Author Archives: Jan Arps' Traders' Toolbox
Consider This
It’s true that false pivot divergences occur within strong rallies, but the last one will always be the correct one, and one of them has to be the last one! Continue reading
Bearly Anything to Buy
“Sell in May and walk away”… that’s what they say. Well, they didn’t waste any time selling. It looks to me like the selling started promptly on May Day and didn’t stop all of last week. Continue reading
Markets in Transition
Using the Arps TTB Triple Trender spreadsheet tool to score all of the stocks in the S&P 500 index I noticed that the number of bullish stocks, the number of bearish stocks, and the number of ‘in between’ stocks was divided almost evenly into thirds (the bears had a very slight advantage). Continue reading
This Week’s Set-ups
So how do I trade this type of market? Continue reading
It’s Not May Yet!
“Sell in May and Walk Away”? Well, it’s not May yet! Continue reading
Time to be Careful
Well, clearly the American stock indexes are drawing back and everyone wants to know if this is the end of the rally, or is this a buying opportunity? Continue reading
College Hoops and the Stock Market
Having a good coach makes a big difference.
As a part of our 20th Anniversary celebration, Jan Arps’ Traders’ Toolbox is offering a free webinar with esteemed trading coach Adrienne Tograhie on Tuesday March 20th at 4:30 PM (EDT). She will discuss some of the psychological challenges of trading and how to successfully address them. Pre-registration is mandatory for this event, so please take advantage of this free opportunity and use the following URL link to register for her webinar:
http://tradingontarget.omnovia.com/registration/pid=75881331324225
What have you got to lose? Continue reading
Check Out These Charts!
For the coming week my outlook has not changed much; I’m still scanning for pullback opportunities and for late-blooming stocks that are just now breaking out to new highs. These would not be the ‘market leaders’, which I am wary of at this point in the rally. Continue reading
Ask the Rodeo Rider
Those rodeo pros have a visceral understanding of volatility! Continue reading
Reading Market Psychology Between the Lines
In this post I want to share with you how I read between the lines when I look at a price chart… Continue reading