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The index tends to rise and even it does not have an infinite valuation. Because at some point there would be only one stock left which qualified for membership.

Cheers Traderjohnsblog - I have Liked your post as I agree with the comment on exits. But as for entries I am happy to admit I ignore support levels when joining a downtrend and resistance levels when joining an uptrend. Maybe that's aggressive, maybe its high risk, but in those cases where I...

I love that game. I still play it. Its great fun in the dark quiet hours of the night.

If you're holding US equities, what 's your plan for them if - heavens forbid - the S&P drops 5% a week for the next 2 months?

Cryptos are a pure gamble. By a week today they could have replaced credit cards or they could be illegal to hold. The charts look like the Himalayas next to the Grand Canyon. Unless you can make a once in a lifetime fortune it isn't worth a life-changing risk.

Its ideal to do both. Pick the right reversal and you're early into a trend. But even if you miss the reversal, its never too late to join a trend: you just have to maximise your exposure when you're winning. As far as entry signals for reversals or joining trends are concerned, I don't think...

I feel the pain Dave. Although the big players don't set out to get our money in the retail trading arena, if we get in the path of these great big money machines - so we thing we're walking behind them when actually we're walking in front of them - they just roll over us. Day-trading is...

Its because Some Of them are - as we say - Full of Themselves - and - Feel the Need - to Bolster The Impression they make by using long Screen Names - and also Random Insertion of Capitalisation and Big Words to make it appear as if What They Are Saying is - Terrifically Important and so Widely...

I have no long-term investments in the stock market. However, I trade long-term and will be shorting any bear market that occurs just as hard as I traded the bull market until Feb. If I was long US equities I would look to get out of these positions if the S&P and its 20EMA close below the 50EMA.

I have no expectations. I am long or short on whatever's tradable as conditions demand. I follow the strongest long-term trends whichever direction they're headed in, as illustrated chiefly by MA action. A lagging indicator (anathema to some traders) is perfect if you want to follow a trend...

Research over the last couple of years suggests the UK graduate premium in salary is still strong enough to justify a 3-year degree course after leaving school. However, rising course fees are eroding this so its worth less than it used to be. Graduates from the top universities can expect the...

Yes, If all 4 are fulfilled I would consider going long, but then also review the weekly charts to see how consistent and how long the trend is. Getting my criteria lined up has been trial and error. The hardest part was - 1 - stopping chasing reversals 2 - eliminating all the other TA that...

MA's are the only indicators I use, and my trading strategy is profitable. This might be due to my understanding the use of the indicator pretty well.

Not really. I find they're great for past direction, good (but not essential) for future direction, poor as support/resistance and very poor as entry points. Actually I ignore all candidates for resistance in an uptrend and for support in a downtrend.

What's your advice for long-term traders?

I always ignore them as dynamic support/resistance lines.

No matter how you have bought into an instrument or why or for how long, attention to at least one MA can help avoid the worst of a bear market. I would only take a long-term trend-following buy if all four of these criteria apply - 1 - 20EMA is above 50EMA 2 - 50EMA is above 200EMA 3 - 50EMA...

Not so. Many employers looking for applicants in a non-degree-specific role will demand a degree, sometimes they'll say a "science degree", but other than that your degree could be in a any stupid subject and that will get you through the sift.

My trades follow long-term trends. I need a basket of markets to do this as most charts are not showing a trend at any one time.

If price has risen to gain a position above the 50EMA, it might be in a trend. I don't say it is, this is just a crude dividing line. Prices blow the 50EMA are probably not in on-going uptrends, prices above the 50EMA might be in on-going uptrends. They won't all be, but some might be. Trend...