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SPY, QQQ Pull Back Friday. Quiet Monday Ahead
SPY closed -0.20% at $776.34, QQQ -0.14% at $731.07, both mid-range after Thursday’s strong close. Monday is quiet. FOMC minutes land Wednesday.
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Bull Trap vs Bear Trap Explained
A bull trap is a failed break above resistance; a bear trap is a failed break below support. See how each looks on a chart and how traders manage the risk.
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Double Top vs Double Bottom: What They Mean and How to Read the Rejection
A double top is a high rejected twice, a double bottom a low held twice. See what confirms each, how to read the rejection, and where a stop loss level sits.
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Inside Bar Candle Pattern Explained: How to Trade It
Inside bar candle explained: the mother bar, double inside bars, how it differs from a doji and pin bar, context rules and failed breakouts. No indicators.
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SPY and QQQ Today: Strong Close, Retail Sales Next
SPY closed +0.70% at $777.88, QQQ +1.15% at $732.07, both near session highs. CPI is behind us. Retail sales and sentiment print tomorrow.
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How to Build a Trading Watchlist (Price Action Only)
How to build a trading watchlist for price action: what qualifies a ticker, the weekly review habit, and why a short list beats a fifty-name screener dump.
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Risk to Reward Ratio Explained: How to Calculate It From Real Levels
How to calculate a risk to reward ratio: divide entry-to-target by entry-to-stop, using real chart levels, plus the win-rate math.
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Why Stocks Gap Up or Down: Causes, Types and Gap Fills
Why stocks gap up or down: news outside regular hours, earnings, overnight futures and open imbalance. Gap types, gap fills and how to mark gap edges as levels.
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Best Time of Day to Trade Stocks: Open, Lunch Lull, and Close
The best time of day to trade stocks depends on your goal. How the open, the midday lull, and the last hour behave, and where price action levels are.
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Fair Value Gap Explained: What It Actually Is
A fair value gap is a three-candle price gap where the first and third candle wicks do not overlap. Learn how to spot one and treat it as a level.