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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Al Hill
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August 27, 2026
What is the Kicker Candlestick Pattern?
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Al Hill
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August 22, 2026
Swing trades held for 2-10 days captured 68% of the S&P 500's total return over the last decade, according to analysis from J.P. Morgan's equity ...
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Al Hill
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August 22, 2026
Key Takeaways — Fading Blow-Off Tops A blow-off top is a near-vertical price advance on climactic volume, followed by an equally sharp reversal. It ...
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Al Hill
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August 22, 2026
Key Takeaways — Silver Futures at a Glance Standard silver futures (SI) control 5,000 troy ounces. One tick is $0.005 per ounce, or $25.00 per ...
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Al Hill
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August 21, 2026
[Updated August 2026 — refreshed for current market context and SEO best practices.] We have discussed a number of candlestick patterns on the ...
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Al Hill
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August 21, 2026
Every trader who spends time in a simulator is building habits, whether they mean to or not. The question nobody asks until they go live is which ...
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Al Hill
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August 20, 2026
Most traders I talk to can describe their strategy in detail. Far fewer can describe their day. Ask what they actually do between waking up and ...