The 3 Styles of Trading: Short-Term vs Medium-Term vs Long-Term (and Which Fits You) Last updated: 3 July 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: 3 July 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 […]
There are 3 main categories of technical analysis methods that are used by all traders: Classical charting Technical indicators Price action Since I will be doing separate guides for each of these methods, for now I will be briefly going through each one. 1. Classical Charting These were the very first tools developed […]
Now that we have learnt how to read price charts, the next step is for us to zoom in on the individual bars that make up the price charts. Since these charts are called candlestick charts, the individual bars are called candlestick bars. For convenience, most people will also refer to them simply as price […]
As we mentioned in the previous chapter, there are buyers and sellers, and a transaction happens when both a buyer and seller agree to transact at a particular price. As the number of buyers and sellers in the market vary, so does the supply and demand, which causes the price to change continuously. A price […]
