Al Hill

Al Hill

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.

Wyckoff accumulation cycle chart showing the accumulation zone, spring shakeout below support, breakout above the range, and rally with expanding volume bars

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Wyckoff Method Trading

I know, Wyckoff sounds complicated. You've heard traders talk about "accumulation phases" and "composite man theory" and you think it requires a PhD in market structure to understand. It doesn't. Wyckoff is just a way of reading how institutional...

Wyckoff Method Trading
How to Day Trade without Using Margin – 5 Benefits | TradingSim

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How to Day Trade without Using Margin – 5 Benefits [Updated July 2026]

Key Takeaways

  • You can day trade in a cash account without ever borrowing on margin.
  • Trading without margin removes borrowing costs and eliminates...
How to Day Trade without Using Margin – 5 Benefits [Updated July 2026]
Price Action Trading Strategies | TradingSim

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Price Action Trading Strategies 6 Patterns that Work [video tutorial] [Updated July 2026]

Key Takeaways

  • Price action trading reads raw price movement and candlestick structure instead of relying on lagging indicators.
  • The six core...
Price Action Trading Strategies 6 Patterns that Work [video tutorial] [Updated July 2026]
Grann Square of 9 Trading Strategy | TradingSim

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Gann Square of Nine – How to Trade Using This Forecasting Tool [Updated July 2026]

Key Takeaways

  • The Gann Square of 9 is a spiral of numbers W.D. Gann used to forecast support, resistance, and time cycles by relating price to...
Gann Square of Nine – How to Trade Using This Forecasting Tool [Updated July 2026]
Day Trading Bottom Tails for Profits | TradingSim

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Day Trading Bottom Tails for Profits [Updated July 2026]

Key Takeaways

  • A bottoming tail is a candlestick with a long lower wick that shows sellers pushed price down before buyers took control.
  • The pattern...
Day Trading Bottom Tails for Profits [Updated July 2026]

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Day Trading Rules for Stocks, Options, and Futures [Updated July 2026]

Day trading refers to buying and selling any financial instrument, such as stocks, bonds, options, ETFs, etc., within the same day without holding...

Day Trading Rules for Stocks, Options, and Futures [Updated July 2026]
Tape Reading | TradingSim

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Tape Reading – How to Interpret the Time and Sales Window [Updated July 2026]

Reading the tape is one of the essential indicators when active trading.  Many traders know about the hundreds of indicators readily available on most...

Tape Reading – How to Interpret the Time and Sales Window [Updated July 2026]