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.

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Trailing Stop Loss – Learn How to Manage Your Trades [Updated September 2026]

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Key Takeaways (Updated June 2026) A trailing stop loss is a stop order that moves with price in your favor, locking in gains while capping downside. ...

Basics of Stock Trading
Trailing Stop Loss – Learn How to Manage Your Trades [Updated September 2026]

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Black Tuesday 1929 – 4 Things You Need to Know [Updated September 2026]

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Black Tuesday 1929 – 4 Things You Need to Know [Updated September 2026]
Logarithmic Scale vs Linear Scale | TradingSim

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

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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 ...

Intro to Stock Charts
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]

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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 ...

Chart Patterns
Bear Trap – Best Strategies to Profit from Short Squeezes [Updated September 2026]
Trading the Rectangle Pattern Formation | TradingSim

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Rectangle Pattern: 5 Steps for Day Trading the Formation [Updated September 2026]

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Today we will discuss one of the most popular continuation formations in trading – the rectangle pattern.

Chart Patterns Awesome Day Trading Strategies
Rectangle Pattern: 5 Steps for Day Trading the Formation [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

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Most traders open a practice account the same way they open a bag of chips. They tear into it, click around for twenty minutes, place a few ...

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]

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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 ...

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