This stock market has a lot of people pretty scared. Is the current bear market unusual? Are stocks doing something they've never done before? How
Taking Stock of Japan
I just returned from an absolutely amazing trip to the beautiful country of Japan. If you haven't been, I highly recommend it. It's a beautiful
Good Questions From Beginning Day Traders and Swing Traders
I get a lot of the same questions from new traders, and they are very, very good ones. So I decided to go ahead and post some resources for you
Using Fibonacci Levels to Find Support/Resistance
Click the green box to play the video Using Fibonacci levels to accurately find support and resistance in the markets for day trading and swing
Trading Chart Structure
Click the green logo to play the VIDEO Using certain moving averages can help you gain perfect clarity when looking at the technical analysis of
Barry’s Traders Interview
Quick update today: I was recently interviewed by Tim Bourquin at Trader Interviews.com. It's a great site with free audio interviews of many great
Enjoy This Bull Market!
Everything in the market is relative. Is the market in an up trend or a down trend? It may depend on the time frame you're viewing. On a daily chart
Good Trading MUST Feel Unnatural, Part 2.
Had a lot of interest and many great comments emailed in from people who read Part 1 (below) of this topic. Today I continue with Part 2, and it's
Good Trading MUST Feel Unnatural! Here’s Why …
Does it ever feel like there's someone in your monitor watching your every move and trading the other side of the market, making your trades
The Energy of Fractals
I haven't been posting to the blog as much as I used to. As many of you know this is because of a personal loss I suffered a couple months ago (see
How To Buy (or Short) Breakouts in Day Trading and Swing Trading
One of the most common questions I receive in the "ASK BARRY" forms available at this Blog is "How do I buy breakouts?" Since it's a question that
How Football Ruined My Trading
Do you think trading is simply about finding a good technical "setup," then you'll have a virtual cash machine for the rest of your life? Think
What Keeps You From Trading Success?
Time for some FUN! Let's take a poll. Not only will the exercise be fun, but you'll get instant access to the results of what others are saying. Of
Question: What is the Best Interval for Day Trading? Part 2
This may very well be the most common question I receive. I wrote a blog entry about this same topic on July 13, 2007 in which I used the question to
Mile High Trading
This Saturday I'll be conducting a 4 hour mini-seminar for the Denver Trading Group at the Radisson Hotel Denver Southeast in