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.

Logarithmic Scale vs Linear Scale | TradingSim

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5 Key Differences between Logarithmic Scale and Linear Scale [Updated September 2026]

Every stock chart contains two axes –  x-axis to plot time and the y-axis to plot price.

There are basically two ways to plot price – linear and...

5 Key Differences between Logarithmic Scale and Linear Scale [Updated September 2026]
Bear Trap Strategies | TradingSim

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Bear Trap – Best Strategies to Profit from Short Squeezes [Updated September 2026]

Have you ever felt the devastating market force of a bear trap? The all but certain bullish trend stops abruptly and a trend reversal begins. Then...

Bear Trap – Best Strategies to Profit from Short Squeezes [Updated September 2026]
TradingSim Next Gen day trading practice account workspace with AMD 5-minute replay chart, trade ticket, and Time and Sales

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Day Trading Practice Account: How to Set Up and Run Your First Week

Day Trading Practice Account: How to Set Up and Run Your First Week

Most traders open a practice account the same way they open a bag of chips. They...

Day Trading Practice Account: How to Set Up and Run Your First Week
4 Awesome Oscillator Day Trading Strategies | TradingSim

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Awesome Oscillator: 4 Day Trading Strategies [Updated May 2026]

Awesome Oscillator Indicator: Trading Guide [Updated September 2026]

What was Bill Williams [1] thinking when he came up with the name awesome...

Awesome Oscillator: 4 Day Trading Strategies [Updated May 2026]
Market makers & their importance | TradingSim

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What Is a Market Maker? Stock Market Basics [Updated May 2026]

What Is a Market Maker? [Updated September 2026]

The term market makers is something you might have come across very often in the world of financial...

What Is a Market Maker? Stock Market Basics [Updated May 2026]

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Are There Pure Play Day Trades?

Pure Play Day Trades: A Trading Guide [Updated September 2026]

Pure play is a term that one might have come across as part of their active investing...

Are There Pure Play Day Trades?