Category: Foundry
Educational articles for serious traders. Market structure, risk management, and institutional theory.
The Momentum Chase
The Momentum Chase Series: Trade Type Mastery Read Time: 5 minutes Skill Level: Intermediate to Advanced What Is Momentum? Momentum is the rate of acceleration…
The Range Play
The Range Play Series: Trade Type Mastery Read Time: 5 minutes Skill Level: Beginner to Intermediate What Is a Range? A range is a horizontal…
The Pullback Entry
The Pullback Entry Series: Trade Type Mastery Read Time: 5 minutes Skill Level: Intermediate What Is a Pullback? A pullback is a temporary price decline…
The Breakout Trade
The Breakout Trade Series: Trade Type Mastery Read Time: 5 minutes Skill Level: Beginner to Advanced What Is a Breakout? A breakout occurs when price…
Slippage and How to Minimize It
Slippage Management Slippage is the difference between where you thought you’d get filled and where you actually got filled. It’s death by a thousand cuts…
The Art of Scaling In and Out
Market Timing Techniques You’ve heard “time in the market beats timing the market.” That’s solid advice for your 401k. It’s terrible advice for active trading.…
Adapting Style to Market Conditions
Finding Your Natural Style Most trading failures aren’t about strategy. They’re about fit. A patient person trying to day trade. An adrenaline-seeker attempting position trading.…
Range-Bound Market Tactics
Scalping: Not for Everyone Scalping is the Formula 1 racing of trading. Trades last seconds to minutes. Profits are measured in ticks, not points. A…
Breakout Trading
Position Trading Patience Position trading is the domain of patience. While day traders battle for pennies and swing traders capture weeks, position traders think in…
Mean Reversion Strategies
Swing Trading Foundations Somewhere between the adrenaline of day trading and the patience of position trading sits swing trading. It’s arguably the sweet spot for…