Co-Founder & CEO, TradingSim
Alton Hill is the Co-Founder of TradingSim with over 18 years of trading experience. He completed the Design Thinking Bootcamp at Stanford’s D.School and brings expertise in Product Development to create the best trading simulation experience. His strategy focuses on trend-following systems, targeting high-volatility stocks with strong primary trends using the 15-minute chart.
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Al Hill: May 7, 2026
Futures and forward contracts are derivatives, which on paper look similar. It’s a simple mistake to make since futures and forward contracts both sound like things yet to come.
5 Key Differences Between Futures and Forward Contracts [Updated May 2026]
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Al Hill
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May 7, 2026
In this article, we will cover how to trade the dead cat bounce pattern, which is often a trap for traders looking to get long.
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Al Hill
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May 7, 2026
In this article, I will cover the Sharpe ratio indicator and if it’s something you can use to track your trading performance. While this ratio is...
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Al Hill
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May 6, 2026
A cup and handle pattern is one of the most reliable technical chart patterns in trading. It’s formed when a stock...
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Al Hill
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May 5, 2026
Taxes are the elephant in the room when it comes to day trading. Everybody wants to tout large PNL gains made over a short amount of time, but nobody...
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Al Hill
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May 5, 2026
What was Bill Williams [1] thinking when he came up with the name awesome oscillator?
With names floating around as complex and diverse as moving...
