026 · By Spencer Li, CFTe Uncommon technical analysis methods are the exotic, less-mainstream ways of reading charts, like Fibonacci, Elliott Wave, Gann theory, harmonic patterns, Ichimoku, and Market Profile. Most were genuinely popular at some point, then […]
By Spencer Li, CFTe · Last updated: 26 October 2026 There are three main types of technical analysis, and almost every trader uses some mix of all three: classical charting, technical indicators and price action. Classical charting reads the chart by eye, with support and resistance, trendlines, channels and price patterns. Technical indicators run formulas […]
By Spencer Li, CFTe · Last updated: 26 October 2026 A candlestick bar shows four prices for one period of time, the open, the high, the low and the close. The thick part, called the real body, runs from the open to the close. A white or green body means price closed above where it […]
By Spencer Li, CFTe · Last updated: 26 October 2026 A price chart is a picture of every trade in a market, drawn over time, so you can see how price moved instead of guessing. To read one, you need three things. Each candlestick shows the open, high, low and close for one period, and […]