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Trend Following vs Short Term Trading

Trend following vs short term trading: in this video, Nick Radge discusses factors to consider when deciding whether to be a short term trader or a long term trader using a trend following method. When we’re looking at systems to trade, we’ve got to look at what each system offers in its entirety and decide […]

Free Trading eBook: Successful Stock Trading

Your free trading eBook is here! Nick Radge’s book Adaptive Analysis for Australian Stocks has been a huge success with some readers claiming the first 50 pages to be the ‘stock trader’s bible’. We have decided to update and release those crucial pages as a free eBook. Successful Stock Trading by Nick Radge will show […]

Trailing Stops for Short Term Trading

Trailing stop losses are a valuable tool when short term trading using technical analysis. Once a breakeven stop is reached, the trailing stop helps lock in profits as the trade progresses. The trailing stop removes angst and decision making during the trade as it provides a definitive answer as to when to close a position. […]

My Top 5 Stock Trading Books by Craig Fisher

My Top 5 Trading Books by Craig Fisher, Portfolio Analyst from The Chartist. Craig broke out of the beginner’s cycle many years ago. He’s put together a list of his top 5 stock trading books. These are the trading books he wishes he had found earlier and that he goes back to on a regular […]

How Does Nick Radge from The Chartist Manage his SMSF?

A few people have commented, after reading Unholy Grails, that they had no idea The Chartist did anything other than charting analysis. So I would like to introduce you to the strategy I use for managing our SMSF: the Growth Portfolio. The Growth Portfolio is designed to captures trends – trends in the market and […]

Technical Analysis Does the Hard Work

Investment Talk with John Hallows Sunday Telegraph, 27th November 2005 Over the years I’ve has a lot of fun being rude about technical analysis – to give what’s usually called “charting” its proper name. What always sparks my doubt is that the markets generally rise or crash as a result of outside, non-market events, which […]

Pyramiding: Adding to an Existing Trading Position

Preface: This article on pyramiding has been designed and optimized for the The Chartist’s Growth Portfolio. The principles contained herein are effective for any trend following strategy of any time frame, but all references will be directly related to the The Chartist’s Growth Portfolio. The term ‘pyramiding’ refers to the adding of positions to an […]