Trading Educator & Content Contributor
John McDowell is the Lead Content Strategist at TradingSim. His journey into day trading began in 2016 after conversations with a retired hedge fund manager. John is passionate about teaching and educating traders, curating content that helps others succeed in the stock market.
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John McDowell: July 27, 2026
Power hour conjures a myriad of assumptions in stock trading. Could it be akin to happy hour, where everyone takes a shot if their trades go well? Perhaps traders must drop and do pushups every 5 minutes if their stocks are declining? No, no. Power...
Power Hour in Stock Trading for Beginners [Updated July 2026]
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John McDowell
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July 24, 2026
Stock trading can be a rewarding and profitable activity, but staying profitable can be challenging. Just like any other profession, stock trading...
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John McDowell
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July 24, 2026
Harmonic patterns are used in technical analysis that traders use to find trend reversals. By using...
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John McDowell
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July 24, 2026
Short sale restriction (SSR) is an interesting trading rule that was established in 2010 and is not always popular...
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John McDowell
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July 24, 2026
Unless you have been living under a rock for the past year, you’ll know that GME is the ticker symbol for the wildly popular meme stock, GameStop...
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John McDowell
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July 24, 2026
The AMC squeeze was a black swan event on the US stock market that initially took place in January of 2021, and culminated...
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John McDowell
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July 23, 2026
Bull flag trading patterns are one of many patterns that traders study in the markets. Trading patterns are a way to simplify the markets and...