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The Definition of a Successful Day Trader

Al Hill : August 2, 2015
Last Updated: March 29, 2026

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How to Improve your Trade Entry and Execution

Al Hill : August 1, 2015
Last Updated: March 29, 2026

When you review your historical trades, you will notice that given a better entry price, your loser could have actually been a winner. It’s like...

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Best 3 Flag and Pennant Trading Strategies

Al Hill : July 30, 2015
Last Updated: March 29, 2026

Flags and pennants are foundational chart patterns of technical analysis. What I mean by this is most technical traders have heard of the patterns,...

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7 Ways to Prevent Overtrading

Al Hill : July 30, 2015
Last Updated: October 22, 2023

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5 Examples of Keltner Channels versus Bollinger Bands

Al Hill : July 29, 2015
Last Updated: March 29, 2026

I am a self-proclaimed ATR fanatic, yet I have not explored Keltner Channels. The Keltner Channel is a lagging on-chart indicator that uses a...

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How to Successfully Swing Trade for a Living

Al Hill : July 28, 2015
Last Updated: October 22, 2023

For those fans of the Tradingsim blog, you know that we focus heavily on day trading. However, I want to take some time to start discussing swing...

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Best Day Trading Chart Patterns

Al Hill : July 27, 2015
Last Updated: March 29, 2026

Don’t you just love the word “best” as it applies to anything in life?  Well, wait until we walk through the best day trading chart patterns, and you...