Paul J Singh

On Friday I talked about how strange this market has been, especially for swing traders.  In that vein, today did not disappoint.  We were expecting either a continuation of the pullback or a light bounce.  Instead, to the surprise of most, we got a strong bounce.  For the first time…

When I want to create a new habit, I take a 30 day challenge in order to ingrain the new action into my daily routine. I pick an action and set a time and place to repeat that action every day for 30 straight days. I call this the 30 day…

I have a gift for all you busy stock traders that want to quickly find high quality short setups. In this short and sweet 2 minute video, I show you how to scan for short setups using the free website finviz. It will literally take you no more than 2…

In this short five minute video, I analyze what a swing trader must know in order to trade SPY and the stock market in the coming days and weeks.  I also go over a few of my trades and stocks on the focus list. https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js

Even the best stocks to swing trade have bad reactions to earnings.  Gap downs post-earnings are often profitable trading setups.  In this short 6 minute video I analyze BWLD, Buffalo Wild Wings, post earnings.  You will understand exactly what I look for when a stock breaks down. https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js If you…

Spending quiet time outside of the market, uninfluenced by emotion and biases is required for most successful traders. To get ready for the coming week, I spend my weekend analyzing sectors, basic scans (like the 4 percent breakouts), proprietary scans (like bottoming formations with a few unique variables added) and…

Building your swing trading watchlist can be a lot of fun, especially in the beginning of it’s creation when ou find tons of new stocks.  However, after a while it can become a grind.  You start skimping on your scans and head over to twitter and see what the twiiterati…

With 6 months in the books, I would like to know what your best trade was during this amazing first half of the year.  Tell me the stock, your stats, why you entered and exited the trade.  You can leave it in the comments or email me. The best explanation…

I often get asked about my setup for swing trading.  I wish I had an extravagant answer.  I love looking at pictures of trader setups that show 6 stacked monitors feeding every bit of data a person could ever want, but I follow a minimalist approach to trading. My stock…

Thousands of years ago, we didn’t have the luxury of walking into a grocery store and easily fulfilling our base needs.  We lived in the state of nature, fighting off the elements and other predators, and could not pass up on something that was right in front of us in…

Receive a free 7 day trial to my nightly Trade Report, perfect for swing and part-time traders Back in late May I analyzed PETM to demonstrate the development of a possible breakdown-pullback to gap fill setup.  This setup can take time to develop, but can be quite profitable when it does. …

Before I became a full-time trader, I traded part time around a demanding job, family obligations and social life.  Here are the most important tips that I used to successfully trade part-time around a job.  These tips worked so well that I now trade full-time.1.  Keep it simple Technical swing trading is…

Receive a free 7 day trial to my nightly Trade Report, perfect for swing and part-time traders This chart is as clear as day.  When Telechart’s T2120 (which measures the ratio of 26 week new highs to new lows) hits 95, it is time to short SPY.  We are at…

A free 7 day trial to my nightly Trade Report, perfect for swing and part-time traders I took partial profits in CODE today and have moved stop to entry level.  An alert went out for this entry in the Trade Report. A free 7 day trial to my nightly Trade…

A free 7 day trial to my nightly Trade Report, perfect for swing and part-time traders On May 15 I posted my entry setup for GDP in the Trade Report: GDP bounced exactly off the support line we talked about yesterday.  If looking to enter, a slight bounce still  provides…

Sign up for a free 7 day trial of my nightly Trade ReportHere are ten setups that have made me the most money.  Those that follow me in the blog or Trade Reports will be very familiar with these setups. 1.  Break-out pullback to gap fill 2.  Rubber band short…

Sign up for a free 7 day trial of my nightly Trade Report I have compiled a list of tips that turned me into an above average trader. Feel free to add to this list in the comments section. 1. Enter strong stocks when stochastics are oversold. 2. Make sure…