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UNDERSTANDING STOCK MARKET MOVING AVERAGES WITH THE CROSSHAIRS TRADER and FORREST GUMP

In many of my more technical posts I discuss moving averages and refer to them as TANKS. I feel a more detailed discussion is in order than the one provided in THE CROSSHAIRS TRADER DICTIONARY.

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STOCK AND OPTIONS TRADING USING BEER MATH

How about this for a trading term?  BEER MATH.  Ever heard of that one? You probably have if you are a military enthusiast or a sniper.  If you haven’t figured it out yet my writings focus on trading as a battle, so I find myself reading quite a bit of military literature and right now [...]

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THE CROSSHAIRS TRADER DICTIONARY: COORDINATED ATTACK WHEN TRADING OPTIONS

This is the latest entry in THE CROSSHAIRS TRADER DICTIONARY.   COORDINATED ATTACK:  A carefully planned and executed options trade in which the various weapons in THE CROSSHAIRS TRADER arsenal are employed in such a manner as to utilize their powers to the greatest advantage as a whole.  In other words, the utilization of the [...]

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GREAT DISTANCES: TRADING OPTIONS AFTER A BIG MOVE

This is PART SIX (and the last one) of our series on accessing THE BATTLEFIELD TERRAIN (the current market conditions) before entering a trade.   PREVIOUS POSTS IN THIS SERIES: INTRODUCTION PART ONE: ACCESSIBLE TERRAIN PART TWO: PRECIPITOUS HEIGHTS PART THREE: TEMPORIZING GROUND PART FOUR: ENTANGLING GROUND PART FIVE: NARROW PASSES     According to [...]

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NARROW PASSES: TRADING OPTIONS IN A NARROW RANGE

This is PART FIVE of our series on accessing THE BATTLEFIELD TERRAIN (the current market conditions) before entering a trade. PREVIOUS POST IN THIS SERIES: INTRODUCTION PART ONE: ACCESSIBLE TERRAIN PART TWO: PRECIPITOUS HEIGHTS PART THREE: TEMPORIZING GROUND PART FOUR: ENTANGLING GROUND According to SUN TZU, one of our 5 star generals, NARROW PASSES is [...]

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ENTANGLING GROUND: TRADING OPTIONS IN A CHOPPY MARKET

This is PART FOUR of our series on accessing THE BATTLEFIELD TERRAIN (the current market conditions) before entering a trade. PREVIOUS POST IN THIS SERIES: INTRODUCTION PART ONE: ACCESSIBLE TERRAIN PART TWO: PRECIPITOUS HEIGHTS  PART THREE: TEMPORIZING GROUND   According to SUN TZU, one of our 5 star generals, ENTANGLING GROUND is defined as ground [...]

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PRECIPITOUS HEIGHTS: TRADING OPTIONS AHEAD OF A KNOWN EVENT

This is PART TWO of our series on accessing THE BATTLEFIELD TERRAIN (the current market conditions) before entering a trade.  PREVIOUS POSTS IN THIS SERIES: INTRODUCTION PART ONE: ACCESSIBLE BATTLEFIELD TERRAIN      PRECIPITOUS HEIGHTS: According to SUN TZU, one of our 5 star generals, PRECIPITOUS HEIGHTS is defined as ground wherein you are rested [...]

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THE ACCESSIBLE BATTLEFIELD TERRAIN: TRADING STOCKS AND OPTIONS IN A TRENDING MARKET

This is PART ONE of our series on accessing THE BATTLEFIELD TERRAIN (the current market conditions) before entering a trade. ACCESSIBLE TERRAIN: According to SUN TZU, one of our 5 star generals, ACCESSIBLE TERRAIN is defined as ground that is traveled with relative ease, wherein the line of supplies is to be carefully guarded (see [...]

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