{"id":1863,"date":"2010-01-27T01:30:26","date_gmt":"2010-01-27T05:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/club.ino.com:80\/trading\/?p=1863"},"modified":"2010-02-25T16:22:25","modified_gmt":"2010-02-25T20:22:25","slug":"finding-an-edge-with-support-and-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwtest.ino.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/finding-an-edge-with-support-and-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding an Edge with Support and Resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"float: left;\" src=\"\/img\/sites\/ino\/email\/2466.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">Today I would like to introduce Karen of <a href=\"http:\/\/broadcast.ino.com\/redirect\/?linkid=1221\" target=\"_blank\">Wealth Wizard World<\/a>. Karen is an experienced trader who took an interest in the markets at a very young age has continued since then. Through her own blog and website, Karen shares what she has learned in her twenty-plus years and today she has agreed to share this knowledge with Trader's Blog readers as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\">===================================================================<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">I\u2019ve traded for many years - about 20 to be precise.<span> <\/span>During the early years, I read everything I could get my hands on and tried several methods.<span> <\/span>The lessons learned were not what to do, but what <em>not<\/em> to do, and yet I was looking for something more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">There are lots of indicators to use and chart patterns to watch.<span> <\/span>What bothered me was that I realized that indicators lag. They <em>respond<\/em><strong> <\/strong>to the movement of price.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">Chart patterns work very well for some people, but they didn\u2019t do much for me.<span> <\/span>I saw several head and shoulders patterns break to new highs; flags, pennants, and wedges break opposite of what they were supposed to do.<span> <\/span>What was an eager, studious, young trader supposed to do?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">Finally it dawned on me \u2013 price!<span> <\/span>Price is the king of the chart.<span> <\/span>I started paying closer attention to price action.<span> <\/span>My reading focused on those experts that relied most on interpreting price movement.<span> <\/span>What I learned is the foundation of all my trading.<span> <\/span>It\u2019s not a 100% foolproof method, but it helps keep me in winning trades and letting go of losers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">I\u2019m going to show you the basics of how I find support and resistance on a chart.<span> <\/span>This method will show you, <em>i<\/em><em>n advance<\/em>, where prices are apt to stall or where they may rebound.<span> <\/span>I will also demonstrate how to use a couple of indicators in conjunction with support and resistance that will boost your confidence in your trading decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">This is really a very mechanical system and that\u2019s why I like it.<span> <\/span>There is no emotion, just reaction.<span> <\/span>There is no guesswork, but verifiable, actual numbers.<span> <\/span>It works on any time-frame and in any market that is traded --with stocks, ETF\u2019s and indexes.<span> <\/span>You can see, in advance, where you need to be prepared to take action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">Trading is like war.<span> <\/span>You\u2019re battling some very smart and very well-capitalized opponents.<span> <\/span>To be successful you need an edge.<span> <\/span>What I\u2019m about to share will help you gain an edge and hopefully, put more money in the bank.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \">Identifying Support and Resistance<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">Resistance is an area where price was rejected and then declined or consolidated.<span> <\/span>Support is an area from which price rebounded or consolidated.<span> <\/span>Prices tend to cluster around areas of prior support and resistance.<span> <\/span>It\u2019s as if price has a memory.<span> <\/span>Here\u2019s an example of the S&amp;P 500.<span> <\/span>What would it mean to you if you knew <em>in advance<\/em><strong>,<\/strong> where price might hit resistance or find support?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/quotes.ino.com\/img\/sites\/ino\/email\/2627.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/img\/sites\/ino\/email\/2627.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"541\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype  id=\"_x0000_t75\" coordsize=\"21600,21600\" o:spt=\"75\" o:preferrelative=\"t\"  path=\"m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe\" filled=\"f\" stroked=\"f\"> <v:stroke joinstyle=\"miter\" \/> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn=\"if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0\" \/> <v:f eqn=\"sum @0 1 0\" \/> <v:f eqn=\"sum 0 0 @1\" \/> <v:f eqn=\"prod @2 1 2\" \/> <v:f eqn=\"prod @3 21600 pixelWidth\" \/> <v:f eqn=\"prod @3 21600 pixelHeight\" \/> <v:f eqn=\"sum @0 0 1\" \/> <v:f eqn=\"prod @6 1 2\" \/> <v:f eqn=\"prod @7 21600 pixelWidth\" \/> <v:f eqn=\"sum @8 21600 0\" \/> <v:f eqn=\"prod @7 21600 pixelHeight\" \/> <v:f eqn=\"sum @10 21600 0\" \/> <\/v:formulas> <v:path o:extrusionok=\"f\" gradientshapeok=\"t\" o:connecttype=\"rect\" \/> <o:lock v:ext=\"edit\" aspectratio=\"t\" \/> <\/v:shapetype><v:shape id=\"_x0000_i1025\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:468.75pt;  height:389.25pt'> <v:imagedata src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\\Users\\Kenny\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\msohtmlclip1\\01\\clip_image001.png\" mce_src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\\Users\\Kenny\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\msohtmlclip1\\01\\clip_image001.png\"   o:title=\"sp 500\" \/> <o:lock v:ext=\"edit\" aspectratio=\"f\" \/> <\/v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">I suggest you use a candle chart. <span> <\/span>Ignore the wicks, but pay close attention to the solid candle body.<span> <\/span>Go back a couple of years and look for a smooth trending stock, because if it trended once, it will again.<span> <\/span>Following is a line chart showing a smooth trending stock.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/quotes.ino.com\/img\/sites\/ino\/email\/2628.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/img\/sites\/ino\/email\/2628.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"651\" height=\"541\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape  id=\"_x0000_i1026\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:468pt;height:389.25pt'> <v:imagedata src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\\Users\\Kenny\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\msohtmlclip1\\01\\clip_image003.png\" mce_src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\\Users\\Kenny\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\msohtmlclip1\\01\\clip_image003.png\"   o:title=\"upslope\" \/> <\/v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">I avoid stocks like this one.<span> <\/span>It is all over the chart, with no particular direction: <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/quotes.ino.com\/img\/sites\/ino\/email\/2629.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/img\/sites\/ino\/email\/2629.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"541\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape  id=\"_x0000_i1027\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:468pt;height:389.25pt'> <v:imagedata src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\\Users\\Kenny\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\msohtmlclip1\\01\\clip_image005.png\" mce_src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\\Users\\Kenny\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\msohtmlclip1\\01\\clip_image005.png\"   o:title=\"hotmess\" \/> <\/v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: \">Drawing Support and Resistance Lines<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">Here is the method I learned to draw support and resistance lines.<span> <\/span>Find a stock or ETF you\u2019re interested in and find the last swing low.<span> <\/span>The first candle that starts to reverse your low is the starting point for a trend line.<span> <\/span>Draw the trend line up from the swing low and make sure it touches the candle bodies, but not the wicks.<span> <\/span>Watch for a red or down candle that reverses the trend.<span> <\/span>The top of that candle is your resistance line. Draw a line across the <strong>top<\/strong> of that red candle body.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">Make sure your software lets you draw a support line that extends through all prices moving forward.<span> <\/span>Those lines are not only support and resistance today, but will be so in the future and we want to be able to see them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">Here\u2019s an example of how to draw a resistance line:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/quotes.ino.com\/img\/sites\/ino\/email\/2630.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/img\/sites\/ino\/email\/2630.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"541\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape  id=\"_x0000_i1028\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:468pt;height:389.25pt'> <v:imagedata src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\\Users\\Kenny\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\msohtmlclip1\\01\\clip_image007.png\" mce_src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\\Users\\Kenny\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\msohtmlclip1\\01\\clip_image007.png\"   o:title=\"dj\" \/> <\/v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">To draw support lines just do the opposite - find the first candle that begins the swing down and draw the line straight down making sure you have 3 candle body touches.<span> <\/span>The first green candle that pierces the down sloping trend line is your support candle \u2013 draw a horizontal line <strong>beneath<\/strong> that candle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">This is the same chart of the Dow Jones Industrial.<span> <\/span>The white horizontal line is at the top of the red candle and is the resistance line you just drew.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">Once the swing hit resistance it made a big red candle and started a swing down.<span> <\/span>Your support line is drawn <strong>beneath<\/strong> the first up or green candle that breaks the trend line.<span> <\/span>The swing high and resistance I\u2019ve left in white the swing low and support I\u2019ve marked in blue.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/quotes.ino.com\/img\/sites\/ino\/email\/2631.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/img\/sites\/ino\/email\/2631.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"540\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape  id=\"_x0000_i1029\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:468pt;height:389.25pt'> <v:imagedata src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\\Users\\Kenny\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\msohtmlclip1\\01\\clip_image009.png\" mce_src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\\Users\\Kenny\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\msohtmlclip1\\01\\clip_image009.png\"   o:title=\"dj\" \/> <\/v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">That\u2019s all there is to it!<span> <\/span>Just keep drawing trend lines and marking support\/resistance every time a swing breaks your prior support or resistance.<span> <\/span>Just make sure you have 3 valid touches of a candle body to draw a valid trend line.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">Now I\u2019ll show you the real value of this simple method.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">This is AAPL, one of my favorite stocks to trade.<span> <\/span>I drew the support\/resistance lines starting at the first horizontal white line, January 2007, and I stopped drawing new support\/resistance lines, December 2007.<span> <\/span>Notice how well price was contained within support and resistance for that year.<span> <\/span>But wait . . . .<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/quotes.ino.com\/img\/sites\/ino\/email\/2632.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/img\/sites\/ino\/email\/2632.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"540\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape  id=\"_x0000_i1030\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:468pt;height:389.25pt'> <v:imagedata src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\\Users\\Kenny\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\msohtmlclip1\\01\\clip_image011.png\" mce_src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\\Users\\Kenny\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\msohtmlclip1\\01\\clip_image011.png\"   o:title=\"aapl\" \/> <\/v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">Look how well these same lines defined price movement in 2008 . . .<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/quotes.ino.com\/img\/sites\/ino\/email\/2633.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/img\/sites\/ino\/email\/2633.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"541\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape  id=\"_x0000_i1031\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:468pt;height:389.25pt'> <v:imagedata src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\\Users\\Kenny\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\msohtmlclip1\\01\\clip_image013.png\" mce_src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\\Users\\Kenny\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\msohtmlclip1\\01\\clip_image013.png\"   o:title=\"aapl\" \/> <\/v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">And again in 2009!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/quotes.ino.com\/img\/sites\/ino\/email\/2634.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/img\/sites\/ino\/email\/2634.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"541\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape  id=\"_x0000_i1032\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:468pt;height:389.25pt'> <v:imagedata src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\\Users\\Kenny\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\msohtmlclip1\\01\\clip_image015.png\" mce_src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\\Users\\Kenny\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\msohtmlclip1\\01\\clip_image015.png\"   o:title=\"aapl\" \/> <\/v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">I recommend that you go back at least 2 years and start drawing support and resistance lines on a daily chart.<span> <\/span>You\u2019ll also encounter swings between your support and resistance lines.<span> <\/span>If the distance between support and resistance is greater than 10 points and I can draw a valid support\/resistance line between the larger range, I\u2019ll do it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">Try this on your own charts and see how it works.<span> <\/span>It takes a little practice, but it works because I can plan my entries and exits in advance with no guesswork.<span> <\/span><span> <\/span>Now I\u2019ll show you a couple of trading strategies I use with support and resistance lines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">This is the same AAPL chart with a 20 period simple moving average in blue and a 50 period exponential moving average in red.<span> <\/span>In an uptrend I will sell \u00bd of my position if price breaks below the 20MA and the nearest support line.<span> <\/span>If the 50 EMA is breached along with the nearest support then I\u2019m out of the entire position.<span> <\/span>I\u2019ve marked those areas in pink on the next chart.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">Conversely, I\u2019ll buy when price exceeds the 20 MA and the nearest resistance line and I\u2019ll add to the position every time this occurs.<span> <\/span>I\u2019ve marked these spots in gold.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/quotes.ino.com\/img\/sites\/ino\/email\/2635.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/img\/sites\/ino\/email\/2635.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"541\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape  id=\"_x0000_i1033\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:468pt;height:389.25pt'> <v:imagedata src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\\Users\\Kenny\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\msohtmlclip1\\01\\clip_image017.png\" mce_src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\\Users\\Kenny\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\msohtmlclip1\\01\\clip_image017.png\"   o:title=\"aapl\" \/> <\/v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">Another strategy I use involves plotting Stochastics on my support\/resistance chart.<span> <\/span>I like the slow %k Stochastics as an overbought and oversold indicator.<span> <\/span>The settings I use are an 8-3 with an 8-3-3 slow %d.<span> <\/span>As the indicator oscillates back and forth I watch for readings that are above 80.<span> <\/span>When the %k rises above 80 then I find my nearest resistance line.<span> <\/span>I put that stock in a watch list and then wait to see if it will fulfill the rest of my trading requirements to go short.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">Conversely, I\u2019ll watch the %k when it nears the 20 level.<span> <\/span>I find the nearest support and then wait to see if my trading requirements are met for going long.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">Here\u2019s a chart of ANR that I\u2019ve marked with the areas I described.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/quotes.ino.com\/img\/sites\/ino\/email\/2636.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/img\/sites\/ino\/email\/2636.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"541\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape  id=\"_x0000_i1034\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:468pt;height:389.25pt'> <v:imagedata src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\\Users\\Kenny\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\msohtmlclip1\\01\\clip_image019.png\" mce_src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\\Users\\Kenny\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\msohtmlclip1\\01\\clip_image019.png\"   o:title=\"anr\" \/> <\/v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">As I write this on January, 21, 2010, the indexes have been moving up one day and moving down the next.<span> <\/span>There is no perceptible trend.<span> <\/span>Take a look at my S&amp;P 500 chart \u2013 I\u2019ve been watching a 20 point range between support and resistance for quite awhile. <span> <\/span>Price hasn\u2019t been able to advance past 1148.<span> <\/span>Today, price broke support at 1128.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">Imagine if you had kept support\/resistance lines on only the major indexes.<span> <\/span>You\u2019d be able to make decisions in advance and with more confidence.<span> <\/span>The more aggressive trader might even take a short position or two.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/quotes.ino.com\/img\/sites\/ino\/email\/2637.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/img\/sites\/ino\/email\/2637.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"541\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape  id=\"_x0000_i1035\" type=\"#_x0000_t75\" style='width:468pt;height:389.25pt'> <v:imagedata src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\\Users\\Kenny\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\msohtmlclip1\\01\\clip_image021.png\" mce_src=\"file:\/\/\/C:\\Users\\Kenny\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\msohtmlclip1\\01\\clip_image021.png\"   o:title=\"sp 500\" \/> <\/v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">I hope you\u2019ve found some ideas that might work for you or that you can use to build your own trading plan.<span> <\/span>Whatever method you use, remember:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: 0.5in;\"><span> <\/span>Keep it simple.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: 0.5in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">Make sure that your trading plan is sound and based on verifiable results. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-indent: 0.5in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 0.5in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"><span> <\/span>Obey your trading rules without hesitation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 0.5in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">Good luck!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">Karen<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><a href=\"http:\/\/broadcast.ino.com\/redirect\/?linkid=1221\">www.WealthWizardsWorld.wordpress.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br \/>\nAs a kid instead of reading the comics from the newspaper I learned how to read the bid and ask columns from the stock page.\u00a0 My first trade was as a teenager and I got hooked on the idea of money making money.\u00a0 My career spans more than 20 years.\u00a0 After graduate school I did a short stint as a stockbroker and then ventured out and founded my own company.\u00a0 Today I trade only my account and offer advice to a few close friends.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">Educational material can be found at my website: <span> <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/broadcast.ino.com\/redirect\/?linkid=1222\" target=\"_blank\">www.TradingSystemsSite.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: \">Current market commentary on the blog:<a href=\"http:\/\/broadcast.ino.com\/redirect\/?linkid=1221\"> www.WealthWizardsWorld.wordpress.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I would like to introduce Karen of Wealth Wizard World. 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