Algorithmic Trading
Can Increasing Position Size After a Win Lead to Greater Trading Success?
Picture this: you’ve just had a winning trade and feel confident. Should you increase your position size after each winning trade to capitalize on your hot streak? And, after a [...]
Relative Strength
Mastering Relative Strength Trading: Boost Your Profits with 9 Sector ETFs
Last Updated on September 22, 2023 by Mark Ursell Relative strength trading is a momentum-based strategy focusing on investing in assets and sectors that have outperformed relative to their peers. [...]
Chart Patterns
Traders Essential Guide to Double Tops and Double Bottoms
Last Updated on September 22, 2023 by Mark Ursell Introduction In the fast-paced and ever-changing world of trading, patterns play a crucial role in your decision-making process. Double top and [...]
Trading Strategies
How to Trade the QQQ and TQQQ in 2023
Last Updated on September 22, 2023 by Mark Ursell Do you want to trade the QQQ and TQQQ in 2023? These are two of the most popular ETFs for traders. [...]
Trading Information
Boost Your Trading Results With New Highs/New Lows
Last Updated on September 19, 2023 by Mark Ursell The New Highs/New Lows Indicator lets you glimpse underneath the market’s surface. Use it to find trading opportunities and spot changes [...]
Trading Strategies
How to Trade Triple Witching
Last Updated on September 22, 2023 by Mark Ursell This article shows the best way to trade Triple Witching. Learn how to avoid the dangers and maximize the opportunities around [...]
Excel Trading
Excel STOCKHISTORY Function – Ultimate Traders Guide
Last Updated on September 22, 2023 by Mark Ursell Traders and investors are now able to use the Excel STOCKHISTORY function. It is currently available for all Excel 365 subscribers. [...]
Great Trading Books
4 Lessons From The Greatest Quant Trader of All Time
Last Updated on September 22, 2023 by Mark Ursell I recently read the book – The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution. It is [...]
Portfolio Analysis
Get Better Trades With Portfolio Analysis
Last Updated on September 22, 2023 by Mark Ursell ‘Diversification: the only “free lunch” in finance’ Harry Markowitz, Nobel Prize-Winning Economist and originator or Modern Portfolio Theory An age-old question [...]
Trading Information Trading Strategies
2 Stock Breakout Strategies Analyzed
Last Updated on September 22, 2023 by Mark Ursell Breakout strategies are one of the oldest and most powerful trading strategies. A hundred years ago, Jesse Livermore was writing (with [...]
Technical Indicators Trading Strategies
How to Trade With the PSAR New Analysis
Last Updated on May 7, 2023 by Mark Ursell This article is a comprehensive guide about how to trade with the PSAR indicator. You will read about: Whether you are [...]
Historical Price Data
How to Download Price Data From Yahoo Finance into Excel
Last Updated on September 22, 2023 by Mark Ursell In this article and video, I show you how to download price data from Yahoo Finance into Excel. Yahoo Finance is [...]
Trading Strategies
Get More Winning Trades With Volume and Price
Last Updated on September 22, 2023 by Mark Ursell This article shows how trading volume combined with price can improve your trading results. Watch the Video In the video I [...]
Trading Strategies
Profitable ETF Gap Trading Strategies
Last Updated on January 26, 2023 by Mark Ursell I tested three different ETFs to answer the question: Can you profitably trade opening gaps? And if so: what markets and [...]
Google Sheets
How to Import Live Data From Google Sheets into Excel
Last Updated on September 22, 2023 by Mark Ursell This article shows you how to import live data from Google Sheets into Excel. Table of Contents Video Tutorial – Import [...]
Trading Information
How to Improve And Clean Historical Price Data
Last Updated on September 19, 2023 by Mark Ursell Do you trade Stocks, Forex, ETFs, Futures, Indices, Bonds or Commodities? There is one thing that every successful trader needs. Whether [...]
Trading Strategies
The Best Strategy For Every Market Type
Last Updated on January 26, 2023 by Mark Ursell Would you like to know the best strategy for different market conditions? It would certainly give you an edge to know [...]
Trading Strategies
An MFI Trading Strategy That You Should Know About (New Concept)
Last Updated on January 26, 2023 by Mark Ursell This MFI trading strategy is designed to give you large winning trades. This strategy is perfect for people who are patience [...]
Technical Indicators
What is the MFI Indicator?
Last Updated on August 13, 2021 by Mark Ursell What is the MFI indicator? and why you should be using it. Video article demonstrating the powerful Money Flow Index (MFI) [...]
Trading Strategies
A Volatility Retracement Trading Strategy
Last Updated on January 26, 2023 by Mark Ursell This video and article shows you a volatility trading strategy that you can trade today. Take advantage of the best of [...]
Trading Strategies
Easy to Use Renko Trading Strategy – Video
Last Updated on January 26, 2023 by Mark Ursell This video article shows a Renko Trading Strategy that you can use to trade the S&P 500 or SPY ETF. Renko [...]
Excel Trading Candlestick Trading Technical Indicators
How to Calculate Renko in Excel
Last Updated on January 26, 2023 by Mark Ursell This article explains why many traders benefit from using Renko charts. It also explains how to calculate Renko and get a [...]
Trading Strategies
A Simple RSI Mean Reversion Strategy
Last Updated on September 15, 2023 by Mark Ursell One of the most important lessons that every trader needs to learn is to trade a strategy that fits your personality. [...]
Excel Trading Historical Price Data
Get Live Stock and ETF Data in Excel 365 – Really Fast!
Last Updated on January 26, 2023 by Mark Ursell It is really useful to have live price data in Excel. And Microsoft has now made it much easier to import [...]
How to Hedge
Are you Ready for a Stock Market Crash?
Last Updated on January 26, 2023 by Mark Ursell This article looks at how you can prepare yourself for a future stock market crash. I look at what has happened [...]
Trading Books Trading Psychology
Are you struggling to make good trading decisions? These 5 tips might help
Last Updated on January 26, 2023 by Mark Ursell Two traders start their day. They both wake up at 7 am ready to face the markets. They check what the markets [...]
Trading Strategies
A Profitable Nasdaq QQQ Long-Term Strategy
Last Updated on May 7, 2023 by Mark Ursell This article describes a Nasdaq QQQ trading strategy. The strategy is easy to manage, and it will keep you on the [...]
Google Sheets Relative Strength
Monitor a Relative Strength Strategy using Google Sheets
Last Updated on September 21, 2023 by Mark Ursell Imagine you are watching a horse race. The runners and riders are at the starting gate. The starter’s flag goes down, [...]
Trading Strategies
Best Strategy for the Current Markets
Last Updated on January 26, 2023 by Mark Ursell The storm clouds burst in the financial markets in early 2018 The skies were blue and clear in 2017. But lightning [...]
Trading Information Trading Psychology
6 Things I Learned from a Market Downturn
Last Updated on July 9, 2020 by Mark Ursell Last week I was like most traders around the world. As the markets fell, I was biting my nails, drinking gallons [...]
Cryptocurrencies Trading Strategies
How to Trade Bitcoin Like a Pro
Last Updated on January 26, 2023 by Mark Ursell 2017 saw Bitcoin and the other cryptocurrencies blow up from nowhere to become the world’s most popular financial story. Digital millionaires [...]
Trading Strategies
4 Ways to Trade the Santa Claus Rally
Last Updated on January 26, 2023 by Mark Ursell At this time of year investors and traders are looking forward to a bit of festive cheer. December has historically been [...]
Trading Information Trading Psychology
Improve your Trading by Changing your Thinking
Last Updated on August 13, 2021 by Mark Ursell In this article, I look at how a pair of research psychologists have revolutionised how we think. I discuss how their [...]
Trading Strategies
How to Trade a EUR/USD Breakout Strategy
Last Updated on January 26, 2023 by Mark Ursell Why a Breakout Strategy is an Essential Part of Your Portfolio Every trader should consider including a breakout strategy in their [...]
Trade Ideas Trading Strategies
How to Time S&P 500 Entries Using the VIX
Last Updated on January 26, 2023 by Mark Ursell I recently received an email from Dr Alexander Elder in which he mentions using the VIX Volatility Index as an entry [...]
Trading Information
The Best Sources of Free Historical Price Data
Last Updated on January 26, 2023 by Mark Ursell One of the questions that I am asked most often is: where can I get free online historical price data? In this [...]
How to Backtest Relative Strength Trading Strategies
How to Backtest a Stock Market Trading Strategy
Last Updated on January 26, 2023 by Mark Ursell In this article, I show how you can use Excel to test your own stock market trading strategies. The strategy in [...]
Trading Psychology
How this Psychology Experiment Can make You a Better Trader
Last Updated on November 22, 2019 by Mark Ursell I recently thought about the similarities between becoming a successful trader and successfully losing weight. Both of them can be very [...]
Trading Information
How to Calculate Lots for Fixed Fractional Position Sizing
Last Updated on November 22, 2019 by Mark Ursell All forex traders will admit that they found lot size a confusing issue when they first started trading. It is more complicated than [...]
MT4 Trading Automation
How to Create an EA for a SuperTrend Trading Strategy v.2
Last Updated on January 26, 2023 by Mark Ursell In December 2013 I wrote an article on How to Create an MT4 EA for a SuperTrend trading strategy. Since then [...]
Trading Information
A Chess Grandmaster and Trading Strategy
Last Updated on March 12, 2019 by Mark Ursell What Picture are We Painting? Playing chess is like trying to paint a masterpiece while someone is tugging at your sleeve [...]
Google Sheets Trading Automation
Import and Store Live Price Data in Google Sheets
Last Updated on January 26, 2023 by Mark Ursell This article shows you how you can import live price data into your Google Sheets spreadsheet. Google Sheets spreadsheets are part of [...]
Chart Patterns
Calculate Double Top Chart Patterns Using Excel
Last Updated on November 28, 2022 by Mark Ursell Double Top and Double Bottom are classic chart reversal patterns. In this article, I show how you can use Excel to [...]
Trading Strategies
Invest Profitably Using Relative Strength
Last Updated on August 13, 2021 by Mark Ursell In this article, I show you can invest profitably in the Nasdaq and S&P500 using a relative strength strategy. I show [...]
MT4
How to Set Up MT4 for Push Alerts
Last Updated on June 25, 2018 by Mark Ursell This article shows how you can use MetaTrader 4 to get push alerts for Android and iPhone. You can set up trade [...]
Trading Strategies
Get Better Trading Results – Improving Your Trade Exits
Last Updated on August 19, 2021 by Mark Ursell People spend a lot of time thinking about how and when to enter a trade. However, how you exit a trade [...]
Learn to Trade Trading Strategies
How to Calculate and Trade With the TSF
Last Updated on August 19, 2021 by Mark Ursell The Time Series Forecast (TSF) indicator uses the Linear Regression to predict the future price. In this article, I show how [...]
Trading Strategies
A Forex SuperTrend Trading Strategy
Last Updated on September 15, 2023 by Mark Ursell In this article, I show a trading strategy that uses the SuperTrend indicator to trade the EUR/USD forex pair. I also [...]
Trading Strategies
A Simple Swing Trading Strategy for the S&P 500
Last Updated on September 15, 2023 by Mark Ursell Swing trading is a way of taking advantage of market retracements to get better entries and more profitable trades. In this [...]
Trading Strategies
How to Trade the S&P500 Using The Impulse Indicator
Last Updated on September 15, 2023 by Mark Ursell In this article I look at whether the Impulse Indicator is a good tool for trading the S&P 500 index. In [...]
How to Backtest Trading Strategies
Backtesting a Trading Strategy – Example
Last Updated on November 28, 2022 by Mark Ursell This article shows you a step-by-step process for backtesting a trading strategy. All traders can benefit from testing their trading strategies. [...]
Trading Strategies
Double Your Stock Market Returns Using Seasonality
Last Updated on December 4, 2019 by Mark Ursell I like to take a quantitative approach to the markets and I find seasonal factors very interesting. In this article, I investigate whether [...]
Great Trading Books Trading Books
12 Lessons from Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
Last Updated on January 6, 2020 by Mark Ursell Written almost 100 years ago, few trading books have had the influence and lasting popularity as Edwin Lefèvre’s trading classic. This [...]
Trading Strategies
Another Fibonacci Retracement Trading Strategy
Last Updated on November 28, 2022 by Mark Ursell This article shows you a Fibonacci retracement trading strategy. You will learn the best way to identify Fibonacci levels, how to [...]
Excel Trading Trading Information
Calculate Fibonacci Retracements Automatically
Last Updated on March 9, 2021 by Mark Ursell This article shows you how to calculate Fibonacci Retracements in Excel. Like many traders, I love using Fibonacci Retracements on my [...]
Trading Strategies
How to Calculate Your Trading Edge
Last Updated on September 15, 2023 by Mark Ursell Every trader should understand their edge in their trading. If we have an edge, we can make a profit trading the financial [...]
Technical Indicators
How to Calculate the Williams %R Using Excel
Last Updated on November 28, 2022 by Mark Ursell In this article and video, I show how to calculate the Williams %R using Excel. The Williams %R is a technical [...]
Interviews with Traders
How to Use Big Volume to Predict the Price Direction
Last Updated on November 22, 2019 by Mark Ursell I have been keen to do an interview with Mike DiBari for a while now. He has a fascinating way of [...]
Trading Strategies Excel Trading
How To Trade 3 Line Break Charts Profitably
Last Updated on September 15, 2023 by Mark Ursell “A more subtle form of point and figure charts” 3 Line Break Charts are a fascinating type of charting system that [...]
Trade Ideas Trading Strategies
Analyzing a Forex Fibonacci Retracement Strategy
Last Updated on May 5, 2023 by Mark Ursell Fibonacci retracements look great on charts, but how useful are they for forex traders? Are they helpful for finding entry levels, [...]
Trading Strategies
Trade Volume using the Money Flow Index
Last Updated on May 7, 2023 by Mark Ursell Volume is often overlooked in technical analysis. However, volume contains fascinating information about the strength of the market feeling. High volume [...]
Algorithmic Trading
Insights into the World of Algorithmic Trading
Last Updated on December 4, 2019 by Mark Ursell Trading into the future Algorithmic trading is more popular than ever. No longer the preserve of Wall Street and hedge funds, it [...]
Trading Strategies
Pyramid Your Trading Profits Using the Gator
Last Updated on November 28, 2022 by Mark Ursell In this article, I describe the Gator Oscillator and how you can use it as part of a pyramid entry trading [...]
Technical Indicators
How to Calculate the PSAR Indicator – New Version
Last Updated on September 21, 2023 by Mark Ursell Table of Contents The PSAR The Next Step: Get More Winning Trades Video How to Calculate the PSAR Calculate More Indicators [...]
Trading Strategies
What is Aroon and How to Trade it on the S&P 500
Last Updated on November 28, 2022 by Mark Ursell Aroon – Dawn’s Early Light The S&P 500 index is a great way to invest, trade and make money out of [...]
Trading Strategies
3 Profitable Ichimoku Trading Strategies
Last Updated on September 15, 2023 by Mark Ursell In this article, I show three Ichimoku trading strategies. I then show you the results of how these trading strategies perform [...]
Trading Strategies
A Long-Term Stock Index Trading Strategy
Last Updated on November 28, 2022 by Mark Ursell In this article I describe a long-term stock index trading strategy. I then show how the strategy performed on the S&P [...]
Trading Strategies
A Simple, Profitable Heikin-Ashi Trading System
Last Updated on September 15, 2023 by Mark Ursell Heikin-Ashi candlesticks are a slightly different way of viewing the markets. In this article, I will show how they are used [...]
MT4 Trading Automation
How to use MT4 to get Trading Alerts via Email
Last Updated on February 19, 2018 by Mark Ursell MetaTrader 4 (MT4) is a hugely popular platform for forex traders around the world. In this article, I will show how [...]
Trading Strategies Excel Trading
EUR/USD Backtested – Technical Indicators and Random Entry
Last Updated on November 28, 2022 by Mark Ursell Random Entry This article is the second in a series investigating how effective random entry can be in a trading strategy. In [...]
Excel Trading Trading Strategies
Backtesting a EUR/USD Trading Strategy Using an ATR Trailing Stop
Last Updated on November 28, 2022 by Mark Ursell In this article I will show the results of my backtest of a EUR/USD trading strategy. What is interesting about this [...]
Great Trading Books Trading Information
5 Trend Following Indicators for Forex Traders
Last Updated on September 19, 2023 by Mark Ursell In this article, I discuss five technical indicators that are used by trend following forex traders. In 2004, Michael Covel published [...]
Great Trading Books
8 Trading Lessons From Market Wizards
Last Updated on January 24, 2017 by Mark Ursell In this article I discuss the book, Market Wizards, by Jack D. Schwager. The book is one of the best books on trading [...]
Trading Psychology
Trading and Rock, Paper, Scissors
Last Updated on January 24, 2017 by Mark Ursell What do trading the financial markets have to do with the game Rock, Paper, Scissors? In this article I look at [...]
Economic Growth
European Economic Forecasts and Trading the Euro
Last Updated on November 29, 2017 by Mark Ursell The European Commission (EC) published economic forecasts for European Union countries on May 5th 2014. The forecasts are produced by the Directorate-General [...]
Binary Options Learn to Trade
A Simple 15 Minute Binary Option Candlestick Trading Strategy
Last Updated on August 25, 2016 by Mark Ursell This article discusses why candlestick trading is an ideal way to trade binary options. Viewing price action in the form of [...]
Excel Trading Trading Information
How to Calculate the PSAR Indicator using Excel
Last Updated on November 28, 2022 by Mark Ursell This Article and PSAR Calculation has been superseded by a new version. The new article is better and easier to follow. [...]
Binary Options Trading Information
Why Trade Binary Options?
Last Updated on July 9, 2020 by Mark Ursell Binary Options are a growth part of the trading business. In this article I look at what I think is interesting [...]
Excel Trading
How to Calculate a Trailing Stop-Loss Using Excel
Last Updated on March 8, 2021 by Mark Ursell This post shows how an Excel backtest model can be used to calculate a trailing stop-loss for a trading strategy. You [...]
Economic Growth
The Best Economic Indicators for Measuring Economic Trends
Many traders and investors carefully watch the release of economic indicators such as PMI data to get a glimpse of how the economy is performing. A release that is perceived [...]