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Rookie Corner

Rookie Corner: The Technical Tango Part III

Welcome back into the fray! We have gone thru several pieces of the technical puzzle and we have a few more to explore before we start putting the big picture together. In our last session, we talked briefly about trends and we talked about the three phases of any market which gives us context to

What is the Options Market?

The options market is a derivative market that is traded in contracts. Each contract controls 100 shares of the underlying stock. It is a contract between a buyer and seller, that gives the purchaser of the option the right, but not the obligation, to buy / Sell a specific stock at a specific price on

Tales of a Technician

Tales of a Technician: The November that was

These monthly musings take quite a bit more prep work than my usual weekly commentary. I have to review all my closed trades, identify the winners and losers, and make sure I understand precisely why I made or lost money.

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What is a Bull Market

A bull market occurs when a financial instrument has been and expects to continue to appreciate in value over time. There are short term and long term bull markets. Tackle Trading LLC (“Tackle Trading”) is providing this website and any related materials, including newsletters, blog posts, videos, social media postings and any other communications (collectively,

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What is the Bid / Ask Spread

The bid is the highest price someone is willing to pay for the financial instrument whereas the ask is the lowest price someone is willing to sell the financial instrument. The difference between the bid and the ask is what is referred to as the spread. Tackle Trading LLC (“Tackle Trading”) is providing this website

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What is the Commodities Market

In this video, you’ll learn what is the commodity market. A simple answer to the simple question. what is a commodity and what is the commodity market and how does it work? You’ll learn that buying and selling commodities is done with legally binding contracts also known as futures contracts or futures on commodities that

Rookie Corner

Rookie Corner : The Technical Tango Part IV

We are back! Last week we talked about support and resistance,  This concept allows us to determine where prices might go to and where they might turn.  This week we are going to look at a couple of charts and draw some support and resistance lines on those charts at points that make sense and

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What is a bear market

  In this video, you’ll learn what is a bear market. A bear market is a condition in which securities prices fall and widespread pessimism & fear cause the stock market’s downward spiral to persist. Although figures vary, a downturn of 20% or more from a peak in multiple broad market indexes, such as the Dow Jones Industrial

Options Theory

Options Theory: Long Calls

The long call is a seductive chap. Today kicks off the first in a multi-part series on options strategies.

Rookie Corner

Rookie Corner: Scientific Method vs. Trading Method

Hello everyone, Mark Justice here. This week we have a bonus edition of the Rookie Corner blog where one of our students, Mr. Cody Maki shares some insight on applying the scientific method to trading. If anyone else is interesting is sharing their thoughts, approaches or strategies they use (or anything else for that matter

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What is market cap?

In this video, you’ll learn what is market cap. What is Market Capitalization? Glad you asked. Market capitalization is the total dollar market value of a company’s outstanding shares. Commonly referred to as “market cap,” it is calculated by multiplying a company’s current market price by the total number of shares outstanding. Investors use this

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Position Size in Trading

In this video coach Gino Poore explains what position size is and why it’s so important. Tackle Trading LLC (“Tackle Trading”) is providing this website and any related materials, including newsletters, blog posts, videos, social media postings and any other communications (collectively, the “Materials”) on an “as-is” basis.  This means that although Tackle Trading strives

Women In Trading

Women in Trading: That B!

Hello Tackle Traders! This surely will be a December to remember for quite a few reasons but I think we can all agree that the “B” word has been off the charts and there are people going around using the B word and they have no business doing so. And by that, I mean Bitcoin

Options Theory

Options Theory: Bull Call Spreads

The first and most logical progression after the long call is the bull call spread. It’s also known as a long call vertical.

Tales of a Technician

Tales of a Technician: Best Posts of 2017

With the finish line of 2017 fast approaching, the time for reflection is nigh. The first full year of my fun here at Tales of a Technician is officially in the books. I’m grateful to all the coaches at Tackle for allowing me the opportunity to share my thoughts every week. Churning out content on

Rookie Corner

Rookie Corner : Technical Tango Part V

Happy Holidays Traders! We should by now have a very solid understanding of support and resistance at this point and we now know that we must find meaningful important levels on which to find high probability trades.  Now, we are moving on to the concept of pattern recognition.  The four basic patterns that we mentioned

Rookie Corner

Rookie Corner : Technical Tango VI

Welcome back from the holidays! Last week we went through the first of four extremely important patterns and we were able to understand what the pattern looks like and what parameters are required for the pattern to give us the best chance to succeed.  This week we are going to tackle the next important pattern

Women In Trading

Women in Trading: The year that was

Happy Holidays Tackle Traders! 2017 will soon be in the rearview mirror and I find myself reflecting on the good, the bad and the ugly of 2017. First and foremost, I am extremely grateful to the coaches at Tackle for giving Women In Trading a platform and for allowing me to share my thoughts. I

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