I've spent my 30-plus-year career discovering some of the most obscure and lucrative patterns in the world. Now, you might've heard the term before—or even tried trading patterns yourself. But almost ...

You can violate the pattern day trader (PDT) rules without realizing it. The consequences for violating PDT vary, but can be inconvenient for investors who are not actively trading. For active ...

Life is full of patterns, and those who recognize them will quickly find themselves ahead of the pack—especially when it comes to a pattern trading strategy for securities. As the name implies, a ...

Technical trading patterns come in all shapes and sizes. And they can occur over various time periods. Each pattern features a set of characteristics that makes it unique. And, despite the ...

For more than two decades, one single number has quietly defined who actively trades in U.S. markets: $25,000. That’s the minimum equity a retail investor must maintain to freely day trade under the ...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)’s Board of Governors has approved a major overhaul of its pattern day trading (PDT) rules, marking a critical shift in how active retail trading ...

In technical analysis, traders interpret the head and shoulders formation as a strong sign that a trend reversal is in process. Traders tend to focus too much on timing the right entry to a trade, but ...

The Bitcoin megaphone pattern features at least two higher highs and two lower lows, forming an expanding structure. Connecting these highs and lows with trendlines creates a megaphone-like appearance ...

Many years ago, when my wife and I first made a home together with three children by a prior marriage, we encountered a problem. The kids complained that I was taking too much time in the shower in ...

Trading used to be about gut feelings and reading charts. Traders sat at desks watching screens, trying to spot patterns that meant prices would go up or down. That world exists still but machines can ...