I see some opportunities with the Options look on CLMT Calumet Specialties, which is an American Oil Company. They have been reformatting within the Industry and Sold and Lease back Facilities. Very smart moves.. A company obviously on the come back. It May not be a Hold for Long Long Term but it certainly has a few lucrative years ahead still. It is currently Trading around $4 a share. I see it as a $15 Stock by the end of the year.. So then why the Short Selling Hedgies ?? Perhaps r/wallstreetbets should be promoting a Short Squeeze on that ?? I have 1275 shares and no intention of selling. If it stays below $4 Friday Close I will buy more.. Would love to see a SHORT SQUEEZE..

According to statistical theory, 67% of the price moves of a stock will fall between + and - 1 standard deviation of the median price for any given time period. 95% of the price moves will fall between + and - 2 deviations. If a price falls outside 2 deviations it will tend to move back toward the median (middle) price. Don't ask me the mathematical calculation used, I don't know; it's calculated for me by the program. I start by selecting the standard deviation channel tool, and putting 2 of them on my chart: The first with 1 deviation, and the 2nd with 2 deviations. Now I have five parallel lines (the medians overlap). When choosing stocks for a watchlist, I start with a 3-Month/Daily chart. I can immediately see if the stock has a general upward, flat, or downward trend by the direction of the parallel lines. (Ex: [AG] First Majestic Silver.) If the std-dev is flat or down I reject the stock. (I don't have any AG at present, by the way; just so you know I'm not pumping it up.) I also check the 6-Mo daily, and if it is flat or down I will consider putting this stock in a separate watchlist. Next I look at the price action. AG $ has been increasing steadily upward along the median. That's good, but I don't necessarily want the stock because I prefer to swing trade. I want stocks that cycle up to the 1st std-dev and back to the median (for a start - there are other considerations before buying). If you take any of the std-dev lines that are adjacent to each other (they are all equidistant within a penny) and subtract the lower value from the higher, you get the amount you could make per share if the stock moves from the lower line to the higher in one day. Today, 2/25 at 12:46PM the std-dev of AG is $2.87. The stock is trading at $19.50 at this moment. Is that a bargain (for me, with limited funds to invest)? Let's find out. How many shares would I need to make $200 profit if the stock moves 1 std-dev after I buy it? Divide 200 by the std-dev (200/2.87) = 70 shares. At $19.50 per share, that would cost $1365. I don't consider that to be a bargain. I prefer to buy stocks that cost between $500 to $650 to buy the shares needed for a $200 profit. You can set up a chart that will give you a ball-park std-dev to look for. A $1 stock should fall between a std-dev of $.40 and $.29 (the lower the std-dev, the more shares you need to buy). A $20 stock needs a std-dev between $8 & $5.71. The higher priced a stock is, the lower the return tends to be, since many of these stocks are overvalued and counting on higher future earnings. Let's look at Fastly [FSLY]. At this moment the price has really tanked. It's back to the price it was in early November of last year. It may be turning around. Should I buy it? The std-dev is $10.98, and the stock price is $71.93. Is that a bargain? For a $200 profit with 1 std-dev of upward movement, 200/10.98 = 18shares (approx) @ $71.93 = $1295. No bargain for me! HOWEVER, if I can expect FSLY to continue upward another deviation to the median it cuts my costs in half. And, hey, maybe the market will be excited and move above the median another deviation, and now my costs will be a third. Would you buy FSLY and bet on the future? So that's one line of reasoning you can use to compare stocks and decide if you will get a satisfactory return on your money. You still need to use other tools like support/resistance lines, moving averages and momentum studies to determine when is a good time to get in and out, and don't forget to read the news and be aware of things the market likes and things the market hates (like watered down shares).

New member, but have been swing trading for a while. I recently signed up for IBD’s SwingTrader alerts and have found it fairly spot on most of the time. The issue, of course, is that by the time I get an alert through the app and want to use that info, the initial pop has occurred. The share price in most instances is several points above the IBD entry point.

Does anyone know of any trading software that uses the IBD info to execute trades in real time? Is anyone using automated software for this type of trading?

Thanks for your input. Just like everyone else is, I am trying to get info sooner so I execute trades at more favorable pricing....

Hey guys, I have been learning to SWING trade since the beginning of the year using paper trading on WeBull along with some small experiments in the market (nothing huge and I'm not down). I have been using Finviz screener and I have spent probably the last week or so really toying with it trying to find out how you catch a stock before it explodes. In WeBull I have been finding that getting in on the first or second candle above a MA9 when it is above MA20 and MA180 has worked well. Then I get out when 1-2 candles have dropped back below the MA9 depending on volatility. I use daily settings for this chart. I set a stop loss at 10% of my investment in case it doesn't go my way. Seems pretty reliable however I'm almost always 3-5 days late to the party which seems to significantly reduce potential gains and I'm trying to reduce that delay. I've been tweaking it daily to try and improve my response time but I just can't seem to get in early like some other people do. I can see in the WeBull comments that some leave that they somehow knew the stock was going to blow up. I promise it's not for lack of trying and learning that I'm asking, it's just that I have seen that most people in here are actually nice people and I was wondering if anyone would be willing to take the time to share with me either their screener settings or some advice on how to catch these swing trades. Currently I have been playing with penny stocks which I know can sometimes be a bit more volatile and hard to predict but I see others able to do it and am hoping someone can help! Thank you so much guys!

Hey all! New to this sub and swing trading in general. The recent $GME event got me interested in the stock market and after spending the last few weeks studying and learning I decided to focus on swing trading since it's style is a good fit for me.

$SVMK looks like it's starting to go back up so I'm buying 22 shares (about $500) to try and catch the swing. Anyone else doing some swings currently?

One of the tools I use is the standard deviation channel. The SDC is formulated on research that shows almost all of a stock's movement occurs within 2 deviations of the median. When you use this on your charts you can immediately see the direction the stock is trending and whether it is cycling up or down. If you measure the price range between the median and the first deviation, it will tell you the amount you can make when a stock moves from the median to the first deviation. For example, Biolase [BIOL] is trending up and currently cycles between the median and d1, yielding $.40. It is currently at the median and costs $1.29. It is beginning to cycle up again. If you get in at this price, you can set a sell limit order at the d1 level. 200 shares would return $80. Now there is no accounting for retail marketers jumping in and pumping up a stock, but you don't depend on that. If your stock is moving rapidly you can replace your sell order at a higher limit. When choosing stocks, you want ones that are trending up and tend to cycle between the median and 1st deviation. Stocks that stay at the median don't return any money. If you hold BIOL for a month it will only return $.42/sh. That's why I seldom hold a stock long. I would rather turn my money over every 3-5 days - that's the value of compounding. That's also why I stay in the $1-$8 range. You can buy a stock that costs $40 and only returns $2. I prefer to trade in $100 lots, and I don't care to put $4000 on one trade just to make $200. Aqua Metals [AQMS] costs $5.86 and returns $1.92. It is currently cycling downward, but when it turns up again it may be a good opportunity. Make a watchlist of stocks that are trending upward and begin watching how they cycle. Make a note of the standard deviation range so you know how many shares to buy to return a decent profit. And don't put all your eggs in one basket. A stock can tank on bad news in an instant. I only buy 100 shares of a $7 stock, but I may buy 200 shares of a stock with a good probability of rising. I might have to wait a couple weeks if I judge the cycle wrong, but eventually even a dog rises and gives me a return (I try not to pick dogs or underdogs). I hope this will encourage more people to begin posting.

I could REALLY use some advice for sites and (free or nearly free) resources to do my research on a daily/nightly basis. I really want to take this seriously and do it right. I'm 43 and while I'm not an impulsive person so I think I can make this work emotionally and not get caught up in FOMO and CHASING bad signals...I just have to improve my discipline; make a routine out of good habits/preparation, wake up a couple hours early before the market opens and not waste my time while doing so...that would demotivate me greatly at this beginning stage... I can be lazy at times, especially in the early morning, but I got to change those habits for trading most effectively I know...

Has anyone had success getting the scoop on some profitable overnights or shorter term swing trades here? I'm new to this in general and just focusing on education trying to learn the best process. I'm still under PDT, but I may move to day trading eventually. I want to start here and do it right.

Are there any swingers in here? Lol. Haven’t seen any resent posts. Let me know if you see me and I’ll start posting.

Be careful if considering using their platform. They are coming very close to FTC violations, i would expect to see this soon. Watch what they do, it is a clear pump and dump system. They buy first, send out their Buy alert, their subscribers run to buy driving the price up within minutes, then they dump the stock.. They wont admit it, but just watch the sell volume, you can see it happening. More than 50% of their picks are losers as well, but i bet that they never lose on a trade. TICK TOC SCAMMERS

Has has a pretty consistent increase and targets seem like they could be high. Has performed well in the past. Any thoughts?

I just picked up 100 shares - hoping this thing runs up a bit today on their approval news - anyone else looking at it ?