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Trading for a Living: Trending with Integrated Pitchfork Analysis

By Dr. Mircea Dologa, MD, CTA*
Posted: Aug 14, 2009

Without a precise strategy, there won't be any profitable trades (refer to the article "Day-to-Day Business Operations When You Trade for a Living". The trader should be aware that determining trading strategy comes after the other two essential trading stages -- the psychological and risk and money management.

From the available trading arsenal of an astute trader, we can think of three trading principles that can be the "bread-and-butter" of profitable traders: Trending, sideways movements associated with resistance and support, and volatility.

Combining Technical Analysis and Options Trading

By Guy Bower of www.guybower.com*

Someone who regularly sells call and put options knows that the timing of an entry is a crucial part of the trade. Pricing of options themselves (implied volatility) is probably the most important factor. But, I use a combination of option price analysis and technical analysis to provide a more effective entry. Combining

On the technical front, I use a simple two-step process:

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