A doji candle forms when a security’s open and close land almost exactly on top of each other, leaving little or no real body on the chart. That small detail carries real weight: depending on which type of doji shows up and where it lands in the trend, the same cross shaped candle can flag…
Footprint charts are not commonly offered on popular trading platforms, but TradingView offers them as a native chart type. They show buy and sell volume at every price level inside each bar, which pairs with TradingView’s Market Profile tool for order-flow reads. This guide covers how to access, read, and trade TradingView volume footprint charts…
Tick charts record a new bar after a fixed number of transactions rather than after a fixed amount of time. That one difference changes how a chart reads at market open, during news events, and in the slow midday tape. Here is everything you need to know about using tick charts on TradingView, including the…
The volume profile is an advanced charting study that shows the amount of trading volume at specific price levels. It is a great way to find support and resistance levels, but you must know how to use the proper time frames and types of profiles to apply them to your trading properly. The volume profile…
VWAP is the line institutional desks use to benchmark execution, and on TradingView it is one of the most powerful intraday tools you can plot for free. This guide covers default settings, anchored VWAP, standard deviation bands, three setups worth tracking, and the journaling workflow that separates a setup from a guess. VWAP scales across…
Learn how to spot a Morning Star pattern, confirm the reversal, plan risk, and review the setup with a clear process and example.
Discover the difference between IV rank and IV percentile and how you can add IV rank to the thinkorswim platform. thinkorswim’s options analytics are built on its institutional roots at TD Ameritrade, now owned by Schwab; for a full feature comparison with Schwab’s web platform, see the Schwab vs. thinkorswim breakdown. Key Takeaways thinkorswim shows…
Stock market wizard Mark Minervini has won two U.S. Investing Championships using a growth-stock momentum methodology called SEPA, built around a strict 8-point Trend Template and the Volatility Contraction Pattern (VCP) breakout. This guide breaks down every part of the system: the SEPA framework, the Trend Template criteria, the VCP setup, how to run pre-built…
ZipTrader Charlie has built one of the more recognizable brands in retail trading education, with hundreds of thousands of YouTube subscribers and a paid course that generates real word-of-mouth both positive and skeptical. If you’re trying to figure out whether ZipTraderU is worth $499 before you buy, this review covers what you actually get, what…
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