THE BATTLEFIELD
THE TRADER
THE ECONOMY & THE FED
THE MARKETS
• INTRODUCTION TO TRADING
• HISTORY ONLINE/DAYTRADING
• SHORT-TERM TRADING VS. INVESTING
• WHY TRADE
• REWARDS OF SUCCESSFUL TRADING
• THE IMPORTANCE OF INFORMATION
• TRADING HABITS FOR SUCCESS
• DISCIPLINE
• AND MORE
THE MARKETS
THE ECONOMY & THE FED
THE MARKETS
• GENERATING GOOD TRADES
• THE FUTURES MARKET
• MARKET INDICES
• FOLLOWING THE SECTORS
• WHO ARE THE SECTOR LEADERS
• FOLLOWING THE SECTOR LEADERS
• TRADING TOOLS
• VOLUME
• SHORTING
• NEWS
• READING THE TAPE
• WEBSITES
• AND MORE
THE ECONOMY & THE FED
THE ECONOMY & THE FED
THE ECONOMY & THE FED
• WATCHING THE BOND
• THE ECONOMY
• INTEREST RATES AND THE MARKETS
• ECONOMIC NUMBERS
• THE FED
• AND MORE
THE ENEMY
THE NYSE (SPECIALISTS)
THE NASDAQ (MARKET MAKERS)
THE NASDAQ (MARKET MAKERS)
• NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE (NYSE)
• AUCTION MARKET/ OPEN OUTCRY
• ROLE OF THE SPECIALIST
• TYPES OF ORDERS
• TRADING IMBALANCES
• THICK AND THIN STOCKS
• SPREADING” STOCKS
• ORDER FLOW ON THE NYSE
• DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIGH AND LOW VOLUME STOCKS
• CHARACTERISTICS OF INDIVIDUAL STOCKS, SECTORS
• THE AMEX AND ETF’
• AND MORE
THE NASDAQ (MARKET MAKERS)
THE NASDAQ (MARKET MAKERS)
THE NASDAQ (MARKET MAKERS)
• NASDAQ MARKETS
• NASDAQ WHO, WHAT AND WHERE
• LEVEL II SCREEN
• WHAT IS A MARKET MAKER
• WHO ARE THE MARKET MAKERS
• STRONG MARKET MAKERS VS. WEAK MARKET MAKERS
• IDENTIFYING STRONG MARKET MAKERS
• HOW MARKET MAKERS TRADE WITH OTHER MARKET MAKERS
• MENTALITY OF A MARKET MAKER
• MARKET MAKER GAMES
• HOW TO COMMUNICATE AND TRADE WITH THEM
• AND MORE
THE BATTLE DEFINED
THE NASDAQ (MARKET MAKERS)
THE BATTLE DEFINED
• RELATIVE STRENGTH-RELATIVE WEAKNESS
• IDENTIFYING STRONG AND WEAK STOCKS
• DIVERGENCE BETWEEN STOCKS AND THE MARKET TREND
• VOLUME IN STOCKS
• DIVERGENCE BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL
• STOCK AND SECTORS
• COMPARING SECTORS WITH THE DOW AND OTHER STOCK
• AND MORE
THE WAR
THE OPENING TRADE
THE OPENING TRADE
• ENTRY POINTS
• WHY YOU SHOULD NOT PAY UP
• MOMENTUM TRADING
• WHEN TO USE MOMENTUM TRADING
• WHEN TO PAY OFFERS, SELL TO BIDS
• WHEN TO ”PAY THE SPREAD”
• HOW TO BID INTO WEAKNESS, AND SELL INTO STRENGTH
• WHEN TO BUY STOCK ON THE BID, SELL STOCK ON THE OFFER
• ORDER FLOW
• PAYMENT FOR ORDER
• AND MORE
THE OPEN POSITION
THE OPENING TRADE
• TRADER AWARENESS AND MONEY MANAGEMENT
• HOW TO LIMIT LOSES
• IDENTIFYING LOW AND HIGH-RISK TRADES
• WHEN TO PRESS AND WHEN TO CUT BACK
• WHEN TO TAKE A PROFIT IN A WINNING POSITION
• LOOKING AT NEWS STORIES AND HOW TO REACT TO THEM
• HOW TO PLAY RUMOR STOCKS
• HOW TO READ OPTION ACTIVITY
• DEALING WITH EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF TRADING.
• AND MORE
THE TRADER AT WAR
THE TRADER AT WAR
• RELATIVE STRENGTH-RELATIVE WEAKNESS
• IDENTIFYING STRONG AND WEAK STOCKS
• DIVERGENCE BETWEEN STOCKS AND THE MARKET TREND
• VOLUME IN STOCKS
• DIVERGENCE BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL STOCKS AND SECTORS
• AND MORE