Introduction Successful trading is not simply about identifying whether a stock might rise or fall. A repeatable trading process also needs rules for recognizing market conditions, confirming an entry, defining invalidation, calculating position size, and evaluating the results. One way to structure this process is to combine exponential moving averages, or EMAs, with the Relative […]
Many intraday traders struggle with the same problem: they identify the market’s direction correctly but enter at the wrong time. A stock may be moving higher, yet buying after several consecutive bullish candles can leave a trader exposed to a sudden pullback. Similarly, selling after an extended decline can mean entering just before a temporary […]
How to use ADX with price structure, directional movement, pullbacks, confirmation, risk management, and systematic backtesting A common problem with trend-following strategies is knowing whether the market is actually trending strongly enough to justify a continuation trade. The Average Directional Index (ADX) was designed to measure trend strength, not trend direction. That distinction is important. […]
What Changed After the September 2026 Fed Decision? On September 16, the Federal Open Market Committee voted unanimously to increase the federal funds target range by 25 basis points to 3.75%–4.00%. The Federal Reserve said economic activity was expanding at a solid pace, domestic spending remained resilient, productivity growth was strong and capital investment was […]
FOMC days are among the hardest sessions to trade systematically. The problem is not simply that prices move quickly. It is that the market can completely change its interpretation of the same headline within minutes. A rate decision may initially push stocks lower, only for the press conference to reverse the move. Treasury yields can […]
The September 2026 Federal Reserve meeting is unfolding against a market backdrop that is considerably more complicated than a simple “rate hike versus no hike” decision. The Federal Open Market Committee is meeting September 15–16, with its policy statement and press conference scheduled for September 16. The meeting is also associated with a new Summary […]
