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.

Market makers & their importance | TradingSim

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

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The term market makers is something you might have come across very often in the world of financial trading. Be it forex, stocks or futures, market ...

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

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Are There Pure Play Day Trades?

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Pure play is a term that one might have come across as part of their active investing strategies. Pure play stocks, as the name suggests are a ...

Awesome Day Trading Strategies
Are There Pure Play Day Trades?
TradingSim market replay showing an Oracle five minute session with a failed breakout

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Trading Simulator: The Complete Guide to Practice Trading [Updated September 2026]

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I have watched a lot of people try to learn this business by reading. They finish the book, they know what a bull flag looks like, and then the ...

Trading Simulator: The Complete Guide to Practice Trading [Updated September 2026]

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Class A Shares – Common Stock and Mutual Funds [Updated September 2026]

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Key Takeaways Two different meanings. "Class A" describes a share class of common stock and a fee structure for mutual funds. The two have nothing to ...

Class A Shares – Common Stock and Mutual Funds [Updated September 2026]

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7 Things You Must Know About Dow Futures [Updated September 2026]

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Dow futures are the derivatives equivalent of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the leading benchmark stock index for the U.S. equity markets. The ...

7 Things You Must Know About Dow Futures [Updated September 2026]
Day Trading Salary | TradingSim

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Day Trading Salary – How Much Can Top Traders Make [Updated September 2026]

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Key takeaways — Updated September 2026 There is no single 'day trading salary' — earnings are a function of starting capital, win rate, average ...

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Day Trading Salary – How Much Can Top Traders Make [Updated September 2026]
Exponential Moving Average | TradingSim

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Exponential Moving Average – 5 Simple Trading Strategies [Updated September 2026]

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Key Takeaways The EMA weights recent prices more heavily than the SMA, so it turns faster and hugs price more closely in a trend. Faster is not ...

Day Trading Indicators
Exponential Moving Average – 5 Simple Trading Strategies [Updated September 2026]
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