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Primer: Interest Rates & The Fed (+FREE .PDF)December 3, 2025 - 8:30 pm
Loss Aversion: A Mental Trap Every Trader Needs to KnowNovember 19, 2025 - 6:52 pm
Three Day Trailing Stop (Video)October 24, 2025 - 5:25 pm
One Year Later: GE, Classical Charting, and Avoiding Dead MoneyJuly 22, 2025 - 1:01 pm
Cup and Handle – Guest Post
/by Aksel KibarThe Cup with Handle is a bullish continuation chart pattern that marks a consolidation period followed by a breakout. It was developed by William O’Neil and introduced in his 1988 book, How to Make Money in Stocks. Cup with handle is a chart pattern that has a well-defined horizontal boundary. Breakouts from chart patterns with horizontal boundary are usually strong and reliable. As its name implies, there are two parts to the pattern: the cup and the handle.
Launching Patterns – Guest Post
/by Aksel KibarFactor Trading is honored to be joining forces with my friend Aksel Kibar and his firm TechCharts to provide comprehensive coverage of global forex, futures and equity markets from the perspective of classical charting principles. TechCharts will begin as a subscription-based service on May 22 — with a pricing discount for Premium Members of the […]
Taking Profit – A Trader’s Challenge
/by Peter BrandtYou describe a challenge that faces all discretionary position traders at some point in their careers. The temptation to take profits in a trade are overwhelming
Announcing Factor – Tech Charts Association
/by Peter BrandtToday we are extremely proud to announce the the association of Factor Trading with Aksel Kabar’s – Tech Charts service.
Not So Sweet
/by Peter BrandtThe Mar 2018 contract has completed a 10-month failure top on the weekly and daily graphs.
Why do you cap your risk to 100bps per trade?
/by Peter BrandtA question from a past member only webinar. “Why do you cap your risk to about 100bps per trade?” I thought you might find this interesting.