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Summary card for the post: Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques Summary: Steve Nison's Patterns and the Rule Behind Them

Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques Summary: Steve Nison’s Patterns and the Rule Behind Them

A summary of Steve Nison's Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques: how to read a candle, the key patterns, and the confluence rule that makes them work.
Summary card for the post: Understanding Price Action Summary: Bob Volman on Which Breakouts to Trade

Understanding Price Action Summary: Bob Volman on Which Breakouts to Trade

A summary of Bob Volman's Understanding Price Action: the buildup test, seven principles, five setups, the 1:2 bracket and the trades he skips.
Same tools, nobody better - trading psychology

Everyone has the tools now. So why is nobody better?

Ten years ago, the thing that separated a professional from a retail trader was information. They had terminals, analysts and speed. You had a delayed quote and a forum.That gap is gone. You can now ask a machine to read every filing, summarise…
Is trading income taxable? - singapore tax

Is Trading Income Taxable in Singapore? What IRAS Actually Says

IRAS treats most share gains as personal investments, so they are generally not taxed. Here are the 8 badges of trade IRAS uses to decide when gains become taxable income.
September 2026 market wrap - monthly market wrap

Monthly Market Wrap (September 2026)

Have you ever watched a central bank raise rates for the first time in three years, the 10-year Treasury yield climb to a level last seen in 2007, oil gain 14%, and the Nasdaq still set a record close? That was September 2026. The S&P…
Find stocks to swing trade - swing trading

How to Find Stocks to Swing Trade: The Screener Settings That Do the First Cut

The 5 screener gates I use to cut a stock list to a short watchlist, the exact settings, how to rank what passes, and what a screener can never check for you.
The Turtle Trading rules - trading strategies

The Turtle Trading Rules: What They Were, and Do They Still Work?

The full Turtle rules from 1983, worked through: the 20 and 55-day breakouts, N, units, the 2N stop and the exits. Plus what changed, and what still holds.
Real or false breakout? - price action

Breakout Trading: How to Tell a Real Breakout From a False One

About half of all breakouts slip back within a week. 26 years of S&P 500 and gold data show which ones held, and the 4 filters that sort real from false.
Place your stop first - risk management

Where to Put Your Stop Loss and Take Profit, and Why the Stop Comes First

Set the stop where the idea is wrong, size the trade from it, then check the target pays at least 2 to 1. A worked example, and why chasing breaks the maths.