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Click on my books below to take you to Amazon.com They pay for the referral on most items and that helps pay for the cost of this site.

This is the main gateway for trading help on chart patterns, event patterns, and candlesticks. Be sure to return to the home page for more trading information.

I do not offer a trading course as such, but if you follow these links and read the associated information, you can learn how to recognize, trade, and perhaps make money trading chart patterns, event patterns, and candlesticks.

The following links are arranged in order, starting with the left column. Begin with the quizzes and take at least one a day. Continue down the list as your thirst for knowledge grows.

  1. Quizzes
    1. Quiz download
    2. Sample quiz
  2. Stop Placement
    1. What I use
    2. Minor low stops
    3. Volatility stops
    4. Other stop locations
    5. Gaps
    6. HCRs
    7. Round numbers
    8. Chart patterns
    9. Fibonacci retracements
  3. Best stop locations
  4. Picking Stocks
    1. Introduction
    2. One approach
    3. Industry selection
    4. Company selection
  5. Position sizing
  6. Research Studies
    1. Buy low or buy high?
    2. Dead-cat bounces: Which industries have fewest?
    3. Double tops: time to target prediction
    4. Dutch auction tender offers
    5. Factors influencing stocks
    6. Fibonacci retrace
    7. Height and width study
    8. Long or short?
    9. Low priced patterns: Do they outperform?
    10. Market cap
    11. Market & stock trends
    12. Pattern frequency
    13. Price mountains
    14. Price trends.
    15. Price velocity
    16. Price volatility: too high or low?
    17. Price volatility vs. performance
    18. Seasonality: Best time to buy/sell.
    19. Study of studies
      1. Do reversals work better than continuations?
        2.
      2. Where do chart patterns perform best?
        3.
      3. Do throwbacks hurt performance?
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      4. Do pullbacks hurt performance?
        5.
      5. Do breakout day gaps help performance?
        6.
      6. Do tall patterns perform best?
        7.
      7. Do narrow patterns perform best?
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      8. What is the best performing pattern height and width combination?
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      9. Does a rising volume trend within the chart pattern result in best performance?
        10.
      10. What is the best performing volume shape?
        11.
      11. Does heavy breakout volume mean better performance?
        12.
    20. Tall candles at peaks and valleys
    21. Tall candles show support & resistance
    22. Top 10 reversals and continuations
    23. Ugly patterns: Do they outperform?
  1. Check list
    1. Before buying
    2. How to sell?
    3. When to sell?
    4. General trading tips
    5. Trading psychology
  2. Measure Rule
  3. Trading setups
  4. Interviews
  5. Trading Types
    1. Scalpers
    2. Day Traders
    3. Swing Traders
    4. Position Traders
    5. Investors
  6. Trading Spreadsheet
  7. FAQ
    1. How much money do I need to get started trading?
    2. How much money can I make trading?
    3. How can I "retire" from my day job by 36 like you did?
    4. Do I have any preference in charting services?
    5. How many stocks do I follow daily?
    6. What chart patterns are the most reliable?
    7. What indicators do I use in my trading?
    8. How do I use the measure rule?
    9. Where can I read your articles?
    10. Which of your books should I buy/read first?
    11. Where can I buy your books?
    12. What other books do I recommend?
    13. Do I have a consulting service?
    14. Do I take phone calls?
    15. Why don’t I charge for Patternz?
    16. Can I have the Patternz algorithms?
    17. How does Patternz work?
    18. Portfolio: How do I pick stocks to follow?
    19. Why don’t I short stocks?
    20. How do I know when the S&P 500 index (the market) has bottomed?
    21. Can you help me find a job?
    22. How can I check on a broker?

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