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.

TradingSim Next Gen replay workspace on an S&P 500 E-mini futures session

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Using a Trading Simulator to Prep for a Prop Firm Evaluation

Picture of Al Hill Al Hill : September 3, 2026

Every week I hear from traders who paid for a prop firm evaluation the same day they discovered prop firms exist. Many of them fail it, not because ...

Using a Trading Simulator to Prep for a Prop Firm Evaluation

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6 Things You Must Know About the British Pound [Updated August 2026]

Picture of Al Hill Al Hill : August 31, 2026

Editor's note, updated August 2026: the 6B and M6B contract specifications in the table below were re-checked against CME Group's published product ...

Currency Futures
6 Things You Must Know About the British Pound [Updated August 2026]

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Market Corrections – 9 Things You Need to Know as a Trader [Updated August 2026]

Picture of Al Hill Al Hill : August 31, 2026

Corrections Since This Guide Was First Written Updated August 2026. The DIA chart discussed in section nine is from early 2019. Several notable ...

Market Corrections – 9 Things You Need to Know as a Trader [Updated August 2026]

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Daily Stock Picks – Proceed with Caution [Updated August 2026]

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In this post, I will cover many of the reasons you should think twice before blindly following daily stock picks.

Basics of Stock Trading
Daily Stock Picks – Proceed with Caution [Updated August 2026]
How to Find the Most Active Stocks to Day Trade | TradingSim

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How to Find the Most Active Stocks to Day Trade + Free Video Tutorials! [Updated August 2026]

Picture of Al Hill Al Hill : August 31, 2026

Editor's note, updated August 2026: this guide was originally written in 2022. The seven methods below still hold, but several of the third-party ...

Day Trading Basics Day Trading Videos most active stocks
How to Find the Most Active Stocks to Day Trade + Free Video Tutorials! [Updated August 2026]
Basics of Elliot Wave Theory | TradingSim

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Basics of Elliott Wave Theory – Learn the Essentials [Updated August 2026]

Picture of Al Hill Al Hill : August 31, 2026

In this article we will first cover the Elliott wave basics and structure. The goal of this article is to help you learn Elliott wave theory and give ...

Awesome Day Trading Strategies
Basics of Elliott Wave Theory – Learn the Essentials [Updated August 2026]
Bollinger Bandwidth Indicator | TradingSim

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Bollinger Bandwidth Indicator: 3 Trading Strategies [Updated August 2026]

Picture of Al Hill Al Hill : August 27, 2026

In this article, I am going to cover some basic trading techniques you can use with the Bollinger band width indicator. Before we dive into the ...

Oscillator Indicators
Bollinger Bandwidth Indicator: 3 Trading Strategies [Updated August 2026]
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